This show is about courageous dissenters and the price they pay.
On the first half, artist and author Rob Shetterly talks about what went into his portrait of truth-teller Edward Snowden, and what his book “Americans Who Tell The Truth” is all about.&n…

The idea of economic aid and development is to win the hearts and minds of our enemies more effectively than through dependence on military solutions. It sounds good but the reality in Afghanistan is far different from the ideal. Today’s guest is journ…

Are the world’s economic problems the result of an “excess of democracy?” Since the late 19th century, supra-national power elites have joined together to plan the world better than the unsophisticated masses ever could. Of course not everyone agrees w…

If you live in NH, you’ve probably heard of Northern Pass. The huge  proposed project would carry a lot of electricity. But at what cost? Guests are Christophe Courchesne, Staff Attorney for the Conservation Law Foiundation and Jack Savage of the NH Forest Society. This is an issue which reflects the question of who has the power in the Granite State.
 

If it doesn’t glorify and romanticize the War Against Secession (the “civil war”), it doesn’t fit the official narrative. But the bloodletting at Gettysburg 150 years ago this July was anything but glorious. Arguing that national memory often requires …

The Obama Aministration is putting great pressure on Ecuador to not take in NSA truth teller Ed Snowden. But if President Rafael Correa stands up to what many there see as America’s bullying and blackmail, it may help his standing in Ecuador and all of…

Activist authors Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers say there is reason to be optimistic:

“People from all over the world recognize that we must stand together in solidarity to challenge the tiny minority that dominates us.  The …

Republicans hate the accusation that they are waging a “War on Women.” You’d think by now they’d see the damage it causes them and avoid the charge by not doing it and trying to show women the party is really on their side. But no. Instead they are ste…

Has the “war on terror” morphed into a war on civil liberties? The massive government spying is uniting genuine patriots on the left and right. Leakers Manning and now Snowden, courageously revealed information that rightly belongs to the public, have …

Who serves whom? Should the big Wall Street financial houses dictate our future? Right now it seems we, the people, are made to serve the big banks. But is that the only way? Marc Armstrong, executive director of the Public Banks Institute tals about a…

On the first half, author and successful enterpreneur Robert K. Lifton talks about the view from “the greatest generation” and his experiences with personal diplomacy. He’s frustrated at the entrfepreneurial opportunities we as a nation are missing. An…

The Tea Party claims to carry the banner of the founders of the United States, but an examination of history demonstrates they are anything but patriotic. Award winning journalist Robert Parry (of Iran/Contra reporting fame) explains what’s really behi…

On the first half, we look at some significant success young undocumented residents have begun to make in their fight against the fear of sudden deportation and the breaking up families by the government. United We Dream won a prestigious award, from t…

The Department of Defense recently, and very quietly, changed regulatory rules regarding law enforcement in the US, giving itself broad new powers over and above state and local law enforcement. Using intentionally vague terms like “domestic disturbanc…

In early May, former dictator Rios Montt was convicted in his own country, Guatemala, of genocide. Then three weeks later, apparently due to extrajudicial political pressures, that conviction was thrown out. Professor Colin Snyder provides some needed …

Who says the age of worker militancy has passed? The world took notice when the suddenly out of work, former employees of Republic Windows and Doors occupied their factory in 2009. But that was only the beginning. Now The workers own it and manage what…

Throughout history, humanist leaders have dreamed of finding a way to move humanity beyond poverty, prejudice, injustice, hate and war to a new era of equality, enlightenment and empowerment. All past efforts have fallen short, yet they have mo…

Heroin and smoking addiction.The huge challenges of treating PTSD. The moral and spiritual impacts of psychedelics on humans and society. These are some of the topics addressed by nearly 2000 participants, including over 100 of the world’s lead…

There are great opportunities in Mexico that can benefit both countries. Opportunities the presidentchooses to not see. On the first half of the show, Professor Robert Pastor, author of The North American Idea: A Vision of a Continental Future, tlaks a…

Beginning in the 1930s, liberalism and Southern-style white supremacy worked well together. Today’s guest Jeremy Kessler argues that it is liberals themselves who shoulder the blame for accomdating racist Jim Crow policies. As a result, Southern values…

Underlying a multitude of troubling issues is the matter of undue corporate power. The Supreme Court unloosed the dogs of this power with the Citizens United decision. This show looks at efforts to amend the Constitution to overturn this terrible decis…

A major new report on the use of torture was recently released. It is an unquestionably non-partisan report that raises deeply troubling questions about the status of America itself in the wake of the approval of the use of torture at the highest level…

Most Americans see money go from their pocket to…who knows where? Today’s guest is the National Priorities Projects’ Mattea Kramer, who leads their research program on the federal budget, spending and tax policy. From what she found, it turns out the…

Judy Wicks’ new book is Good Morning Beautiful Business; The Unexpected Journey of an Activist Entrepreneur and Local Economy Pioneer. It’s a new 21st century way of doing business. And in this discussion she describes a model both left and right can a…

It seems they exist in a world above everyone else. The big banks play by their own rules, which certainly appears to be greed pure and simple. Of course the rest of us pay the price. Dearly at that. Senior Fellow at the Campagin for America’s Future R…

They were performers, not philosophers, and maybe that’s why the impact they had on the current identity of the American political left can hardly be overstated. Purdue University political science professor Harry Targ talks about the significant impac…

There used to be momentum privatizing publuc utilities. But now it’s swinging back to public ownership and control. On part one, Slate columnist Matt Yglesias looks at what it means for the common good.And on part two, Ian Millhiser, Senior Constitutio…

The wealthiest Americans in the country have disproportionate influence over our nation’s leaders. Problem is, as F Scott Fitzgerald noted, the rich are different. Today’s guest, Professor Benjamin Page, is co-author of a new study of th…

America’s war on Iraq started ten years ago on March 19 Some four thousand Americans and well over a hundred thousand, possibly close to a million Iraqis died. On part one, journalist Greg Barrett talks about what he witnessed among Americans and Iraqi…

The old powers-that-be don’t want the truth about the Kent State Massacre to ever see the light of day. Others are determined to have that truth known and justice to be done. On part one, Laurel Krause, whose then-19 year old sister Allison was killed …