Mar 31 - Nuclear Crisis in Japan; War in Libya; Is Globalism Over?

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 Robert Alvarez, an Institute for Policy Studies senior scholor, who directs the IPS nuclear policy project and a former Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary of Energy discusses the growing risks of the nuclear disaster in Japan.

Part 2

 Professor of Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh, author and journalist, Mohammed Bamyeh speaks about the Libyan revolution.

Part 3

Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times war correspondent, who writes a regular column at truthdig.com examines corporate power and the end of globalism.
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March 30 - War vs. Threat of Qaddafi; Arab Spring; American Capitalism and the Wall Street Catastrophe

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 UCLA Law School Professor, Asli Bali assesses the war in Libya.  

Part 2

 Mark Danner, who was a longtime writer for The New Yorker, a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books and professor at UC Berkeley and Bard college discusses the Arab spring and the effects of the Libyan intervention.

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 Roger Lowenstein, author and a financial journalist who wrote for the Wall Street Journal and continues to write for the New York Times, Smart Money and other publications talks about Wall Street and American capitalism.
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Mar 29 - Libya's Rebels; Tax-Free Corporations; California: One State's Budget Troubles

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Jamsheed Choksy examines the Libyan rebellion and assesses prospects of military intervention.

Part 2

 David Cay Johnston discusses how corporations can be treated as citizens in political campaigns but not when it comes to paying taxes.

Part 3

 Mark Paul assesses California's budget situation.
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Mar 28 - Reactions to President Obama's Speech; Jeremy Ben-Ami of J Street

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 Reaction to Obama's speech: Aaron David Miller

Part 2

 Reaction to Obama's speech: David Rothkopf

Part 3

 Reaction to Obama's speech: Lawrence Korb

Part 4

 Jeremy Ben-Ami, President of J Street, discusses his recent appearence before members of the Knesset and assesses Israel's current political situation.
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Mar 27 - Radiation Information from Japan?; Uprising in Syria?; MIRAL!

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Part 1

 Ellen Vancko, Nuclear Energy & Climate Change Project Manager at the Union of Concern Scientists, assesses the infomation that we are getting on radiation leaks in Japan. Ellen Vancko
 

Break Music - Sendai Komatsu, "Zekkomon"

Break Music - Omar Souleyman, "Leh Jani"

  

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 UCLA History professor and Syria expert, James Gelvin, assesses the current situation in Syria.
 

Break Music - Raba al Assad, "Yawla"

Break Music - Featured in MIRAL, Tom Waits, "Down There By the Train"

  

Part 3

 Rula Jebreal, author of Miral and Julian Schnabel, director of the film based on the novel, talk with Ian about the new movie.

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 Ian Masters gives his analysis of today's program  
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