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2011 Program Archive
Apr 13 - Assessing Obama; NATO's Strategy in Libya; Building a Progessive Movement
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Michael Hudson assesses President Obama's speech. |
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Robert Hunter assess the current stalemate in Libya and NATO's strategy. |
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Jason Rosenbaum, the online campaign director for Progressive Change Campaign, explores the possibility an emerging left grassroots movement to counter the right wing political and media machine. |
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Apr 12 - Fukushima at Level 7; Prospects in Africa; C Street's Dictator Connections
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Arjun Makhijani, president of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, assesses reports of higher radiation levels in Fukushima. |
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Richard Downie, Director of the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, analyzes current events in Libya, Ivory Coast, and Nigeria. |
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Salon.com's Justin Elliott examines the connections between the Religious Right and awful dictators. |
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Apr 11 - L. Randall Wray and Bretton Woods II; Do Corporations Pay Their Fair Share?; Arguing Intervention with Stephen Zunes
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L. Randall Wray, just back from the conference at Bretton Woods, assesses the current economy. Check out the New Economic Perspectives blog. |
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Scott Klinger, co-author of the new report "Unnecessary Austerity, Unnecessary Shutdown," analyzes the steep decline in corporate tax rates.
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Stephen Zunes presents an argument against intervention in Libya. Read his article, "Was Armed Revolt and Western Intervention the Only Option." |
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IAN MASTERS GIVES HIS THOUGHTS ON THE DAY'S PROGRAM |
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Apr 10 - Arguing Intervention in Libya - Juan Cole; Situation in Syria; Dean Baker on the Budget and Politics
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Juan Cole, author of "An Open Letter to the Left on Libya," discusses the Left's response to intervention. |
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David Lesch, author of The New Lion of Damascus, analyzes the current situation in Syria. |
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Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research assesses the linkages between money and politics underlying the budget impasse. |
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Apr 7 - Budget Battles and Culture Wars; Libya and NATO; Protests in Mexico
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Meredith Bagby, author of "Government Shutdown is a Culture War, Not a Deficit Battle," discusses the forces behind the budget impasse. |
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Mansour El-Kikhia, author of Libya's Qaddafi, examines the current NATO actions in Libya. |
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McClatchy's Mexico City bureau chief, Tim Johnson, talks about protests against the Mexican government's handling of the drug war. |
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IAN MASTERS GIVES HIS THOUGHTS ON THE DAY'S PROGRAM |
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Flashback: Tim Johnson discusses his book, Tragedy in Crimson, How the Dalai Lama Conquered the World but Lost the Battle with China. |
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