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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-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/correspondents/the-moment-of-truth/american-idiotism-last-saturdays-moment-of-truth/ http://thisishell.net/correspondents/the-moment-of-truth/american-idiotism-last-saturdays-moment-of-truth/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 06:05:37 +0000 jdorchen http://thisishell.net/?p=6965 http://thisishell.net/correspondents/the-moment-of-truth/american-idiotism-last-saturdays-moment-of-truth/feed/ 0 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-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 http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-12/ http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-12/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:46:24 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=5856 http://thisishell.net/shows/this-saturday-on-this-is-hell-12/feed/ 0 4:05:46 Our guests were ex-CIA officer Paul Pillar on Iran, the Gay Liberation Network's Andy Thayer on this coming May's G8/NATO protests in Chicago, historian Lisa Keller on "Democracy and Public Space," former Seattle police chief during the 1999 WTO dem[...] Our guests were ex-CIA officer Paul Pillar on Iran, the Gay Liberation Network's Andy Thayer on this coming May's G8/NATO protests in Chicago, historian Lisa Keller on "Democracy and Public Space," former Seattle police chief during the 1999 WTO demonstrations Norm Stamper, and Tom Frank on 'The Hard Times Swindle and the Unlikely Come Back of the Right." Dan 'the Auto Man' Litchfield talked cars and Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-677-xmas-party-december-17-2011/ http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-677-xmas-party-december-17-2011/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:16:07 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=5712 http://thisishell.net/shows/episode-677-xmas-party-december-17-2011/feed/ 4 4:10:41 Saturday, December 17, we cordially invited all of our listeners to the first-ever broadcast of the annual This is Hell! Office Party live and completely uninterrupted for four hours from the thirteenth floor of the beautiful Paramutual Building on [...] Saturday, December 17, we cordially invited all of our listeners to the first-ever broadcast of the annual This is Hell! Office Party live and completely uninterrupted for four hours from the thirteenth floor of the beautiful Paramutual Building on Chicago’s Sound Experiment, WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming live and podcast here. Hosting this year’s This is Hell! Office Party is your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz. This year’s This is Hell! Office party featured irregular correspondents … ‘Our Man in Budapest,’ Todd Williams reporting live from Hungary … live from Dublin, one of our more recent additions to our crew of irregular correspondents Will Lynch … live in-studio because he couldn’t catch his flight to Gaza, Danny Muller gave a ‘Wasted Energy Report’ … live from San Francisco, Kate O’Donnell talked the ‘God particle’ and says, “Thank You, Science!” … live in-studio, Kevan ‘The Radical Pessimist’ Harris … live in-studio, the proprietor of Chicago’s Hopleaf, 5148 North Clark, Michael Roper talked beer … and 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-21/ http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-21/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:37:57 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=5672 http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-21/feed/ 1 3:52:47 Saturday, December 10, This is Hell! broadcast a live four hour show beginning at 9 AM (central) over-the-air on Chicago’s Sound Experiment, WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming live and podcast here. Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chu[...] Saturday, December 10, This is Hell! broadcast a live four hour show beginning at 9 AM (central) over-the-air on Chicago’s Sound Experiment, WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming live and podcast here. Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed … Jeffrey D. Clements is the co-founder and general counsel of Free Speech for People, a national, nonpartisan campaign to overturn Citizens United and pass the People’s Rights Amendment. Jeff is a former assistant attorney general of Massachusetts. His latest book is, “Corporations Are Not People: Why They Have More Rights Than You Do and What You Can Do About It” (Berret-Koehler). live from Durban, political economist Patrick Bond is a professor in the School of Development Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Patrick is head of the Centre for Civil Society in Durban. He is author and editor of the just-released books “Politics of Climate Justice” (UKZN Press) and “Durban’s Climate Gamble: Trading carbon, betting the earth” (UNISA Press). He’s also an adviser on the film “Carbon Markets, Trading Our Future.” He recently wrote the article, “The Politics of Durban: A Dirty Deal Coming Down in Durban.” live from Paris, Diana Johnstone was European editor of In These Times from 1979 to 1990, and continues to be a correspondent for the publication. Diana was press officer of the Green group in the European Parliament from 1990 to 1996. She is the author of the 2003 title, “Fools’ Crusade: Yugoslavia, Nato, and Western Delusions” (Monthly Review Press). Her most recent writing includes, “As the ‘Humanitarian Warriors’ Gloat … Here’s the Key Question in the Libyan War.” live from Montreal, Devlin Kuyek is a lead researcher and activist with GRAIN, a small international organization based in Barcelona, Spain that works with social movements around the world in defense of peasant agriculture and food sovereignty. Devlin is author of, “Good Crop/Bad Crop: Seed politics and the future of food in Canada” (Between the Lines). He is also a member of the steering committee of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network. This week, GRAIN won the Right Livelihood Award, often called the ‘alternative Nobel.’ GRAIN was recognized “for their worldwide work to protect the livelihoods and rights of farming communities and to expose the massive purchases of farmland in developing countries by foreign financial interests.” Our irregular correspondents were … live from the hermetically sealed clean rooms at URL Labs, LaddieO.com gives a report on science and tech stuff … and live from Los Angeles, Jeff Dorchen delivers a Moment of Truth. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-20/ http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-20/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 06:07:25 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=5635 http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-20/feed/ 0 3:53:20 Saturday, December 3rd, This is Hell! aired a live four hour completely uninterrupted, commercial-free, thoroughly unedited broadcast beginning at 9 AM (US central) on Chicago’s Sound Experiment, WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming live and podcast shortl[...] Saturday, December 3rd, This is Hell! aired a live four hour completely uninterrupted, commercial-free, thoroughly unedited broadcast beginning at 9 AM (US central) on Chicago’s Sound Experiment, WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming live and podcast shortly after here. Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed … live from Oslo, Reza Marashi is the Research Director at the National Iranian American Council. Prior to working at NIAC, Reza worked in the Office of Iranian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State for four years. He has also been an analyst at the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) covering China-Middle East issues, and a Tehran-based private strategic consultant on Iranian political and economic risk. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Foreign Policy, The Atlantic, The National Interest and Al Jazeera, among other publications. He has been a guest contributor to the BBC, NPR, Financial Times, Reuters, and ABC News, among other broadcast outlets. His most recent writing includes, “The Iranian-American Game of Chicken.” live from New Mexico, Tom Barry is the author of, “Border Wars” (Boston Review Books). Tom directs the TransBorder Project of the Americas Program at the Center for International Policy in Washington, DC. He blogs at http://borderlinesblog.blogspot.com. His most recent writing includes, “How the Drone Warfare Industry Took Over Our Congress.” live from New York, Costas Panayotakis is associate professor of sociology at the New York City College of Technology at CUNY. Costas is author of, “Remaking Scarcity: From Capitalist Inefficiency to Economic Democracy” (Pluto Press). His most recent writing includes, “The Greek Crisis Intensifies” and “Debunking the Greek (and European) Crisis Narrative.” Our irregular correspondents were: live from Puerto Rico, ‘Our Man in San Juan’ Dave Buchen live from Los Angeles, Jeff Dorchen delivers a Moment of Truth Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-november-5-2011/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-november-5-2011/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:01:05 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=5445 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-november-5-2011/feed/ 0 3:40:40 Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed: Jeff Goodwin is professor of Sociology at New York University. Jeff is a past chair of the Comparative and Historical Sociology Section of the American Sociological Associ[...] Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed: Jeff Goodwin is professor of Sociology at New York University. Jeff is a past chair of the Comparative and Historical Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association. His research focuses on social movements, revolutions, political violence, and terrorism. He is best known for his book, “No Other Way Out: States and Revolutionary Movements, 1945-1991″ More recently, he is the author of “Contention in Context” (Stanford University Press) and “The Social Movements Reader” (Wiley-Blackwell). Next month, Jeff will have an article in Le Monde Diplomatique tentatively titled, “Occupy Wall Street: The Challenge Ahead.” Susan Kang is an assistant professor of political science at City University of New York where she teaches a course on international relations and does research on human rights and trade union movements. She is currently involved in #OccupyWallStreet and been active in the demands working group at Zuccotti Park. Dr. Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on US national security policy with Inter-Press Service. 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). 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, “Debunking the Iran ‘Terror Plot’,” “ISAF Data Show Night Raids Killed over 1,500 Afghan Civilians,” “UN Tally Excluded Most Afghan Civilian Deaths in Night Raids,” and “US May Have Concealed Deterrent Aim of Iranian Plan.” Our irregular correspondents were: live from Dublin, we heard from Will Lynch and … live from Los Angeles, Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. This weekend’s show was produced solo by Spencer “Thunderball” Thayer. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-october-22/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-october-22/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 21:00:28 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=5407 http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-october-22/feed/ 0 3:59:34 This is Hell! broadcast a live, completely unedited and uninterrupted four hour radio show, Saturday, October 22nd, on Chicago’s Sound Experiment, WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming and podcast here. Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Me[...] This is Hell! broadcast a live, completely unedited and uninterrupted four hour radio show, Saturday, October 22nd, on Chicago’s Sound Experiment, WNUR 89.3 FM, streaming and podcast here. Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed: - Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Chris Hedges is a weekly columnist at Truthdig and a senior fellow at The Nation Institute. Chris’s 2002 book “War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning” (Random House) was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction. His new book is entitled, “The World As It Is: Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress” (Nation Books). Watch this amazing video of Chris last Saturday night at #OccupyWallStreet. - Dr. Stefano Battiston is the Chair of Systems Design at ETH Zurich who examined transnational companies and found that 147 interconnected corporations control 40% of the world’s wealth. The report, “The network of global corporate control,” can be read here and an easier to read blog post can be read here. - journalist Mark Engler is a senior analyst with Foreign Policy In Focus. Mark is author of “How to Rule the World: The Coming Battle Over the Global Economy (Nation Books),” which was selected by the Drum Major Institute as one of the “most interesting and informative progressive books” of 2008. Mark is also a monthly columnist for the Oxford, UK-based New Internationalist magazine. He serves on the editorial board of Dissent and writes a weekly post for the magazine’s “Arguing the World” blog. His most recent writing includes, “The Future of the #Occupy Movement: Solidarity and Escalation.” Our irregular correspondents were: - ‘Our Man in Budapest’ Todd Williams reported live from Hungary … - former producer Trevor Ewen, in from New York City, gave us his inaugural segment as an irregular correspondent … - Michael Roper of Chicago’s Hopleaf, 5148 North Clark Street, talked beer live in-studio … - live from Los Angeles, Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth. 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