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This Is Hell! admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-november-30/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-november-30/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 03:08:29 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=3084 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-november-30/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/modnay-november-29/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/modnay-november-29/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 03:55:10 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=3079 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/modnay-november-29/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-november-27-2010/ http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-november-27-2010/#comments Sat, 27 Nov 2010 13:34:41 +0000 laddieo http://thisishell.net/?p=3076 http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-november-27-2010/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-6/ http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-6/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2010 20:23:52 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=3059 http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-6/feed/ 6 4:04:24 Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed: economist Gerald Epstein is the co-director of the Political Economy Research Institute and a Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts. Jerry is co-author[...] Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed: economist Gerald Epstein is the co-director of the Political Economy Research Institute and a Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts. Jerry is co-author of the new report, “Financial Economists, Financial Interests and Dark Corners of the Meltdown: It’s Time to set Ethical Standards for the Economics Profession.” He is also a long-time member of the Center for Popular Economics. Greg Anrig is Vice President for Programs at The Century Foundation where he has been responsible for overseeing projects on public policy as well as its fellows since 1994. He is author of,  “The Conservatives Have No Clothes: Why Right-Wing Ideas Keep Failing” (John Wiley & Sons). Greg was a staff writer and Washington correspondent for Money magazine. His most recent writing includes the American Prospect article, “Austerity: The False Cure.” sociologist Martin Shaw is professorial fellow in international relations and human rights at Roehampton University, London, and an honorary research professor of international relations at the University of Sussex. Martin’s is author of 2007’s “What is Genocide?” (Polity). His most recent writing includes the openDemocracy article, “Iraq, war and WikiLeaks: the real story.” Martha Rosenberg writes on the impact of the pharmaceutical, food and gun industries on public health. Her work has appeared in the Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Tribune and many other outlets. Her most recent writing includes, “15 Dangerous Drugs Big Pharma Shoves Down Our Throats.” Neill Franklin, is the executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. Neill is a 33- year law enforcement veteran of both the Maryland State Police and Baltimore Police forces. He has served as a commander for the Maryland State Police’s Bureau of Drug and Criminal Enforcement, as well as a trainer with the Baltimore Police Department. His most recent writing includes the Alternet article, “10 Ways to Outfox Cops That Are Abusing Their Powers to Trick You.” Our irregular corespondents will be: live from Dublin, Will Lynch premiered as our newest irregular correspondent. live from San Francisco, Kate O’Donnell says, “Thank You, Science!” and discusses the evolution of sleep live from Los Angeles, Jeff Dorchen delivers a Moment of Truth. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-november-26/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-november-26/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2010 20:21:39 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=3065 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-november-26/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-november-25/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-november-25/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 19:32:14 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=3062 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-november-25/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-november-24/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-november-24/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:26:33 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=3051 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-november-24/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-november-23/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-november-23/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:19:03 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=3044 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-november-23/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-november-22/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-november-22/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 03:05:31 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=3039 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-november-22/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-5/ http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-5/#comments Sat, 20 Nov 2010 20:07:38 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=3019 http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-5/feed/ 5 4:01:19 Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed: Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen. Amartya is the author fo the book, “Idea of Justice,” (Harvard University Press) which was named a Book of the Year [...] Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed: Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen. Amartya is the author fo the book, “Idea of Justice,” (Harvard University Press) which was named a Book of the Year by the Toronto Globe and Mail and The Economist as well as being called a Book of the Decade by the New Statesman. Karen Greenberg is the Executive Director at the Center on Law and Security at New York University Law School. Karen is the author of, “The Least Worst Place: Guantanamo’s First 100 Days” (Oxford University Press). Her daily commentary on the trial of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani in Manhattan can be read by clicking here, including her most recent entry, “Guilty Until Proven Guilty: Threatening the Presumption of Innocence.” Also, check out the Center’s blog by clicking here. award-winning New Orleans-based journalist, Jordan Flaherty , author of the book, “Floodlines: Community and Resistance from Katrina to the jena Six” (Haymarket Books). Jordan was the first reporter to bring the Jena Six story to a national audience. His most recent writing includes, “The Incarceration Capital of the US: The Crisis Inside New Orleans’ Jails.” Our irregular corespondents will be: live from Portland, Maine, Danny Muller gave a ‘Wasted Energy’ report on the situation in Haiti. live from Denver, the Cynical Optimist David Skalinder will be talking about the election. live from Los Angeles, Jeff Dorchen delivers a Moment of Truth. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-of-november-20-2010/ http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-of-november-20-2010/#comments Sat, 20 Nov 2010 15:58:46 +0000 laddieo http://thisishell.net/?p=3033 http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-of-november-20-2010/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-november-19/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-november-19/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 20:04:17 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=3022 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-november-19/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thrusday-november-18/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thrusday-november-18/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:43:22 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=3007 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thrusday-november-18/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-november-17/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-november-17/#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:40:57 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=3003 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-november-17/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-november-16/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-november-16/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:05:25 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2996 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-november-16/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/correspondents/the-radical-pessimist-correspondents/the-exiles-mark-ames-on-the-rally-to-restore-vanity/ http://thisishell.net/correspondents/the-radical-pessimist-correspondents/the-exiles-mark-ames-on-the-rally-to-restore-vanity/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:11:04 +0000 Kevan Harris http://thisishell.net/?p=2992 http://thisishell.net/correspondents/the-radical-pessimist-correspondents/the-exiles-mark-ames-on-the-rally-to-restore-vanity/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-november-15/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-november-15/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:28:29 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2986 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-november-15/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/shows/next-saturday-on-this-is-hell/ http://thisishell.net/shows/next-saturday-on-this-is-hell/#comments Sat, 13 Nov 2010 18:05:15 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2947 http://thisishell.net/shows/next-saturday-on-this-is-hell/feed/ 19 0:00:01 Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed: André Schiffrin, author of the new book, “Words and Money: A publishing luminary analyzes the crisis of the media and considers the alternatives” (Verso Books). Andre was t[...] Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed: André Schiffrin, author of the new book, “Words and Money: A publishing luminary analyzes the crisis of the media and considers the alternatives” (Verso Books). Andre was the publisher at Pantheon Books for 30 years. He left in 1990 to start the not-for-profit publisher The New Press. In 2000, Andre wrote the book, “The Business of Books: How the International Conglomerates Took Over Publishing and Changed the Way We Read” (Verso Books). His most recent book prior to “Words and Money” was 2007’s, “A Political Education: Coming of Age in Paris and New York” (Melville Books). He was also one of the founders of the organization that became Students for a Democratic Society. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-november-13-2010/ http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-november-13-2010/#comments Sat, 13 Nov 2010 17:40:30 +0000 laddieo http://thisishell.net/?p=2974 http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-november-13-2010/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-november-13/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-november-13/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:04:02 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2969 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-november-13/feed/ 0