http://thisishell.net This is Hell! airs a live four hour broadcast beginning at 9 AM (US central) on WNUR 89.3 FM Chicago, streaming live from WNUR and podcasted shortly after. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:24:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=5634 Copyright © This Is Hell! 2010 admin@thisishell.net (This Is Hell!) admin@thisishell.net (This Is Hell!) posts 1440 http://www.thisishell.net/wp-content/themes/bueno/images/TIH_icon_144px.png http://thisishell.net 144 144 This is Hell! airs a live four hour broadcast beginning at 9 AM (US central) on WNUR 89.3 FM Chicago, streaming live from WNUR and podcasted shortly after. This Is Hell! This Is Hell! admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/2558/2558/ http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/2558/2558/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:55:51 +0000 laddieo http://thisishell.net/?p=2558 http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/2558/2558/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-18/2490/ http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-18/2490/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:12:39 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2490 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-18/2490/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/questions-from-hell/who-is-the-celebrity-that-you-would-like-as-a-guest-on-this-is-hell/2555/ http://thisishell.net/questions-from-hell/who-is-the-celebrity-that-you-would-like-as-a-guest-on-this-is-hell/2555/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:59:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2555 http://thisishell.net/questions-from-hell/who-is-the-celebrity-that-you-would-like-as-a-guest-on-this-is-hell/2555/feed/ 4 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-september-3/2548/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-september-3/2548/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:11:35 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2548 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-september-3/2548/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-september-2/2541/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-september-2/2541/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:19:41 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2541 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-september-2/2541/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-september-1/2527/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-september-1/2527/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:33:32 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2527 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-september-1/2527/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-august-31/2520/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-august-31/2520/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:02:55 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2520 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-august-31/2520/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-august-30/2507/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-august-30/2507/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:44:46 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2507 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-august-30/2507/feed/ 2 http://thisishell.net/shows/gulf-coast-special-on-this-is-hell/2494/ http://thisishell.net/shows/gulf-coast-special-on-this-is-hell/2494/#comments Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:28:01 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2494 http://thisishell.net/shows/gulf-coast-special-on-this-is-hell/2494/feed/ 5 00:01:01 This is Hell! airs a 'Gulf Coast Special' Saturday, August 28, 2010, on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. We played interviews from five years ago ... This is Hell! airs a 'Gulf Coast Special' Saturday, August 28, 2010, on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. We played interviews from five years ago when we originally covered Katrina, a couple follow-up interviews from a year later, and two interviews we did recently on the ongoing BP disaster in the Gulf. The interviews we played were: From September 10, 2005, historian Stephen Zunes talks "Hurricane Katrina and the War in Iraq." From September 17, 2005, Jamie Court, president of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, discusses oil company profiteering. From October 1, 2005, Beth Daley, director of communication at the Project On Government Oversight, dissects 'Katrina cronyism.' From February 18, 2006, Michael Dawson, John D. MacArthur Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, looks at "Racial Attitudes and the Katrina Disaster." From December 16, 2006, media critic Neil deMause, describes "Katrina's Vanishing Victims" and how the media forgot the 'rediscovered' poor. From June 5, 2010, author and filmmaker Julia Whitty reports on the BP disaster live from the Gulf Coast. From August 7, oceanography biologist Dr. Edwin Cake tells us what's really going on beneath the surface of the BP oil disaster. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-august-28-2010/2499/ http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-august-28-2010/2499/#comments Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:43:24 +0000 laddieo http://thisishell.net/?p=2499 http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-august-28-2010/2499/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-august-27/2479/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-august-27/2479/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:47:25 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2479 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-august-27/2479/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-august-26/2475/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-august-26/2475/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:53:38 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2475 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-august-26/2475/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-august-25/2472/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-august-25/2472/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:09:46 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2472 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-august-25/2472/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-august-24/2468/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-august-24/2468/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:51:03 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2468 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-august-24/2468/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-august-23/2465/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-august-23/2465/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:57:19 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2465 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-august-23/2465/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-17/2424/ http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-17/2424/#comments Sat, 21 Aug 2010 23:13:19 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2424 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-17/2424/feed/ 2 00:01:01 This is Hell! presented a special four hour 'Best of' broadcast, featuring aninterview with bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz, live from ... This is Hell! presented a special four hour 'Best of' broadcast, featuring aninterview with bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz, live from the shores of Houghton Lake, Michigan. Chuck was interviewed by This is Hell! producer Dr. Krys Bigosinski, MD. Following that live half-hour phone interview, This is Hell! re-broadcasted the following interviews conducted earlier this year: Adam Hochschild on the Democratic Republic of Congo; Heather Rogers explains, 'How the Economy is Undermining the Environmental Revolution'; Julien Mercille sees, 'Why Afghanistan's Poppies Aren't the Problem'; Fred Kaufman describes, 'The food bubble'; Dan Baum talks, 'My concealed weapon and me'; Greta Christina describes '5 Stupid, Unfair and Sexist Things Expected of Men'; Charles Bowden wonders, 'Who Is Behind the 25,000 Deaths In Mexico?'; and poverty expert David Hulme says, 'Just Give Money to the Poor.' Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-august-21-2010/2462/ http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-august-21-2010/2462/#comments Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:47:24 +0000 laddieo http://thisishell.net/?p=2462 http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-august-21-2010/2462/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-august-14/2434/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-august-14/2434/#comments Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:04:07 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2434 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-august-14/2434/feed/ 3 00:01:01 "This is Hell!'  Zinnterviews: On-Air Conversations with the late Howard Zinn,"  featured four hours of live discussions with bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show ... "This is Hell!'  Zinnterviews: On-Air Conversations with the late Howard Zinn,"  featured four hours of live discussions with bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz. Howard appeared on This is Hell! eight times. He first appeared just eleven days after 9/11. His final appearance was in June 2009. Howard once said of This is Hell!, "I have always welcomed the opportunity to be interviewed by Chuck Mertz on his radio program. He is unabashedly partisan on matters of peace and justice, and gives his interviewees the opportunity to express themselves as boldly as they like. He upholds the best standards of independent media -- honesty, courage, refusal to play 'the game'. I hope he will continue to get the support he needs." Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-august-14-2010/2452/ http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-august-14-2010/2452/#comments Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:55:20 +0000 laddieo http://thisishell.net/?p=2452 http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-august-14-2010/2452/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-august-13-friday-august-20/2440/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-august-13-friday-august-20/2440/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:42:20 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2440 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-august-13-friday-august-20/2440/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-august-11/2427/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-august-11/2427/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:40:11 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2427 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-august-11/2427/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-august-10/2417/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-august-10/2417/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:11:47 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2417 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-august-10/2417/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-august-9/2412/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-august-9/2412/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:18:01 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2412 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-august-9/2412/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-15/2389/ http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-15/2389/#comments Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:12:16 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2389 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-15/2389/feed/ 0 00:01:01 On This is Hell! episode #666, your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed ... Edwin Cake is a biological oceanographer, a certified ... On This is Hell! episode #666, your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed ... Edwin Cake is a biological oceanographer, a certified oyster biologist, and a private and public environmental consultant. He is an independent scientist with over 40 years experience in the Gulf of Mexico Region and is currently assisting New Orleans area citizens in preparing damage claims for oyster losses, oyster-lease damages, and long-term recovery costs as a result of the BP oil gusher and the State of Louisiana's attempt to keep the oil "at bay" with Mississippi River water. David Hulme is co-author of, "Just Give Money to the Poor: The Development Revolution from the Global South" (Kumarian Press). David is Professor of Development Studies and Founder-Director of the Chronic Poverty Research Centre and the Brooks World Poverty Institute, School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester. University of Wisconsin professor emeritus Stanley Kutler is the author of, "Abuse of Power: The New Nixon Tapes" (Free Press), a book that resulted from his successful law suit against the National Archives and Nixon, to force the release of the long-suppressed tapes. Stanley has written widely in a number of fields of American history, particularly concentrating on American constitutional history and the twentieth century. We'll talk with him about his recent writing at truthdig including, "65 Years After Hiroshima: Truman’s Choices." retired US Army colonel Andrew Bacevich is a history and international relations professors at Boston University. Andrew is the author of the new book, "Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War" (Metropolitan Books). Andrew once succinctly said of This is Hell!, "Great show, great host." Andrew is appearing Thursday, August 19th, at 7 PM in the Chicago Temple, 77 West Washington (across from Daley Plaza). He will appear in discussion with a friend of This is Hell!, Jerome McDonnell, host of WBEZ’s Worldview. The event is free and open to the public.An in-studio appearance from irregular correspondent John K. Wilson. John's the author of "President Barack Obama: A More Perfect Union" (Paradigm Publishers), "Barack Obama: This Improbable Quest" (Paradigm Publishers), "Patriotic Correctness: Academic Freedom and Its Enemies" (Paradigm Publishers). and the upcoming, "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Rush Limbaugh's Assault on Reason" He is the founder of both the Institute for College Freedom and obamapolitics.com. Live from somewhere on the west coast, David "The Cynical Optimist" Skalinderr. Michael Roper of Chicago's Hopleaf bar drops by in-studio. Live from Los Angeles, Jeff Dorchen delivers a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-august-7-2010/2404/ http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-august-7-2010/2404/#comments Sat, 07 Aug 2010 14:19:59 +0000 laddieo http://thisishell.net/?p=2404 http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-august-7-2010/2404/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-august-6/2398/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-august-6/2398/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:42:33 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2398 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-august-6/2398/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/questions-from-hell/what-would-you-like-to-to-hear-your-host-chuck-mertz-asked-during-a-live-interview/2393/ http://thisishell.net/questions-from-hell/what-would-you-like-to-to-hear-your-host-chuck-mertz-asked-during-a-live-interview/2393/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:57:28 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2393 http://thisishell.net/questions-from-hell/what-would-you-like-to-to-hear-your-host-chuck-mertz-asked-during-a-live-interview/2393/feed/ 6 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-august-5/2380/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-august-5/2380/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:25:51 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2380 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-august-5/2380/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-august-4/2376/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-august-4/2376/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:32:16 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2376 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-august-4/2376/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-august-3/2369/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-august-3/2369/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:57:42 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2369 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-august-3/2369/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-august-2/2362/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-august-2/2362/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:38:56 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2362 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-august-2/2362/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-13/2322/ http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-13/2322/#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:16:48 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2322 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-13/2322/feed/ 1 00:01:01 Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed ... Tom Engelhardt is co-founder of the American Empire Project and runs the Nation Institute's ... Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed ... Tom Engelhardt is co-founder of the American Empire Project and runs the Nation Institute's TomDispatch.com. Tom's latest book is, "The American Way of War: How Bush’s Wars Became Obama’s" (Haymarket Books). This week, Tom posted the article, "The Opposites Game: All the Strangeness of Our American World in One Article." Greta Christina is the author of "Bending," an erotic novella that's part of the three-novella collection, "Three Kinds of Asking For It," (Simon & Schuster). Greta is the editor of "Paying For It: A Guide by Sex Workers for Their Clients" (Greenery Press). They are both available through her web site. She also edited the anthology, "Best Erotic Comics." This week, she posted the article, "5 Stupid, Unfair and Sexist Things Expected of Men: We know the many ways sexism hurts women. But we don't talk as much about how sexism hurts men." Charles Bowden is the author of, "Murder City: Ciudad Juárez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields" (Nation Books). Chuck will be on to discuss his article, "Who Is Behind the 25,000 Deaths In Mexico?." Live from Budapest, Todd Williams reported on why he's an ex-pat in Hungary. Live from Haiti, Danny Muller will gave a relatively optimistic 'Wasted Energy Report.' Live from Oakland, Elvis DeMorrow gave a rundown of recent theories in the Konspiracy Korner. Live from Los Angeles, Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth which was, sadly, the best analysis yet on the Shirley Sherrod scandal. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-july-31-2010/2357/ http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-july-31-2010/2357/#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:43:54 +0000 laddieo http://thisishell.net/?p=2357 http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-july-31-2010/2357/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-july-24-2010/2354/ http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-july-24-2010/2354/#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:38:35 +0000 laddieo http://thisishell.net/?p=2354 http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-july-24-2010/2354/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-july-30/2341/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-july-30/2341/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:50:03 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2341 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-july-30/2341/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-july-29/2333/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-july-29/2333/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:14:38 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2333 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-july-29/2333/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-july-28/2330/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-july-28/2330/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:28:47 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2330 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-july-28/2330/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-july-27/2319/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-july-27/2319/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:38:33 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2319 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-july-27/2319/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-july-26/2314/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-july-26/2314/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:28:35 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2314 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-july-26/2314/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-12/2311/ http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-12/2311/#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:07:01 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2311 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-12/2311/feed/ 1 246:51 Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed ... Joshua Foust is a military analyst specializing in Afghanistan, Pakistan and post-Soviet Central Asia. ... Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed ... Joshua Foust is a military analyst specializing in Afghanistan, Pakistan and post-Soviet Central Asia. Joshua is a contributing editor to Current Intelligence, a journal of opinion and analysis. He blogs at Registan. This week, he posted the article, "What’s Secret in ‘Top Secret America?’ Dan Baum is a contributing editor to Harper's Magazine. Dan's article, "Happiness is a worn gun: My concealed weapon and me," is the cover story in Harper's August edition. Daniel C. Maguire is a professor of Moral Theology at Marquette University, a Catholic, Jesuit institution. Daniel recently posted the article, "Why I Am a Jew." Robert Perkinson is a professor of American studies at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Robert is the author of the book, "Texas Tough: The Rise of America's Prison Empire" (Metropolitan). Find out more at http://texastough.com Live from Baltimore, Kevan 'The Radical Pessimist' Harris gave us a piece of his mind. Live from Los Angeles, Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-july-23/2308/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-july-23/2308/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:06:30 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2308 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-july-23/2308/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-july-22/2301/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-july-22/2301/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:46:44 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2301 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-july-22/2301/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-july-21/2295/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-july-21/2295/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:03:18 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2295 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-july-21/2295/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/correspondents/the-radical-pessimist-correspondents/imperialism-and-the-weather-revisiting-mike-davis-late-victorian-holocausts/2285/ http://thisishell.net/correspondents/the-radical-pessimist-correspondents/imperialism-and-the-weather-revisiting-mike-davis-late-victorian-holocausts/2285/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:43:49 +0000 Kevan Harris http://thisishell.net/?p=2285 http://thisishell.net/correspondents/the-radical-pessimist-correspondents/imperialism-and-the-weather-revisiting-mike-davis-late-victorian-holocausts/2285/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-11/2272/ http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-11/2272/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:56:29 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2272 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-11/2272/feed/ 0 230:53 During our special 'Best of' edition' we played interviews including ... From March 13 ... Melvin Goodman is the national security and intelligence columnist for truthout.org. Melvin's ... During our special 'Best of' edition' we played interviews including ... From March 13 ... Melvin Goodman is the national security and intelligence columnist for truthout.org. Melvin's most recent writing at truthout includes, Too Much Bang, Bang: The Need to Demilitarize US 'National Security'," "The Secret History of Gen. Alexander Haig," and the two-parter, "President Obama and the CIA: What Must Be Done," and "CIA and Intelligence Community Mythologies." Mel spent 42 years with the CIA, the National War College, and the US Army. He is also a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and adjunct professor of government at Johns Hopkins University. His latest book is "Failure of Intelligence: The Decline and Fall of the CIA" (Rowan & Littlefield). From March 20 ... Lewis Lapham is editor of Lapham’s Quarterly and the former editor of Harper’s Magazine, Lewis is the author of, most recently, "Pretensions to Empire: Notes on the Criminal Folly of the Bush Administration" (New Press). This week, Lewis posted the Lapham's Quarterly article, "The Great White Whale in San Francisco Bay: Or How the 'Lively Arts' Became 'the Media'," at TomDispatch. From April 3 ... Just Detention International Program Director Cynthia Totten will discuss her group's work and the New York Review of Books article, "The Way to Stop Prison Rape." Just Detention works "to ensure government accountability for prisoner rape; to transform ill-informed public attitudes about sexual violence in detention; and to promote access to resources for those who have survived this form of abuse." From May 15 ... Berlin-based journalist Paul Hockenos is the author of "Homeland Calling: Exile Patriotism and the Balkans Wars" (Cornell University Press). Paul is an analyst at the European Stability Initiative. From 1997 to 1999, he worked with The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in Bosnia on press and media issues. Since then, he has been a visiting fellow at the American Academy in Berlin and the European Journalism College at the Free University Berlin. He holds a journalism fellowship from the German Marshall Fund of the US to research the role of diaspora groups in the last decade of the Balkan conflict. Today, Paul posted the article, "Central Europe’s Right-Wing Populism." From May 29 ... Ben Austen is a contributing editor to Harper's Magazine. Ben's front-page article for Harper's latest edition is, "In the loop: Obama's hometown takes Washington." From June 5 ... John Vidal is the Guardian's environment editor. John is the author of “McLibel: Burger Culture on Trial” (Pan Books). His recent articles include, “Nigeria's agony dwarfs the Gulf oil spill. The US and Europe ignore it,” "Presence of world leaders 'paralysed' climate summit, UN letter claims," “Academic resigns from UK food watchdog over 'GM propaganda',” and “2010 on track to become warmest year ever.” From June 12 ... Patrick Cockburn is Iraq correspondent for the Independent in London. Patrick has received the Martha Gellhorn prize for war reporting, the James Cameron Award, and the Orwell Prize for Journalism. He is the author of "Muqtada Al-Sadr and the Battle for the Future of Iraq" (Simon & Schuster) and "The Occupation: War, resistance and daily life in Iraq" (Verso Books) which was a 2006 finalist for the National Book Critics' Circle Award for best nonfiction book. His recent writing includes, "Erdogan Rising?: The New Face of Power in the Middle East." Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-july-17-2010/2282/ http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-july-17-2010/2282/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:38:27 +0000 laddieo http://thisishell.net/?p=2282 http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-july-17-2010/2282/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-friday-july-12-16/2280/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-friday-july-12-16/2280/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:03:04 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2280 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-friday-july-12-16/2280/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-10/2227/ http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-10/2227/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 20:00:58 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2227 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-10/2227/feed/ 1 236:39 This week, your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed ... Mike Marqusee writes Level Playing Field, a column on politics and ... This week, your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed ... Mike Marqusee writes Level Playing Field, a column on politics and culture for The Hindu Sunday magazine, one of India’s largest circulation English language publications, and Contending for the Living for Red Pepper. Mike's most recent book is the paperback edition of "If I Am Not for Myself: Journey of an Anti-Zionist Jew" (Verso). His recent columns include, "Come on you Ghana, Brazil, Spain, Mexico, Korea, Italy… " former humanitarian aid worker Ann Jones, author of "Kabul in Winter," (Macmillan) will discuss her recent writing, "Counterinsurgency Down for the Count in Afghanistan… But the War Machine Grinds On and On and On." Ann's new book, "War Is Not Over When It's Over: Women Speak Out from the Ruins of War," will be released in September on Metropolitan Books. Fred Kaufman is a contributing editor at Harper's Magazine, and teaches at the City University of New York and CUNY's Graduate School of Journalism. Frank the July issue's cover story, "The food bubble: How Wall Street starved millions and got away with it." Chris Mooney is a visiting associate in the Center for Collaborative History at Princeton University and the author of three books, “The Republican War on Science,” “Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming” (Harcourt), and “Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future”. Chris is a contributing editor to Science Progress, senior correspondent for The American Prospect magazine. He also writes "The Intersection" blog with Sheril Kirshenbaum.We heard from Dan 'The Auto Man' Litchfield. Kate O'Donnell said, "Thank you, science!" Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/uncategorized/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-july-10-2010/2264/ http://thisishell.net/uncategorized/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-july-10-2010/2264/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:53:47 +0000 laddieo http://thisishell.net/?p=2264 http://thisishell.net/uncategorized/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-july-10-2010/2264/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/questions-from-hell/whats-the-best-and-worst-thing-the-obama-administration-has-done-so-far/2262/ http://thisishell.net/questions-from-hell/whats-the-best-and-worst-thing-the-obama-administration-has-done-so-far/2262/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:26:26 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2262 http://thisishell.net/questions-from-hell/whats-the-best-and-worst-thing-the-obama-administration-has-done-so-far/2262/feed/ 3 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-july-9/2245/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-july-9/2245/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:59:37 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2245 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-july-9/2245/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-july-8/2240/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-july-8/2240/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:37:43 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2240 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-july-8/2240/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-july-7/2233/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-july-7/2233/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:25:47 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2233 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-july-7/2233/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-july-6/2224/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-july-6/2224/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:17:37 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2224 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-july-6/2224/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-9/2194/ http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-9/2194/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:00:25 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2194 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-9/2194/feed/ 0 239:07 Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed ... Julien Mercille is lecturer at University College Dublin, Ireland. Julien’s recent writing includes, “Demand ... Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed ... Julien Mercille is lecturer at University College Dublin, Ireland. Julien’s recent writing includes, “Demand is King: Why Afghanistan's Poppies Aren't the Problem.” He specializes in U.S. foreign policy and geopolitics. Mark Weisbrot is co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, in Washington, DC. Mark's recent writing includes, "One year on, Honduras rift persists." Mark is co-writer with past This is Hell! guest Tariq Ali on the new Oliver Stone movie, "South of the Border." Mark is doing a Q & A with Oliver next Friday before the first showing of "South of the Border" at ShowPlace ICON at Roosevelt Collection, 150 West Roosevelt, For more information, call 312-564-2104 or visit their web site. Robert Parry broke many of the Iran-Contra stories in the 1980s for the Associated Press and Newsweek. His latest book, "Neck Deep: The Disastrous Presidency of George W. Bush," was written with two of his sons, and past This is Hell! guests, Sam and Nat, and can be ordered at neckdeepbook.com. His two previous books, "Secrecy & Privilege: The Rise of the Bush Dynasty from Watergate to Iraq" and "Lost History: Contras, Cocaine, the Press & 'Project Truth'" are also available there.  His most recent writing at Consortiumnews.com is entitled, “Rethinking Iran-Contra.” Joshua Holland is an editor and senior writer at AlterNet. Josh's recent writing includes, "The Mythology Surrounding Petraeus' Surge in Iraq Will Keep Us Trapped in Afghanistan." Live, from the hermetically sealed clean room at URL Labs, LaddieO.com. Live from San Francisco, Kate O'Donnell says, "Thank you, science!" Live from Los Angeles, Jeff Dorchen delivers a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-july-3-2010/2219/ http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-july-3-2010/2219/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 15:34:17 +0000 laddieo http://thisishell.net/?p=2219 http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-july-3-2010/2219/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-july-2/2209/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-july-2/2209/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:02:29 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2209 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-july-2/2209/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-july-1/2206/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-july-1/2206/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:05:32 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2206 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-july-1/2206/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-june-30/2190/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-june-30/2190/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:31:30 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2190 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-june-30/2190/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-june-28/2185/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-june-28/2185/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:42:46 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2185 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-june-28/2185/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-june-28/2179/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-june-28/2179/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:20:27 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2179 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-june-28/2179/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-8/2148/ http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-8/2148/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:00:10 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2148 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-8/2148/feed/ 1 249:53 Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed ... plant breeder and writer Stan Cox, author of "Losing Our Cool: Uncomfortable Truths About ... Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed ... plant breeder and writer Stan Cox, author of "Losing Our Cool: Uncomfortable Truths About Our Air-Conditioned World (and Finding New Ways to Get Through the Summer)" (The New Press). Stan worked for the US Department of Agriculture in India for thirteen years. Find out more about Stan and his book at http://www.losingourcool.com/ public interest lawyer, writer and organizer John Atlas is the author of, "Seeds of Change: The Story of ACORN, America's Most Controversial Antipoverty Community Organizing Group" (Vanderbilt University Press). John is the founder and current president of The National Housing Institute which publishes Shelterforce. Heather Rogers, author of, “Green Gone Wrong: How the Economy is Undermining the Environmental Revolution” (Scribner). Past This is Hell! guest Naomi Klein, says of Heather’s new book, “this sensible investigation arrives just in the nick of time." venture capitalist Sheldon Drobny was the founder of Air America Radio. In 2006, Sheldon founded Nova M Radio, a competitor to Air America producing and syndicating progressive talk radio programs. He is the author of "Road to Air America—Breaking the Right Wing Stranglehold on Our Nation's Airwaves" (Select Books). He is also a former IRS agent. The Hopleaf's Michael Roper talked about beer live from Italy. Danny Muller gave a 'Wasted Energy Report' live from the US Social Forum in Detroit. Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-june-25/2171/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-june-25/2171/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:48:04 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2171 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-june-25/2171/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-june-24/2163/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-june-24/2163/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:40:16 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2163 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-june-24/2163/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-june-23/2158/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-june-23/2158/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:37:58 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2158 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-june-23/2158/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-june-22/2154/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-june-22/2154/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:25:16 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2154 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-june-22/2154/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-june-21/2144/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-june-21/2144/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:43:01 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2144 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-june-21/2144/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-7/2112/ http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-7/2112/#comments Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:11:03 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2112 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-7/2112/feed/ 2 250:09 Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed ... journalist and political analyst Vicken Cheterian works for the non-profit governance organization CIMERA, ... Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed ... journalist and political analyst Vicken Cheterian works for the non-profit governance organization CIMERA, based in Geneva. Vicken's recent writing includes, "Kyrgyzstan failing, and an arc of crisis." historian and journalist Andy Worthington, author of,  “The Guantanamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison,” talks about the state of America’s – and the world’s - secret prison complex and its detainees Adam Hochschild, award-winnning author of the book,  “King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa” (Mariner Books). Adam’s other works include, “Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves,” (Mariner Books) and “The Mirror at Midnight: A South African Journey” (Mariner Books). who gives his perspective on blood, diamonds and the Democratic Republic of Congo – and he’ll talk about it in a way you’ve never heard before. Dave Buchen, 'Our Man in San Juan', reported on the student demonstrations live from Puerto Rico. Live from Philadelphia, Drew Colglazier latest installment of sports report was entitled, "Save Our Sonics." Dr. Krys Bigosinski, MD, live from WNUR's studios. Krys explained how college sports hits even liberals where it counts: the wallet. Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-june-19-2010/2141/ http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-june-19-2010/2141/#comments Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:33:03 +0000 laddieo http://thisishell.net/?p=2141 http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-june-19-2010/2141/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-june-18/2135/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-june-18/2135/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:09:46 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2135 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-june-18/2135/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-june-17/2129/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-june-17/2129/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:08:13 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2129 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-june-17/2129/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-june-16/2124/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-june-16/2124/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:38:49 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2124 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-june-16/2124/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-june-15/2119/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-june-15/2119/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:53:14 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2119 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-june-15/2119/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-june-14/2108/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-june-14/2108/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:36:11 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2108 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-june-14/2108/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-6/2075/ http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-6/2075/#comments Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:52:34 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2075 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-6/2075/feed/ 2 242:13 Our guests were: Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Chris Hedges, is a weekly columnist at Truthdig and a senior fellow at The Nation Institute. Chris is the author ... Our guests were: Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Chris Hedges, is a weekly columnist at Truthdig and a senior fellow at The Nation Institute. Chris is the author of “Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle” (Knopf Canada), “When Atheism Becomes Religion: America's New Fundamentalists” (Simon & Schuster) and the best-selling “American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America” (Simon & Schuster). His book “War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning” (Random House) was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction. His recent columns include, "The Christian Fascists Are Growing Stronger," and "This Country Needs a Few Good Communists." journalist Gary Rivlin is the author of "Broke, USA: From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc. - How the Working Poor Became Big Business" (HarperCollins). Gary's book, "Fire on the Prairie: Harold Washington and the Politics of Race" (Henry Holt), won the 1992 Carl Sandburg Award for best non-fiction and also the Chicago Sun-Times’s non-fiction book of the year. His 1995 book, "Drive By" (Henry Holt ) was a 1995 New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Gary is also a two-time winner of the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism. You can purchase all of Gary's books through his web site. Patrick Cockburn is Iraq correspondent for the Independent in London. Patrick has received the Martha Gellhorn prize for war reporting, the James Cameron Award, and the Orwell Prize for Journalism. He is the author of "Muqtada Al-Sadr and the Battle for the Future of Iraq" (Simon & Schuster) and "The Occupation: War, resistance and daily life in Iraq" (Verso Books) which was a 2006 finalist for the National Book Critics' Circle Award for best nonfiction book. His recent writing includes, "Erdogan Rising?: The New Face of Power in the Middle East." Kathy Kelly of Chicago's Voices for Creative Nonviolence has just returned from spending over a month in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Kathy has won a boatload of awards for her activism including, most recently, The War Resisters League 2010 Peace Award. She is the author of "Other Lands Have Dreams: from Baghdad to Pekin Prison (Counterpunch Press), Her recent writing includes, "The world cup of economic and military warfare." Nicholas Hale returned with a new installment of 'Foll Britannia' live from Bristol, England. Irregular correspondent David Skalinder explained "Rationality-ism and Obama's Katrine-Eleven." Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-june-11/2100/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-june-11/2100/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:08:45 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2100 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-june-11/2100/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-june-10/2094/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-june-10/2094/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:15:29 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2094 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-june-10/2094/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/correspondents/sports-lapham-style/2091/ http://thisishell.net/correspondents/sports-lapham-style/2091/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:03:01 +0000 Drew Colglazier http://thisishell.net/uncategorized/sports-lapham-style/2091/ http://thisishell.net/correspondents/sports-lapham-style/2091/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-june-9/2086/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-june-9/2086/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:03:17 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2086 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-june-9/2086/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-june-8/2078/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-june-8/2078/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:00:13 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2078 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-june-8/2078/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-june-7/2067/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-june-7/2067/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:24:57 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2067 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-june-7/2067/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-5/1949/ http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-5/1949/#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:11:26 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=1949 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-5/1949/feed/ 1 235:56 Our guests this weekend were: John Vidal is the Guardian's environment editor. John is the author of “McLibel: Burger Culture on Trial” (Pan Books). His recent ... Our guests this weekend were: John Vidal is the Guardian's environment editor. John is the author of “McLibel: Burger Culture on Trial” (Pan Books). His recent articles include, “Nigeria's agony dwarfs the Gulf oil spill. The US and Europe ignore it,” "Presence of world leaders 'paralysed' climate summit, UN letter claims," “Academic resigns from UK food watchdog over 'GM propaganda',” and “2010 on track to become warmest year ever.” Mike Marqusee writes Level Playing Field, a column on politics and culture for The Hindu Sunday magazine, one of India’s largest circulation English language publications, and Contending for the Living for Red Pepper. Mike's most recent book is the paperback edition of "If I Am Not for Myself: Journey of an Anti-Zionist Jew" (Verso). His recent columns include, "Looking forward to the miraculous" and "An attack on the international movement." retired United States Air Force lieutenant colonel William Astore taught at the Air Force Academy and the Naval Postgraduate School and currently teaches History at the Pennsylvania College of Technology. Bill's recent writing includes, "Doubling Down in Afghanistan: Why We Refuse to Fold a Losing Hand," and "American Kleptocracy: How Fears of Socialism and Fascism Hide Naked Theft." writer and former documentary filmmaker Julia Whitty is the author of “Deep Blue Home: An Intimate Ecology of Our Wild Ocean,” (Mariner Books) which comes out in July. Julia’s book, “The Fragile Edge: Diving and Other Adventures in the South Pacific,” (Mariner Books) won the PEN USA Literary Award. She is on this weekend to discuss her Mother Jones article, “The Last Taboo: 6.7 billion reasons—and counting—to take an honest look at our population problem. Live in the studio, Kevan "The Radical Pessimist" Harris gave his two cents. Live from Palo Alto, Mike Dvorak returned with 'The Wind Blows" report. This week, he compared the regulations regarding offshore wind turbines to those relating to offshore oil drilling. Live from Oakland, Elvis DeMorrow told us what's happening in the Konspiracy Korner. Live from Los Angeles, Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week/2061/ http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week/2061/#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 12:21:28 +0000 laddieo http://thisishell.net/?p=2061 http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week/2061/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-june-4/2050/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-june-4/2050/#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:15:54 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2050 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-june-4/2050/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/correspondents/the-radical-pessimist-correspondents/ganjis-fu-to-cato/2048/ http://thisishell.net/correspondents/the-radical-pessimist-correspondents/ganjis-fu-to-cato/2048/#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:57:59 +0000 Kevan Harris http://thisishell.net/?p=2048 http://thisishell.net/correspondents/the-radical-pessimist-correspondents/ganjis-fu-to-cato/2048/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-june-3/2041/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-june-3/2041/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:09:24 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2041 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/thursday-june-3/2041/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-june-2/2038/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-june-2/2038/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:01:42 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2038 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-june-2/2038/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-june-1/2031/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-june-1/2031/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:28:50 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2031 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-june-1/2031/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-may-31/2028/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-may-31/2028/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 23:21:01 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2028 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-may-31/2028/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-may-29/2045/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-may-29/2045/#comments Sat, 29 May 2010 21:28:01 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2045 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-may-29/2045/feed/ 0 239:03 Our guests were: Christopher Hellman is communications liaison at the National Priorities Project in Northampton, Massachusetts. Chris was previously a military policy analyst for the Center ... Our guests were: Christopher Hellman is communications liaison at the National Priorities Project in Northampton, Massachusetts. Chris was previously a military policy analyst for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, a Senior Research Analyst at the Center for Defense Information, and spent ten years on Capitol Hill as a congressional staffer working on national security and foreign policy issues. His most recent article is, "Putting the Pentagon on a Diet; Will Bad Times and a Bad Economy Finally Discipline the Pentagon?" Eyal Press is a Schwartz Fellow at the New America Foundation. Eyal wrote the 2006 book, "Absolute Convictions: My Father, a City, and the Conflict That Divided America" (Henry Holt), a narrative account of the abortion wars that racked the city of Buffalo, New York. He is currently writing a book about conscientious objectors and moral dissent. We'll be speaking with Eyal about his recent article, "Israel's Holy Warriors." Ben Austen is a contributing editor to Harper's Magazine. Ben's front-page article for Harper's latest edition is, "In the loop: Obama's hometown takes Washington." Alfred McCoy is the J.R.W. Small Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison). Alfred's latest book is, "Policing America's Empire: The United States, the Philippines, and the Rise of the Surveillance State" (University of Wisconsin Press). His most recent writing includes the articles, "America and the Dictators: From Ngo Dinh Diem to Hamid Karzai" and Can Anyone Pacify the World's Number One Narco-State?: The Opium Wars in Afghanistan." Live from Budapest, Todd Williams tells us what the hell's going on in Hungary. John K. Wilson talks Rush Limbaugh. Live from Los Angeles, Jeff Dorchen delivers a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/questions-from-hell/how-would-you-describe-this-is-hell-to-people/2022/ http://thisishell.net/questions-from-hell/how-would-you-describe-this-is-hell-to-people/2022/#comments Sat, 29 May 2010 15:21:30 +0000 Spencer "Thunberball" Thayer http://thisishell.net/?p=2022 http://thisishell.net/questions-from-hell/how-would-you-describe-this-is-hell-to-people/2022/feed/ 11 http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-may-29-2010/2019/ http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-may-29-2010/2019/#comments Sat, 29 May 2010 13:00:51 +0000 laddieo http://thisishell.net/?p=2019 http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-may-29-2010/2019/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-may-28/2015/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-may-28/2015/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 18:01:41 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2015 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-may-28/2015/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-may-27/2011/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-may-27/2011/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 18:04:17 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2011 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-may-27/2011/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-may-26/2008/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-may-26/2008/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 19:47:36 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2008 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/wednesday-may-26/2008/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-may-25/2005/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-may-25/2005/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 19:21:55 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2005 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-may-25/2005/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-may-24/2002/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-may-24/2002/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 20:55:12 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2002 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-may-24/2002/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-may-22-2010/1997/ http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-may-22-2010/1997/#comments Sat, 22 May 2010 14:31:19 +0000 laddieo http://thisishell.net/?p=1997 http://thisishell.net/website-of-the-week/url-labs-website-of-the-week-for-may-22-2010/1997/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/announcements/no-live-show-for-may-22nd/1998/ http://thisishell.net/announcements/no-live-show-for-may-22nd/1998/#comments Sat, 22 May 2010 14:31:13 +0000 This Is Hell Admin http://thisishell.net/?p=1998 http://thisishell.net/announcements/no-live-show-for-may-22nd/1998/feed/ 3 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-may-21/1991/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-may-21/1991/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 19:27:37 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=1991 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/friday-may-21/1991/feed/ 0