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Laurie Anderson: Exploring Art, Music, and Technology
May 10, 2011
"If people think about how they might want to create something that isn't just me me me, that could be revolutionary," says musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson. Anderson has crossed genres, created new instruments, performed in "audio drag" and even created some comics, but she's best known for her experimental violin playing.
Laurie Anderson, Cap & Trade, and Single Payer Health Care
May 9, 2011
"If people think about how they might want to create something that isn't just me me me, that could be revolutionary," says musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson. Anderson has crossed genres, created new instruments, performed in "audio drag" and even created some comics, but she's best known for her experimental violin playing.
Shirin Ebadi: Justice for Women in Today's Revolutions
April 26, 2011
Shirin Ebadi was the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, and the first woman to serve as a Chief Justice in her native Iran--a right taken away from her with the 1979 Islamic revolution. Since then, she has fought for human rights, particularly those of women and children, and has campaigned to restore the rights of women in Iran.
Leo Gerard, Paul Mason, Sally Kohn, and Ransoming Ray Davis
March 17, 2011
"Now we think not only us are going to have to review our sense of comfort. I am not very comfortable." says Leo Gerard, President of the United Steelworkers union. Gerard himself was once a union representative at a facility that mined and refined uranium, and he represents many workers in such dangerous conditions across the country today. The USW has long been part of the Blue-Green Alliance, creating a labor-environmentalist coalition, but stopped short of calling for an end to nuclear power--but will that change after Japan?
The F Word: What Raymond Davis's Ransom is Worth
March 17, 2011
Last week we spoke to Dave Lindorff about Raymond Davis, the CIA employee held in Pakistan, accused of shooting two Pakistani civilians. The story got murkier the deeper it went, Lindorff noted.
Hamid Dabashi: Galvanized by Egypt, Revolution Spreads
February 16, 2011
"People are perfectly capable of democracy and guess what, without US invasion," notes Hamid Dabashi of the lessons from Egypt's revolution. Iran is just one of the countries that, inspired by Tunisia and Egypt, has seen protests in recent days. In Iran, it's a revival and of the civil rights movement that we saw start in 2009 after the elections, Dabashi notes, but moving to a new phase that is demanding more than just "Where is my vote?"
Hamid Dabashi, Lee Fang & Michael Whitney, and John Lewis
February 15, 2011
"People are perfectly capable of democracy and guess what, without US invasion," notes Hamid Dabashi of the lessons from Egypt's revolution. Iran is just one of the countries that, inspired by Tunisia and Egypt, has seen protests in recent days. In Iran, it's a revival and of the civil rights movement that we saw start in 2009 after the elections, Dabashi notes, but moving to a new phase that is demanding more than just "Where is my vote?"
Alexander Cockburn & Vince Warren: Prosecuting WikiLeaks
December 9, 2010
"It's the ruling class talking amongst itself," notes Alexander Cockburn of the information that WikiLeaks exposes and governments want to suppress. Meanwhile, Julian Assange is being held without bail, and online it's 4chan versus Mastercard, Xipwire versus PayPal in the fight to keep WikiLeaks open and funded as quickly as the government and corporate entities can shut it down.
Prosecuting WikiLeaks, Jamie Court and Cancun Climate Talks
December 8, 2010
"It's the ruling class talking amongst itself," notes Alexander Cockburn of the information that WikiLeaks exposes and governments want to suppress. Meanwhile, Julian Assange is being held without bail, and online it's 4chan versus Mastercard, Xipwire versus PayPal in the fight to keep WikiLeaks open and funded as quickly as the government and corporate entities can shut it down.
Danny Schechter: Disconnected from Reality In Iran
December 2, 2010
"I don't think democracy has anything to do with it," says Danny Schechter of continued U.S. obsession with Iran. Instead, he notes, we have a long history of interfering in democratic processes in that country. Meanwhile, Iran is a country preparing for military strikes and dealing in its own way with the revelations of the latest WikiLeaks information dump.

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