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This Is Hell! admin@thisishell.net no no 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/ 0 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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/correspondents/copwatch/torture-is-as-american-as-apple-pie/1927/ http://thisishell.net/correspondents/copwatch/torture-is-as-american-as-apple-pie/1927/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 15:10:07 +0000 Spencer "Thunberball" Thayer http://thisishell.net/?p=1927 http://thisishell.net/correspondents/copwatch/torture-is-as-american-as-apple-pie/1927/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-may-15/1859/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-may-15/1859/#comments Sat, 15 May 2010 19:00:41 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=1859 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-may-15/1859/feed/ 4 00:01:01 Our guests were: Ira Chernus is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Ira is the author of "American Nonviolence: The History ... Our guests were: Ira Chernus is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Ira is the author of "American Nonviolence: The History of an Idea " (Orbis Books) and "Monsters To Destroy: The Neoconservative War on Terror and Sin" (Paradigm Publishers). He recently posted the article, "Blood or Treasure? Obama’s Crucial Choice in the Middle East." 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." Marjorie Cohn is the former president of the National Lawyers Guild and a professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, where she teaches criminal law and procedure, evidence, and international human rights law. She lectures throughout the world on human rights and US foreign policy. Marjorie is the author of "Rules of Disengagement: The Politics and Honor of Military Dissent" (PoliPoint Press). She is a "Media With Conscience News Magazine" senior editor, and a contributing editor to Jurist. She was also a legal observer in Iran on behalf of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers in 1978 and has participated in delegations to Cuba, China, and Yugoslavia. Her most recent writing includes, "Kagan's Troubling Record." Danny Muller gave a 'Wasted Energy' report from Portland, Maine. Spencer 'Thunderball' Thayer debuted his new segment live in our studios. Listen here. Kate O'Donnell gave her Perspective, live from San Francisco. This is the first installment of Kate's segment under the new name, "Thank You, Science!" Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth from Los Angeles. Kind of. Not really. Okay, Jeff's computer crashed and we just chatted it up for the last six minutes. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-may-8/1958/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-may-8/1958/#comments Sat, 08 May 2010 15:00:15 +0000 This Is Hell Admin http://thisishell.net/?p=1958 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-may-8/1958/feed/ 0 202:11 A best of episode. A best of episode. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-4/1784/ http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-4/1784/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 07:40:17 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=1784 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-4/1784/feed/ 1 237:21 Our guests on this podcast are: Paul Street is an independent journalist, policy adviser, and historian. Paul was Vice President for Research and Planning at the ... Our guests on this podcast are: Paul Street is an independent journalist, policy adviser, and historian. Paul was Vice President for Research and Planning at the Chicago Urban League. He is the author, most recently, of “Barack Obama and the Future of American Politics” (Paradigm). His next book, “The Empire’s New Clothes: Barack Obama in the Real World of Power,” (Paradigm) will be released this Summer. We’ll talk with Paul about his two-part piece, “What “Populist Uprising?," which he co-wrote with past This is Hell! guest Anthony Dimaggio. Part one is headlined, "Facts and Reflections on Race, Class, and the Tea Party 'Movement.'" Part two is entitled, "Further Reflections on an 'Astroturf Movement'" investigative journalist Aram Roston is the author of, "The Man Who Pushed America to War: The Extraordinary Life, Adventures, and Obsessions of Ahmad Chalabi" (Nation Books). Aram’s most recent article is “Fueling the Afghan War.” Gretchen Peters has covered Pakistan and Afghanistan for more than a decade, first for The Associated Press and later as a reporter for ABC News. Gretchen was nominated for an Emmy for her coverage of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. She also won the South Asian Journalists Association Journalism Award for a Nightline segment on former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf. She is the author of, “Seeds of Terror: How Drugs, Thugs, and Crime are Reshaping the Afghan War” (Picador). Lynn Henning is a 2010 recipient of the Goldman Prize for excellence in protecting the environment. Lynn is a family farmer and activist. She received a Goldman Prize for exposing "the egregious polluting practices of livestock factory farms in rural Michigan, gaining the attention of the federal EPA and prompting state regulators to issue hundreds of citations for water quality violations." Michael Roper, proprietor of Chicago's Hopleaf, 5148 North Clark, talked beer. Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-3/1729/ http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-3/1729/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:59:06 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=1729 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-3/1729/feed/ 1 171:28 Our guests were: Stan Cox is a plant breeder and writer in Salina, Kansas. Stan’s book, “Losing Our Cool: Uncomfortable Truths About Our Air-Conditioned World (And ... Our guests were: Stan Cox is a plant breeder and writer in Salina, Kansas. Stan’s book, “Losing Our Cool: Uncomfortable Truths About Our Air-Conditioned World (And Finding New Ways to Get Through the Summer),” will be published in June by The New Press. On Thursday, Stan posted the article, “Cold War: Militarism, Torture ... and Air Conditioning? award-winning writer Rebecca Solnit, is the author of “A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster” (Viking). This week, Rebecca posted the article, "350 Degrees of Inseparability: 
The Good News About the Very Bad News (about Climate Change)." John Feffer is co-director of Foreign Policy In Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies. John posted the piece, “Nuclear Follies: Are we in the process of giving up our nuclear addiction, or is this just flimflam from an addict who refuses to go cold turkey?,” on Tuesday. This week's irregular correspondents were, Dan 'The Auto Man' Litchfield; Drew Colglazier will give us his sports report; and Jeff Dorchen delivers a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-2/1696/ http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-2/1696/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 01:23:56 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=1696 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-2/1696/feed/ 0 00:01:01 On the 'Latest, Highest This is Hell!' we played the following interviews from 2009. Go ahead and  listen: live from Dublin, Julien Mercille is a Professor ... On the 'Latest, Highest This is Hell!' we played the following interviews from 2009. Go ahead and  listen: live from Dublin, Julien Mercille is a Professor at the University College of Dublin lecturing in US foreign policy. Julien writes regularly for Foreign Policy in Focus. The week this interview took place, Julien had just posted the story, "Trail of Afghanistan's drug money exposed." Matthieu Aikins is an international freelance journalist and photographer who has reported from Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan for Harper's Magazine, Canada's National Post and the Toronto Globe & Mail. For his reporting in 2008, Matthieu was the winner of the Canadian Association of Journalists Award in the Community Newspaper category, and the Atlantic Journalism Award for Enterprise Reporting. Matthieu's article in December's Harper's is entitled, "The Master of Spin Boldak: Undercover with Afghanistan's drug-trafficking border police." Eugenia Tsao is a PhD candidate in medical anthropology at the University of Toronto and a CGS Doctoral Fellow of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (we have no idea what CGS stands for either, but we'll ask Eugenia tomorrow). She had just written the story, "Inside the DSM: The Drug Barons' Campaign to Make Us All Crazy." Manuel Perez Rocha directs "The NAFTA Plus and the SPP Advocacy Project," part of the Global Economy Project. Manuel is a Mexican national who has led tri-national efforts to promote just and sustainable alternative approaches to North American economic integration for more than a decade. He had recently written the article, "The Failed War on Drugs in Mexico." Jeff Faux is founder and former president of the Economic Policy Institute where he is currently a distinguished fellow. Jeff's most recent article was a piece in The Nation entitled, "So Far From God, So Close to Wall St." He is the author of "The Global Class War: How America's Bipartisan Elite Lost Our Future - and What It Will Take to Win It Back" (Wiley). live from Mexico City, Laura Carlsen is a program director at the Center for International Policy's Americas Policy Program in Mexico City. The previous weekend, Laura wrote, "Drug War Doublespeak: Sorting Reality From Hype." Paul Armentano is the deputy director of NORML and the NORML Foundation. He is also the co-author of the forthcoming book "Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People To Drink?" (Chelsea Green). Paul had just written the story, "Marijuana Reform Is Part of the Progressive Agenda, So Why Are Obama's Drug Cops Already Making Pot Raids?" Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell/1659/ http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell/1659/#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:06:09 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=1659 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell/1659/feed/ 2 288:58 This past Saturday's 'Best of' edition features a recording of 'A Conversation with Greg Palast' featuring your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck ... This past Saturday's 'Best of' edition features a recording of 'A Conversation with Greg Palast' featuring your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz from Friday, April 9, 2010, at Columbia College's Film Row Cinema in Chicago's South Loop. You can listen here. Other interviews from earlier this year that we played during Saturday's 'Best of' broadcast include: author Michael Lind on the 'Tragedy of Obama' writer Christopher Ketcham dissects the dangers of wireless analyst Laura Carlsen visits 'The Murder Capital of the World' the Wall Street's Journal's Thomas Frank wonders 'What's the Matter with Democrats?' economist Robin Hahnel guides us through the economic crisis former Los Angeles Times reporter Terry McDermott looks at cable TV 'news' economist James K. Galbraith faces deficit phobia. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell/1496/ http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell/1496/#comments Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:00:10 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/?p=1496 http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell/1496/feed/ 3 247:46 Listen to this Saturday's live four hour This is Hell! Our guests were: Steven Fake is co-author with Kevin Funk of the book, "The Scramble for Africa: ... Listen to this Saturday's live four hour This is Hell! Our guests were: Steven Fake is co-author with Kevin Funk of the book, "The Scramble for Africa: Darfur - Intervention and the USA" (Black Rose Books). Professor emeritus in international law at Princeton University, and past This is Hell! guest, Richard Falk said "Scramble for Africa," is a "devastating critique ... well-researched, easy-to-read, and utterly convincing." Past guest Michael Parenti called the book, "a commanding expose of the duplicitous and damaging role played by US leaders and others in a dark drama." Past guest Vijay Prashad, author of "The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World," says Steven and Kevin's work, "stands against the mock of neo-liberal ideology, taking us through the Darfur conflict, putting it into history and allowing us to think of a neo-imperialist way to bring peace to a tormented region." 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." investigative journalist Greg Palast is the author of the New York Times bestsellers "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" and "Armed Madhouse." Greg's DVD is called, "Palast Investigates: From 8-Mile to the Amazon." The DVD focuses on the trail of the financial marauders. The DVD is a compilation three Palast reports on BBC Newsnight, none of which have been broadcast on American television. His most recent work on "financial vultures preying on the world's poorest nations" has appeared in The Guardian, on BBC World Service, BBC Television's "Newsnight," BBC World News America and In These Times. He also has a recent exclusive for Buzzflash entitled, "Getting into Massa's Drawers: Truly Creepy Details about the Congressman." Links to all Greg's writings, reports, books and DVDs can be found by clicking on his name above. Muhammad Sahimi is the NIOC Chair in petroleum engineering and professor of chemical engineering and materials science at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Muhammad has written extensively on Iran's political development and its nuclear program. In particular, Muhammad has concentrated on the legal and technical aspects of the dispute between Iran and the Western powers regarding Iran's nuclear energy program. He is a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists, an organization dedicated to making the public aware of the dangers of weapons of mass destruction, as well as polluting the environment. His most recent writing at Tehran Brueau is the article, "An Administration Plagued by Fraud and Corruption: Ahmadinejad and His Men - Embodiments of Fraud and Corruption." LaddieO.com reported live from the hermetically sealed clean rooms at URL Labs on web, tech and science stuff. Self-styled "Itinerant Bum" David Skalinder gave a 'Culture Shock Report' after seven years in London where he studied at the London School of Economics. His segment this week is entitled, "The Inverted Potbelly." Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-march-27th/1498/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-march-27th/1498/#comments Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:00:36 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/?p=1498 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-march-27th/1498/feed/ 0 229:05 Our guests were: James K. Galbraith, author of the new book, "The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too" (Free ... Our guests were: James K. Galbraith, author of the new book, "The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too" (Free Press). James holds the Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr. Chair of Government/Business Relations at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, the University of Texas at Austin. He is a senior scholar at the Levy Economics Institute. He is Chair of the Board of Economists for Peace and Security, an international association of professional economists. An archive of his writings as well as his current research can be found at the University of Texas Inequality Project web site. He served on the staff of the US Congress, including as Executive Director of the Joint Economic Committee. He was named a Carnegie Scholar in 2003. His most recent writing includes, "In Defense of Deficits," and, "Oh Please," on Alan Greenspan's non-mea culpa for the financial collapse. Dr. Oliver Fein, MD, is president of Physicians for a National Health Program. Dr. Fein is a Professor of Clinical Public Health in the Department of Public Health at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He was a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow when he worked as a legislative assistant in the office of Senate Democratic Majority Leader, George Mitchell. On the local level, Dr. Fein has been concerned with access to healthcare for vulnerable populations and the role of the Academic Health Center. He spent 17 years at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center developing ambulatory care practices at the Medical Center and in community. He is also on the Board of the American Public Health Association. Terry McDermott is a former reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Terry is an Encore Fellow at the Columbia Journalism Review. His article, "Dumb Like a Fox: Fox News isn't part of the GOP; it has simply (and shamelessly) mastered the confines of cable." His new book, "101 Theory Drive: A Neuroscientist's Quest for Memory," will be released on April 6. Kevan Harris, 'The Radical Pessimist', spoke with us live from Tehran. Kevan has an article online entitled, "Are the Iranian Poor a Bunch of Welfare Queens." Wanna read it? Simply click on his name. He's also got a new piece at the Middle East Report entitled, "The Politics of Subsidy Reform in Iran." Dave Buchen, Our Man in San Juan,' told us what's going on in Puerto Rico. Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday/1461/ http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday/1461/#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:44:31 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/?p=1461 http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday/1461/feed/ 0 244:23 Our guests were: 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 ... Our guests were: 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. Paul Rogers is professor of peace studies at Bradford University, northern England. Paul is a weekly columnist on global security at openDemocracy.net, the most recent column being, "America and Israel: a historic choice." He also writes an international security monthly briefing for the Oxford Research Group. His latest book is "Why We're Losing the War on Terror" (Polity) which focuses on the post-9/11 era and explains why a new security paradigm is needed. Paul has been called, "one of the world's leading security experts." Also, look for the third edition of his 2002, "Losing Control: Global Security in the 21st Century" (Pluto Press). independent journalist Dahr Jamail is the author of "The Will to Resist: Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Iraq and Afghanistan," and "Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq." Dahr's most recent writing includes this week's "Operation Enduring Occupation" and "The New 'Forgotten' War." economist Robin Hahnel is Professor Emeritus at American University in Washington, DC. Robin is the author of "Economics Justice and Democracy" (Routledge). An interview with Robin at The New Left Project, has been turned into a three-part series at ZNet. The three parts are entitled, in order, "A Guide through the Economic Crisis," "The Economic Crisis and the Failure of Obama," and "The Economic Crisis and the Left." Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-march-13/1521/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-march-13/1521/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:37:06 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/?p=1521 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-march-13/1521/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Our guests were: 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 ... Our guests were: 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). Dr. Samuel S. Epstein is founder and chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition. Dr. Epstein is professor emeritus of Environmental and Occupational Medicine at the University of Illinois School of Public Health. His most recent book is 2009's "Toxic Beauty:How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health and What You Can Do About It," which he co-wrote with Randall Fitzgerald. Dr. Epstein is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post. Thomas Frank is a regular columnist for the Wall Street Journal. Tom's latest book is "The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule" (Metropolitan Books). Tom's earlier book, "What The Matter With Kansas," has been made into a documentary. His recent Journal columns include, "The Rise of the Reactionary Right," "A New Age of Monopolies," "What's the Matter With Democrats?," "Washington's 'Deficit of Trust'," and "Populism Is Democracy at Work." nationally syndicated columnist Robert Scheer is the executive editor of truthdig.com and a contributing editor for The Nation. Robert conducted the famous Playboy magazine interview in which Jimmy Carter confessed to the lust in his heart. Robert was Vietnam correspondent, managing editor and editor in chief of Ramparts magazine and served as a national correspondent for the Los Angeles Times. He is the author of, most recently, "The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America" (Hachette Book Group). His most recent truthdig columns include, "An Oscar for America's Hubris," "Don't Blame Bunning," and "No Banker Left Behind." Todd Williams, our man in Budapest, was scheduled to bring Timea Szabo on the show to discuss the upcoming elections and the new Lehet Mas a Politika party. Timea was called away at the last minute and may appear on an upcoming show. Instead, we got Todd's insight as an American ex-pat on April's elections. Michael Roper of Chicago's Hopleaf, 5148 North Clark Street, returned with a segment on 'extreme beer and back.' Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-march-6-2010/1165/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-march-6-2010/1165/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:00:14 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/?p=1165 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-march-6-2010/1165/feed/ 0 97:03 Saturday, March 6th, 'This is Hell!' airs a 100 minute broadcast beginning at 9 AM (US central) on WNUR 89.3 FM Chicago, streaming live at ... Saturday, March 6th, 'This is Hell!' airs a 100 minute broadcast beginning at 9 AM (US central) on WNUR 89.3 FM Chicago, streaming live at http://wnur.org, and podcast shortly after here. Our guests on tomorrow's abbreviated This is Hell! will be: Live from Mexico City, Laura Carlsen is a program director at the Center for International Policy's Americas Policy Program. Laura's recent writing includes, "Murder Capital of the World." Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-february-20-2010/1226/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-february-20-2010/1226/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:41:49 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/?p=1226 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-february-20-2010/1226/feed/ 0 247:50 Our guests were: Henry Giroux is one of the founding theorists of critical pedagogy in the United States. He is best known for his pioneering work ... Our guests were: Henry Giroux is one of the founding theorists of critical pedagogy in the United States. He is best known for his pioneering work in public pedagogy, cultural studies, youth studies, higher education, media studies, and critical theory. He is the Global TV Network Chair in English and Cultural Studies at Hamilton, Ontario’s McMaster University. His most recent book is, "Youth in a Suspect Society: Democracy or Disposability?" (MacMillan). Andrew Bacevich is a professor of history and international relations at Boston University. He retired from the US Army with the rank of colonel. Andrew is the author of, "The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism" (Metropolitan Books). investigative journalist Greg Palast is the author of the New York Times bestsellers "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" and "Armed Madhouse." Greg's recently released DVD is called, "Palast Investigates: From 8-Mile to the Amazon." The DVD focuses on the trail of the financial marauders. The DVD is a compilation three Palast reports on BBC Newsnight, none of which have been broadcast on American television. All of Greg's books and videos can be purchased through his web site. Just click above on his name. Kathy Kelly is the author of "Other Lands Have Dreams: From Baghdad to Pekin Prison" (AK Press). Kathy co-coordinates Voices for Creative Nonviolence which works to end US military and economic warfare. From 1996 to 2003, Kathy, as co-founder of Voices in the Wilderness, helped form 70 delegations that openly defied economic sanctions by bringing medicines to Iraqi children and families. Kathy and her companions lived in Baghdad throughout the 2003 "Shock and Awe" bombing. More recently, she has visited Gaza and Pakistan, writing eyewitness accounts of war's impact on civilians. live from Vancouver, Chris Shaw, author of "Five Ring Circus: Myths and Realities of the Olympic Games" (New Society Publishers). Chris is a professor at the University of British Columbia and is a founding member and leading spokesperson for the No Games 2010 Coalition and 2010 Watch. Activist Danny Muller gave us a 'Wasted Energy Report' on politics & comic strips live from Portland, Maine; and from Los Angeles, Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-forfebruary-13-2010/1238/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-forfebruary-13-2010/1238/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:52:02 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/?p=1238 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-forfebruary-13-2010/1238/feed/ 0 129:20 Our guests were: Don Peck is a deputy managing editor of The Atlantic. Don's article, "How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America," appears in the ... Our guests were: Don Peck is a deputy managing editor of The Atlantic. Don's article, "How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America," appears in the March issue. Mike Marqusee is an American writer who emigrated to Britain in 1971. Mike 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. His most recent column is entitled, "Politics and 'the art of the possible'." The paperback version of his book, "If I Am Not for Myself: Journey of an Anti-Zionist Jew" (Verso) has just been released. In 2005, Mike was named an Honorary Faculty Fellow by the University of Brighton in recognition of his "contribution to the development of a critically-based form of journalistic scholarship in the social, cultural and political nature of contemporary global sport." Dr. Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on US national security policy. Dr. Porter is the author of, most recently, "Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam." (University of California Press). He has written regularly for Inter Press Service on US policy toward Iraq and Iran since 2005. Gareth was both a Vietnam specialist and an anti-war activist during the Vietnam War and was Co-Director of Indochina Resource Center in Washington. He taught international studies at City College of New York and American University. He was the first Academic Director for Peace and Conflict Resolution in the Washington Semester program at American University. His most recent writing includes, "Taliban Regime Pressed bin Laden on anti-U.S. Terror," "Peace Talks May Follow Ex-Taliban Mediators’ Plan," "US, Karzai Clash on Unconditional Talks with Taliban," "Behind Cautious Signal, a Decision for Afghan Peace Talks," and "Iran Uses Fear of Covert Nuclear Sites to Deter Attack." Norman Solomon is a nationally syndicated columnist on media and politics, writing the weekly "Media Beat" column since 1992. His latest book is "Made Love, Got War: Close Encounters with America's Warfare State." Norman is the founder and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, a national consortium of policy researchers and analysts. He is a past winner of the George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language. He is also national co-chair of the Healthcare NOT Warfare campaign. His recent columns include, "Don't Call it a 'Defense' Budget," and "Democrats Boosting Right-Wing Populism." Drew Colglazier gave his second sports report, dissecting the NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement; Kate O'Donnell added her 'Perspective' on the female orgasm. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-february-6-2010/1274/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-february-6-2010/1274/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:19:08 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/?p=1274 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-february-6-2010/1274/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Our guests were: Moshe Adler teaches economics at Columbia University and at the Center for Labor Studies at Empire State College. Moshe is the author of ... Our guests were: Moshe Adler teaches economics at Columbia University and at the Center for Labor Studies at Empire State College. Moshe is the author of "Economics For The Rest Of Us: Debunking the Science that Makes Life Dismal (The New Press). Lawrence Lessig, a professor of law at Harvard Law School, is co-founder of the nonprofit Change Congress. This week, Lawrence posted The Nation article, "How to Get Our Democracy Back: If You Want Change, You Have to Change Congress." Glen Ford, executive editor of the Black Agenda Report. Glen discussed a recent speech he gave to the Black is Back Coalitionentitled, "Black Realities and Delusion in the Age of Obama." Wel also touched on Glen's article, "Obama Sec'y of Education Says Katrina 'the Best Thing to Happen' to Education in New Orleans," and we talked Haiti. Stephen Zunes is a Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, where he chairs the program in Middle Eastern Studies. He is also the author of "Tinderbox: US Middle East Policy and the Roots of Terrorism" (Common Courage Press) and co-author (with Jacob Mundy) of the forthcoming "Western Sahara: Nationalism, Conflict, and International Accountability" (Syracuse University Press). His most recent articles include, "Obama's State of the Union," "Obama's Human Rights Record a Disappointment," and "Yemen: The Latest U.S. Battleground." Greg Grandin teaches history at New York University. He is the author of "Empire's Workshop: Latin America, The United States and The Rise of the New Imperialism" (Metropolitan) and, most recently, "Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City," (Henry Holt) which was a 2009 National Book Award finalist. His article in The Nation, "Muscling Latin America," is on newsstands now. Elvis DeMorrow told us what's rumbling around in the 'Konspiracy Korner', and Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-january-30-2010/1302/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-january-30-2010/1302/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:37:58 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/?p=1302 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-january-30-2010/1302/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Our guests were: Dr. Margaret Flowers is a pediatrician in the Baltimore area and co-chairs the Maryland chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program. Dr. Flowers ... Our guests were: Dr. Margaret Flowers is a pediatrician in the Baltimore area and co-chairs the Maryland chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program. Dr. Flowers is one of two single payer doctors who were arrested Friday outside the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel where President Obama was scheduled to speak to House Republicans. Physicians for a National Health Program describes itself as "a single issue organization advocating a universal, comprehensive single-payer national health program." live from London, Atmospheric Physicist Victoria Johnson is researcher for the climate change and energy program at the New Economics Foundation. Victoria studies the interaction between climate change and social justice including the social impacts of technological 'Magic Bullets', energy equity, social justice and carbon trading, climate change and human rights, the feasibility of green/sustainable growth and potential changes to lifestyle, politics and economics in a post-carbon world in the context of climate change policy and peak oil. We spoke with Victoria about a couple recent NEF reports including, "The Great Transition" and "Growth isn't Possible." journalist Anand Gopal has reported in Afghanistan for the Christian Science Monitor and the Wall Street Journal. He is currently working on a book about the Afghan war. This week, he posted the TomDispatch story, "Obama's Secret Prisons: Night Raids, Hidden Detention Centers, the 'Black Jail,' and the Dogs of War in Afghanistan." This piece appears in print in the latest issue of the Nation magazine. live from Geneva, Antoine Mach is co-founder and director of Covalence. Covalence tracks the ethical reputation of multinationals. They monitor and aggregate online news, publish ethical rankings and offer reputation management products to companies, investors, and non profit organizations. He is the author of 2001's "Swiss business and human rights: Confrontations and partnerships with NGOs" (Fribourg University Press). This week, Covalence released its annual ranking of the overall ethical performance of multinational corporations. freelance writer Christopher Ketcham writes for Vanity Fair, GQ, Harper's, Salon and many other magazines and websites. Christopher's article, "Warning: Your Cell Phone May Be Hazardous to Your Health," appears in the February GQ. Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-january-23-2010/1325/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-january-23-2010/1325/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:48:52 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/?p=1325 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-january-23-2010/1325/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Our guests were: Michael Lind is Policy Director of New America's Economic Growth Program. Michael's most recent book is 2005's "What Lincoln Believed" (Doubleday). He has been ... Our guests were: Michael Lind is Policy Director of New America's Economic Growth Program. Michael's most recent book is 2005's "What Lincoln Believed" (Doubleday). He has been an editor or staff writer for The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, and The New Republic. His first three books - 1995's "The Next American Nation: The New Nationalism and the Fourth American Revolution" (Free Press), 1996's "Up From Conservatism: Why the Right Is Wrong for America (Free Press), and 1999's "Vietnam: The Necessary War (Free Press) - were all selected as New York Times Notable Books. His most recent writing includes "The tragedy of Obama," and "The Clintonites Were Wrong." Simon Schama is Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University. Simon's books have won the Wolfson Award for History, the W.H Smith Prize for Literature; the National Academy of Arts and Letters Award for Literature. His 2007 book, "Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution" (Ecco Press) won the Critics' Circle Award for Non-Fiction. His most recent book is last year's "America's Future: A History" (Ecco Press). He has been an essayist and critic for The New Yorker since 1994, his art criticism winning the National Magazine Award in 1996. His television work for the BBC and PBS as writer-presenter includes the award-winning, Emmy-nominated "A History of Britain"; a ninety minute adaptation of "Rough Crossings," and the eight-part "Power of Art." Last year, Simon became a contributing editor at Financial Times. His most recent writing there includes, "Why Obama should play to populism." Dean Baker is co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Dean writes the Beat the Press blog at the American Prospect. Last year, Dean wrote the book, "Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy." (PoliPointPress). His latest book, "False Profits: Recovering from the Bubble Economy" (PoliPointPress) will be available for purchase in ePub & .mobi formats, as well as in the Kindle Store, beginning February 15th. His recent writing at The Guardianincludes, "Extend bank tax to do the business." investigative journalist Greg Palast is the author of the New York Times bestsellers "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" and "Armed Madhouse." Greg's recently released DVD is called, "Palast Investigates: From 8-Mile to the Amazon," which focuses on the trail of the financial marauders. The DVD is a compilation three Palast reports on BBC Newsnight, none of which have been broadcast on American television. All of Greg's books and videos can be purchased through his web site. Just click above on his name. Greg's most recent writing includes, "Manchurian Candidates: Supreme Court allows China and others unlimited spending in US elections," and "The Right Testicle of Hell: History of a Haitian Holocaust." We also heard from 'The Radical Pessimist' Kevan Harris live from Tehran, and Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-january-16-2010/1365/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-january-16-2010/1365/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:05:41 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/?p=1365 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-january-16-2010/1365/feed/ 0 245:08 Our guests were: live from London, Peter Hallward professor of Modern European Philosophy at Middlesex University and author of 2008's "Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide, and the ... Our guests were: live from London, Peter Hallward professor of Modern European Philosophy at Middlesex University and author of 2008's "Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide, and the Politics of Containment" (Verso Books). This week, Peter wrote the Guardian story, "Our role in Haiti's plight." journalist Robert Parry, whose work can be found at ConsortiumNews.com. In 1984, Bob won the prestigious Polk Award for National Reporting by breaking many of the Iran-Contra stories for Newsweek and The Associated Press. His recent columns include, "Haiti and America's Historic Debt," "Lessons from America's Lost Decade," and "Hard Lessons from Decades Past." Mark Weisbrot is co-director with past This is Hell! guest Dean Baker at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Mark's recent writing includes, "Top Ten Ways You Can Tell Which Side The United States Government is On With Regard to the Military Coup in Honduras" and "Media Battles in Latin America Not About 'Free Speech'." Mark Ames is a writer for eXiledonline and the author of 2005's "Going Postal: Rage, Murder, and Rebellion: From Reagan's Workplaces to Clinton's Columbine and Beyond" (Soft Skull). Mark's recent articles include, "Are Obama and Geithner the Twins from Hell?" and "Blood Sucking Freaks; The Rightwing Billionaires at Cerberus Capital Literally Suck Blood from the Poor." Juan Cole is the Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan. Juan's most recent book is last year's "Engaging the Muslim World" (Palgrave). Juan writes at his critically-acclaimed blog, the Informed Comment. Juan's writing there this week included the post, "Could the Pakistani Government Fall over Karachi Violence? What would it Mean for Obama's War on al-Qaeda?" Our irregular correspondents were LaddieO.com, live from URL Labs, on China and Google; and Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-january-2-2010/1402/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-january-2-2010/1402/#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:19:50 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/?p=1402 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-january-2-2010/1402/feed/ 0 201:07 This is part two of the Best of This is Hell!: 2009. #5: From January 24th, Kenneth Saltman is associate professor in the department of Educational Policy ... This is part two of the Best of This is Hell!: 2009. #5: From January 24th, Kenneth Saltman is associate professor in the department of Educational Policy Studies and Research at DePaul University in Chicago. He is the author, most recently, of "Capitalizing on Disaster: Taking and Breaking Public Schools," (Paradigm Publishers), and editor of Schooling and the Politics of Disaster (Routledge). In December 2008, he wrote the article, "Obama's Betrayal of Public Education? Arne Duncan and the Corporate Model of Schooling," with Henry Giroux. #4: From October 10, James B. Steele co-wrote the Vanity Fair article, "Good Billions After Bad," with his investigative reporting partner Donald L. Barlett. Steele and Barlett are the only investigative journalism team to have won two Pulitzers and two National Magazine Awards. They are both contributing editors to Vanity Fair and editors-at-large for TIME magazine. Their most recent book is 2004's "Critical Condition: How Health Care in America Became Big Business and Bad Medicine" (Doubleday). Vanity Fair's sub-headline for "Good Billions After Bad" reads: As the Bush administration waned, the Treasury shoveled more than a quarter of a trillion dollars in tarp funds into the financial system—without restrictions, accountability, or even common sense. The authors reveal how much of it ended up in the wrong hands, doing the opposite of what was needed. #3: From April 25, Johann Hari is an award-winning journalist who writes twice-weekly for the UK paper, The Independent. Last year, at the age of 29, Johann became the youngest person ever to be awarded the George Orwell Prize, which the Observer newspaper calls "Britain's preeminent award for political writing". In 2007 he was named Newspaper Journalist of the Year by Amnesty International for his reporting on the war in Congo. He is the author of 2003's, "God Save the Queen?: The Monarchy and the Truth About The Windsors" (Icon Books). His recent writing included, "The Dark Side of Dubai," "The one lesson of this crisis is the more need for a more equal society," "Why we should listen to the protesters," and "How to spot a lame lame argument." Many of our listeners emailed us about his January article, "You Are Being Lied to About Pirates." #2: From April 18, Henry Giroux is one of the founding theorists of critical pedagogy in the United States. He is best known for his pioneering work in public pedagogy, cultural studies, youth studies, higher education, media studies, and critical theory. He is the Global TV Network Chair in English and Cultural Studies at Hamilton, Ontario’s McMaster University. His most recent book is, "The University in Chains: Confronting the Military-Industrial-Academic Complex." His recent articles, "Commodifying Kids: The Forgotten Crisis," and "Disney, Casino Capitalism and the Exploitation of Young Boys: Beyond the Politics of Innocence" were from his then-upcoming book, "Youth in a Suspect Society: Democracy or Disposability?," which was published later that year, in September. #1: From July 4' live from London, Saskia Sassen is professor of sociology and member of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University. Saskia's most recent book is 2007's "A Sociology of Globalization" (WW Norton). She wrote that week's openDemocracy piece, "The new executive politics: a democratic challenge". Before that, she wrote April's openDemocracy article, "Too big to save: the end of financial capitalism." Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-december-19-2009/1417/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-december-19-2009/1417/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:31:50 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/?p=1417 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-december-19-2009/1417/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Our guests were: live from Beirut, Martin Chulov is the Baghdad correspondent for The Guardian. This week, Martin posted the article, "Iraq: Water, Water Nowhere," at the ... Our guests were: live from Beirut, Martin Chulov is the Baghdad correspondent for The Guardian. This week, Martin posted the article, "Iraq: Water, Water Nowhere," at the World Policy Journal web site. William Astore is a retired US Air Force lieutenant colonel. Bill taught cadets at the Air Force Academy and officers at the Naval Postgraduate School. He currently teaches history at the Pennsylvania College of Technology. This week, he posted the article, "'They’re Wasted': The Price of Pushing Our Troops Too Far ," at the TomDispatch web site. clinical psychologist Bruce E. Levine's latest book is 2007's "Surviving America’s Depression Epidemic: How to Find Morale, Energy, and Community in a World Gone Crazy" (Chelsea Green Publishing). Last Friday, he posted the article, "Are Americans a Broken People?: Why We've Stopped Fighting Back Against the Forces of Oppression." live from Dublin, Julien Mercille is a Professor at the University College of Dublin lecturing in US foreign policy. Julien writes regularly for Foreign Policy in Focus. This week, Julien posted the story, "Trail of Afghanistan's drug money exposed." Our irregular correspondents were Dr. Krys Bigosinski MD, ranting on about healthcare reform; Todd Williams, 'Our Man in Budapest'; Michael Roper of Chicago's Hopleaf, 5148 North Clark Street, debuted his new segment on beer; and Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-december-12-2010/1424/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-december-12-2010/1424/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:38:55 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/?p=1424 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-december-12-2010/1424/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Our guests were: Robert Dreyfuss is Rolling Stone's national security correspondent, and a contributing editor at The Nation where he writes the 'The Dreyfuss Report, blog. ... Our guests were: Robert Dreyfuss is Rolling Stone's national security correspondent, and a contributing editor at The Nation where he writes the 'The Dreyfuss Report, blog. Recent entries include, "Fire Gates!," "Exit 2011, Parts I and II," "Iran: No Sanctions" and "The Iranian Souffle."author of "Devil's Game: How the United States Helped Unleash Fundamentalist Islam." He is the author of 2005's "The Devil's Game: How the United States Helped Unleash Fundamentalist Islam" (Henry Holt). reporter Jason Grotto is the co-author of the five-part Chicago Tribune series on 'Agent Orange's Lethal Legacy.' Jason co-wrote the series with Tim Jones. Shlomo Sands a professor of history at the University of Tel Aviv. Shlomo is the author of, "The Invention of the Jewish People," (Verso Books) winner of the Aujourd'hui Award, a French journalism award for top non-fiction political or historical work. The book was an international bestseller and was on Israel's bestseller list for 19 weeks. Patrick Bond is professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal School of Development Studies where he directs the Centre for Civil Society. Patrick also serves as visiting professor at Gyeongsang National University Institute of Social Sciences, South Korea. He is a co-advisor on the adviser to the new short film, "The Story of Cap and Trade." We also have a 'Wasted Energy Report' from activist Danny Muller in Portland, Maine, and Jeff Dorchen delivers a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-december-5-2009-2/173/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-december-5-2009-2/173/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/12/podcast-for-saturday-december-5-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-december-5-2009-2/173/feed/ 0 236:38 Rahul Mahajan is the author of 2003's "Full Spectrum Dominance: US Power in Iraq and Beyond" (Seven Stories Press) and 2002's "The New Crusade: ... Rahul Mahajan is the author of 2003's "Full Spectrum Dominance: US Power in Iraq and Beyond" (Seven Stories Press) and 2002's "The New Crusade: America's War on Terrorism," (Monthly Review Press). Rahul serves on the Administrative Committee of anti-war coalition United for Peace and Justice, the Board of Directors of Peace Action and the Advisory Board of Occupation Watch. In 2002 he ran as the Green Party candidate for governor of Texas. Rahul reported from Fallujah during the bloody April 2004 siege.This will be Rahul's first appearance on This is Hell! since October 13, 2001 investigative journalist Greg Palast is the author of the New York Times bestsellers "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" and "Armed Madhouse." Greg's new DVD is called, "Palast Investigates: From 8-Mile to the Amazon," which focuses on the trail of the financial marauders. The DVD is a compilation three Palast reports on BBC Newsnight, none of which have been broadcast on American television.All of Greg's books and videos can be purchased through his web site. Just click above on his name.We'll be talking with Greg about his recent report, "World Trade Organization Risks Financial 'China Syndrome'" among other things.This is Hell! was the first US radio program to ever feature an interview with Greg, way back in December 16, 2000.Greg once said of your bitter blind broke gap-toothed host of This is Hell!, "Chuck should be syndicated. He has the greatest guests. I do endless interviews on C-SPAN, and it's so much fun on Chuck's show. It's like a vacation. But he also does heavy stuff, so I feel like I'm getting more information than with the other outlets." Zoltan Grossman is a faculty member in Geography and Native American Studies at The Evergreen State College at Olympia, Washington's Evergreen State College. Zoltan's studies and teaching have focused on many areas including military interventions and the US military bases network. He wrote the essay, "A Century of US Military Interventions: From Wounded Knee to Iraq," for Carolyn Baker's 2006 collection, "US History Uncensored: What Your High School Textbook Didn't Tell You" (iUniverse). This week, he posted the article, "Afghanistan: The Roach Motel of Empires," Matthieu Aikins is an international freelance journalist and photographer who has reported from Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan for Harper's Magazine, Canada's National Post and the Toronto Globe & Mail. For his reporting in 2008, Matthieu was the winner of the Canadian Association of Journalists Award in the Community Newspaper category, and the Atlantic Journalism Award for Enterprise Reporting. Matthieu's article in this month's Harpers' is entitled, "The master of Spin Boldak: Undercover with Afghanistan's drug-trafficking border police." Our irregular correspondents were Dan 'The Auto Man' Litchfield; Drew Colglazier gave us his inaugural sports report; and Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth.Here's an index to our last nine years of podcasts: Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-november-28-2009-3/174/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-november-28-2009-3/174/#comments Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/11/podcast-for-saturday-november-28-2009-3/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-november-28-2009-3/174/feed/ 0 55:25 Ivan Eland is Director of the Center on Peace & Liberty at The Independent Institute. Ivan has spent 15 years working for Congress on national ... Ivan Eland is Director of the Center on Peace & Liberty at The Independent Institute. Ivan has spent 15 years working for Congress on national security issues, including as an investigator for the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Principal Defense Analyst at the Congressional Budget Office. His books include "The Empire Has No Clothes: U.S. Foreign Policy Exposed," and "Putting 'Defense' Back into US Defense Policy" which have received endorsements from past This is Hell! guests Andrew Bacevich and Chalmers Johnson. Ivan's recent articles include, " KSM Trial Helps Restore US Principles," "History's Bitter Guerrilla War Lessons," and "Will a 'Surge' Work in Afghanistan?" all of which are posted at Constoriumnews.com.Ivan was on the August 23rd, 2008 broadcast of This is Hell! You can hear that week's show by clicking here. Culture and media critic David Rosen is the author of the new book, "Sex Scandal America: Politics and the Ritual of Public Shaming" (Key Publishing).David appeared on the July 21st, 2007 (listen) and November 4th, 2006 (listen) broadcasts of This is Hell! Christian Parenti is a contributing editor at The Nation and visiting scholar at the the City University of New York Graduate Center. Christian is the author of the 2005 book, "The Freedom: Shadows and Hallucinations in Occupied Iraq" (New Press), which is now available in paperback. He is currently at work on a book about climate change and war. His article, "Zombie Nuke Plants," is online at The Nation's web site and will be published in the December 7th print edition. The story's subheadline reads, "thirty years after the Three Mile Island partial meltdown, the real nuclear power threat is the relicensing of old plants."Christian has been on This is Hell! a couple of times including August 2nd, 2008 (listen) and January 8th, 2005 (listen). He also appeared way back on January 8th, 2000, to talk about his now classic book, "Lockdown America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis." That interview is currently unavailable but will be after the upcoming relaunch of this web site.Christian was quoted saying this about This is Hell!: "Hell yeah, Chuck Mertz does good radio." Alexander Cockburn is a syndicated columnist, the 'Beat the Devil' columnist at The Nation, and the co-editor of Counterpunch. Alexander's recent writing at Counterpunch includes, "The Auld Triangle Goes Jingle Jangle," "It’s Show Trial Time!," "One in a Hundred," "Too Fat to Fight," "The Long Gaze of the State" and "All the Populism Money Can Buy."Alexander has been on This is Hell! several times including, September 6th, 2008 (listen), October 14th, 2006 (listen) - an interview that was chosen as one of the 'Best of 2006' by our listeners - and August 27th, 2005 (listen). He was also on back in 2004. That podcast is currently unavailable but will be after the upcoming relaunch of this web site. Alexander says this of your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host: "Chuck Mertz's hate is pure, and funny." Our irregular correspondents were LaddieO.com, live from URL Labs, and Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-november-21-2009-4/175/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-november-21-2009-4/175/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/11/podcast-for-saturday-november-21-2009-4/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-november-21-2009-4/175/feed/ 0 269:36 Robert Auerbach was an economist at the House banking committee during the tenure of four Federal Reserve Chairmen including Alan Greenspan. Robert also served as ... Robert Auerbach was an economist at the House banking committee during the tenure of four Federal Reserve Chairmen including Alan Greenspan. Robert also served as an economist in the US Treasury's Office of Domestic Monetary Affairs during the Reagan administration and as a financial economist with the Federal Reserve. He received his PhD. in economics from the University of Chicago where he studied under Milton Friedman. His latest book is, "Deception and Abuse at the Fed: Henry B. Gonzalez Battles Alan Greenspan's Bank" (University of Texas). His writing also appears at the Huffington Post. live from Toronto, award-winning syndicated columnist Eric Margolis. As a war correspondent, Eric covered conflicts in Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Mozambique, Sinai, Afghanistan, Kashmir, India, Pakistan, El Salvador and Nicaragua. He was among the first journalists to ever interview Muammar Khadaffi and was also among the first to be allowed access to KGB headquarters in Moscow. As a veteran reporter of conflicts in the Middle East, Sky News TV called him, "the man who got it right," in his predictions about the risks and entanglements the US would face in Iraq. Eric is the author of the 2008 book, "American Raj: Liberation or Domination?: Resolving the Conflict Between the West and the Muslim World," which was a finalist for the 2009 Governors Award for nonfiction." Rajiv Shah is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Rajiv follows developments in Chicago's use of video surveillance at his Smart Cameras blog. He has studied the development of these so-called "smart cameras" which use additional sensors and/or computer processing techniques. live from Jordan, investigative journalist Pratap Chatterjee is the senior editor at CorpWatch. Pratap is the author of "Halliburton's Army: How A Well-Connected Texas Oil Company Revolutionized the Way America Makes War" (Nation Books). This week, Pratap posted the story, "Paying Off the Warlords: Anatomy of an Afghan Culture of Corruption," at TomDispatch. Our irregular correspondents were: live from London, David Skalinder a doctoral student the London School of Economics. David will discuss the "Stalinist" British care system and the Republican freedom fighters who he interviewed who wish to "rid the world of the totalitarian oppression that is free, convenient, and effective health care." live from San Juan, Dave Buchen will be talking about recent general strike in Puerto Rico, the refinery explosion and the threat of "terrorism," and, of course, the MTV Latino Music Awards. live from Los Angeles, Jeff Dorchen delivers a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-november-7-2009-2/177/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-november-7-2009-2/177/#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/11/podcast-for-saturday-november-7-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-november-7-2009-2/177/feed/ 0 55:25 Harper's Washington editor Ken Silverstein who writes the Washington Babylon blog ... and 'Radical Pessimist' Kevan Harris, live from Tehran. Harper's Washington editor Ken Silverstein who writes the Washington Babylon blog ... and 'Radical Pessimist' Kevan Harris, live from Tehran. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-october-24-2009-2/178/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-october-24-2009-2/178/#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/10/podcast-for-saturday-october-24-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-october-24-2009-2/178/feed/ 0 62:41 New York Times and Time magazine columnist, Barbara Ehrenreich. Barbara is the author of seventeen books including her latest, "Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of ... New York Times and Time magazine columnist, Barbara Ehrenreich. Barbara is the author of seventeen books including her latest, "Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America" (Metropolitan Books). She is also a contributor to The Nation and Harper's. Her recent writing includes the Tom Dispatch piece, "Are Women Getting Sadder?: Or Are We All Just Getting a Lot More Gullible?" Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-october-10-2009-2/180/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-october-10-2009-2/180/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/10/podcast-for-saturday-october-10-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-october-10-2009-2/180/feed/ 0 61:06 James B. Steele co-wrote the Vanity Fair article, "Good Billions After Bad," with his investigative reporting partner Donald L. Barlett. Steele and Barlett are the ... James B. Steele co-wrote the Vanity Fair article, "Good Billions After Bad," with his investigative reporting partner Donald L. Barlett. Steele and Barlett are the only investigative journalism team to have won two Pulitzers and two National Magazine Awards. They are both contributing editors to Vanity Fair and editors-at-large for TIME magazine. Their most recent book is 2004's "Critical Condition: How Health Care in America Became Big Business and Bad Medicine" (Doubleday).Vanity Fair's sub-headline for "Good Billions After Bad" reads:As the Bush administration waned, the Treasury shoveled more than a quarter of a trillion dollars in tarp funds into the financial system—without restrictions, accountability, or even common sense. The authors reveal how much of it ended up in the wrong hands, doing the opposite of what was needed. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-october-3-2009-2/181/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-october-3-2009-2/181/#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/10/podcast-for-saturday-october-3-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-october-3-2009-2/181/feed/ 0 63:07 live from Copenhagen, Tom Tresser is a volunteer organizer for 'No Games Chicago.' Tom is a consultant, producer, educator and trainer who works with ... live from Copenhagen, Tom Tresser is a volunteer organizer for 'No Games Chicago.' Tom is a consultant, producer, educator and trainer who works with individuals, companies and communities to "leverage and amplify their creative assets in order to solve problems, create economic value and trigger civic engagement." He is the author of the book, "America Needs You! Why You Should Become a Creativity Champion."Find out more about Tom by going to his Creativity Champion web site. David Cole, is the co-author of "The Torture Memos: Rationalizing the Unthinkable" (The New Press). David is a professor of law at Georgetown University, a volunteer staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, the legal affairs correspondent at The Nation, and the author of the American Book Award-winning "Enemy Aliens: Double Standards and Constitutional Freedoms in the War on Terrorism" (The New Press).David will be part of a panel addressing, "The Perils of Preventive Law Enforcement in the War on Terror." David will be joined by Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis, former US attorney Thomas Sullivan, and Illinois State Police director Jonathan Monken.This event takes place Monday, October 19th, beginning at 10 AM in the Paris Room of Hotel Monaco, 225 North Wabash.To RSVP, send an email by clicking here. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-26-2009-2/182/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-26-2009-2/182/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/09/podcast-for-saturday-september-26-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-26-2009-2/182/feed/ 0 54:28 Stephen Glain is a weekly columnist for the Abu Dhabi English-language paper The National and a regular contributor to the London-based Al Majallah magazine. Stephen ... Stephen Glain is a weekly columnist for the Abu Dhabi English-language paper The National and a regular contributor to the London-based Al Majallah magazine. Stephen has been a business reporter for the South China Morning Post and a foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal. His book, "Mullahs, Merchants, and Militants: The Economic Collapse of the Arab World," (St. Martin's Press) was named the best book of 2004 by online magazine The Globalist. His most recent writing includes The Nation article, "The American Leviathan." He is currently working on a book about the militarization of US foreign policy which is the subject of his Nation story. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-19-2009-2/183/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-19-2009-2/183/#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/09/podcast-for-saturday-september-19-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-19-2009-2/183/feed/ 0 243:57 Thomas Frank is a regular columnist for the Wall Street Journal. Tom's latest book is "The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule" (Metropolitan Books). Tom's earlier ... Thomas Frank is a regular columnist for the Wall Street Journal. Tom's latest book is "The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule" (Metropolitan Books). Tom's earlier book, "What The Matter With Kansas," has been made into a documentary. Joe Winston, the director of the new film, joined us live in-studio.Show times through Thursday, are 6:15 PM and 8:15 PM. Glen Ford, executive editor of the Black Agenda Report will discuss his latest writing including, "The Van Jones Affair: An 'Unfriendly Environment; for Progressives at the White House," and "Black is Back! A Coalition to Fight the Powers that Be - Including Obama." Andy Kroll is a writer and a staffer at Mother Jones. Andy's most recent article is "Obama vs. the Lobbyists: A Scorecard for the Future of American Politics." Tom Mucha, formerly of Crains Chicago Business and CNN, is now a writer at GlobalPost. Tom's most recent work is entitled, “World of Trouble: Is the Nightmare Over?," a survey from 20 countries on where the world economy currently stands. Conn Hallinan is a columnist for Foreign Policy In Focus. Conn's most recent piece is headlined, "Afghanistan: What Are These People Thinking?" Jeff Dorchen delivers a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-12-2009-2/184/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-12-2009-2/184/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/09/podcast-for-saturday-september-12-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-12-2009-2/184/feed/ 0 55:45 Craig Holman is Legislative Representative for Public Citizen. In that capacity, Craig serves as the organization's Capitol Hill lobbyist on campaign finance and governmental ... Craig Holman is Legislative Representative for Public Citizen. In that capacity, Craig serves as the organization's Capitol Hill lobbyist on campaign finance and governmental ethics. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-5-2009-2/185/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-5-2009-2/185/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/09/podcast-for-saturday-september-5-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-5-2009-2/185/feed/ 0 51:31 Danny Weil has written a three-part series on charter schools for Counterpunch. Danny is an attorney with thirty years experience as well as a union ... Danny Weil has written a three-part series on charter schools for Counterpunch. Danny is an attorney with thirty years experience as well as a union organizer. Danny is also a former primary school teacher in Los Angeles and works as an educational and organizational management consultant. He is currently director of the Critical Thinking Institute, an educational institute serving public and private entities throughout the world.His three-part series at Counterpunch was headlined, in order, "Neoliberalism, Charter Schools and the Chicago Model: Obama and Duncan's Education Policy… Like Bush's, Only Worse," "The Charter School Hype and How It's Managed," and "The Future of Charter Schools." Live in the studio, irregular correspondent Dr. Krys Bigosinski, MD, gave us a report on his recent trip to his Polish homeland. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-29-2009-2/186/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-29-2009-2/186/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/08/podcast-for-saturday-august-29-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-29-2009-2/186/feed/ 0 263:08 We broadcast 'The Best of This is Hell!: 2005-2009' featuring the following interviews: from September 17, 2005, author and professor Norman Finkelstein; from September 30 2006, ... We broadcast 'The Best of This is Hell!: 2005-2009' featuring the following interviews: from September 17, 2005, author and professor Norman Finkelstein; from September 30 2006, Rolling Stone columnist Matt Taibbi; from October 21, 2006; Harper’s editor Ken Silverstein; from June 30 2007, former member of the National Security Council Roger Morris; and from January 12, 2008, the Black Agenda Report’s Glen Ford. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-22-2009-2/187/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-22-2009-2/187/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/08/podcast-for-saturday-august-22-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-22-2009-2/187/feed/ 0 249:18 live from Beirut, Rami Khouri is the Director of the Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of ... live from Beirut, Rami Khouri is the Director of the Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut as well as editor-at-large of the Beirut-based Daily Star newspaper, published throughout the Middle East with the International Herald Tribune. You can find all Rami's work at the Daily Star by clicking here. In November 2006, he was the co-recipient of the Pax Christi International Peace Award for his efforts to bring peace and reconciliation to the Middle East. His most recent writing includes the article, "Pro-Israel Panic." Global Post executive editor Charles M. Sennott is a former New York Daily News city reporter, Boston Globe investigative journalist, foreign correspondent, Middle East and Europe Bureau chief, and winner of the Livingston Award for National Reporting as well as a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting by Harvard University's Shorenstein Center. In 2004, Charlie article entitled "The Perils of Empire" - and posted from the frontlines of the war in Iraq - was recognized by the Foreign Press Association as "Story of the Year." We'll be speaking with Charlie about his Global Post project, "Life, death and the Taliban," which "seeks to enhance America's understanding of Taliban history in Afghanistan and Pakistan. At this crucial time in the U.S.-led war against the Taliban." Anna Lenzer reports on water issues for Mother Jones. Anna's article in the September edition, "Fiji Water: Spin the Bottle," wonders "How did a plastic water bottle, imported from a military dictatorship thousands of miles away, become the epitome of cool?" Sherwood Ross is a former writer at now-defunct The Chicago Daily News and other major dailies and a columnist for wire services. This week, Sherwood wrote the piece, "Iraq War's Winners and Losers." He currently runs a public relations firm for "worthy causes." Eugenia Tsao is a PhD candidate in medical anthropology at the University of Toronto and a CGS Doctoral Fellow of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (we have no idea what CGS stands for either, but we'll ask Eugenia tomorrow). This week, she wrote the story, "Inside the DSM: The Drug Barons' Campaign to Make Us All Crazy." Our irregular correspondents were Kevan Harris, 'The Radical Pessimist,' reporting live from Istanbul; Elvis DeMorrow returned with a Konspiracy Korner on the Lockerbie bombing; and Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-15-2009-2/188/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-15-2009-2/188/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/08/podcast-for-saturday-august-15-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-15-2009-2/188/feed/ 0 244:45 'This is Hell! Goes To Pot: The Best of Our War on Drugs Coverage.' Interviews included: from January 31, 2009, Paul Armentano is the ... 'This is Hell! Goes To Pot: The Best of Our War on Drugs Coverage.' Interviews included: from January 31, 2009, Paul Armentano is the deputy director of NORML and the NORML Foundation. He is also the co-author of the forthcoming book "Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People To Drink?," which will be published later this year by Chelsea Green.Paul had just written the story, "Marijuana Reform Is Part of the Progressive Agenda, So Why Are Obama's Drug Cops Already Making Pot Raids?" from March 21, 2009, and live from Mexico City, Laura Carlsen is a program director at the Center for International Policy's Americas Policy Program in Mexico City. The prior weekend, Laura wrote, "Drug War Doublespeak: Sorting Reality From Hype." from April 11, 2009, Manuel Perez Rocha directs "The NAFTA Plus and the SPP Advocacy Project," part of the Global Economy Project. Manuel is a Mexican national who has led tri-national efforts to promote just and sustainable alternative approaches to North American economic integration for more than a decade. Manuel had recently written the article, "The Failed War on Drugs in Mexico." from July 18, 2009, Jeff Faux is founder and former president of the Economic Policy Institute where he is currently a distinguished fellow. Jeff's most recent article was a piece in The Nation entitled, "So Far From God, So Close to Wall St." He is the author of "The Global Class War: How America's Bipartisan Elite Lost Our Future - and What It Will Take to Win It Back" (Wiley). from July 26, 2009, author, journalist, and essayist Charles Bowden is a former writer for the Tucson Citizen and often writes about the American Southwest. Chuck is currently a contributing editor of GQ and Mother Jones magazines. His most recent writing includes, "We Bring Fear: A reporter flees the biggest cartel of all - the Mexican Army." His most recent book is "Some of the Dead Are Still Breathing: Living in the Future" (Houghton Mifflin) which came out earlier this year. from December 2, 2006, Margaret Dooley is the outreach coordinator for the Drug Policy Alliance and she wrote the piece, "Meth: The Overstated Addiction" that appeared in AlterNet. from February 26, 2005, Dr. David Healy, director of the North Wales Department of Psychological Medicine, who has made claims that Prozac and other drugs like it - known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors - can be addictive and cause suicidal tendencies in some people. Dr. Healy recently testified in the deaths of two grandparents murdered by their twelve year-old son in which Dr. Healy believes Zoloft may have been the cause. from June 13, 2009, Ethan Nadelmann is the founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, the leading organization in the United States promoting alternatives to the war on drugs. Ethan is the author of 1993's "Cops Across Borders," which was the first scholarly study of the internationalization of US criminal law enforcement, and co-authored the 2006 book, "Policing the Globe: Criminalization and Crime Control in International Relations." (Oxford University Press). He has been described by Rolling Stone as "the point man" on drug policy reform efforts. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-8-2009-2/189/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-8-2009-2/189/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/08/podcast-for-saturday-august-8-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-8-2009-2/189/feed/ 0 247:25 In honor of producer Drew Colglazier - who is leaving This is Hell! after six years - it's 'The Best of Drew Colglazier.' Interviews ... In honor of producer Drew Colglazier - who is leaving This is Hell! after six years - it's 'The Best of Drew Colglazier.' Interviews that Drew selected include: from April 14, 2007, Mahmood Mamdani, Herbert Lehman Professor of Government and a professor of anthropology at Columbia University. His most recent book is "Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: America, the Cold War and the Roots of Terror." (Pantheon) Mahmood had just published a London Review of Books article entitled, "The Politics of Naming: Genocide, Civil War, Insurgency." from December 13 , 2008, Glen Ford, executive editor of the Black Agenda Report where he had just posted the story, "Obama's 'Center-Right' Presidency: The Die is Cast." From November 29, 2008, Frances Fox Piven is on the faculty of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She is the author, most recently, of Challenging Authority: How Ordinary People Change America. Frances had just written the Nation article, "Obama Needs a Protest Movement." From October 11, 2008, Thomas Frank whose latest book is "The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule" (Metropolitan Books). Tom is a regular columnist for the Wall Street Journal. From October 4, 2008, author Dave Zirin writes the column 'The Edge of Sports' at http://www.edgeofsports.com and is a regular contributor to SI.com, The Nation, SLAM and the Los Angeles Times. Dave's latest book is "A People's History of Sports in the United States" (The New Press). from April 18, 2009, Peter Gowan wrote "Crisis in the Heartland" for the January/February edition of the New Left Review where he is a member of the editorial board. Peter is Professor of International Relations at London Metropolitan University and course director of the MA in International Relations. He is also a member of the America Discussion Group at the Royal Institute of International Affairs. Peter recently passed away. from September 17, 2005, MP George Galloway, author of the book, "Mr. Galloway Goes To Washington: The Brit Who Set Congress Straight About Iraq" (New Press).Mr. Galloway is the Respect Party's Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow in London, a seat he won after being expelled from the Labour Party following thirty-six year of membership. The Party expelled George for opposing the war in Iraq. from February 16, 2008 writer and researcher Alex de Waal is a fellow of the Global Equity Initiative at Harvard University, program director at the Social Science Research Council in New York City, and co-director of Justice Africa in London. Alex had been part of a debate on Darfur in Newsweek. His most recent writing at the time included, "Making Sense of Chad." Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-1-2009-2/190/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-1-2009-2/190/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/08/podcast-for-saturday-august-1-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-1-2009-2/190/feed/ 0 271:15 writer Andrew Cockburn, co-producer of the award-winning film, "American Casino: When You Are in Wall Street's Casino, You Play by Their Rules." Andrew's recent writing ... writer Andrew Cockburn, co-producer of the award-winning film, "American Casino: When You Are in Wall Street's Casino, You Play by Their Rules." Andrew's recent writing includes the Counterpunch piece, "The Wall Street White House: How Goldman Sachs and Citi Run the Show." His most recent book is 2007's "Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall and Catastrophic Legacy" (Verso). "American Casino" was an official selection of the largest international documentary film festival in the world, the IDFA festival in Amsterdam, as well as at the Tribeca film festival. The film is directed by Andrew's wife Leslie who has won the Robert F. Kennedy Award, the George Polk Award, the Columbia Dupont Award, the Overseas Press Club Award and an Emmy. "American Casino" is currently showing in Chicago at the Gene Siskel Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 North State, through Thursday, August 20th, at 6 PM and 7:45 PM. Find out more about the Chicago showings by clicking here. "American Casino" will be playing in San Francisco from August 21 to September 3 at the Roxie, 3117 16th St.; in Milwaukee from August 28 to September 4 at The Times Theater; In New York from September 2 through September 15 at the Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St.; and in LA from September 18 through 24 at the Laemmle Music Hall 3, 9036 Wilshire Blvd, in Beverly Hills. Rein Müllerson was professor and chair of international law at King's College, London until this past May when he became the Rector of Tallinn University Nord. Rein has been a member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee, visiting centennial professor of the London School of Economics and Political Science, and first deputy foreign minister of Estonia. He was Head of the International Law Department of the Institute of State and Law of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR and Adviser to President Gorbachev. He is the author of several books on international law and politics including, "Democracy Promotion: Institutions, International Law and Politics" (Nova Publishers) which came out earlier this year. His most recent writing is the openDemocracy story, "Europe, America, Russia: the world-changing tide." Michael Massing is a contributing editor of the Columbia Journalism Review, who writes frequently on the press and foreign affairs. His latest article in the New York Review of Books is "The News About the Internet" where he argues that "the practice of journalism, far from being leeched by the Web, is being reinvented there, with a variety of fascinating experiments in the gathering, presentation, and delivery of news. And unless the editors and executives at our top papers begin to take note, they will hasten their own demise." His most recent book is 2004's "Now They Tell Us: The American Press and Iraq" (New York Books). Juan Cole is the Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan. Juan's most recent book is , "Engaging the Muslim World" (Palgrave). Juan writes at his critically-acclaimed blog, the Informed Comment. His most recent writing include the TomDispatch column, "Armageddon at the Top of the World, Not!: A Century of Frenzy over the North-West Frontier." Dr. Oliver Fein is president of Physicians for a National Health Program, an organization of 16,000 doctors who advocate for single-payer national health insurance. Dr. Fein is a general internist who is active in clinical practice, and he is also professor of clinical medicine and clinical public health at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, where he serves as associate dean responsible for the Office of Affiliations and the Office of Global Health Education. Dr. Fein has advocated for an expanded role for primary care, for academic health centers in urban health care delivery systems, and for national health system reform. He was Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow when he worked in the office of Senate Democratic Majority Leader George Mitchell in the early 1990s. He is chair of the NY Chapter of PNHP and Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-25-2009-2/191/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-25-2009-2/191/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/07/podcast-for-saturday-july-26-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-25-2009-2/191/feed/ 0 248:53 Melvin Goodman, is senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and adjunct professor of government at Johns Hopkins University. Melvin spent 42 years with ... Melvin Goodman, is senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and adjunct professor of government at Johns Hopkins University. Melvin spent 42 years with the CIA, the National War College, and the US Army. His latest book is "Failure of Intelligence: The Decline and Fall of the CIA." He is a a regular contributor to The Public Record. His latest column was headlined, "The CIA's Long History Of Lying to Congress." live from Haifa, Noam Chayut, co-founder of Breaking the Silence and a former Lieutenant in the Israeli Defense Forces. Breaking the Silence recently release a report with allegations that IDF soldiers used Palestinians as human shields during this past December's war in Gaza. Washington Post staff writer and author Kari Lydersen will discuss her new book, "Revolt on Goose Island: The Chicago factory takeover and what it says about the economic crisis" (Melville House). author, journalist, and essayist Charles Bowden is a former writer for the Tucson Citizen and often writes about the American Southwest. Chuck is currently a contributing editor of GQ and Mother Jones magazines. His most recent writing includes, "We Bring Fear: A reporter flees the biggest cartel of all - the Mexican Army." His most recent book is "Some of the Dead Are Still Breathing: Living in the Future" (Houghton Mifflin) which came out earlier this year. University of California-Irvine Chancellor's Professor of History Kenneth Pomeranz. Ken's most recent writing includes, "The Great Himalayan Watershed: Agrarian Crisis, Mega-Dams and the Environment." His most recent book is 2006's "The World That Trade Created: Society, Culture, and the World Economy, 1400 to the Present, Second Edition" (M.E. Sharpe) which he co-wrote with Scott Turk. We'll also interviewed guest Kevan Harris (AKA 'The Radical Pessimist') live from Tehran, but the connection was horrible. Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-18-2009-2/192/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-18-2009-2/192/#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/07/podcast-for-saturday-july-18-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-18-2009-2/192/feed/ 0 236:15 live from Tokyo, Eamonn Fingleton is the former editor for Forbes and the Financial Times. Eamonn wrote the Counterpunch article about "Detroit's Collapse, the Untold ... live from Tokyo, Eamonn Fingleton is the former editor for Forbes and the Financial Times. Eamonn wrote the Counterpunch article about "Detroit's Collapse, the Untold Story: How the Press Helped Destroy the Auto Industry." He is the author of "In the Jaws of the Dragon: America's Fate in the Coming Chinese Hegemony" (Thomas Dunne Books). Find out more about Eamonn by going to http://www.unsustainable.org. live from London, Matt Kennard is a 2008 graduate of the Colombia University Graduate School of Journalism in as a Stabile Investigative scholar. Matt recently moved back to his hometown of London and has written for the Guardian, Chicago Tribune, Newsday, and several other prominent publications. He wrote the Salon.com article, "Neo-Nazis are in the Army now." This week, he wrote the story, "Irregular Army: The rise of neo-Nazis in the US military." Jeff Faux is founder and former president of the Economic Policy Institute where he is currently a distinguished fellow. Jeff's most recent article was a piece in The Nation entitled, "So Far From God, So Close to Wall St." He is the author of "The Global Class War: How America's Bipartisan Elite Lost Our Future - and What It Will Take to Win It Back" (Wiley). Live from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, long-time activist and human rights worker Grahame Russell, co-director of the Guatemala-based NGO Rights Action. Rights Action mission focuses on human rights - including poverty as well as racial and gender discrimination - and the environment. Grahame will give us an eyewitness account of what's taking place in Honduras. Immediately after returning from Gaza, irregular correspondent Danny Muller gave a 'Wasted Energy Report.' Nicholas Hale's 'Fool Britannia' segment on all things Britain returned for the first time in over a year. John K. Wilson, author of "President Barack Obama: A More Perfect Union" (Paradigm) and "Barack Obama: This Improbable Quest" (Paradigm Publishers) talked politics. And Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-4-2009-2/193/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-4-2009-2/193/#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/07/podcast-for-saturday-july-4-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-4-2009-2/193/feed/ 0 231:58 live from London, David Hill is a researcher and campaigner for Survival International, "the only international organization supporting tribal peoples worldwide." David will discuss ... live from London, David Hill is a researcher and campaigner for Survival International, "the only international organization supporting tribal peoples worldwide." David will discuss SI's latest report on recent violence against Peru's indigenous, "Death at Devil's Bend: an eyewitness account." In 2007, David traveled to Peru and spent months researching some of the world's last remaining uncontacted Amazonian tribes. live from London, Saskia Sassen is professor of sociology and member of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University. Saskia's most recent book is 2007's "A Sociology of Globalization" (WW Norton). She wrote this week's openDemocracy piece, "The new executive politics: a democratic challenge". Before that, she wrote April's openDemocracy article, "Too big to save: the end of financial capitalism." Adam Kokesh is a veteran of the Iraq War. During his service in Fallujah, Adam was promoted to Sergeant and awarded a Combat Action Ribbon and Navy Commendation Medal. It was in Fallujah where his perspective on the war changed. After receiving an honorable discharge in November of 2006 - and coming home and successfully dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - he became active with Iraq Veterans Against the War. Adam has organized to help veterans struggling with PTSD. Maria Gunnoe is an organizer with the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition. In April, Maria won the 2009 Goldman Environmental Prize for North America for her work as a campaigner against mountaintop removal coal mining. Chalmers Johnson wrote the TomDispatch piece, "How to Deal with America's Empire of Bases," and May's truthdig piece, "Chalmers Johnson on the Cost of Empire." Chalmers last story for TomDispatch back in February - with Tom editor Tom Engelhart - was entitled, "Economic Death Spiral at the Pentagon." Chalmers is the president of the Japan Policy Research Institute and professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego. Chalmers wrote the trilogy that includes, "Nemesis: The Crisis of the American Republic," (Metropolitan Books) "Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire" (Metropolitan Books) and "The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic" (Metropolitan Books). Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-june-27-2009-2/194/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-june-27-2009-2/194/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/06/podcast-for-saturday-june-27-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-june-27-2009-2/194/feed/ 0 236:57 Ira Chernus is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder and author of "Monsters To Destroy: The Neoconservative War on Terror ... Ira Chernus is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder and author of "Monsters To Destroy: The Neoconservative War on Terror and Sin" (Paradigm Publishers). This week, he wrote the piece, "Time to Change the Story: Palestinian Violence Overstated, Jewish Violence Understated." live from Jerusalem, adjunct professor of business at Hebrew University Bernard Avishai. Bernard is the author, most recently, of "The Hebrew Republic: How Secular Democracy and Global Enterprise Will Bring Israel Peace at Last" (Harcourt). He wrote The Nation article, "A World Apart? : The White House and the Middle East." Paul Rogers, professor of peace studies at Bradford University, northern England, returns to This is Hell! Paul is a weekly columnist on global security at openDemocracy.net, the most recent columns being "Iraq, AfPak, beyond: the global cost of war" and "A tale of two paradigms." Paul also writes an international security monthly briefing for the Oxford Research Group, the most recent briefing is entitled, "The Obama Cairo Speech - Context and Implications." His latest book is "Why We're Losing the War on Terror" (Polity) which focuses on the post-9/11 era and why a new security paradigm is needed. Paul has been called, "one of the world's leading security experts." A third edition of his 2002, "Losing Control: Global Security in the 21st Century" (Pluto Press) is forthcoming. He was last on This is Hell!, February 9, 2008. Jonathan Mazower is Research Coordinator at the UK's Survival International, "the only international organization supporting tribal peoples worldwide. We were founded in 1969 after an article by Norman Lewis in the UK's Sunday Times highlighted the massacres, land thefts and genocide taking place in Brazilian Amazonia." Jonathan will discuss SI's latest report on recent violence against Peru's indigenous, "Death at Devil's Bend: an eyewitness account." Anthony DiMaggio is the author of "Mass Media, Mass Propaganda: Understanding American News in the 'War on Terror.'" (Lexington Books). Anthony's recent writing includes, "The Electoral Facade: Humanitarian Rhetoric and US Imperialism in Iran" and "Lapdog Journalists: The Iranian Elections and the Faith-Based Media." His next book, "When Media Goes To War:" comes out next February through Monthly Review Press. He is the visiting lecturer of political science and teaches American government at North Central College in Illinois. Irregular correspondent Dave Buchen returned with a report live from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth live from our studios. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-june-13-2009-2/195/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-june-13-2009-2/195/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/06/podcast-for-saturday-june-13-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-june-13-2009-2/195/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Ethan Nadelmann is the founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, the leading organization in the United States promoting alternatives to the ... Ethan Nadelmann is the founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, the leading organization in the United States promoting alternatives to the war on drugs. Ethan is the author of 1993's "Cops Across Borders," which was the first scholarly study of the internationalization of US criminal law enforcement, and co-authored the 2006 book, "Policing the Globe: Criminalization and Crime Control in International Relations." (Oxford University Press). He has been described by Rolling Stone as "the point man" on drug policy reform efforts. live from Damascus, Shane Bauer is a freelance journalist and photographer, and a Middle East correspondent for New America Media. Shane is currently finishing a film about rebels in Darfur entitled "Songs to Enemies and Deserts." Last year, he received 1st place for independent audio slideshow features in the National Press Photographers Association's Best of Photojournalism contest. In 2007, he was a national finalist for photojournalism in the Harry Chapin Media Awards as well as a national finalist for feature photography for the Society of Professional Journalists' Mark of Excellence Awards. That year he also received the Lyon Prize in photography. His recent writing includes, "Iraq's New Death Squad," "Muslims in Syria Like Obama's Tone But Want New Policy," and "Al-Qaeda Violence Rising as US Strategy Unravels in Iraq." Kate Bronfenbrenner is Director of Labor Education Research at the New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. Kate is the co-author and editor of several books on current labor issues, including "Ravenswood: The Steelworkers' Victory and the Revival of American Labor" (Cornell University Press). She just released the report, "No Holds Barred: The Intensification of Employer Opposition to Organizing." Last week, she wrote the Washington Post editorial, "A War Against Organizing." live from Paris, Martin Shaw is professor of international relations and politics at the University of Sussex. Martin is a historical sociologist of war and global politics, whose most recent books include 2005's "The New Western Way of War" (Polity), and 2007's "What is Genocide?." (Polity). He is editor of the global site, self-described as a critical gateway to world politics, society and culture. His most recent writing include the openDemocracy post, "The trouble with guns: Sri Lanka, South Africa, Ireland." Muhammad Sahimi is Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, and NIOC Professor of Petroleum Engineering at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Muhammad is a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists and a contributor to its Partners for Earth Program. He recently wrote the New York Times op-ed, "Iran's Power Struggle." Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth live from our studios. We also introducee a new irregular correspondent, David Skalinder, a Chicagoan who is currently studying at the London School of Economics. David reported live from London. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-june-6-2009-2/196/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-june-6-2009-2/196/#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/06/podcast-for-saturday-june-6-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-june-6-2009-2/196/feed/ 0 243:38 Kim Bobo is the founder and executive director of Interfaith Worker Justice and a columnist for Religious Dispatches. Kim is the author of "Wage Theft ... Kim Bobo is the founder and executive director of Interfaith Worker Justice and a columnist for Religious Dispatches. Kim is the author of "Wage Theft in America: Why Millions of Working Americans Are Not Getting Paid - And What We Can Do About It" (The New Press). American University assistant professor of anthropology David Vine, author of "Island of Shame: The Secret History of the US Military Base on Diego Garcia" (Princeton University Press). Mahmood Mamdani, author of the new book, "Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror" (Pantheon Books). Mahmood is Lehman Professor of Anthropology and Political Science and Director of the Institute of African Studies at Columbia University. He was also listed as one of Foreign Policy Magazine’s top 100 global public intellectuals, freelance journalist David Neiwert is author of "The Eliminationists: How Hate Talk Radicalized the American Right" (PoliPoint Press). David writes at Orcinus. Howard Zinn is the author of "A People's History of American Empire," “A People’s History of the United States,” “Voices of a People’s History," and “A Power Governments Cannot Suppress.” Howard is the Visiting Professor and Rhodes Scholar at both the University of Paris and the University of Bologna. Howard's recent writing includes "Changing Obama's Military Mindset" which was adopted from a speech he gave in February. Irregular correspondent Dan 'The Auto Man' Litchfield talked about the car industry. Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth live from our studios. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-30-2009-2/197/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-30-2009-2/197/#comments Sat, 30 May 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/05/podcast-for-saturday-may-30-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-30-2009-2/197/feed/ 0 236:31 Interviews played during this special podcast - 'The Very Best of Taylor Dearr ' - included: from April 15, 2008, Jeff Faux is founder and ... Interviews played during this special podcast - 'The Very Best of Taylor Dearr ' - included: from April 15, 2008, Jeff Faux is founder and former president of the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epinet.org/) where he is currently a distinguished fellow. Jeff's most recent article as of this date was a piece in The Nation entitled, "Is This The Big One?" Jeff is also a contributing editor to American Prospect and a member of the editorial board of Dissent. from January 12, 2008, live from Karachi, Fatima Bhutto is a writer and poet. She is the daughter of Mir Murtaza Bhutto, who was killed in 1996 in Karachi when his sister, and Fatima's aunt, Benazir, was prime minister. In the wake of her aunt's death, Fatima had recently written the article, "Farewell to Wadi Bua." From February 17, 2007, Patrick Cockburn returned to This is Hell to discuss his recent columns including "Who is Muqtada al-Sadr?," "Targeting Tehran" and "Now It's War on the Shia." Patrick writes regularly for Counterpunch (http://www.counterpunch.org) and is is the author of "The Occupation: War, resistance and daily life in Iraq" (Verso) which was a finalist for the National Book Critics' Circle Award for best nonfiction book of 2006. From February 28, 2009, Kristen Lombardi wrote the investigative piece, "Coal Ash: The Hidden Story How Industry and the EPA Failed To Stop a Growing Environmental Disaster" at the Center for Public Integrity. Kristen won the 2007 AltWeekly Award for investigative journalism presented by the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. Kristen was recognized for her Village Voice story, "Death by Dust: The frightening link between the 9-11 toxic cloud and cancer." From June 14, 2008, David Cay Johnston is an independent investigative journalist, formerly with The New York Times, now focusing on the subject of taxation. David's most recent book is 2007's "Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense and Stick You With The Bill." From February 2, 2008, Gareth Porter Gareth Porter is an investigative journalist and historian who writes for both the Inter Press Service and the Huffington Post. Just before this interview, he posted the story, "Bush's Iran/Argentina Terror Frame-Up," at The Nation. His most recent book is "Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam" (University of California Press). A month earlier Gareth reported on the Strait of Hormuz controversy, "Official Version of Naval Incident Starts to Unravel." Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-23-2009-2/198/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-23-2009-2/198/#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/05/podcast-for-saturday-may-23-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-23-2009-2/198/feed/ 0 241:38 Phyllis Bennis is the Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies and a fellow at the Transnational Institute. Phyllis is ... Phyllis Bennis is the Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies and a fellow at the Transnational Institute. Phyllis is the author of several books including, "Ending the Iraq War: A Primer," and, "Understanding the US-Iran Crisis: A Primer" (Interlink Publishing). This week, she wrote the article, "Netanyahu at the White House: Not Yet Change We Can Believe In." If you'd like to receive her talking points and articles on a regular basis, click here and choose "New Internationalism." Tom Knoche is the National Coordinator of Healthcare-NOW! which is organizing for a national Single-Payer Healthcare System. Next Saturday, Helathcare-NOW! will join with thousands of single-payer supporters in over 40 cities nationwide in a "Nationwide Day of Action for Single-Payer." To find out more on this event, go to their Facebook announcement by clicking here. Andy Thayer is the co-founder of the Gay Liberation Network. Last Saturday, instead of listening to This is Hell! - Andy was arrested at a rally for gay rights in Moscow. Read what he has to say about the experience by clicking here. On Tuesday, the California Supreme Court will announce its decision on Proposition 8. There will either be a protest or a celebration at 7 PM in front of The Center on Halsted, 3656 North Halsted Street. Find out more about actions taking place nationwide by clicking here. Fawaz Gerges holds the Christian A. Johnson Chair in International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies at Sarah Lawrence College. Fawaz is the author of, "Journey of the Jihadist: Inside Muslim Militancy." We'll be speaking with him about his article, "Al-Qaida today: a movement at the crossroads." activist and writer Tom Hayden is a former California State Assemblyman and State Senator. Tom is the Nation Institute's Carey McWilliams Fellow. His his recent articles include, "Did McChrystal Violate Geneva Conventions?," "McChrystal's Rise: More Secrets, Less Daylight," "The Politics of Escalation," and "Understanding the Long War." They 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). Irregular correspondent Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-9-2009-2/200/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-9-2009-2/200/#comments Sat, 09 May 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/05/podcast-for-saturday-may-9-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-9-2009-2/200/feed/ 0 00:01:01 John Dunbar is the Center for Public Integrity's lead writer/researcher on their new report, "Who's Behind The Financial Meltdown?" John covered information technology and economics ... John Dunbar is the Center for Public Integrity's lead writer/researcher on their new report, "Who's Behind The Financial Meltdown?" John covered information technology and economics for the Washington, DC, bureau of The Associated Press. He was also an investigative reporter with the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville. attorney and investigator John Sifton is the Executive Director of One World Research. This week, John wrote the article, "The Bush Administration Homicides." John worked at Human Rights Watch from 2001 until 2007, which including being the senior researcher on terrorism and counterterrorism, focusing on Asia, Europe, and the Middle East and South Asia, from 2005 to 2007. Previously, he had been a researcher in the Asia Division, focusing on Afghanistan, as well as India and Pakistan. Prior to his work at Human Rights Watch, he worked for a humanitarian organization, primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and for a refugee advocacy organization in Albania and Kosovo. journalist and author Nomi Prins most recent writing includes the articles, "Flunking the Stress Tests" and "Risk is Best Managed from the Bottom Up." Nomi is a Senior Fellow at Demos, a nonpartisan public policy research and advocacy organization. Her new book, "It Takes A Pillage," will be published this Fall but can be pre-ordered by clicking here. She is the author of 2004's "Other People’s Money: The Corporate Mugging of America" (The New Press), which was chosen as a Best Book of 2004 by The Economist, Barron's and The Library Journal. She also wrote 2006's "Jacked: How 'Conservatives' are Picking your Pocket (whether you voted for them or not)" (Polipoint Press). Nomi worked on Wall Street as a managing director at Goldman Sachs, and ran the international analytics group at Bear Stearns in London. Anatol Lieven is a professor in the Department of War Studies at King's College London and a senior research fellow at the New America Foundation. This week, Anatol wrote the article, "Pakistan’s American problem." He is former senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, previously covered Central Europe for The Financial Times; Pakistan, Afghanistan, the former Soviet Union, and Russia for The Times (London), and India as a freelance journalist. His most recent books include, "America Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism" (Oxford University Press), and, "Ethical Realism: A Vision for America's Role in the World (Pantheon) which he wrote with John Hulsman. He is currently writing a book about Pakistan. Michael Ash is an Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts. Michael is one of the co-authors of the new study, "Justice in the Air: Tracking Toxic Pollution from America's Industries and Companies to Our States, Cities, and Neighborhoods." Irregular correspondent Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Dr. Krys Bigosinski MD gave us a history of epidemics. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-2-2009-2/201/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-2-2009-2/201/#comments Sat, 02 May 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/05/podcast-for-saturday-may-2-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-2-2009-2/201/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Kai Wright is a Brooklyn writer and editor and senior writer for TheRoot.com. Kai is the author of "Drifting Toward Love: Black, Brown, Gay ... Kai Wright is a Brooklyn writer and editor and senior writer for TheRoot.com. Kai is the author of "Drifting Toward Love: Black, Brown, Gay and Coming of Age on the Streets of New York" (Beacon Press). His most recent writing includes The Nation article, "More Mortgage Madness." Last June, Kai also wrote, "Mortgage Industry Bankrupts Black America," for The Nation. Karen J. Greenberg is the Executive Director of the Center on Law and Security at the NYU School of Law (http://www.lawandsecurity.org/) and the editor of "The Torture Debate in America" (Cambridge) and (with Joshua Dratel) "The Torture Papers" (Cambridge). Karen's recent articles include, "Kiss the Era of Human Rights Goodbye: What Bush Willed to Obama and the World." Richard Wilkinson is professor emeritus of social epidemiology, at University of Nottingham Medical School and author of the book "The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better," co-authored with Kate Pickett. British journalist and historian Andy Worthington is the author of the book, "The Guantanamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison," the first book to tell the stories of all the detainees in America’s illegal prison. Andy's recent articles include, "Dictatorial Powers Unchallenged As US 'Enemy Combatant' Pleads Guilty," "Normal service is resumed; the quest for accountability and justice continues," and "Even In Cheney’s Bleak World, The Al-Qaeda-Iraq Torture Story Is A New Low." activist Kathy Kelly is the author of, "Other Lands Have Dreams: from Baghdad to Pekin prison" (Counterpunch/AK Press). Kathy helped initiate Voices in the Wilderness, a campaign to end the 'between war' UN/US sanctions against Iraq. This included personally traveling on 24 of Voices 70 delegations to visit Iraq between 1996 and the beginning of the invasion and current occupation. Kathy stayed with the team in Baghdad throughout the first year of the war, maintaining a household in Baghdad. Most recently, she and three companions from Voices were in Beirut, Lebanon during the final days of the Israel-Hezbollah war in the summer of 2006. In 2007, she spent five months in Amman, Jordan, living amongst Iraqis who’ve fled their homes and are seeking resettlement. Kathy's activist career goes back to 1988 when she was sentenced to one year in prison for planting corn on a nuclear missile silo sites; being camped at the Iraq-Saudi border during the first Gulf War; served three months at Pekin federal prison for protesting against the School of the Americas; as well as activism in both Haiti and Bosnia. Kathy currently helps coordinate Chicago's Voices for Creative Nonviolence campaign. Irregular correspondent Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. And Kevan Harris, 'The Radical Pessimist,' returned Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-april-25-2009-2/202/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-april-25-2009-2/202/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/04/podcast-for-saturday-april-25-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-april-25-2009-2/202/feed/ 0 1:37 Johann Hari is an award-winning journalist who writes twice-weekly for the UK paper, The Independent. Last year, at the age of 29, Johann became the ... Johann Hari is an award-winning journalist who writes twice-weekly for the UK paper, The Independent. Last year, at the age of 29, Johann became the youngest person ever to be awarded the George Orwell Prize, which the Observer newspaper calls "Britain's preeminent award for political writing". In 2007 he was named Newspaper Journalist of the Year by Amnesty International for his reporting on the war in Congo. He is the author of 2003's, "God Save the Queen?: The Monarchy and the Truth About The Windsors" (Icon Books). His recent writing includes, "The Dark Side of Dubai," "The one lesson of this crisis is the more need for a more equal society," "Why we should listen to the protesters," and "How to spot a lame lame argument." Many of our listeners emailed us about his January article, "You Are Being Lied to About Pirates." Fouad Pervez, currently a contributor at Foreign Policy in Focus, is a writer, actor, and policy analyst working on his PhD in international relations at Georgetown University. Fouad, a native of Karachi, currently works as a senior researcher at George Washington University. He is also a member of Transcend International, a global group of over 300 scholars and practitioners working on issues of peace and development. His most recent writing is, "A Better Alliance with Pakistan." Heather Williams is Associate Professor of Politics at Pomona College and wrote the article, "Carbon Cap and Trade: How Wall Street Will Game the Regs and Trash the Planet." Irregular correspondent Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. And Danny Muller, formerly of Peace Action Maine and Voices in the Wilderness, gave his latest 'Wasted Energy Report.' Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-april-18-2009-2/203/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-april-18-2009-2/203/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/04/podcast-for-saturday-april-18-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-april-18-2009-2/203/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Bill Black is an Associate Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Missouri - Kansas City. Bill is the former Executive Director of ... Bill Black is an Associate Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Missouri - Kansas City. Bill is the former Executive Director of the Institute for Fraud Prevention. He was litigation director of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, deputy director of the Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, and Senior Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Thrift Supervision. He was deputy director of the National Commission on Financial Institution Reform, Recovery and Enforcement. He is the author of 2005’s "The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One" (University of Texas Press). Bill lost his tenure at University Texas over the book. Black developed the concept of "control fraud" - frauds in which the CEO or head of state uses the entity as a "weapon." Control frauds cause greater financial losses than all other forms of property crime combined and kill and maim thousands. He recently helped the World Bank develop anti-corruption initiatives and served as an expert for Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight in its enforcement action against Fannie Mae’s former senior management. Henry Giroux is one of the founding theorists of critical pedagogy in the United States. He is best known for his pioneering work in public pedagogy, cultural studies, youth studies, higher education, media studies, and critical theory. He is the Global TV Network Chair in English and Cultural Studies at Hamilton, Ontario’s McMaster University. His most recent book is, "The University in Chains: Confronting the Military-Industrial-Academic Complex." His recent articles, "Commodifying Kids: The Forgotten Crisis," and "Disney, Casino Capitalism and the Exploitation of Young Boys: Beyond the Politics of Innocence" are from his upcoming book, "Youth in a Suspect Society: Democracy or Disposability?," which will be published this September. live from Rome, Daniele Archibugi is director of the Italian National Research Council, affiliated to the Institute on Population and Social Policy, and professor of innovation, governance and public policy at Birkbeck College, University of London. This week, he wrote the openDemocracy article, "Piracy challenges global governance." Robert Naiman is Senior Policy Analyst and National Coordinator at Just Foreign Policy. Robert has worked as a policy analyst and researcher at the Center for Economic and Policy Research and Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch. He edits the Just Foreign Policy daily news summary and writes a blog on Huffington Post. Marcelo Ballv� wrote the article, "A Year Without a Mexican: Undocumented workers were the economic lifeblood of small towns like Postville, Iowa—until the immigration cops showed up." Marcelo was born in Buenos Aires and now lives in New York. He is a contributing editor at New America Media, where he covers immigration and Latin America. His articles and essays have appeared in Mother Jones magazine, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Baltimore Sun, the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times. In 2007, he co-founded community newspaper El Sol de San Telmo in the Buenos Aires historic district. Peter Gowan wrote "Crisis in the Heartland" for the January/February edition of the New Left Review where he is a member of the editorial board. Peter is Professor of International Relations at London Metropolitan University and course director of the MA in International Relations. He is also a member of the America Discussion Group at the Royal Institute of International Affairs. Irregular correspondent Jeff Dorchen delivers a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-april-11-2009-2/204/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-april-11-2009-2/204/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/04/podcast-for-saturday-april-11-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-april-11-2009-2/204/feed/ 0 00:01:01 live from Islamabad, Graham Usher is a contributing editor of Middle East Report (http://www.merip.org). Graham is the author of "Dispatches from Palestine: The Rise and ... live from Islamabad, Graham Usher is a contributing editor of Middle East Report (http://www.merip.org). Graham is the author of "Dispatches from Palestine: The Rise and Fall of the Oslo Peace Process" (Pluto Press). His most recent writing includes, "Taliban v. Taliban." Graham's articles on Pakistan appear regularly in al Ahram English Weekly. Manuel Perez Rocha directs "The NAFTA Plus and the SPP Advocacy Project," part of the Global Economy Project. Manuel is a Mexican national who has led tri-national efforts to promote just and sustainable alternative approaches to North American economic integration for more than a decade. He recently wrote the article, "The Failed War on Drugs in Mexico." J�rgen Todenh�fer is author of "Why Do You Kill: The Untold Story of the Iraqi Resistance" (Disinformation). J�rgen was a member of the German parliament for 18 years. He has traveled throughout the Middle East for 50 years and has written two bestsellers about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He is donating all royalties from the sale of his latest book to finance medical aid for Iraq refugee children and and an Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation project. Lisa Laplante is visiting assistant professor at Marquette University Law School. Lisa is a human-rights lawyer who worked with Peru's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and deputy director of Praxis: Institute for Social Justice. She has also worked with Human Rights Watch, the International Institute of Human Rights in Costa Rica and the Center for International Justice and Law. This week, she wrote the article, "Peru: the struggle for memory," with Kelly Phenicie. Her work can also be found at the blog Fujimori On Trial. Chris Shaw, author of "Five Ring Circus: Myths and Realities of the Olympic Games" (New Society Publishers). Chris is a professor at the University of British Columbia and is a founding member and leading spokesperson for the No Games 2010 Coalition and 2010 Watch. Irregular correspondent Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-march-28-2009-2/205/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-march-28-2009-2/205/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/03/podcast-for-saturday-march-28-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-march-28-2009-2/205/feed/ 0 232:13 journalist Robert Parry, whose work can be found at ConsortiumNews.com, returned to This is Hell! In 1984, Bob won the prestigious Polk Award for National ... journalist Robert Parry, whose work can be found at ConsortiumNews.com, returned to This is Hell! In 1984, Bob won the prestigious Polk Award for National Reporting by breaking many of the Iran-Contra stories for Newsweek and The Associated Press. His recent columns include, "Lost History Hurts Obama's Iran Bid" and "WPost Elitists Feel for Wall St. Brethren." Mark Weisbrot is co-director with past This is Hell! guest Dean Baker at the Center for Economic and Policy Research .Mark's recent writing on the economy includes, "The G20 should end rich-country rule," "Challenging economic dogma" and "Health Care Reform Is Needed Now More than Ever." Randy Shaw is the director of San Francisco's Tenderloin Housing Clinic and the editor of the daily online newspaper BeyondChron. Randy's new book is, "Beyond the Fields: Cesar Chavez, the UFW, and the Struggle for Justice in the 21st Century." (University of California Press) Pepe Escobar writes the column, "The Roving Eye," for The Asia Times. Based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Pepe is also an analyst and correspondent for The Real News Network. His recent writing includes the article, "Liquid War: Postcard from Pipelineistan," which draws from his new book, "Obama does Globalistan." Wikipedia points us to Pepe's "prescient article," "Get Osama! Now! Or else ... ," published on August 30, 2001, twelve days prior to 9-11. Christy Thornton is the executive director of the National Congress on Latin America. Christy is a media and global justice activist who has done field work in Cuba and El Salvador. She holds a master's degree in International Affairs from Columbia University focusing on international institutions, US foreign and economic policy, and development theory. She is a member of the NYC Grassroots Media Coalition, the May First/People Link leadership committee, and the Brooklyn for Peace Latin America committee. The NCLA report, "The 2009 El Salvador Elections: Between Crisis and Change," came out just prior to this month's elections. Irregular correspondent Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth live from WNUR's studios. Dr. Krys Bigosinski MD gave us his latest report on healthcare. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-march-21-2009-2/206/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-march-21-2009-2/206/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/03/podcast-for-saturday-march-21-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-march-21-2009-2/206/feed/ 0 239:51 Daniel Volman is a specialist on US military activities in Africa and the director of the African Security Research Project and a member of ... Daniel Volman is a specialist on US military activities in Africa and the director of the African Security Research Project and a member of the board of directors of the Association of Concerned Africa Scholars. Daniel just posted the piece, "Making Peace or Fueling War in Africa." Sam Pizzigati is the editor of Too Much, an online newsletter on excess and inequality. Sam is a veteran labor movement journalist who spent 20 years directing the publishing operations of America's largest union, the National Education Association. His latest book, "Greed and Good: Understanding and Overcoming the Inequality that Limits Our Lives" (Apex Press), won an "outstanding title" of the year rating from the American Library Association. Sam recently co-authored the report, "Beyond the AIG Bonuses." live from Mexico City, Laura Carlsen is a program director at the Center for International Policy's Americas Policy Program in Mexico City. Last weekend, Laura wrote, "Drug War Doublespeak: Sorting Reality From Hype." journalist Mark Danner is a former staff writer at The New Yorker and has written on foreign affairs and American politics for more than two decades. Mark teaches at the University of California-Berkeley and Bard College. This week, he wrote the New York Review of Books story, "US Torture: Voices from the Black Sites." Robert McChesney is a Gutgsell Endowed Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois. Bob hosts the program 'Media Matters' on WILL-AM 580 AM every Sunday afternoon at 1 PM (US central time). He is a co-founder, along with past This is Hell! guest John Nichols, of Free Press, the media reform network. He and John also co-authored "Tragedy and Farce: How the American Media Sell Wars, Spin Elections, and Destroy Democracy" (New Press). This week, they wrote The Nation piece, "The Death and Life of Great American Newspapers." Khalid Mustafa Medani is an assistant professor with a joint appointment in political science and Islamic studies at Montreal's McGill University in Montreal and an editor of Middle East Report. Earlier this month, Khalid posted the article, "Wanted: Omar al-Bashir and Peace in Sudan." Irregular correspondent Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-march-14-2009-2/207/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-march-14-2009-2/207/#comments Sat, 14 Mar 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/03/podcast-for-saturday-march-14-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-march-14-2009-2/207/feed/ 0 234:10 financial historian and economist Michael Hudson is President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET), a Wall Street Financial Analyst, and ... financial historian and economist Michael Hudson is President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET), a Wall Street Financial Analyst, and Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. In 2007, Dr. Hudson was Chief Economic Policy Adviser for the Kucinich for President campaign. Michael is now writing a new tax policy for the United States. His most recent writing includes, "The Language of Looting." In that article, Michael writes what "Nationalize the Banks" and the "Free Market" really mean in today's looking-glass world. acclaimed journalist and renowned analyst Gerard Prunier returns to discuss his new book, "Africa;'s World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe." (Oxford University Press). Gerard is a research professor at the University of Paris and director of the French Centre for Ethiopian Studies in Addis Ababa. He is the author of 1998’s The Rwanda Crisis: History of a Genocide, 2007’s revised edition of "Darfur: The Ambiguous Genocide", and 2006’s "From Genocide to Continental War: The Congolese' Conflict and the Crisis of Contemporary Africa." Patrick Cockburn is the author of "The Occupation: War, resistance and daily life in Iraq," which was a finalist for the National Book Critics' Circle Award for best non-fiction book of 2006. Patrick's most recent book is, "Muqtada! Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia revival and the struggle for Iraq." His most recent articles include, "My Day at the Terror 'Charity': In the Suburbs of Lahore" and "Did the US Learn Anything in Iraq?: We'll Fix Those Uppity Talibs Just Like We Did the Iraqi Shi'a." Ray McGovern was a US Army infantry/intelligence officer and then held senior positions in CIA’s analysis division for the next 27 years. Ray was one of President Ronald Reagan's intelligence briefers from 1981-85 charged with preparing daily security briefs for the President, the Vice President, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Cabinet and National Security Advisor. He was also one of several senior CIA analysts who prepared the President's Daily Brief for President George H.W. Bush. Upon retirement, Ray was awarded the Intelligence Commendation Medal from then-President Bush. However, Ray later returned the medal in a protest against the US government's use of torture. He now serves on the Steering Group of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity. He also works at Tell the Word, the publishing arm of the ecumenical Church of the Saviour in inner-city Washington. His most recent writing includes this week's, "Timidity Derails Obama Intel Choice." Chuck Collins is senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies where he directs the Program on Inequality and the Common Good. Chuck specializes in economic inequality and the current economic crisis. He coordinates a number of public policy initiatives to reduce income and wealth disparities, including Wealth for the Common Good, a network of business leaders and high net worth individuals concerned about inequality. He is co-author of "Paying For a Strong Economy: Seven New Revenue Sources That Can Revitalize America and Reduce Financial Speculation." Along with Nick Thorkelson, Chuck is now writing the Economic Meltdown Funnies. There's a full-blown comic book as well as a daily blog. He is also the author of several books, including "Economic Apartheid in America: A Primer on Economic Inequality and Insecurity" (New Press). He co-authored with Bill Gates Sr., "Wealth and Our Commonwealth, a case for taxing inherited fortunes" (Beacon Press). His latest book co-authored with Mary Wright, "The Moral Measure of the Economy" (Orbis Books), examines Christian perspectives on US economic life. It was named as one of the Best Spiritual Books of 2007, according to Spirituality and Practice. Our irregular correspondents included Jeff Dorchen, who delivered a Moment of Truth, and LaddieO.com reporte Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-february-28-2009-2/208/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-february-28-2009-2/208/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/02/podcast-for-saturday-february-28-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-february-28-2009-2/208/feed/ 0 214:32 live from Manila, Walden Bello is Foreign Policy In Focus columnist, a senior analyst at the Bangkok-based Focus on the Global South, president of the ... live from Manila, Walden Bello is Foreign Policy In Focus columnist, a senior analyst at the Bangkok-based Focus on the Global South, president of the Freedom from Debt Coalition, and a professor of sociology at the University of the Philippines. Walden's most recent writing includes, "The Global Collapse: a Non-orthodox View," and "Asia: The Coming Fury." Michael Klare is a professor of peace and world security studies at Hampshire College and the author, most recently, of "Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy" (Metropolitan Books). Michael's most recent article is, "A Planet at the Brink: Will Economic Brushfires Prove Too Virulent to Contain?" Kristen Lombardi wrote the investigative piece, "Coal Ash: The Hidden Story How Industry and the EPA Failed To Stop a Growing Environmental Disaster" at the Center for Public Integrity. Kristen won the 2007 AltWeekly Award for investigative journalism presented by the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. Kristen was recognized for her Village Voice story, "Death by Dust: The frightening link between the 9-11 toxic cloud and cancer." Marjorie Cohn is president of the National Lawyers Guild and a professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, where she teaches criminal law and procedure, evidence, and international human rights law. She lectures throughout the world on human rights and US foreign policy. Marjorie is the author of "Cowboy Republic: Six Ways the Bush Gang Has Defied the Law," (PoliPointPress) and the upcoming, "Rules of Disengagement: The Politics and Honor of Military Dissent." She is a "Media With Conscience News Magazine" senior editor, and a contributing editor to Jurist. Marjorie has received recognition in the San Diego area for her legal work including the San Diego County Bar Association's Service to Legal Education Award, being named one of San Diego's top attorneys in academics, and she was awarded the 2007 Bernard E. Witkin, Esq. Award for Excellence in the Teaching of the Law by the San Diego Law Library Justice Foundation. She was also a legal observer in Iran on behalf of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers in 1978 and has participated in delegations to Cuba, China, and Yugoslavia. Julia Whitty is the environmental correspondent for Mother Jones. Julia is the award-winning author of "The Fragile Edge: Diving & Other Adventures in the South Pacific" and "A Tortoise For The Queen Of Tonga." Julia has has made more than 70 nature documentaries. She is on the Board of Advisors of BlueVoice. Julia most recent writing includes, "What Invasive Species Are Trying to Tell Us." Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth and Dan 'The Auto Man' Litchfield returned. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-february-21-2009-2/209/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-february-21-2009-2/209/#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/02/podcast-for-saturday-february-21-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-february-21-2009-2/209/feed/ 0 241:31 Dean Baker is co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Dean writes the Beat the Press blog at the American Prospect. He ... Dean Baker is co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Dean writes the Beat the Press blog at the American Prospect. He is the author of several books, including his just-released "Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy." (PoliPointPress). Emma Rothschild is Director of the Joint Centre for History and Economics at King's College, Cambridge and Harvard, and Professor of History at Harvard. Her latest book is, "Economic Sentiments: Adam Smith, Condorcet and the Enlightenment." (Harvard University Press) Emma's most recent writing includes The New York Review of Books piece, "Can We Transform the Auto-Industrial Society?." Steven Greenhouse is the labor and workplace reporter for the New York Times and author of "The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker." (Random House) Steven has covered workplace issues for the Times since late 1995 and is one of the few remaining full-time labor reporters in the country. Reese Erlich is the author of "Dateline Havana: The Real Story of US Policy and the Future of Cuba." (PoliPointPress) Reese Erlich was a segment producer for the public radio series "Crossing East" which received a Peabody Award in 2007. Jim Shultz is the executive director of the Democracy Center based in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Jim is an award-winning author of and his on-the-ground reporting on the 2000 Cochabamba Water Revolt won top honors from Project Censored. He is currently on tour for his new book, "Dignity and Defiance: Stories from Bolivia's Challenge to Globalization." (University of California Press) Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth, Kevan Harris, 'The Radical Pessimist,' was radically pessimistic and surprise appearance from Spencer "Thunderball" Thayer of Chicago Copwatch on the CPD officer removing a man from the CTA. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-february-14-2009-2/210/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-february-14-2009-2/210/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/02/podcast-for-saturday-february-14-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-february-14-2009-2/210/feed/ 0 234:56 William Blum is the author of "Killing Hope: US Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II" and "Rogue State: a guide to the ... William Blum is the author of "Killing Hope: US Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II" and "Rogue State: a guide to the World's Only Super Power" which are both published by Common Courage Press. Last weekend, he posted the article, "Obama and the Empire." Visit his web site http://www.killinghope.org/. Dr. Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on US national security policy. Dr. Porter is the author of, most recently, "Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam." (University of California Press). He has written regularly for Inter Press Service on US policy toward Iraq and Iran since 2005. Gareth was both a Vietnam specialist and an anti-war activist during the Vietnam War and was Co-Director of Indochina Resource Center in Washington. He taught international studies at City College of New York and American University. He was the first Academic Director for Peace and Conflict Resolution in the Washington Semester program at American University. His most recent writing includes "Intel Estimate Muddied Iran's Nuclear Intent," "Petraeus Leaked Misleading Story on Pullout Plans," "Generals Seek to Reverse Obama Withdrawal Decision," "Obama Team Should Reappraise Afghan War Efforts Before Doubling Troop Levels," and "Bush Plan Eliminated Obstacle to Gaza Assault." live from Baghdad, independent journalist Dahr Jamail is the author of "Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq" (Haymarket Books). Dahr reports for Inter Press Service and is a regular contributor to TomDispatch. Dahr's most recent writing includes "Iraq's 'Teflon Don'." Visit his web site, http://dahrjamailiraq.com/ Mark Potok is director of the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Project and editor of its award-winning, quarterly investigative journal Intelligence Report, Mark also edits the Center's Hatewatch blog. Mark has testified before the Senate as well as the United Nations High Commission on Human Rights. Before his work at the Center, Mark was a Pulitzer Prize nominated reporter. His recent writing includes, "Hatemongers Poised to Exploit Obama Election, Tough Economic Times," "The Nativist Lobby: Three Faces of Intolerance," and "Marine's Arrest Again Raises Issue of Extremists in the Military." Joshua Holland is a senior writer at AlterNet. His most recent writing includes numerous articles on the economy including, "The Whole World Is Rioting as the Economic Crisis Worsens -- Why Aren't We?," "Stop Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic and Nationalize the Damn Banks," "Was the 'Credit Crunch' a Myth Used to Sell a Trillion-Dollar Scam?," and "Let the Banks Fail: Why a Few of the Financial Giants Should Crash." He was one of the co-authors of the piece, "Obama on the Precipice: The Ten Worst Things He Could Do When He Takes Over." He also recently reviewed a couple of books including economist and past This is Hell! guest Dean Baker's new "Blunders and Plunders." Josh's reviews are entitled, "How Economists (and Pundits and Politicians) Helped Steer America Off a Cliff," and "Controversial Bestseller Shakes the Foundation of the Israeli State." Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth and Danny Muller returned to give us another installment of 'The Wasted Energy Report.' Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-february-7-2009-2/211/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-february-7-2009-2/211/#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/02/podcast-for-saturday-february-7-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-february-7-2009-2/211/feed/ 0 235:12 Benjamin Barber is Distinguished Senior Fellow at Demos and President of CivWorld at Demos, a nonpartisan public policy and advocacy organization. Mr. Barber was ... Benjamin Barber is Distinguished Senior Fellow at Demos and President of CivWorld at Demos, a nonpartisan public policy and advocacy organization. Mr. Barber was Walt Whitman Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University and Gershon and Carol Kekst Professor of Civil Society at The University of Maryland. Barber was a founding editor and for ten years editor-in-chief of the distinguished international quarterly Political Theory. Benjamin has been a Senior Fellow at the University of Southern California's Center on Public Diplomacy since 2005. He consults regularly with political and civic leaders in the United States and around the world, and for five years served as an informal consultant to President Bill Clinton. Benjamin's books include, 1984's "Strong Democracy," 2001's "Jihad vs. McWorld," and most recently, 2007's "Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole." The paperback edition of his controversial Clinton memoir, "The Truth of Power: Intellectual Affairs in the Clinton White House," was published in May 2008. Barber's honors include a knighthood from the French Government. His most recent writing includes the column, "A Revolution in Spirit." live from somewhere in southeast Asia, award-winning independent journalist Allan Nairn recently wrote the articles, "U.S. Intel Nominee Lied About '99 Massacre," and "Admiral Dennis Blair, Prospective Obama Appointee, Aided Perpetrators of 1999 Church Killings," about President Obama's new Director of National Intelligence, retired Admiral Dennis Blair. Luke Bergmann is the author of "Getting Ghost: Two Young Lives and the Struggle for the Soul of an American City" (New Press). Luke is a research director at the Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion and a faculty associate at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He live's on Detroit's east side. Jason Hill is the senior author of the new study, "Climate change and health costs of air emissions from biofuels and gasoline." Dr. Hill argues that corn-based ethanol has a higher combined environmental and health burden than conventional fuels. Jason is a research associate in the Department of Applied Economics and the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Minnesota. He has testified before US Senate committees on the use of diverse prairie biomass for biofuel production and on the greenhouse gas implications of ethanol and biodiesel. He has also conducted independent analyses for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the National Research Council, and the US Environmental Protection Agency. Gideon Levy is an Israeli journalist an editorial board member for the daily Ha'aretz. Gideon formerly served as spokesman for Shimon Peres from 1978 and 1982. His recent columns include, "Gaza war ended in utter failure for Israel" and "The Silence of the Jurists." Saul Landau is scholar, author, commentator, and filmmaker on foreign and domestic policy issues. Saul is vice chair of the Institute for Policy Studies board of trustees. For his film work, Saul has won the Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award, the George Polk Award for Investigative Reporting, the First Amendment Award, and an Emmy. Saul's most recent film is "We Don't Play Golf Here -- and Other Stories of Globalization." Saul also received an Edgar Allen Poe Award for "Assassination on Embassy Row," a report on the 1976 murders of Chilean Ambassador Orlando Letelier and his colleague, Ronni Moffitt. His most recent article is entitled, "Farewell, Monroe Doctrine." Live in the studio, Jeff Dorchen delivered a 'Moment of Truth.' Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-january-31-2009-2/212/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-january-31-2009-2/212/#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/01/podcast-for-saturday-january-31-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-january-31-2009-2/212/feed/ 0 237:45 Aziz Huq is the director of the Liberty & National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University. Aziz's most ... Aziz Huq is the director of the Liberty & National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University. Aziz's most recent book is 2007's "Unchecked and Unbalanced: Presidential Power in a Time of Terror," (New Press) which he co-authored with with Fritz Schwarz. This week, Aziz wrote the article, "Obama's Minimalist Approach to Guantanamo," wherein Aziz argues that 'Obama's executive order on closing Guantanamo ... still doesn't go far enough toward addressing the worst of the Bush administration's moral and legal quagmires.' Vijay Prashad is the George and Martha Kellner Chair of South Asian History and Director of International Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Vijay's most recent book is 2007's "The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World" (New press). This week, Vijay wrote the article, "The India Lobby: Drunk with the Sight of Power." Paul Armentano is the deputy director of NORML and the NORML Foundation. He is also the co-author of the forthcoming book "Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People To Drink?," which will be published later this year by Chelsea Green.This week, Paul wrote the story, "Marijuana Reform Is Part of the Progressive Agenda, So Why Are Obama's Drug Cops Already Making Pot Raids?" Irregular correspondent Todd Williams reported to us live from Italy. Live from Los Angeles Jeff Dorchen delivered a 'Moment of Truth.' Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-january-24-2009-2/213/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-january-24-2009-2/213/#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/01/podcast-for-saturday-january-24-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-january-24-2009-2/213/feed/ 0 238:23 Kenneth Saltman is associate professor in the department of Educational Policy Studies and Research at DePaul University in Chicago. He is the author, most ... Kenneth Saltman is associate professor in the department of Educational Policy Studies and Research at DePaul University in Chicago. He is the author, most recently, of "Capitalizing on Disaster: Taking and Breaking Public Schools," (Paradigm Publishers), and editor of Schooling and the Politics of Disaster (Routledge).In December, he wrote the article, "Obama's Betrayal of Public Education? Arne Duncan and the Corporate Model of Schooling," with Henry Giroux. Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston is the author of "Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You With the Bill)." In David's recent article, "Fiscal Therapy," he discusses how we can get the economy back on its feet, give taxpayers a break, save your retirement fund and your kid's college tuition ... and it won't cost you a penny. Elizabeth Holtzman is a former Democratic congresswoman from New York. Elizabeth beat a fifty-year incumbent to win that seat. During her time in office, from 1972 to 1981, she played a key role on the House Judiciary Committee that impeached President Richard Nixon. She later was elected as the district attorney of Brooklyn and is currently practicing law in New York. Elizabeth is co-author with Cynthia L. Cooper of "The Impeachment of George W. Bush: A Practical Guide for Concerned Citizens" (http://www.impeachbushbook.com/). Her most recent writing includes, "Holding Bush Accountable." Norman Solomon is a nationally syndicated columnist on media and politics, writing the weekly "Media Beat" column since 1992. His latest book is "Made Love, Got War: Close Encounters with America's Warfare State." Norman is the founder and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, a national consortium of policy researchers and analysts. He is also a past winner of the George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language. Norman is senior advisor to the National Radio Project, which produces the weekly public-affairs program "Making Contact," heard on 160 noncommercial radio stations in North America. This week, Norman wrote the article, "The Return of Triangulation." former humanitarian aid worker Ann Jones, author of "Kabul in Winter," (Metropolitan Books) will discuss her writing including this week's Tom Dispatch piece, "The Afghan Scam: The Untold Story of Why the U.S. Is Bound to Fail in Afghanistan." Richard Falk is Albert G. Milbank Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University and Visiting Distinguished Professor in Global and International Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In 2001 he served on a three person Human Rights Inquiry Commission for the Palestine Territories that was appointed by the United Nations, and previously, on the Independent International Commission on Kosovo. He serves as Chair of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation's Board of Directors and as honorary vice president of the American Society of International Law. Last year, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) appointed Falk to a six-year term as a United Nations Special Rapporteur on "the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967." In December, Richard landed at Ben Gurion Airport with staff members from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on an official visit, planning to travel to the West Bank and Gaza to document human rights conditions. However, Israel detained him and held him for 30 hours, before releasing him to a flight back to Geneva. And live from Los Angeles Jeff Dorchen delivered a 'Moment of Truth.' Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-january-17-2009-2/214/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-january-17-2009-2/214/#comments Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2009/01/podcast-for-saturday-january-17-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-january-17-2009-2/214/feed/ 0 231:51 investigative journalist Russ Baker is founder of WhoWhatWhy/the Real News Project, a nonpartisan, nonprofit investigative news organization. Russ's exclusive reporting on George W. Bush's military ... investigative journalist Russ Baker is founder of WhoWhatWhy/the Real News Project, a nonpartisan, nonprofit investigative news organization. Russ's exclusive reporting on George W. Bush's military record won him a 2005 Deadline Club Award. His new book is "Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, the Powerful Forces That Put It in the White House, and What Their Influence Means for America" (Bloomsbury Press). Dr. Stephen Zunes is a Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, where he chairs the program in Middle Eastern Studies. He is also the author of "Tinderbox: US Middle East Policy and the Roots of Terrorism" (Common Courage Press) and co-author (with Jacob Mundy) of the forthcoming "Western Sahara: Nationalism, Conflict, and International Accountability" (Syracuse University Press). Stephen's most recent writing includes "America's Hidden Role in Hamas's Rise to Power" and "Virtually the Entire Dem-Controlled Congress Supports Israel's War Crimes in Gaza." Robert Pollin a professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherstand founding co-director of the Political Economy Research Institute. Bob's latest writing includes "Tools for a New Economy; Proposals for a financial regulatory system." His books include, "Contours of Descent: US Economic Fractures and the Landscape of Global Austerity," (Verso). nationally syndicated columnist Robert Scheer is the executive editor of TruthDig.com and a contributing editor for The Nation. Robert conducted the famous Playboy magazine interview in which Jimmy Carter confessed to the lust in his heart. Robert was Vietnam correspondent, managing editor and editor in chief of Ramparts magazine and served as a national correspondent for the Los Angeles Times. He is the author of, most recently, "The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America" (Hachette Book Group). This week, he wrote the column, "Wall Street Robber Barons Ride Again." sociologist Larry King is co-author of "Mass privatization and the post-communist mortality crisis: a cross-national analysis" which appeared in the latest issue of Lancet. Our irregular correspondents were Dr. Krys Bigosinski, MD, and from Los Angeles Jeff Dorchen delivered a 'Moment of Truth.' Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-december-20-2008-2/252/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-december-20-2008-2/252/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/12/podcast-for-saturday-december-20-2008-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-december-20-2008-2/252/feed/ 0 236:20 On our 'Best of Hell: 2008' we featured the following interviews: From June 14, David Cay Johnston is an independent investigative journalist, formerly with The New ... On our 'Best of Hell: 2008' we featured the following interviews: From June 14, David Cay Johnston is an independent investigative journalist, formerly with The New York Times, now focusing on the subject of taxation. David's most recent book is last year's "Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense and Stick You With The Bill." From October 4, author Dave Zirin writes the column 'The Edge of Sports' at http://www.edgeofsports.com and is a regular contributor to SI.com, The Nation, SLAM and the Los Angeles Times. Dave's new book is "A People's History of Sports in the United States" (The New Press). From November 29, BlackCommentator.com editorial board member Larry Pinkney who writes the column "Keeping It Real." Larry is a veteran of the Black Panther Party, the former Minister of Interior of the Republic of New Africa, a former political prisoner and the only American to have successfully self-authored his civil/political rights case to the United Nations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. From October 11th, Thomas Frank whose latest book is "The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule" (Metropolitan Books). Tom is a regular columnist for the Wall Street Journal. We played a 'Moment of Truth' delivered by Jeff Dorchen back on July 19th entitled, "Thomas Friedman Versus The Methodist Fish Fry." We also replayed Todd Williams, 'Our Man in Budapest' and the former host of Hungarian TV's Feszti Korkep, giving us a report from May 31st. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-december-13-2008-2/253/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-december-13-2008-2/253/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/12/podcast-for-saturday-december-13-2008-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-december-13-2008-2/253/feed/ 0 214:52 Lew Daly is a senior fellow of Demos and the author of God and the Welfare State. Lew is co-author of the new book, "Unjust ... Lew Daly is a senior fellow of Demos and the author of God and the Welfare State. Lew is co-author of the new book, "Unjust Desserts: How the Rich are Taking our Common Inheritance and Why We Should Take it Back" (New Press). Steven Kinzer, author of "Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq" (Times Books). Stephen was the Latin America correspondent for the Boston Globe, the New York Times bureau chief in Turkey, Germany and Nicaragua, and has written several books on foreign affairs. Stephen's recent writing includes, "The Reality of War in Afghanistan." Glen Ford, executive editor of the Black Agenda Report (http://www.blackagendareport.com/), most recent writing includes,"Obama's 'Center-Right' Presidency: The Die is Cast." Jerome Slater is the University Research Scholar at SUNY-Buffalo. Jerome writes regularly on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and other foreign policy issues for professional journals, and is the author of many articles in Tikkun. His most recent story is, "The Irresponsibility of Thomas Friedman." Our irregular correspondents were: live in the studio, Dr. Krys Bigosinski, MD returned as an irregular correspondent ... and from Los Angeles Jeff Dorchen delivered a 'Moment of Truth.' Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-december-6-2008-2/254/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-december-6-2008-2/254/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/12/podcast-for-saturday-december-6-2008-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-december-6-2008-2/254/feed/ 0 261:13 Gerard Prunier were on to discuss his opendemocracy.net article, "The eastern DR Congo: dynamics of conflict." Gerard is research professor at the University of Paris. ... Gerard Prunier were on to discuss his opendemocracy.net article, "The eastern DR Congo: dynamics of conflict." Gerard is research professor at the University of Paris. He is the author of 1998’s The Rwanda Crisis: History of a Genocide, 2007’s revised edition of "Darfur: The Ambiguous Genocide", and 2006’s "From Genocide to Continental War: The Congolese' Conflict and the Crisis of Contemporary Africa." author, education theorist, 1960s antiwar activist and former member of the Weather Underground, Bill Ayers. Bill is a Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar in the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, holding the titles of Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar. He is the author of, among other titles, "Fugitive Days: A Memoir," (Beacon) which came out in 2001 and has just been re-released. He is also co-author, with Bernardine Dohrn, of the upcoming "Race Course Against White Supremacy" (Third World Press) which is to be released in January. Shortly after Election Day, Bill wrote the article, "What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been: Looking back on a surreal campaign season." Scott Horton is an attorney who specializes in human rights and the law of international conflict and is a lecturer-in-law at Columbia Law School. A life-long human rights advocate, Scott served as counsel to Andrei Sakharov and Elena Bonner, among other activists in the former Soviet Union. He is a co-founder of the American University in Central Asia, where he currently serves as a trustee, and has been involved in some of the most significant foreign investment projects in the Central Eurasian region. Scott recently led a number of studies of abuse issues associated with the conduct of the war on terror for the New York City Bar Association, where he has chaired several committees, including, most recently, the Committee on International Law. He is also a member of the board of the National Institute of Military Justice, the EurasiaGroup and the American Branch of the International Law Association and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Scott writes the daily blog 'No Comment' at Harper's. Scott's December cover story in the newsstand edition of Harper's is called, "Justice After Bush: Prosecuting an Outlaw Administration." He also writes a regular column for the American Lawyer. journalist Robert Dreyfuss is a contributing editor at the Nation, whose web site hosts his The Dreyfuss Report. Bob is the author of "Devil's Game: How the United States Helped Unleash Fundamentalist Islam" (Metropolitan Books). His most recent writing includes, "Still Preparing to Attack Iran: The Neoconservatives in the Obama Era." economist Steve Fraser is a visiting professor of Economic History at New York University. Steve is a consultant and Editor-at-Large for the New Labor Forum at the Joseph S. Murphy Institute of Labor and Community Studies at the City University of New York. He is the author of "Wall Street: America's Dream Palace" (Yale University Press). He is also co-founder of the American Empire Project. His most recent writing includes, "Beyond the Bailout State: Roosevelt's Brain Trust vs Obama's Brainiacs." Our irregular correspondents were: Danny Muller of Peace Action Maine returned to give us a 'Wasted Energy Report' ... producer Laura Mayer debuted as an irregular correspondent ... and Jeff Dorchen delivered a 'Moment of Truth.' Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-november-29-2008-2/255/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-november-29-2008-2/255/#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/11/podcast-for-saturday-november-29-2008-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-november-29-2008-2/255/feed/ 0 282:20 Chris Hedges is a senior fellow at The Nation Institute and a Lecturer in the Council of the Humanities and the Anschutz Distinguished Fellow at ... Chris Hedges is a senior fellow at The Nation Institute and a Lecturer in the Council of the Humanities and the Anschutz Distinguished Fellow at Princeton University. Chris spent nearly two decades as a foreign correspondent in Central America, the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans. He is the author of the best selling "War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning," which was a finalist for The National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction. He was also part of the New York Times team that won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for the paper’s coverage of global terrorism and he received the 2002 Amnesty International Global Award for Human Rights Journalism. Chris will be on to discuss his most recent columns at truthdig.org, "America’s Wars of Self-Destruction." Frances Fox Piven is on the faculty of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She is the author, most recently, of Challenging Authority: How Ordinary People Change America. This week, she wrote the Nation article, "Obama Needs a Protest Movement." journalist and author George Packer was on to discuss his latest story in the New Yorker, "The New Liberalism." In that article, George writes, "Reagan couldn’t cancel Roosevelt’s legacy; Obama won’t be able to obliterate Reagan’s." George’s most recent book is "The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq" which came out in 2005. journalist Robert Parry, whose work can be found at ConsortiumNews.com, returns to This is Hell! In 1984, Bob won the prestigious Polk Award for National Reporting by breaking many of the Iran-Contra stories for Newsweek and The Associated Press. His recent columns include, "Obama, Ask the Kremlin about Gates," "Iraq War Foes Get Short Shrift," and "What Must Be Done Now!." journalist, lecturer and media critic Jeff Cohen is the founding director of the Park Center for Independent Media and endowed chair/associate professor of journalism at Ithaca College. Jeff also founded FAIR, the national media watch group, launching FAIR's magazine, Extra!, and their nationally-syndicated radio show, “CounterSpin.” Jeff formerly co-wrote - with past This is Hell! guest Norman Solomon - the nationally-syndicated Media Beat column. Jeff was Communications Director of the Kucinich for President campaign in 2003. Jeff also was a daily commentator on MSNBC in 2002, a weekly panelist on the Fox News Channel's “News Watch” from 1997–2002, and a co-host of CNN's “Crossfire” in 1996. He was senior producer of MSNBC's Phil Donahue show until it was terminated on the eve of the Iraq war. His most recent book is "Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media," which you can buy through his web site. This week, Jeff wrote the article, "What Indy Media Heroes and History Can Teach Us." BlackCommentator.com editorial board member Larry Pinkney writes the column "Keeping It Real." Larry is a veteran of the Black Panther Party, the former Minister of Interior of the Republic of New Africa, a former political prisoner and the only American to have successfully self-authored his civil/political rights case to the United Nations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Larry will be on to discuss his two-part BlackCommentator piece entitled, "An Obama Presidency: More of the Same - Only Worse." Here's links to part one and part two. His most recent column is called, "Prepare for Repression, Subterfuge and Continuing Wars." Our irregular correspondents were: Dan "The Auto Man" Litchfield returned with a report on America's beleaguered industry ... and Kevan Harris, 'The Radical Pessimist,' was radically pessimistic. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-november-22-2008-2/256/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-november-22-2008-2/256/#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/11/podcast-for-saturday-november-22-2008-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-november-22-2008-2/256/feed/ 0 270:40 This is Hell! presents "The Best of the Worst of the Economy: America's Inevitable Economic Collapse in Hellish Review." From February 16, John Miller, a ... This is Hell! presents "The Best of the Worst of the Economy: America's Inevitable Economic Collapse in Hellish Review." From February 16, John Miller, a professor of economics at Wheaton College who writes for Dollar and Sense. We talked with John about his latest article, "Stormier Weather: The economic recovery that's been officially underway since late 2001 is probably over—too bad many Americans never got to experience it." Dollars & Sense had these kind words about our on-air conversation with John: From April 5, Jeff Faux, founder and former president of the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epinet.org/) where he is currently a distinguished fellow. Jeff's most recent article as of this date was a piece in The Nation entitled, "Is This The Big One?" Jeff is also a contributing editor to American Prospect and a member of the editorial board of Dissent. From April 19, Michael Hudson, a former Wall Street economist whose specialization was in the balance of payments and real estate at Chase Manhattan Bank, Arthur Anderson, and later at the Hudson Institute. In 1990, he helped establish the world's first sovereign debt fund for Scudder Stevens & Clark. Michael was Congressman Dennis Kucinich's chief economic advisor in the recent Democratic primary presidential campaign. He has also advised the US, Canadian, Mexican and Latvian governments, as well as the United Nations Institute for Training and Research. A Distinguished Research Professor at University of Missouri-Kansas City, he is the author of, most recently, "Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire" (Pluto Press). The week of this interview, Michael wrote the article, "Hillary Joins the Vast, Rightwing Financial Conspiracy." From July 5, Dean Baker is the co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Dean is the author of "The Conservative Nanny State: How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer." He also has a blog, "Beat the Press," where he discusses the media's coverage of economic issues. You can find it at the American Prospect's web site. Dean had just written the article, "Help Workers, Not Wall Street," for the Guardian. Our live irregular correspondents were: live from Budapest, Todd Williams was the host of the recently canceled Hungarian TV show "Feszti Korkep" ... Jeff Dorchen delivered a 'Moment of Truth' ... and John K. Wilson, founder of collegefreedom.org, whose blog you can find at http://collegefreedom.blogspot.com. John is also author of "Patriotic Correctness: Academic Freedom and Its Enemies" and "Barack Obama: This Improbable Quest" (Paradigm Publishers). Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-november-8-2008-2/257/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-november-8-2008-2/257/#comments Sat, 08 Nov 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/11/podcast-for-saturday-november-8-2008-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-november-8-2008-2/257/feed/ 0 57:52 Vince Bugliosi author of the new and highly controversial book, "The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder." Vince Bugliosi author of the new and highly controversial book, "The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder." Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-october-25-2008-2/259/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-october-25-2008-2/259/#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/10/podcast-for-saturday-october-25-2008-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-october-25-2008-2/259/feed/ 0 61:15 John R. MacArthur, publisher of Harper's Magazine, is an award winning journalist and author. His new book is called, "You Can't Be President: The Outrageous ... John R. MacArthur, publisher of Harper's Magazine, is an award winning journalist and author. His new book is called, "You Can't Be President: The Outrageous Barriers to Democracy in America" (Melville House). This week's irregular correspondent was Jeff Dorchen who delivered a Moment of Truth entitled, "Finding common ground with the crazy stupid white people." Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-october-18-2008-2/260/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-october-18-2008-2/260/#comments Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/10/podcast-for-saturday-october-18-2008-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-october-18-2008-2/260/feed/ 0 53:26 Michael Schwartz is the author of "War Without End: The Iraq War in Context" (Haymarket Books). Michael is a professor of sociology and the founding ... Michael Schwartz is the author of "War Without End: The Iraq War in Context" (Haymarket Books). Michael is a professor of sociology and the founding director of the Undergraduate College of Global Studies at Stony Brook University. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-october-11-2008-2/261/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-october-11-2008-2/261/#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/10/podcast-for-saturday-october-11-2008-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-october-11-2008-2/261/feed/ 0 240:53 Thomas Frank whose latest book is "The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule" (Metropolitan Books). Tom is a regular columnist for the Wall Street Journal. live from ... Thomas Frank whose latest book is "The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule" (Metropolitan Books). Tom is a regular columnist for the Wall Street Journal. live from Afghanistan, Anand Gopal discussed his TomDispatch article, "The Surge That Failed: Afghanistan under the Bombs." Anand is a correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor, based in Afghanistan. Steven Rosenfeld is a senior fellow at AlterNet and author of "Count My Vote: A Citizen's Guide to Voting" (AlterNet Books). His recent writing at AlterNet includes, "Voter Purges Could Cause Florida-like Presidential Recounts," "Democratic Election Protection Strategy's Missing Link: Electronic Vote Counts," and "Big Presidential Vote Count Error Found and Fixed in New Mexico." Thomas Ferguson is professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Thomas is the author of "Golden Rule: The Investment Theory of Party Competition and the Logic of Money-Driven Political Systems" (University of Chicago Press). He is also a contributing editor at The Nation where his most recent writing includes, "Bridge Loan to Nowhere." Alan Snitow wrote last month's TomDispatch article, "Drinking at the Public Fountain: The New Corporate Threat to Our Water Supplies." Alan Snitow made the documentary "Thirst" with Deborah Kaufman. The film brought attention to the global movement against water privatization. Their book by the same name exposed how the corporate drive to control water has become a catalyst for community resistance to globalization. Alan is on the board of Food and Water Watch. And our irregular corespondents were: live from Portland, Maine, Danny Muller of Peace Action Maine gave us his 'Wasted Energy Report' ... and Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-october-4-2008-2/262/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-october-4-2008-2/262/#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/10/podcast-for-saturday-october-4-2008-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-october-4-2008-2/262/feed/ 0 240:50 live from Cochabamba, the Democracy Center's Jim Shultz explained what the hell is going on in the near civil war in Bolivia. You can read ... live from Cochabamba, the Democracy Center's Jim Shultz explained what the hell is going on in the near civil war in Bolivia. You can read Jim's blog by visiting http://www.democracyctr.org/blog/. The Democracy Center "works globally to advance social justice through investigation and reporting, training citizens in public advocacy, and leading international citizen campaigns." journalist and author Nomi Prins most recent writng includes the articles, "Will the Government Bailout Work?," "The $700 Billion Bailout Plan's Fine Print" and "Why the Bailout Sells America Short." Nomi is a Senior Fellow at Demos, a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization. She is the author of 2004's "Other People’s Money: The Corporate Mugging of America" (The New Press), which was chosen as a Best Book of 2004 by The Economist, Barron's and The Library Journal. She also wrote 2006's "Jacked: How 'Conservatives' are Picking your Pocket (whether you voted for them or not)" (Polipoint Press). Nomi worked on Wall Street as a managing director at Goldman Sachs, and ran the international analytics group at Bear Stearns in London. live from London, writer, journalist and filmmaker Tariq Ali most recent writing includes, "Casualties of another war," "The American War Moves to Pakistan: Bush's War Widens Dangerously" and "The Godfather as President: Zardari and Pakistan." Tariq is a regular writer for The Nation, The Guardian and the London Review of Books. He is the editor of The New Left Review. He is the author of over a dozen books including the just released, "The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight of American Power" (Scribner). author Dave Zirin writes the column 'The Edge of Sports' at http://www.edgeofsports.com and is a regular contributor to SI.com, The Nation, SLAM and the Los Angeles Times. Dave's new book is "A People's History of Sports in the United States" (The New Press). Chalmers Johnson wrote the TomDispatch piece, "We Have the Money: If Only We Didn't Waste It on the Defense Budget." Chalmers is the president of the Japan Policy Research Institute and professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego. Chalmers wrote the trilogy that includes, "Nemesis: The Crisis of the American Republic," (Metropolitan Books) "Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire" (Metropolitan Books) and "The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic" (Metropolitan Books). Our irregular correspondents this Saturday were: Jeff Dorchen deliver a Moment of Truth entitled "Don't Piss On My Face and Tell Me It's Raining" ... and live from San Francisco, Kate O'Donnell gave us her Woman's Perspective on Sarah Palin. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-27-2008-2/263/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-27-2008-2/263/#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/09/podcast-for-saturday-september-27-2008-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-27-2008-2/263/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Ann Pettifor is executive director of Advocacy International. In the 1990s she helped design and lead the international campaign Jubilee 2000. She is editor of ... Ann Pettifor is executive director of Advocacy International. In the 1990s she helped design and lead the international campaign Jubilee 2000. She is editor of "The Real World Economic Outlook" (Palgrave) and author of "The Coming First World Debt Crisis" (Palgrave). This week she wrote the articles "The week that changed everything" and "America's financial meltdown: lessons and prospects" at openDemocracy.net.Read her blog at http://www.debtonation.org John Atlas is founder, president and former executive director National Housing Institute. NHI is "a think tank dedicated to promoting empowerment and community building strategies that will help lead to affordable housing, urban revitalization, and an engaged civil society. NHI produces studies dealing with public housing, homelessness, employee-assisted housing, and crime prevention, and publishes Shelterforce, the oldest independent magazine dedicated to creating and preserving thriving communities". John co-wrote the story " Foreclosing on the Free Market: How to Remedy the Subprime Catastrophe" in the Fall issue of the New Labor Forum.Read John's blog at http://www.rooflines.org Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-20-2008-2/264/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-20-2008-2/264/#comments Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/09/podcast-for-saturday-september-20-2008-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-20-2008-2/264/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Ken Menkhaus is a political science professor at North Carolina’s Davidson College and a former political advisor to the UN Operation in Somalia. Ken has ... Ken Menkhaus is a political science professor at North Carolina’s Davidson College and a former political advisor to the UN Operation in Somalia. Ken has a new report out called, "Somalia: A Country in Peril, A Policy Nightmare." In the report, Ken says, "US counterterrorism policies have not only compromised other international agendas in Somalia, they have generated a high level of anti-Americanism and are contributing to radicalisation of the population … In what could become a dangerous instance of blowback, defence and intelligence operations intended to make the United States more secure from the threat of terrorism may be increasing the threat of jihadist attacks on American interests." You can find Ken's report at the Enough Project's web site (http://www.enoughproject.org/). This week's irregular correspondent was Jeff Dorchen who delivered a Moment of Truth entitled, "Wall Street Celebrates Socialism." Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-13-2008-2/265/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-13-2008-2/265/#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/09/podcast-for-saturday-september-13-2008-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-13-2008-2/265/feed/ 0 00:01:01 live from Estonia, we will speak with Rein M�llerson who wrote the article, "The world after the Russia-Georgia war," which is posted at openDemocracy.net. Rein ... live from Estonia, we will speak with Rein M�llerson who wrote the article, "The world after the Russia-Georgia war," which is posted at openDemocracy.net. Rein is professor and chair of international law at King's College, London. Rein has been a visiting professor at the London School of Economics, a member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee, and (in 1991-92) first deputy foreign minister of Estonia. He is the author of seven books on international law and politics, including most recently, "Central Asia: A Chessboard and Player in the New Great Game" (Kegan Paul). This week's irregular correspondent was Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-6-2008-2/266/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-6-2008-2/266/#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/09/podcast-for-saturday-september-6-2008-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-6-2008-2/266/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Mark Weisbrot, co-director at the Center for Economic Policy Research, who has just co-authored a report entitled, "Oil Drilling In Environmentally Sensitive Areas: The Role ... Mark Weisbrot, co-director at the Center for Economic Policy Research, who has just co-authored a report entitled, "Oil Drilling In Environmentally Sensitive Areas: The Role of the Media." Matt Kennard is a writer who, while studying for his Master's in Investigative Journalism at Columbia University in New York. looked into the increasingly liberal attitude of the US military to allow neo-Nazis and white supremacists to serve in the armed forces.Read Matt's work at http://nazisinthemilitary.com/ Jessica Montell, executive director of B'Tselem, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories. Jessica will discuss her group's work on human rights and their "Shooting Back" project.Here's how B'Tselem describes the project: "In January 2007, B'Tselem launched "Shooting Back", a video advocacy project focusing on the Occupied Territories. We provide Palestinians living in high-conflict areas with video cameras, with the goal of bringing the reality of their lives under occupation to the attention of the Israeli and international public, exposing and seeking redress for violations of human rights." author Alexander Cockburn of Counterpunch. as a reporter, Gregg Erickson (http://www.ericksoneconomics.com) has covered Sarah Palin for over 20 months. Gregg is an independent economic consultant serving clients in "government, business and the legal profession." He is also editor-at-large and reporter for the Alaska Budget Report, a newsletter covering the state's the state budget, economy and government. And Gregg's a columnist for the Anchorage Daily News and the Juneau Empire. And our irregular correspondents were: Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth ... Danny Muller told us what he saw at the two party conventions ... and Elvis DeMorrow found John McCain in the Konspiracy Korner. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-30-2008-2/267/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-30-2008-2/267/#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/08/podcast-for-saturday-august-30-2008-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-30-2008-2/267/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Dr. Phillip Butler wrote the opinion piece, "Why I Will Not Vote for John McCain," for the web site Military.com. Phil is a 1961 ... Dr. Phillip Butler wrote the opinion piece, "Why I Will Not Vote for John McCain," for the web site Military.com. Phil is a 1961 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a former light-attack, carrier pilot. In 1965 he was shot down over North Vietnam where he spent eight years as a prisoner of war. He is a highly decorated combat veteran who was awarded two Silver Stars, two Legion of Merits, two Bronze Stars and two Purple Heart medals.After his repatriation in 1973 he earned a PhD in sociology from the University of California at San Diego and became a Navy Organizational Effectiveness consultant. He completed his Navy career in 1981 as a professor of management at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. Phil then founded Camelot Enterprises, a management seminar, professional speaking and consulting services business. As a professional keynote speaker he told his story of how POW's were able to survive and succeed. In 2000 he retired as a traveling professional speaker and consultant. He is now a peace and justice activist with Veterans for Peace. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-23-2008-2/268/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-23-2008-2/268/#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/08/podcast-for-saturday-august-23-2008-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-23-2008-2/268/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Barbara Crossette wrote the article "After Musharraf" for The Nation this week. Barbara is a former foreign correspondent for the New York Times, was South ... Barbara Crossette wrote the article "After Musharraf" for The Nation this week. Barbara is a former foreign correspondent for the New York Times, was South Asia bureau chief from 1988 to 1991 and UN bureau chief from 1994 to 2001. James K. Galbraith, author of the new book, "The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too" (Free Press). Alice Farmer wrote a joint report for Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union this week entitled, "A Violent Education: Corporal Punishment of Children in US Public Schools." Alice is the Aryeh Neier Fellowat Human Riughts Watch and the ACLU. Ivan Eland wrote this week's Consortiumnews.com story, "Mixed Truth of the Russia-Georgia War." Ivan is Director of the Center on Peace & Liberty at The Independent Institute. He has spent 15 years working for Congress on national security issues, including stints as an investigator for the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Principal Defense Analyst at the Congressional Budget Office. Timothy Canova wrote the article, "The Legacy of the Clinton Bubble" for the Summer edition of Dissent. Timothy is the Betty Hutton Williams Professor of International Economic Law at the Chapman University School of Law in Orange, California. And our irregular correspondents this were reporting in from a fishing trip in western Michigan. Dr. Krys Bigosinski, MD, a former college athlete himself and currently studying sports medicine, gave us his thoughts on the Olympics ... and Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-2-2008/269/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-2-2008/269/#comments Sat, 02 Aug 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/08/podcast-for-saturday-august-2-2008/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-2-2008/269/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Christian Parenti returned to This is Hell! Christian is the author of, most recently, "The Freedom: Shadows and Hallucinations in Occupied Iraq" (New Press). ... Christian Parenti returned to This is Hell! Christian is the author of, most recently, "The Freedom: Shadows and Hallucinations in Occupied Iraq" (New Press). This week, he wrote the Nation piece, "Class Struggle in the New China." Peter Rogers who wrote the Scientific American article, "Facing the Freshwater Crisis." Peter argues that, "As demand for freshwater soars, planetary supplies are becoming unpredictable. Existing technologies could avert a global water crisis, but they must be implemented soon." Peter is Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Engineering and professor of city and regional planning at Harvard University. He's also a senior adviser to the Global Water Partnership, an organization devoted to improving global water-management practices, as well as a recipient of Guggenheim and Twentieth Century Fund fellowships. Stacey Philbrick Yadav is assistant professor of political science at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. Last summer, she was a faculty affiliate of the Center for Arab and Middle East Studies at the American University in Beirut. This week she wrote the Middle East Report article, "Lebanon’s Post-Doha Political Theater." And our irregular correspondents were: live from some social science convention in Boston, 'The Radical Pessimist' Kevan Harris ... live in studio, Dr. Krys Bigosinski talked up something medical ... and also live in the studio, Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-26-2008/270/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-26-2008/270/#comments Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/07/podcast-for-saturday-july-26-2008/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-26-2008/270/feed/ 0 00:01:01 live from (not) Dublin, Lyndall Stein is executive director of Concern, an "humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate ... live from (not) Dublin, Lyndall Stein is executive director of Concern, an "humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries." Lyndall's most recent writing includes her openDemocracy article, "Ethiopia: the tears and the rains." live from Baghdad, journalist David Enders has spent nearly half of the last four years in Iraq and is author of the book "Baghdad Bulletin." (University of Michigan Press) Visit his blog that includes video at http://pulitzercenter.typepad.com/death_of_a_nation. Ismael Hossein-zadeh teaches economics at Drake University and is the author of "The Political Economy of U.S. Militarism." (Palgrave-Macmillan). Ismael's most recent writing includes the Counterpunch pieces, "Is There an Oil Shortage?" and "Are They Really Oil Wars?" Lawrence Velvel is the Dean of the Massachusetts School of Law, Lawrence writes the blog Velvel on National Affairs, where his most recent entries are entitled "Zbigniew Brzezinski, Lawrence Wilkerson, And Barack Obama On Afghanistan," "Forgetting The Fundamentals In Regard To Oil And Afghanistan," "Evil Judges And Dumb Politicians," and "Prosecuting For War Crimes: As Lincoln Said, The Battle Of Today Is Not For Today Alone, But For A Vast Future." He is an honors graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, has practiced law in the public and private sectors, and been a law professor. He is also the author of "Thine Alabaster Cities Gleam (Doukathsan Press) which is "a look at the determinants of success in America during the last half of the 20th century and extensively criticizes the dishonesty, elitism, celebrification and braggadocio that now pave the road to success in our society and are tarnishing the American Dream." And our irregular correspondents this week include: live from Portland, Maine, Danny Muller gave us his 'Wasted Energy Report' live from New York City, Drew Youngren ... live from San Francisco, Kate O'Donnell gave an 'Antarctic Perspective' ... and Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-19-2008/271/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-19-2008/271/#comments Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/07/podcast-for-saturday-july-19-2008/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-19-2008/271/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Kai Wright is a Brooklyn writer and editor whose work focuses on the politics of sex, race, and health. He is author of "Drifting ... Kai Wright is a Brooklyn writer and editor whose work focuses on the politics of sex, race, and health. He is author of "Drifting Toward Love: Black, Brown, Gay and Coming of Age on the Streets of New York" (Beacon Press). Kai's most recent writing includes the American Prospect article, "America's AIDS Apartheid: The domestic HIV/AIDS epidemic is increasingly black and Southern -- and spiraling out of control" and the Nation story "The Subprime Swindle: How banks stole black America’s hard-won wealth and gambled it away in risky investment schemes." C. Peter Timmer is a visiting professor with the Program on Food Security and Environment at Stanford University, and non-resident fellow with the Center for Global Development in Washington, DC. This week, he wrote "Japan and a Solution to the World Rice Crisis" for Japan Focus. Russell Carollo is a Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter who now writes for the Sacramento Bee. Russell just wrote the amazing "Suspect Soldiers" series which follows the story of "16 Iraq-era soldiers and Marines who ran into trouble with the law and/or the military. Some had troubled histories before they joined the service, while others carried that trouble through their service and back into civilian life." kitteninfinite is a member of Sex Workers Outreach Project Chicago, a grassroots organization dedicated to improving the lives of current and former sex workers in the Chicago area, on and off the job. SWOP-Chicago is a political group with a decriminalization agenda, the human trafficking issue (or the anti-prostitution industrial complex as kitteninfinite likes to call it) and anti-prostitution policies that SWOP claims are diverting billions in AIDS relief funding for abstinence-only missionaries. Irregular correspondents were: Kevan Harris, 'The Radical Pessmist,' gave a report live from Turkey ... Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth entitled, "Thomas Friedman Versus The Methodist Fish Fry" ... and Dan ' The Auto Man' Litchfield reported on what's happening in the automotive industry, and he also gave us his insight on T. Boone Pickens and Al Gore's plans for an overhaul of the US energy industry. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-12-2008/272/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-12-2008/272/#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/07/podcast-for-saturday-july-12-2008/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-12-2008/272/feed/ 0 00:01:01 live from Islamabad, Graham Usher is a contributing editor of Middle East Report (http://www.merip.org). Graham is the author of "Dispatches from Palestine: The Rise and ... live from Islamabad, Graham Usher is a contributing editor of Middle East Report (http://www.merip.org). Graham is the author of "Dispatches from Palestine: The Rise and Fall of the Oslo Peace Process" (Pluto Press). His most recent writing includes "Pakistan Amidst the Storms" and "Getting Pakistan Wrong." Adam Isacson is director of programs at the Center for International Policy. This week, he posted the article, "Colombia: a miraculous rescue, and what comes next." Joanne Landey is the co-director of the Campaign for Peace and Democracy. Joanne's going to talk with us about the movement against US 'Missile Defense' in the Czech Republic and Poland. John Thomson is research affiliate at MIT and served as the United Kingdom Ambassador to India and as the Permanent Representative in the United Nations. He has co-written "Iran as a Pioneer Case for Multilateral Nuclear Arrangements" and several other articles about the Iranian nuclear situation. And our irregular correspondents are: live from a drum and bass festival in Romania, Todd Williams, the former host of the recently canceled Hungarian TV show "Feszti Korkep" ... live from a sailboat docked somewhere along the west coast, Mike Dvorak gave his 'Wind Blows' report. This week, it was on the utility of using electricity in place of gasoline/diesel as a transportation fuel ... and live from San Francisco, Elvis DeMorrow told us what's creeping around the Konspiracy Korner. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-5-2008/273/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-5-2008/273/#comments Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/07/podcast-for-saturday-july-5-2008/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-5-2008/273/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Pervez Hoodbhoy wrote the article, "Anti-Americanism in Pakistan and the Taliban Menace." Pervez is chairman of the Department of Physics at Quaid-e-Azam University in ... Pervez Hoodbhoy wrote the article, "Anti-Americanism in Pakistan and the Taliban Menace." Pervez is chairman of the Department of Physics at Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad. He is chairman of Mashal, a non-profit organization which publishes books in Urdu on women’s rights, education, environmental issues, philosophy, and modern thought. He is author of "Islam and Science: Religious Orthodoxy and the Battle for Rationality", now in 5 languages. In 2003, Dr. Hoodbhoy was awarded UNESCO’s Kalinga Prize for popularizing science in Pakistan with TV serials, and his film "The Bell Tolls for Planet Earth" won honorable mention at the Paris Film Festival. Rick Shenkman is the author of "Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth about the American Voter" (Basic Books), the second chapter of which was excerpted at TomDispatch.com as the article, "How Ignorant Are We?: The Voters Choose… but on the Basis of What?." Rick is an Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter, New York Times bestselling author, and associate professor of history at George Mason university is also the founder and editor of History News Network, a web site that features articles by historians on current events. He also blogs at "How Stupid?" Rami Khouri's most recent articles included, "Winds of Diplomacy," "Pretzels and Policies with Mohammad Khatami," "The US War of Ideas at Home," "Israel’s New Diplomacy Needs Palestinians' New Unity," and "Washington’s Grim Performance in the Middle East." All of these can be read by clicking here. Rami is the Director of the Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut as well as editor-at-large of the Beirut-based Daily Star newspaper, published throughout the Middle East with the International Herald Tribune. In November 2006, he was the co-recipient of the Pax Christi International Peace Award for his efforts to bring peace and reconciliation to the Middle East. Patrick Cockburn is the author of “Muqtada: Muqtada Al-Sadr, the Shia Revival, and the Struggle for Iraq.” His most recent writing included, "Who's Actually Winning in Iraq?" Dean Baker is the co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Dean is the author of "The Conservative Nanny State: How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer." He also has a blog, "Beat the Press," where he discusses the media's coverage of economic issues. You can find it at the American Prospect's web site. And our irregular correspondents were: live from San Juan, Dave Buchen ... Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth ... and producer Drew Colglazier reported live from the back of a Mustang in Bedford, Indiana, where he will be in a parade supporting his brother's campaign for State Senate. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-june-28-2008/274/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-june-28-2008/274/#comments Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/06/podcast-for-saturday-june-28-2008/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-june-28-2008/274/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Mike Marqusee, is the author of "If I Am Not Myself: Journey of an Anti-Zionist Jew" (Verso Books). Mike also writes for The Guardian and ... Mike Marqusee, is the author of "If I Am Not Myself: Journey of an Anti-Zionist Jew" (Verso Books). Mike also writes for The Guardian and The Hindu. Elliot Cohen wrote the truthdig piece, "John McCain’s Chilling Project for America." Elliot is the editor in chief of the International Journal of Applied Philosophy and ethics editor for Free Inquiry magazine. He is also the author or editor of many books in journalism, professional ethics and philosophical counseling, including his most recent work, 2007's "The Last Days of Democracy: How Big Media and Power-Hungry Government Are Turning America into a Dictatorship" (Prometheus). Elliot was the first-prize recipient of the 2007 Project Censored Award for his investigative reporting on the corporate takeover of the Internet. Elliot is a professor of philosophy and chair of the Department of Humanities at Indian River Community College in Fort Pierce, Florida. Paul Street is a writer and author based in Iowa City. Paul's next book, "Barack Obama and the Future of American Politics" (Paradigm) will be released later this Summer. He is also the author of "Empire and Inequality: America and the World Since 9/11 (Paradigm), "Segregated Schools: Educational Apartheid in the Post-Civil Rights Era (Routledge) and "Racial Oppression in the Global Metropolis (Rowman & Littlefield). He is a regular contributor at Z Magazine's web site, ZNet where his most recent article was entitled, "’Man’ Versus ‘Nature’?: The politics of the Iowa Floods." Dr. Stephen Zunes returns to This is Hell! to talk about his most recent writing including, "Obama and AIPAC" and "Why Obama Won". Stephen is a Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, where he chairs the program in Middle Eastern Studies. He is also the author of "Tinderbox: U.S. Middle East Policy and the Roots of Terrorism" (Common Courage Press) and co-author (with Jacob Mundy) of the forthcoming "Western Sahara: Nationalism, Conflict, and International Accountability" (Syracuse University Press). Greg Grandin wrote the TomDispatch piece, "Losing Latin America: What Will the Obama Doctrine Be Like?," earlier this month. Greg teaches history at New York University. He is the author of "The Last Colonial Massacre: Latin America in the Cold War" (University of Chicago Press), Truth Commissions: State Terror, History, and Memory" (Duke University Press), "The Blood of Guatemala" (Duke University Press), and "Empire's Workshop: Latin America, The United States and The Rise of the New Imperialism" (Metropolitan) which was endorsed by Hugo Ch�vez when he spoke at the United Nations. And our irregular correspondents were: LaddieO.com gave us a live report on web, tech and science news from the hermetically sealed clean room at URL Labs ... Jeff Dorchen delivered a 'Moment of Truth' ... and John K. Wilson, founder of collegefreedom.org, and whose blog you can find at http://collegefreedom.blogspot.com. He is also author of "Patriotic Correctness: Academic Freedom and Its Enemies" and "Barack Obama: This Improbable Quest," (Paradigm Publishers). Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-june-14-2008/275/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-june-14-2008/275/#comments Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/06/podcast-for-saturday-june-14-2008/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-june-14-2008/275/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Steven Greenhouse, author of "The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker (Knopf). Steve has been the labor and workplace correspondent for the New ... Steven Greenhouse, author of "The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker (Knopf). Steve has been the labor and workplace correspondent for the New York Times since 1995. John Bowe is the author of "Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy (Random House). In 2004, John received the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award, the Sydney Hillman Award for journalists, writers and public figures who pursue social justice and public policy for the common good, and the Richard J. Margolis Award, dedicated to journalism that combines social concern and humor. He is the co-editor of "Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs which was one of Harvard Business Review's best books of 2000. He also is co-screenwriter of the 1996 movie, "Basquiat." Sue Branford is co-editor of Seeding and manages the publications of the agricultural-diversity NGO, Grain. She reports regularly from Latin America for the BBC and the Guardian. She is co-author with Jan Rocha, of "Cutting the Wire: the Story of the Brazilian Landless Workers' Movement (Latin America Bureau) and wrote "Chemical Warfare in Colombia: The Costs of Fumigation" (Latin America Bureau) with Hugh O'Shaughnessy. She is also the author of "The Last Frontier: fighting over land in the Amazon" and "The Debt Squads: the US, the banks and Latin America." This week, her story, "The world food summit: a lost opportunity" was posted at openDemocracy. David Cay Johnston is an independent investigative journalist, formerly for The New York Times, who now focuses on the subject of taxation. David's most recent book is last year's "Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense and Stick You With The Bill." And our irregular correspondents were: Jeff Dorchen delivered a 'Moment of Truth' ... and 'The Radical Pessimist' Kevan Harris reported to us live from you-know-where. Check out his travel blog at http://www.nodoctors.com Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-june-7-2008/276/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-june-7-2008/276/#comments Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/06/podcast-for-saturday-june-7-2008/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-june-7-2008/276/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Martin Beck Matustik author of "Radical Evil and the Scarcity of Hope: Postsecular Meditations" (Indiana University Press). Martin is Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University. Ha-Joon ... Martin Beck Matustik author of "Radical Evil and the Scarcity of Hope: Postsecular Meditations" (Indiana University Press). Martin is Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University. Ha-Joon Chang is an economist specializing in development economics. Ha-Joon Reader in the Political Economy of Development at Cambridge University. Ha-Joon is the author of several books including last year's "Bad Samaritans: Rich Nations, Poor Policies and the Threat to the Developing World" (Bloomsbury) and 2002's "Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective (Anthem Press). James Howard Kunstler's most recent book is "World Made By Hand: A Novel of the Post-Oil Future." Jim also writes The Daily Grunt, if he has something to say that day, and offers the Eyesore of the Month which always features a horrific piece of architecture, both at his web site, http://www.kunstler.com. And our irregular correspondents were: Jeff Dorchen delivered a 'Moment of Truth' live from WNUR studios ... Dan "The Auto Man" Litchfield talked cars ... and Danny Muller gave us his 'Wasted Energy Report' live from Portland, Maine. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-31-2008/277/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-31-2008/277/#comments Sat, 31 May 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/05/podcast-for-saturday-may-31-2008/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-31-2008/277/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Jeff Sharlet is author of the new book, "The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power" (HarperCollins). Jeff is a contributing editor ... Jeff Sharlet is author of the new book, "The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power" (HarperCollins). Jeff is a contributing editor at Harper's and Rolling Stone. He is also an associate research scholar at New York University's Center for Religion and Media. He is also the editor of the web site, The Revealer. Dr. Carsten Wieland wrote the piece, "The Syria-Israel talks: old themes, new setting," at openDemocracy. In the article, Carsten explains that 'The latest phase of negotiations between Damascus and Jerusalem will need the right constellation of events to become more than another lost opportunity.' He is the author of the book "Syria - Ballots or Bullets? Democracy, Islamism, and Secularism in the Levant" (Cune Press), and "Syria at Bay: Secularism, Islamism and ‘Pax Americana’" (Hurst). He is a consultant and journalist and was a research fellow at Georgetown University in Washington. He spent several years living in various countries of the Middle East. Wieland studied history, political science, international relations and philosophy at Humboldt University in Berlin, Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi and Duke University in North Carolina. Frida Berrigan returned to This is Hell! to talk about her article posted at TomDispatch this week, "The Pentagon Takes Over." Frida is a Senior Program Associate at the New America Foundation's Arms and Security Initiative. She is a columnist for Foreign Policy in Focus and a contributing editor at In These Times. the Democracy Center's Jim Shultz returned to This is Hell! to give us the skinny on what's happening in Bolivia. You can read Jim's blog by visiting http://www.democracyctr.org/blog/. The Democracy Center, based in both San Francisco and Cochabamba, Bolivia, "works globally to advance social justice through investigation and reporting, training citizens in public advocacy, and leading international citizen campaigns." And our irregular correspondents were: live from Budapest, Todd Williams was the host of the recently canceled Hungarian TV show "Feszti Korkep" ... Jeff Dorchen delivered a 'Moment of Truth' ... and, from San Francisco, Kate O'Donnell gives us her San Francisco 'Perspective.' Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-24-2008/278/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-24-2008/278/#comments Sat, 24 May 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/05/podcast-for-saturday-may-24-2008/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-24-2008/278/feed/ 0 00:01:01 Last week's guests included: Siri Carpenter wrote the Scientific American article, "Buried Prejudice: The Bigot in Your Brain" which says that 'Deep within our subconscious, all ... Last week's guests included: Siri Carpenter wrote the Scientific American article, "Buried Prejudice: The Bigot in Your Brain" which says that 'Deep within our subconscious, all of us harbor biases that we consciously abhor. And the worst part is: we act on them." Siri is a science writer and editor and a social psychologist with a Ph.D. from Yale. His articles have appeared in Science, Scientific American Mind, Prevention, ScienceNOW, the HHMI Bulletin, Science News, the APA Monitor (the magazine of the American Psychological Association), and the APS Observer (the magazine of the Association for Psychological Science). Siri is coauthor with psychologist Karen Huffman, of "Visualizing Psychology" (John Wiley & Sons). Jim Quilty, live from Beirut where he is a writer for the Daily Star. This week, he wrote the Middle East Report Online article, "Lebanon’s Brush with Civil War." AlterNet staff writer Joshua Holland returned to This is Hell! to tell us about his two-part story, "Enforcement on Steroids: Homeland Security's Emerging Immigration Police State." Part one can be read by clicking here. And here's part two. And our irregular correspondent were: Dave Buchen, 'Our Man in San Juan,' reported to us live from Puerto Rico. Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth from Los Angeles. And from San Francisco, Elvis DeMorrow told us what's slunking around the Konspiracy Korner. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-17-2008/279/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-17-2008/279/#comments Sat, 17 May 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/05/podcast-for-saturday-may-17-2008/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-17-2008/279/feed/ 0 00:01:01 journalist Robert Parry, whose work can be found at ConsortiumNews.com, returns to This is Hell! In 1984, Bob won the prestigious Polk Award for National ... journalist Robert Parry, whose work can be found at ConsortiumNews.com, returns to This is Hell! In 1984, Bob won the prestigious Polk Award for National Reporting by breaking many of the Iran-Contra stories for Newsweek and The Associated Press. His recent columns include, "Danger: Tough Talk and Wishful Thinking," and the Alternet piece, "Dire Consequences with a McCain Supreme Court?" You can support Consortiumnews and donate by clicking here. Dahr Jamail, author of "Beyond The Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq," (Haymarket). He posted the article, "US presidents-to-be in denial," at Le Monde Diplomatique this week. And last Friday, he posted the story, "Corruption Eats Into Food Rations," for the Inter Press Service News Agency. Dahr was profiled at the Guardian Thursday in an article entitled, "'I wanted to report on where the silence was'." Shows admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-10-2008/280/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-10-2008/280/#comments Sat, 10 May 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/05/podcast-for-saturday-may-10-2008/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-10-2008/280/feed/ 0 00:01:01 David Rothkopf, author of "Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making" (MacMillan). David is a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment ... David Rothkopf, author of "Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making" (MacMillan). David is a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment and directed the efforts of the Carnegie Economic Strategy Roundtable. He is also the author of "Running the World: The Inside Story of the NSC and the Architects of American Power." Janet Redman is a researcher in the Sustainable Energy and Economy Network at the Institute for Policy Studies. Janet's attending this weekend's World Bank meetings in Washington DC. Her recent writing includes "World Bank: Climate Profiteer" and "The World Bank’s Carbon Deals." John Perkins, author of "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man," returns to This is Hell! to discuss the new paperback edition of his book, "The Secret History of the American Empire: Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and the Truth about Global Corruption." Dahr Jamail, author of "Beyond The Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq," (Haymarket). He posted the article, "US presidents-to-be in denial," at Le Monde Diplomatique this week. And last Friday, he posted the story, "Corruption Eats Into Food Rations," for the Inter Press Service News Agency. Dahr was profiled at the Guardian Thursday in an article entitled, "'I wanted to report on where the silence was'." And our irregular correspondents were: Nicholas Hale reports from the UK with his "Fool Britannia" ... Jeff Dorchen delivers a Moment of Truth from Chicago's south side. Shows admin@thisishell.net no no