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This Is Hell! admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-october-29/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-october-29/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 18:18:16 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2902 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-october-29/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-october-28/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-october-28/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:05:17 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2894 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-october-28/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-october-27/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-october-27/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:04:33 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2884 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-october-27/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-october-26/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-october-26/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:27:58 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2869 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-october-26/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-october-25/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-october-25/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:32:59 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2861 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-october-25/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-3/ http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-3/#comments Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:52:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2831 http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-3/feed/ 0 1:00:10 Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed Michael W. Hudson, author of “The Monster: How a Gang of Predatory Lenders and Wall Street Bankers Fleeced America – and Spawned a Global Crisis” (Times Bo[...] Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed Michael W. Hudson, author of “The Monster: How a Gang of Predatory Lenders and Wall Street Bankers Fleeced America – and Spawned a Global Crisis” (Times Books). Michael is a staff writer at the Center for Public Integrity. He has worked as a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and as an investigator for the Center for Responsible Lending. Michael is the winner of a George Polk Award. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-october-23-2010/ http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-october-23-2010/#comments Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:20:56 +0000 laddieo http://thisishell.net/?p=2856 http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-october-23-2010/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-october-22/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-october-22/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:51:32 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2848 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-october-22/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-october-21/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-october-21/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:50:10 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2839 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-october-21/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-october-19-and-wednesday-october-20/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-october-19-and-wednesday-october-20/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:42:41 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2842 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-october-19-and-wednesday-october-20/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-october-18/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-october-18/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 20:18:56 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2825 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-october-18/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/shows/saturday-on-this-is-hell/ http://thisishell.net/shows/saturday-on-this-is-hell/#comments Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:00:21 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2811 http://thisishell.net/shows/saturday-on-this-is-hell/feed/ 1 4:15:12 Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed: Bruce Kushnick is the founder of New Networks Institute, and a telecommunications industry analyst who regularly reports for Harvard Nieman’s Watchdog. Last week, Bruce co[...] Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed: Bruce Kushnick is the founder of New Networks Institute, and a telecommunications industry analyst who regularly reports for Harvard Nieman’s Watchdog. Last week, Bruce co-wrote the story, “How the Phone Companies Are Screwing America: The $320 Billion Broadband Rip-Off” with past this is Hell! guest David Rosen. Nomi Prins is a senior fellow at the public policy center Demos and author of, “It Takes a Pillage: Behind the Bailouts, Bonuses, and Backroom Deals from Washington to Wall Street” (Wiley). This week, Nomi posted the story, “Why Is the White House Against Freezing Foreclosures in the Face of Rampant Fraud?“ Andre Vltchek is a novelist, poet, political analyst, journalist, photographer and filmmaker, he has covered dozens of war zones from Bosnia and Peru to Sri Lanka, Congo and East Timor. Andre will discuss his article, “The West Perfecting Its Techniques To Hurt China.” His latest book is “Oceania,” and can be purchased directly through his website. Our irregular correspondents were … live from Denver, David ‘The Cynical Optimist’ Skalinder told us why he’s not a ‘Radical Pessimist’ – except for the upcoming election – and gave a different perspective on baseball and cricket. live from Oakland, Elvis DeMorrow told us what’s happening in the Konspiracy Korner. in-studio, Michael Roper of the Hopleaf, 5148 North Clark Street, talked beer. Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-3/ http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-3/#comments Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:43:49 +0000 laddieo http://thisishell.net/?p=2821 http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-3/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-october-15/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-october-15/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:23:56 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2805 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-october-15/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-october-14/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-october-14/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:08:38 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2802 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-october-14/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-october-13/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-october-13/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 23:03:29 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2797 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-october-13/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-october-12/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-october-12/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:56:44 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2789 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-october-12/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-october-11/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-october-11/#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2010 23:29:54 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2781 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-october-11/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-2/#comments Sat, 09 Oct 2010 22:53:45 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2622 http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-2/feed/ 1 4:05:52 On the Saturday, October 9, 2010, four-hour, completely new, live broadcast, which can be listened to here, your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed: award-winning investigative journalist Russ Baker is founder an[...] On the Saturday, October 9, 2010, four-hour, completely new, live broadcast, which can be listened to here, your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed: award-winning investigative journalist Russ Baker is founder and editor-in-chief of WhoWhatWhy/The Real News Project where his recent writing includes the story,  “‘Obama’s Wars’:  The Real story Bob Woodward Won’t Tell.” Russ is author of last year’s, “Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, America’s Invisible Government and the Secret History of the Last Fifty Years” (Bloomsbury Press). Russ has received the Society of Professional Journalists, Mencken and Common Cause awards, served as a panelist for the national conference of Investigative Reporters & Editors, and been a member of the adjunct faculty at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. He is the co-founder of the journalism soirees that evolved into the company, MediaBistro. activist and writer Tom Hayden is a former California State Assemblyman and State Senator. Tom is the Nation Institute’s Carey McWilliams Fellow. His recent articles can all be found by clicking here. Tom also blogs at Huffington Post. His most recent books include, “Voices of the Chicago Eight: A Generation on Trial,” (City Lights), “Ending the War in Iraq,” (Akashic Books), and “Writings For A Democratic Society: The Tom Hayden Reader” (City Lights). This week, Tom posted the story, “Another 9/11: The Danger of Obama’s Secret Policy.” Thomas Geoghegan is a practicing attorney and author of, “Were You Born on the Wrong Continent?: How the European Model Can Help You Get a Life” (New Press). His previous book is, “See You in Court: How the Right Made America a Lawsuit Nation” (New Press). Last year, Thomas was a Democratic candidate for Rahm Emanuel’s vacated US Congressional seat in Illinois’s 5th district. Thomas lost in a special election to eventual Congressman Mike Quigley. Joshua Holland is an editor and senior writer with AlterNet. Joshua is the author of, “The 15 Biggest Lies About the Economy (and Everything else the Right Doesn’t Want You to Know About Taxes, Jobs and Corporate America)” (Wiley). Our irregular correspondents were … live from Hungary, reported on the toxic sludge, will be ‘Our Man in Budapest’ Todd Williams live from Baltimore, ‘The Radical Pessimist’ Kevan Harris gave us a piece of his mind. live from Chicago, Dan ‘The Auto Man’ Litchfield talked cars. live from Portland, Maine, Danny Muller filed a ‘Wasted Energy Report’. Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-october-9-2010/ http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-october-9-2010/#comments Sat, 09 Oct 2010 14:45:39 +0000 laddieo http://thisishell.net/?p=2770 http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-october-9-2010/feed/ 0