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This Is Hell! admin@thisishell.net 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 http://thisishell.net/shows/september-24-2011-hour-three-sahr-muhammedally/ http://thisishell.net/shows/september-24-2011-hour-three-sahr-muhammedally/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 06:00:22 +0000 This Is Hell Admin http://thisishell.net/?p=5246 http://thisishell.net/shows/september-24-2011-hour-three-sahr-muhammedally/feed/ 0 0:47:09 This is Hell! aired a live and completely uninterrupted four hour show today, Saturday, September 24, 2011, beginning at 9AM (US central) on Chicago’s Sound Experiment WNUR 89.3 FM. In the third hour, live from London, Sahr Muhammedally is a c[...] This is Hell! aired a live and completely uninterrupted four hour show today, Saturday, September 24, 2011, beginning at 9AM (US central) on Chicago’s Sound Experiment WNUR 89.3 FM. In the third hour, live from London, Sahr Muhammedally is a consultant in the Asia division of Human Rights Watch and co-authored the report, “Just Don’t Call it a Militia: Impunity, Militias, and the Afghan Local Police.” Later we talked live from New York City, Elvis DeMorrow who told us what’s in the Konspiracy Korner. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/saturday-24-2011-on-this-is-hell/ http://thisishell.net/shows/saturday-24-2011-on-this-is-hell/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 15:00:39 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=5222 http://thisishell.net/shows/saturday-24-2011-on-this-is-hell/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-16/ http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-16/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 06:57:40 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=4334 http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-16/feed/ 5 3:58:58 Saturday, July 9, 2011, This is Hell! aired a live, completely unedited and uninterrupted, four hour radio show broadcast over-the-air on Chicago’s Sound Experiment, WNUR 89.3FM, streaming live and podcast shortly after here. Your bitter blind[...] Saturday, July 9, 2011, This is Hell! aired a live, completely unedited and uninterrupted, four hour radio show broadcast over-the-air on Chicago’s Sound Experiment, WNUR 89.3FM, streaming live and podcast shortly after here. Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed: Greg Muttitt former co-director of the UK group Platform, a group that fosters an interdisciplinary approach to social and environmental justice. Greg is the author of the new book, “Fuel on the Fire: Oil and Politics in Occupied Iraq” (Bodley Head) which past This is Hell! guest Naomi Klein called, “nothing short of a secret history of the war.” Greg’s new book investigates the occupying powers intention to return Iraq’s oil industry to multinational companies  and the Iraqis determination to keep production in the public sector. Unlike previous books on oil, Iraq and the war, Greg’s book looks into what has happened since 2003. Andy Kroll is a reporter in the Washington, DC bureau of Mother Jones magazine, and an associate editor at TomDispatch. Andy’s most recent writing includes, “What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Jobs: How racism, global economics, and the new Jim Crow fuel Black America’s crippling jobs crisis.” Glenn Carle served twenty-three years in the CIA’s Clandestine Services, working in a number of overseas posts on four continents and in Washington, DC. Glenn has worked on terrorism issues at various times since the mid-1980s and has worked extensively on Balkan, Central American, and European political, security, and economic issues. He retired in March 2007 as Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Transnational Threats, on the National Intelligence Council, where his office was responsible for strategic analysis of terrorism, international organized crime, and narcotics issues. He is the author of the new book, “The Interrogator: An Education” (Nation Books). Our irregular correspondents will be: live from Baltimore, Kevan ‘The Radical Pessimist’ Harris gave us a piece of his mind live from San Francisco, Elvis DeMorrow toldus what’s happening in the Konspiracy Korner live from Los Angeles, Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-10/ http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-10/#comments Sun, 22 May 2011 07:46:02 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=4016 http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-10/feed/ 0 4:01:12 Saturday, May 21, This is Hell! aired a live four hour show beginning at 9 AM (US central) on WNUR 89.3 FM, Chicago’s Sound Experiment. This weekend, your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz will interviewed: live in-st[...] Saturday, May 21, This is Hell! aired a live four hour show beginning at 9 AM (US central) on WNUR 89.3 FM, Chicago’s Sound Experiment. This weekend, your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz will interviewed: live in-studio, Homayoun Pourzad a leader of the Network of Iranian Labor Unions and a member of the editorial collective at the Iran Labor Report. Homayoun is in the States to build solidarity between Americans and the Iran labor movement. Anatol Lieven is professor of international relations and terrorism studies in the War Studies department of King’s College, London, and a senior fellow at the New American Foundation. Anatol is the author of the new book, “Pakistan: A Hard Country” (Public Affairs). Marjorie Cohn is the immediate past 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. Marjorie’s recent writing includes, “The Targeted Assassination of Osama Bin Laden” and “Torture Is Never Legal and Didn’t Lead Us to Bin Laden.” Our irregular correspondents will be: Dan ‘the Auto Man’ Litchfield talks transportation. live from New York City, Elvis DeMorrow tells us what’s lurking in the Konspiracy Korner. Spencer ‘Thunderball’ Thayer gives his second report live from Los Angeles, Jeff Dorchen delivers a Moment of Truth Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/saturday-on-this-is-hell/ http://thisishell.net/shows/saturday-on-this-is-hell/#comments Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:00:21 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=2811 http://thisishell.net/shows/saturday-on-this-is-hell/feed/ 1 4:15:12 Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed: Bruce Kushnick is the founder of New Networks Institute, and a telecommunications industry analyst who regularly reports for Harvard Nieman’s Watchdog. Last week, Bruce co[...] Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed: Bruce Kushnick is the founder of New Networks Institute, and a telecommunications industry analyst who regularly reports for Harvard Nieman’s Watchdog. Last week, Bruce co-wrote the story, “How the Phone Companies Are Screwing America: The $320 Billion Broadband Rip-Off” with past this is Hell! guest David Rosen. Nomi Prins is a senior fellow at the public policy center Demos and author of, “It Takes a Pillage: Behind the Bailouts, Bonuses, and Backroom Deals from Washington to Wall Street” (Wiley). This week, Nomi posted the story, “Why Is the White House Against Freezing Foreclosures in the Face of Rampant Fraud?“ Andre Vltchek is a novelist, poet, political analyst, journalist, photographer and filmmaker, he has covered dozens of war zones from Bosnia and Peru to Sri Lanka, Congo and East Timor. Andre will discuss his article, “The West Perfecting Its Techniques To Hurt China.” His latest book is “Oceania,” and can be purchased directly through his website. Our irregular correspondents were … live from Denver, David ‘The Cynical Optimist’ Skalinder told us why he’s not a ‘Radical Pessimist’ – except for the upcoming election – and gave a different perspective on baseball and cricket. live from Oakland, Elvis DeMorrow told us what’s happening in the Konspiracy Korner. in-studio, Michael Roper of the Hopleaf, 5148 North Clark Street, talked beer. Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-13/ http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-13/#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/feed/ 1 0:00:01 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 TomDispatch.com. Tom’s latest book is, “The American W[...] 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 This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-5/ http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-5/#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/feed/ 1 3:55:56 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 articles include, “Nigeria’s agony dwarfs the Gulf oil spill. The US and Eur[...] 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 This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-february-6-2010/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-february-6-2010/#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/feed/ 0 0:00:01 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 “Economics For The Rest Of Us: Debunking the Science that Makes Life Dismal (The New Pres[...] 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 This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-22-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-august-22-2009-2/#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/feed/ 0 4:09:18 live from Beirut, Rami Khouri is the Director of the Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut as well as editor-at-large of the Beirut-based Daily Star newspaper, published throughout t[...] 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 This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-6-2008-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-6-2008-2/#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/feed/ 0 0:00:01 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 of the Media.” Matt Kennard is a writer who, while studying [...] 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 This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-12-2008/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-12-2008/#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/feed/ 0 0:00:01 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 Fall of the Oslo Peace Process” (Pluto Press). His most recent wr[...] 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 This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-24-2008/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-24-2008/#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/feed/ 0 0:00:01 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 of us harbor biases that we consciously abhor[...] 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 This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-march-8-2008/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-march-8-2008/#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/03/podcast-for-saturday-march-8-2008/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-march-8-2008/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Ken Silverstein is the Washington editor of Harper’s Magazine. We discussed his article in the March issue entitled, “Beltway Bacchanal: Congress Lives High on the Contributor’s Dime.” Theresa Hitchens is the director of th[...] Ken Silverstein is the Washington editor of Harper’s Magazine. We discussed his article in the March issue entitled, “Beltway Bacchanal: Congress Lives High on the Contributor’s Dime.” Theresa Hitchens is the director of the Center for Defense Information where she heads their Space Security Project. Theresa is the author of “Future Security In Space: Charting a Cooperative Course.” She wrote the Scientific American story, “Space Wars – Coming to the Sky Near You?” which appears in their March issue. James Suggett writes at Venezuelanalysis.com. This week he wrote on the tensions between Colombia and their neighbors Ecuador and Venezuela. His writing included “Venezuela, Ecuador, Argentina strengthen ties, embark on ‘true geopolitical shift’” and “OAS supports Ecuador, Venezuela on ‘path of true peace’.” David Rose is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and a special investigations reporter at The Observer. He wrote “Gaza Bombshell” which appears in the April issue of Vanity Fair. And what a bombshell it is. “With confidential documents, corroborated by outraged former and current U.S. officials, David reveals how President Bush, Condoleezza Rice, and Deputy National-Security Adviser Elliott Abrams backed an armed force under Fatah strongman Muhammad Dahlan, touching off a bloody civil war in Gaza and leaving Hamas stronger than ever.” This week’s irregular correspondents were: Kevan Harris, ‘The Radical Pessimist,’ returned … Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth … the original Moment of Truth, since 1997 … Elvis DeMorrow came creeping out of the Konspiracy Korner. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-january-19-2008/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-january-19-2008/#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/01/podcast-for-saturday-january-19-2008/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-january-19-2008/feed/ 0 3:53:18 former UN weapons inspector in Iraq Scott Ritter returns to This is Hell! to talk about his latest writing including, “Presidential Hopefuls Need a Reality Check on Iraq.” His last book was last May’s, “Waging Peace: The Ar[...] former UN weapons inspector in Iraq Scott Ritter returns to This is Hell! to talk about his latest writing including, “Presidential Hopefuls Need a Reality Check on Iraq.” His last book was last May’s, “Waging Peace: The Art of War for the Anti-War Movement” (Nation Books). Ira Chernus also returns to This is Hell! Ira 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). He wrote the TomDispatch.com article, “Is Religion a Threat to Democracy?: Faith Talk on the Campaign Trail.” Thomas Geoghegan, author of “See You in Court: How the Right Made America a Lawsuit Nation” (New Press). Thomas is a Chicago attorney who has written several books including the National Book Critics Circle award finalist, “Which Side Are You On?” which also received a special citation from the PEN/Martha Albrand Award judges.Thursday, January 24th, will discuss his new book at 6 PM in 57th Street Books, 1301 East 57th. Chris Hedges is the former Middle East bureau chief for The New York Times and was part of Times team that won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of global terrorism. He also received the 2002 Amnesty International Global Award for Human Rights Journalism. His most recent book is, “American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America” (Free Press). He writes a column that can be found every other Monday on Truthdig, the most recent being, “The End of the Road for George W. Bush.” This week, Chris also posted the Nation piece, “Christianizing US History.” And our irregular correspondents were: Kevan Harris, ‘The Radical Pessimist,’ gave us his thoughts from Baltimore … Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth from his digs in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood … and, from San Francisco, Elvis DeMorrow took a break from the Konspiracy Korner to give us a little travelogue on his Holiday trip to Beijing. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-december-15-2007/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-december-15-2007/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2007 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2007/12/podcast-for-saturday-december-15-2007/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-december-15-2007/feed/ 0 3:47:21 Jamey Lionette is a contributor to "Manifestos on the Future of Food and Seed" (South End Press) which is edited by author and activist Vandana Shiva. Jamey’s contribution was posted at AlterNet this week under the title, "We Ar[...] Jamey Lionette is a contributor to "Manifestos on the Future of Food and Seed" (South End Press) which is edited by author and activist Vandana Shiva. Jamey’s contribution was posted at AlterNet this week under the title, "We Are What We Eat." Jamey and his family run Lionette’s Market (http://www.lionettesmarket.com) in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Jacques Leslie is the author of, "Deep Water: The Epic Struggle over Dams, Displace People, and the Environment" (Farrar, Strauss and Giroux). Jacques won two national journalism awards for his work at the Los Angeles Times as a war correspondent in Vietnam and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. In recent years, Jacques has changed his focus to the environment, writing on power blackouts, the coming hydrogen age, food irradiation, SUVs, and groundwater speculation. This week, Jacques wrote the piece, "The Last Empire: China’s Pollution Problem Goes Global," for MotherJones. Ben Wallace-Wells is a contributing editor to Rolling Stone. His most recent piece is entitled, "How America Lost the War on Drugs." Ben is a former contributing editor for the Washington Monthly and was a reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer. This week’s irregular correspondents include: Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth and Elvis DeMorrow told us what’s brewing in the Konspiracy Korner. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-15-2007/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-15-2007/#comments Sat, 15 Sep 2007 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2007/09/podcast-for-saturday-september-15-2007/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-september-15-2007/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Trita Parsi, author of "Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States" (Yale Press). Trita’s recent writing also includes this week’s Op-Ed in The Hill, "Fund Bridges, not Failed Policy.[...] Trita Parsi, author of "Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States" (Yale Press). Trita’s recent writing also includes this week’s Op-Ed in The Hill, "Fund Bridges, not Failed Policy."Parsi is president of the National Iranian American Council (http://www.niacouncil.org). Stan Cox returnrf to This is Hell to tell us about his latest article, "Big Houses Are Not Green: America’s McMansion Problem." Stan worked in the Agricultural Research Service of the USDA in Manhattan, Kansas, as a wheat geneticist 1984-1996. He then went on to teach high school in Hyderabad, India, from 1996 til 2000 when he joined the Land Institute (http://www.landinstitute.org) as a senior research scientist. He is currently a plant breeder and writer in Salina, Kansas. John Tirman is Executive Director of MIT’s Center for International Studies (http://web.mit.edu/CIS/). . He is co-editor and co-author of "Multilateralism Under Challenge? Power, International Order, and Structural Change" (United Nations University Press). He wrote this week’s article, "Is the Foreign Policy Process Working?" Paul Craig Roberts who was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan administration and is now a regular contributor to Counterpunch returned t This is Hell to discuss his latest article, "Who Are the Fanatics?" Harper’s contributing editor McKenzie Funk told us about his cover article in the September issue, "Cold Rush: The coming fight for the melting North" from the top deck of the Healy icebreaker somewhere off the coast of Alaska. Brian Beutler is the Washington correspondent for the Media Consortium (http://www.consortiumnews.com). His most recent articles include, "Crocker’s Fuzzy Economics" and "The Coming Battle Over FISA." Our irregular correspondents included: Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Elvis DeMorrow told you why the Konspiracy Korner’s tinfoil hat has been on fire of late. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-14-2007/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-14-2007/#comments Sat, 14 Jul 2007 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2007/07/podcast-for-saturday-july-14-2007/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-14-2007/feed/ 0 0:01:14 David Michael Green wrote the Counterpunch piece, "In The Last Throes, Judiciously" and is author of the book, "The Europeans: Political Identity in an Emerging Polity." David is a professor of political science at Hofstra Universi[...] David Michael Green wrote the Counterpunch piece, "In The Last Throes, Judiciously" and is author of the book, "The Europeans: Political Identity in an Emerging Polity." David is a professor of political science at Hofstra University in New York. He is also nvolved with the Long Island Teachers for Human Rights, as well as the student group, HOPE – the Hofstra Organization for Progressive Empowerment. More of David’s work can be found at his website, http://www.regressiveantidote.net. writer Mischa Gaus told us about his In These Times article, "The Olympic Hustle: Chicagoans are already beginning to fear what hosting the 2016 Summer Games might do to their city." Nadia Hijab, senior fellow and co-director of the Institute for Palestine Studies (http://www.palestine-studies.org), gave us the skinny on her most recent ‘policy note’ entitled, "Reality Check on Palestinian Elections." live from Pakistan, Graham Usher is a contributing editor of Middle East Report (http://www.merip.org). Graham is the author of the February MERIP piece, "The Pakistan Taliban," and "Dispatches from Palestine: The Rise and Fall of the Oslo Peace Process" (Pluto Press). Graham was on to explain to us all the things happening in Pakistan from the impact of the Taliban, the Musharaff presidency and the situation this week at the Red Mosque. Dahr Jamail (http://www.dahrjamailiraq.com) returned to talk with us about his latest writing, "Iraq on My Mind: Thousands of Stories to Tell — And No One to Listen" which was posted at TomDispatch (http://www.tomdispatch.com). Dahr is an independent journalist who has covered the Middle East for the last four years, eight months of which were spent in occupied Iraq. Dahr writes for the Inter Press Service, Al-Jazeera English, and is a regular contributor to Tomdispatch. Dahr’s new book, "Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Independent Journalist in Occupied Iraq" will be released in October on Haymarket Books. And our irregular correspondents were: Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Elvis DeMorrow returned with yet another development from the Konspiracy Korner. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-june-23-2007/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-june-23-2007/#comments Sat, 23 Jun 2007 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2007/06/podcast-for-saturday-june-23-2007/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-june-23-2007/feed/ 0 0:00:01 live from New Delhi, Jehangir Pocha returned to This is Hell to discuss his most recent piece in The Nation, "The Last ‘Competitive Advantage": Letter From China." Sarah Posner is a freelance journalist who regularly writes for t[...] live from New Delhi, Jehangir Pocha returned to This is Hell to discuss his most recent piece in The Nation, "The Last ‘Competitive Advantage": Letter From China." Sarah Posner is a freelance journalist who regularly writes for the American Prospect. Sarah’s book, "God’s Profits: Faith, Fraud, and the Republican Crusade for Values Voters," will be published by PoliPoint Press next year. Her recent writing includes, "The Future of Anti-Gay Activism," "What Falwell Never Learned," and "An Army of Christian Right Lawyers Is Waging War on the Constitution." David Bacon is a California photojournalist who documents labor, migration and globalization. His book "Communities Without Borders" was just published by Cornell University/ILR Press. At truthout he has recently written "‘Like Outlaws, Like Rustlers, Like Thieves’," and "Who Killed the Immigration Bill, and Who Wants It to Come Back?," both on immigration. And he’s also written on the Iraqi workers movement in "Iraq’s Workers Strike to Keep Their Oil." Chris Toensing is editor of Middle East Report (http://www.merip.org) and executive director of the Middle East Research and Information Project. Chris returns to This is Hell to discuss the situation in Gaza. Chris has a Master’s in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton and is an Arabic speaker who lived in Egypt for three years. And our irregular correspondents were: Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. and Elvis DeMorrow rooted around the Konspiracy Korner. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-june-2-2007/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-june-2-2007/#comments Sat, 02 Jun 2007 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2007/06/podcast-for-saturday-june-2-2007/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-june-2-2007/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Frida Berrigan returned to discuss her recent writing including The In These Times piece, "Is Bush Leading Us to Nuclear War?" which she wrote with past guest Bill Hartung, and her TomDispatch story, "We’re Number 1!" Frida i[...] Frida Berrigan returned to discuss her recent writing including The In These Times piece, "Is Bush Leading Us to Nuclear War?" which she wrote with past guest Bill Hartung, and her TomDispatch story, "We’re Number 1!" Frida is a Senior Research Associate with the Arms Trade Resource Center of the World Policy Institute (http://www.worldpolicy.org). Stephen Eric Bronner told us about his writing at ZNet, "About Saving Darfur: Reflections on the Carrot and the Stick." Stephen is the Senior Editor of Logos, a journal of modern society and culture, and the Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University. His soon-to-be-released book is entitled, "Peace Out of Reach: Middle Eastern Travels and the Search for Reconciliation" (University Press of Kentucky). Jake Ward, spokesperson for the Save Internet Radio (http://www.savenetradio.org) coalition told us why July 15th may be doomsday for what you’re listening to right now. Pratap Chatterjee returned to This is Hell to talk with us about "Goodbye Houston: An Alternative Annual Report on Halliburton" which he co-wrote with past This is Hell guest Charlie Cray. Pratap is the managing editor of Corpwatch and the author of "Iraq, Inc." (Seven Stories Press). Mark Danner (http://www.markdanner.com) discussed his TomDispatch writing, "Words in a Time of War: Taking the Measure of the First Rhetoric-Major President." Mark is the author of "The Secret Way to War," "Torture and Truth," and "The Massacre at El Mozote," among other books. Mark is Professor of Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley and Henry R. Luce Professor at Bard College. His writing on Iraq and other subjects appear regularly in The New York Review of Books. live from Caracas, Chris Carlson, who writes for Venezuelanalysis (http://www.venezuelanalysis.com), explained to us just what the hell is REALLY happening in the government’s closing of a television station. Check out Chris’s own site, Gringo in Venezuela. Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth and Elvis DeMorrow returned with the Konspiracy Korner. Shows This Is Hell! no no