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This, Is, Hell, Politics, Democrats, Republicans, Anarchist, Socialists, Communists, Leftist, Right This Is Hell This Is Hell admin@thisishell.net no no http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-19/ http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-19/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 06:02:47 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=7172 http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-19/feed/ 1 4:19:16 Today on This is Hell! Nobel Peace Prize nominee Kathy Kelly, who is just back from Afghanistan, and German peace activist Reiner Braun, both of whom will be speaking at Chicago's Mass Rally and protest against NATO taking place Sunday. We also spok[...] Today on This is Hell! Nobel Peace Prize nominee Kathy Kelly, who is just back from Afghanistan, and German peace activist Reiner Braun, both of whom will be speaking at Chicago's Mass Rally and protest against NATO taking place Sunday. We also spoke with Barbara Ehrenreich on 'Preying on the Poor.' Producer Spencer 'Thunderball' Thayer gave us live report on his way to the Mental Health Movement's March on Mayor Emanuel's home. Irregular correspondent Danny Muller gave a 'Wasted Energy Report,' Kate O'Donnell said, 'Thank You, Science!, and Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-18/ http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-18/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 06:27:08 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=7106 http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-18/feed/ 0 4:02:34 Host Chuck Mertz interviewed United for a Fair Economy executive director Brian Miller on 'The Self-Made Myth,' author Ravi Palat live from Spain on the 'Indignados,' and CANG8's Andy Thayer live from the People's Summit, a week prior to next weeken[...] Host Chuck Mertz interviewed United for a Fair Economy executive director Brian Miller on 'The Self-Made Myth,' author Ravi Palat live from Spain on the 'Indignados,' and CANG8's Andy Thayer live from the People's Summit, a week prior to next weekend's NATO Summit protests here in Chicago. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-692-podcast-for-may-5-2012/ http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-692-podcast-for-may-5-2012/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 20:00:59 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=7042 http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-692-podcast-for-may-5-2012/feed/ 0 3:53:30 This is Hell! host Chuck Mertz interviewed Alia Brahimi on what Syria's violence means to its neighbors, Ross Perlin told us 'How to Earn Nothing and Learn Little in the Brave New Economy,' and Gareth Porter told us 'The Truth Behind the Official St[...] This is Hell! host Chuck Mertz interviewed Alia Brahimi on what Syria's violence means to its neighbors, Ross Perlin told us 'How to Earn Nothing and Learn Little in the Brave New Economy,' and Gareth Porter told us 'The Truth Behind the Official Story of Finding Bin Laden.' We also got web, tech and science news from LaddieO.com at URL Labs, the Hopleaf's Michael Roper talked beer, and Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-69-podcast-for-april-28-2012/ http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-69-podcast-for-april-28-2012/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:00:09 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=6948 http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-69-podcast-for-april-28-2012/feed/ 0 2:36:23 This Saturday, April 28, on a live but abbreviated This is Hell! host Chuck Mertz interviewed civil rights attorney Chase Madar on Bradley Manning, and former Obama adviser Van Jones on 'Rebuilding the Dream.' Our irregular correspondent was Will Ly[...] This Saturday, April 28, on a live but abbreviated This is Hell! host Chuck Mertz interviewed civil rights attorney Chase Madar on Bradley Manning, and former Obama adviser Van Jones on 'Rebuilding the Dream.' Our irregular correspondent was Will Lynch, 'Our Man in Dublin.' Jeff Dorchen delivered a 'Moment of Truth' live from Los Angeles. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-17/ http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-17/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 06:01:04 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=6887 http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-17/feed/ 0 3:35:33 This Saturday, Dahr Jamail told us about the ongoing environmental devastation caused by the BP Gulf oil spill, ProPublica's Paul Kiel described 'The Great American Foreclosure Story and The Struggle for Justice and a Place to Call Home,' and Greg P[...] This Saturday, Dahr Jamail told us about the ongoing environmental devastation caused by the BP Gulf oil spill, ProPublica's Paul Kiel described 'The Great American Foreclosure Story and The Struggle for Justice and a Place to Call Home,' and Greg Palast reported how 'BP Covered Up Blow-out Two Years Prior to Deadly Deepwater Horizon Spill.' Richard Norwood reported live from Paris on the French elections. Live from Budapest, we heard from 'Our man in Hungary' Todd Williams. We heard the deep thoughts of 'Radical Pessimist' Kevan Harris, and live from Los Angeles, Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-689-podcast-for-april-14-2012/ http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-689-podcast-for-april-14-2012/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:00:14 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=6812 http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-689-podcast-for-april-14-2012/feed/ 1 2:26:37 This is Hell! featured interviews with business journalist Ken Jacobson on the truth about corporations, and cultural historian Morris Berman on 'Why America Failed.' Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of truth. This is Hell! featured interviews with business journalist Ken Jacobson on the truth about corporations, and cultural historian Morris Berman on 'Why America Failed.' Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of truth. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-16/ http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-16/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 06:01:40 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=6721 http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-16/feed/ 1 3:55:57 This weekend, This is Hell! host Chuck Mertz interviewed Mother Jones investigative Rolling Stone columnist and author Rick Perlstein and economists James K. Galbraith and William K. Black. Our irregular correspondents were Elvis DeMorrow from the K[...] This weekend, This is Hell! host Chuck Mertz interviewed Mother Jones investigative Rolling Stone columnist and author Rick Perlstein and economists James K. Galbraith and William K. Black. Our irregular correspondents were Elvis DeMorrow from the Konspiracy Korner, Dave Buchen from San Juan, and Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/6664/ http://thisishell.net/shows/6664/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:30:14 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=6664 http://thisishell.net/shows/6664/feed/ 2 3:37:06 Bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviews author Corey Robin on the history of conservatism, investigative reporter Gary Weiss discusses 'The Struggle for America's Soul,' and Professor of Cities and Society Steve Graham [...] Bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviews author Corey Robin on the history of conservatism, investigative reporter Gary Weiss discusses 'The Struggle for America's Soul,' and Professor of Cities and Society Steve Graham describes 'The New Military Urbanism.' Our irregular correspondents were Trevor Ewen from 'The County Incinerator,' Susan Kang from New York City, and Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth from Los Angeles. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-13/ http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-13/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:58:58 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=6534 http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-13/feed/ 9 3:04:36 This Saturday, This is Hell! host Chuck Mertz interviews economist Richard D. Wolff, author Michael Klare, and ecosocialist Ian Angus. Our irregular correspondents will be David 'The Cynical Optimist' Skalinder, author John K. Wilson, and Jeff Dorch[...] This Saturday, This is Hell! host Chuck Mertz interviews economist Richard D. Wolff, author Michael Klare, and ecosocialist Ian Angus. Our irregular correspondents will be David 'The Cynical Optimist' Skalinder, author John K. Wilson, and Jeff Dorchen delivers a Moment of Truth. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-685-saturday-march-3-2012/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-685-saturday-march-3-2012/#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2012 15:00:43 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=6347 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-685-saturday-march-3-2012/feed/ 5 4:05:00 This week hsot Chuck Mertz interviewed Daniel Halperin who explained 'How the West Sparked the AIDS Epidemic and How to Overcome it,' Campbell Craig described 'the nonproliferation complex,' Suzanne Mettler told us 'How Invisible Government Policies[...] This week hsot Chuck Mertz interviewed Daniel Halperin who explained 'How the West Sparked the AIDS Epidemic and How to Overcome it,' Campbell Craig described 'the nonproliferation complex,' Suzanne Mettler told us 'How Invisible Government Policies Undermine American Democracy,' and Julia Whitty debunked the myth that the oceans are infinite and inexhaustible. We also heard from Dan 'The Auto Man' Litchfield, Danny Muller gave a Wasted Energy Report, and Jeff Dorchen returned with the Moment of Truth. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-684-omar-barghouti/ http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-684-omar-barghouti/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:00:39 +0000 Spencer Thayer http://thisishell.net/?p=6297 http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-684-omar-barghouti/feed/ 0 0:45:28 Omar Barghouti is an independent Palestinian commentator and human rights activist. Omar is a founding member of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel and the Palestinian Civil Society Boycott, Divestment and Sanct[...] Omar Barghouti is an independent Palestinian commentator and human rights activist. Omar is a founding member of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel and the Palestinian Civil Society Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israel. He is author of the book, “BDS: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights” (Haymarket Books). Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-684-john-nichols/ http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-684-john-nichols/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:00:51 +0000 Spencer Thayer http://thisishell.net/?p=6291 http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-684-john-nichols/feed/ 0 0:39:15 John Nichols is The Nation’s Washington correspondent and the associate editor of the Capital Times in Madison, Wisconsin. John’s new book is entitled, “Uprising: How Wisconsin Renewed the Politics of Protest, from Madison to Wall [...] John Nichols is The Nation’s Washington correspondent and the associate editor of the Capital Times in Madison, Wisconsin. John’s new book is entitled, “Uprising: How Wisconsin Renewed the Politics of Protest, from Madison to Wall Street” (Nation Books). Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-684-michael-roper/ http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-684-michael-roper/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:00:27 +0000 Spencer Thayer http://thisishell.net/?p=6289 http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-684-michael-roper/feed/ 0 0:31:12 Live in studio, Michael Roper, proprietor of the Hopleaf, 5148 North Clark Street in Chicago, who will talk beer. Live in studio, Michael Roper, proprietor of the Hopleaf, 5148 North Clark Street in Chicago, who will talk beer. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-684-mark-weisbrot/ http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-684-mark-weisbrot/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:00:03 +0000 Spencer Thayer http://thisishell.net/?p=6286 http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-684-mark-weisbrot/feed/ 0 5:28:03 Mark Weisbrot is co-founder of the Center for Economic Policy and Research with past This is Hell! guest Dean Baker. CEPR was formed in 1999 to “promote democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that affect people[...] Mark Weisbrot is co-founder of the Center for Economic Policy and Research with past This is Hell! guest Dean Baker. CEPR was formed in 1999 to “promote democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that affect people’s lives.” Mark writes a column on economic and policy issues that is distributed to over 550 newspapers by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. He is co-author with Dean of, “Social Security: The Phony Crisis” (University of Chicago Press). His most recent writing includes, “More Pain, No Gain for Greece,” “Haiti: Two Years After the Earthquake,” “President Obama’s Budget is Disappointing,” and “Economists May Contribute to a ‘Lost Decade’ for America.” Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-684-diane-ravitch/ http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-684-diane-ravitch/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:00:50 +0000 Spencer Thayer http://thisishell.net/?p=6280 http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-684-diane-ravitch/feed/ 0 0:43:13 Diane Ravitch is Research Professor of Education at New York University and a historian of education. Diane is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Last year, she won the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize of the American Academy of [...] Diane Ravitch is Research Professor of Education at New York University and a historian of education. Diane is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Last year, she won the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences in 2011 for her “careful use of social science research for the public good.” From 1991 to 1993, she was Assistant Secretary of Education and Counselor to Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander in the administration of President George H.W. Bush. From 1997 to 2004, she was a member of the National Assessment Governing Board, which oversees the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the federal testing program. She was appointed by the Clinton administration’s Secretary of Education Richard Riley in 1997 and reappointed by him in 2001. She is the author of the 2010 book, “The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education” (Basic Books). Her most recent writing includes the New York Review of Books article, “Schools We Can Envy.” Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-684-february-25th-2012/ http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-684-february-25th-2012/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:00:42 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=6263 http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-684-february-25th-2012/feed/ 1 4:07:28 This weekend, Chuck Mertz interviews education expert Diane Ravitch on 'Schools We Can Envy,' economist Mark Weisbrot on Greece, Haiti, the budget and America's 'Lost Decade,' author John Nichols will tell us 'How Wisconsin Renewed the Politics of P[...] This weekend, Chuck Mertz interviews education expert Diane Ravitch on 'Schools We Can Envy,' economist Mark Weisbrot on Greece, Haiti, the budget and America's 'Lost Decade,' author John Nichols will tell us 'How Wisconsin Renewed the Politics of Protest,' and activist Omar Barghouti will discuss 'The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights.' Our irregular correspondents will be Danny Muller, who gives a Wasted Energy Report, and the Hopleaf's Michael Roper talks beer. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-683-february-18th-2012/ http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-683-february-18th-2012/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:00:29 +0000 Spencer Thayer http://thisishell.net/?p=6225 http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-683-february-18th-2012/feed/ 2 4:00:03 This Saturday, host Chuck Mertz interviewed Paul Mason on 'The New Global Revolutions,' Charles Mann will be 'Uncovering the New World Columbus Created,' Marwan Bishara discusses 'The Promise and Peril of the Arab Revolutions,' and Ian Morris explai[...] This Saturday, host Chuck Mertz interviewed Paul Mason on 'The New Global Revolutions,' Charles Mann will be 'Uncovering the New World Columbus Created,' Marwan Bishara discusses 'The Promise and Peril of the Arab Revolutions,' and Ian Morris explains 'The Patterns of History and What They Reveal About the Future.' Our irregular correspondents were Will Lynch live from Dublin, and The Radical Pessimist Kevan Harris. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-682-february-11th-2012/ http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-682-february-11th-2012/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:00:14 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=6075 http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-682-february-11th-2012/feed/ 2 3:57:44 This is Hell! THIS broadcast a live four hour WNUR Annual Phoneathon Fundraiser Special - DONATE RIGHT NOW AT 1-847-491-3655 - with host Chuck Mertz interviewing marijuana advocate Mason Tvert, author Rachel Herz on the 'Mysteries of Repulsion,' bus[...] This is Hell! THIS broadcast a live four hour WNUR Annual Phoneathon Fundraiser Special - DONATE RIGHT NOW AT 1-847-491-3655 - with host Chuck Mertz interviewing marijuana advocate Mason Tvert, author Rachel Herz on the 'Mysteries of Repulsion,' business writer Mike Hudson on potential GE fraud, and columnist Joshua Holland on whatever the hell we feel like. Irregular correspondents will be 'Our Man in Budapest' Todd Williams, Kate O'Donnell who loves to say, 'Thank You, Science!,' and Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-681-podcast-for-february-4-2012/ http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-681-podcast-for-february-4-2012/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:00:42 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=6031 http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-681-podcast-for-february-4-2012/feed/ 9 4:07:08 This week on This is Hell!, former FBI agent Ali Soufan gives us 'The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against Al Qaeda,' historian Carroll Smith-Rosenberg describes 'This Violent Empire,' political economist Gar Alperovitz discusses 'America Beyond[...] This week on This is Hell!, former FBI agent Ali Soufan gives us 'The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against Al Qaeda,' historian Carroll Smith-Rosenberg describes 'This Violent Empire,' political economist Gar Alperovitz discusses 'America Beyond Capitalism,' and Iranian analyst Farideh Farhi talks Iran. Irregular correspondent Spencer 'Thunderball' Thayer takes your calls on #Occupy, LaddieO.com tells us what's brewing in URL Labs, and Jeff Dorchen delivers a Moment of Truth. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-680-podcast-for-janaury-28-2012/ http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-680-podcast-for-janaury-28-2012/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:42:38 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=5978 http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-680-podcast-for-janaury-28-2012/feed/ 0 4:05:18 This week on This is Hell! Peter van Buren told us how he 'Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People,' John Lanchester explained 'Why Everyone Owes Everyone and No One Can Pay,' and Christopher Preble revealed 'How American[...] This week on This is Hell! Peter van Buren told us how he 'Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People,' John Lanchester explained 'Why Everyone Owes Everyone and No One Can Pay,' and Christopher Preble revealed 'How American Military Dominance Makes Us Less Safe, Less Prosperous and Less Free.' Elvis DeMorrow stepped out of the Konspiracy Korner to give a travelogue, we heard from our 'Man in San Juan' Dave Buchen, and Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows This Is Hell! no no