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This weekend, it’s the ‘Battling Cockburns[...] This is Hell! airs a special broadcast tomorrow, Saturday, August 13, beginning at 9 AM (US central time) on Chicago’sWNUR 89.3 FM, streaming live and podcast at http://thisishell.net. This weekend, it’s the ‘Battling Cockburns’, interviews with journalist brothers Alexander, Andrew and Patrick Cockburn from over the last five years. Next week, This is Hell! present, ‘Dead Man Talking,’ a collection of interviews with past guests who have now, well, passed. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-18/ http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-18/#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2011 06:01:10 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=4677 http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-18/feed/ 9 3:55:35 Today, Saturday, August 6, 2011, This is Hell! aired a live four hour broadcast beginning at 9AM (US central) on Chicago’s Sound Experiment WNUR 89.3 FM streaming live and podcast here. This weekend, your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio s[...] Today, Saturday, August 6, 2011, This is Hell! aired a live four hour broadcast beginning at 9AM (US central) on Chicago’s Sound Experiment WNUR 89.3 FM streaming live and podcast here. This weekend, your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz intervieed: Richard Wolff is professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is currently a visiting professor in the graduate program in international affairs of the New School University in New York. Richard’s most recent book is, “Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It.” He wrote the Thursday truthout column, “A Tale of Two Lootings.” Richard’s writing can be read regularly at the Guardian‘s web site. His most recent writing there includes, “A new dawn for the US left,” “After the crash: the pauperisation of middle-class America,” “The great corporate tax swindle” and “S&P’s judgment on US debt is substandard and poor.” Richard is also the host of his own radio show, which is broadcast Saturday mornings at Noon on New York’s WBAI. 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). His book, “The Occupation: War, resistance and daily life in Iraq” (Verso Books) was a 2006 finalist for the National Book Critics’ Circle Award for best nonfiction book. His recent reporting includes, “NATO in Libya: The Limits of Air Power,” “Follow the Oil and the Money: Why the West is Committed to the Murderous Rebels in Libya” and “Getting It Wrong, Again and Again: Why Does Britain Insist on Punching Above Her Weight?” Mark Weisbrot is co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, in Washington, DC. Mark’s recent writing includes, “The Struggle Against Stupidity: European and U.S. Governments Continue Wrecking Their Economies,” and “What Everyone Should Know About the “Debt Crisis” in the U.S.” Mark is co-writer with past This is Hell! guest Tariq Ali on the Oliver Stone movie, “South of the Border.” Our irregular correspondents were: live from Hungary, ‘Our Man in Budapest’ Todd Williams live from San Francisco, Kate O’Donnell said, ‘Thank You, Science’ live in-studio, Michael Roper of Chicago’s Hopleaf, 5148 North Clark, talked beer live from Los Angeles, Jeff Dorchen gave a Moment of Truth. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-6/ http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-6/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2011 20:01:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=3892 http://thisishell.net/shows/tomorrow-on-this-is-hell-6/feed/ 9 0:00:01 ‘This is Hell!‘ aired a new live broadcast , Saturday, April 23, 2011, on WNUR 89.3FM, Chicago’s Sound Experiment. Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed: Patrick Cockburn is Iraq corresponden[...] ‘This is Hell!‘ aired a new live broadcast , Saturday, April 23, 2011, on WNUR 89.3FM, Chicago’s Sound Experiment. Your bitter blind broke gap-toothed radio show host Chuck Mertz interviewed: 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 most recent writing includes this week’s story, “Bahrain escapes censure by West as crackdown on protesters intensifies.” Robert Howarth is the David R. Atkinson Professor of Ecology and Environmental Biology at Cornell University. Bob recently released a study that showed extracting natural gas from Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale through the process of hydrofracking could do more to aggravate global warming than mining coal. Michael Parenti is the author of more than 20 books, including his latest, “The Face Of Imperialism.” Michael is an award winning, internationally known American political scientist, historian, and culture critic. Besides for having taught at several universities and giving lectures around the world, Michael has been the recipient of the Caucus for a New Political Science’s Career Achievement Award. In 2007, he received a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from U.S. Representative Barbara Lee. He served for some 12 years as a judge for Project Censored. He also is on the advisory boards of Independent Progressive Politics Network, and Education Without Borders; as well as the advisory editorial boards of New Political Science and Nature, Society and Thought. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-april-19/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-april-19/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:58:18 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=3877 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/tuesday-april-19/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-december-13/ http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-december-13/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:03:42 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://thisishell.net/?p=3167 http://thisishell.net/nine-circles-of-hell/monday-december-13/feed/ 0 http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-11/ http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-11/#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/feed/ 0 3:50:53 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 most recent writing at truthout[...] 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 This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-6/ http://thisishell.net/shows/on-the-next-this-is-hell-6/#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/feed/ 2 4:02:13 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 of “Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle” (Knopf Canad[...] 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 This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-30-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-30-2009-2/#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/feed/ 0 3:56:31 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[...] 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 This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-march-14-2009-2/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-march-14-2009-2/#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/feed/ 0 3:54:10 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 Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri, Ka[...] 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 Boo[...] Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-5-2008/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-5-2008/#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/feed/ 0 0:00:01 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 Islamabad. He is chairman of Mashal, a non-profit organization whi[...] 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 This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-january-12-2008/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-january-12-2008/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2008/01/podcast-for-saturday-january-12-2008/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-january-12-2008/feed/ 0 3:56:39 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, Fatim[...] 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 recently wrote the article, “Farewell to Wadi Bua.” Caroline Elkins is an associate professor of African studies at Harvard University and the author of “Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain’s Gulag in Kenya.” Caroline wrote last Sunday’s Washington Post opinion piece, “What’s Tearing Kenya Apart? History, for One Thing.“ David Morris is co-founder and vice president of the Institute for Local Self Reliance (http://www.ilsr.org/) in Minneapolis, and director of its New Rules project (http://www.newrules.org/). On Monday, David posted the story, “We Forget What it Was really Like Under The Clintons.” live from London, Patrick Cockburn is the Middle East correspondent for the London-based newspaper the Independent (http://www.independent.co.uk/). He was one of only a handful of journalists who remained in Baghdad throughout the first Gulf War. Patrick is the author of “The Occupation: War, Resistance and Daily Life in Iraq,” (Verso Books) a finalist for the 2006 National Book Critics Circle award for nonfiction. His recent writing includes, “Conscience and Empire,” and “What’s Really Happened During the Surge?” His forthcoming book, “Muqtada! Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia revival and the struggle for Iraq,” will be published in April. Glen Ford, executive editor of the Black Agenda Report (http://www.blackagendareport.com/), will discuss his stories, “Barack, Hillary, and the Sinister Nothingness of ‘Change‘,” and “2007: The Year of Black ‘Media Leaders’ – Especially Obama.” And our irregular correspondents were: Danny Muller (http://www.peaceactionme.org) delivered his ‘Wasted Energy Report’ from Portland, Maine … Jeff Dorchen gave us another Moment of Truth from his digs in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. << back � 1996-2009 This Is Hell Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-28-2007/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-28-2007/#comments Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2007/07/podcast-for-saturday-july-28-2007/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-july-28-2007/feed/ 1 0:00:01 Noam Chomsky returned to This is Hell for the first time in three years. Noam is a professor of linguistics and philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Most recently, Noam is the author of "Interventions" (City Lights), a [...] Noam Chomsky returned to This is Hell for the first time in three years. Noam is a professor of linguistics and philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Most recently, Noam is the author of "Interventions" (City Lights), a collection of op-eds distributed by the New York Times syndicate yet, while published in other US papers and around the world, the columns were never printed in the Times itself. Last year, Noam released "Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy" (Metropolitan Books). His most recent writing includes the articles, "What is at Stake in Iraq," and "Imminent Crises: Threats and Opportunities," which can both be found at Z Magazine’s web site Znet (http://www.zmag.org). Noam was voted the leading living public intellectual in the 2005 Global Intellectuals Poll conducted by the British magazine Prospect. Noam’s reaction was, "I don’t pay a lot of attention to polls" Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, MD, returned to This is Hell to give his perspective on the current situation in the Occupied Territories. Mustafa was a candidate for the presidency of the Palestinian National Authority in 2005, to fill the vacancy created by the death of Yasser Arafat. In that election, he finished second to Mahmoud Abbas. Mustafa is an advocate of democracy and nonviolent resistance. He has been a consistent critic of corruption and nepotism within the Palestinian Authority. Mustafa heads the Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees which provides healthcare to those Palestinians in refugee camps like Ramallah. Mustafa is also secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative, an opposition movement which campaigns for democratic reforms. live from London, Patrick Cockburn made his third appearance on This is Hell this year to tell us about his most recent writing on the war in Iraq. Patrick is the Middle East correspondent for the London-based newspaper the Independent (http://www.independent.co.uk/). He was one of only a handful of journalists who remained in Baghdad throughout the first Gulf War. Patrick is the author of "The Occupation" (Verso Books) nominated for the 2006 National Book Critics Circle award for nonfiction. Over the last couple of weeks, Patrick was in Iraq and posted numerous articles including "Meeting in Baghdad," "Turkish Prime Minister Threatens to Invade Northern Iraq," "The Next Invasion of Iraq," "Just Another Day in Iraq," "The Killing of Khalid W. Hassan," and "The Decider in Denial." Gary Leupp is Professor of History at Tufts University, and Adjunct Professor of Comparative Religion. Gary is a regular contributor to the web site Counterpunch, run by past This is Hell guest Alexander Cockburn, Patrick’s brother. Gary is also a contributor to the Counterpunch book, "Imperial Crusades: Iraq, Afghanistan And Yugoslavia" (AK Press). Gary’s recent articles include, "Gerson’s Crusade Against ‘Low-Hanging Fruit’: Bush Speechwriter Calls for Attack on Syria," "Edelman’s Edict: Hillary’s Inquiry ‘Reinforces Enemy Propaganda‘," "Cheney Urges Bush to Strike Iran" and "The Cracks in Cheney’s World." Howard Zinn is a historian, political scientist, social critic, activist, playwright and was a shipyard worker and World War Two Air Force bombardier in Europe. Howard’s latest book is "A Power Governments Cannot Suppress" (AK Press). You probably know Howard from his groundbreaking book, "The People’s History of the United States (Perennial Classics). Howard is Professor Emeritus in the Political Science Department at Boston University. His most recent articles include "Put Away the Flags." and "Are We Politicians or Citizens?" Howard was recently interviewed on Al Jazeera, and his 2007 Harlem Book Fair conversation with auth[...] Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-19-2007/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-19-2007/#comments Sat, 19 May 2007 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2007/05/podcast-for-saturday-may-19-2007/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-19-2007/feed/ 0 0:00:01 live from Baghdad, Patrick Cockburn, author of "The Occupation" (Verso Books) nominated for the 2006 National Book Critics Circle award for nonfiction. Patrick’s recent writing includes, "Iraq: A Small War Guaranteed to Damage a [...] live from Baghdad, Patrick Cockburn, author of "The Occupation" (Verso Books) nominated for the 2006 National Book Critics Circle award for nonfiction. Patrick’s recent writing includes, "Iraq: A Small War Guaranteed to Damage a Superpower." And Jeff Dorchen delivered another Moment of Truth. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-february-17-2007/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-february-17-2007/#comments Sat, 17 Feb 2007 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2007/02/podcast-for-saturday-february-17-2007/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-february-17-2007/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Thant Myint-U, a former fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, is the author of "The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma" (Longitude Books). Thant worked on Burma issues for Human Rights Watch and the US Committee for Refugees. He [...] Thant Myint-U, a former fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, is the author of "The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma" (Longitude Books). Thant worked on Burma issues for Human Rights Watch and the US Committee for Refugees. He is the grandson of former UN Secretary-General U Thant and is a former UN peacekeeper himself. He worked at the UN Secretariat in New York holding several positions through early last year. He is currently a visiting senior fellow at the International Peace Academy (http://www.ipacademy.org/) and a research associate of the Cambridge Centre for History and Economics. We will discuss Thant’s piece in the London Review of Books, "What to do about Burma." Tara Lohan, managing editor at AlterNet (http://www.alternet.org), will discuss her recent writing including yesterday’s "Wind vs. Coal: False Choices in the Battle to Resolve Our Energy Crisis." Patrick Cockburn returns 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. LaddieO.com gave us a web, tech and science report from the hermetically sealed clean rooms at URL Labs, Jeff Dorchen delivered a Moment of Truth, Elvis DeMorrow told us what’s happening in his Konspiracy Korner and Dr. Krys Bigosinski MD returned, retooling his segment from a travelogue into, get this, one convering medical news! This morning, Dr. Bigs gave us the skinny on NASA, diapers, trampolines and the g-force required to cause leakage. Shows This Is Hell! no no http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-27-2006/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-27-2006/#comments Sat, 27 May 2006 06:00:00 +0000 Chuck Mertz http://www.thisishellradio.info/2006/05/podcast-for-saturday-may-27-2006/ http://thisishell.net/shows/podcast-for-saturday-may-27-2006/feed/ 0 0:00:01 journalist Patrick Cockburn Middle East correspondent since 1978 for the Independent. Patrick is the author of this October’s "’The Occupation: War, Resistance and Daily Life in Iraq" (Verso Books). He was awarded the 2005 Mart[...] journalist Patrick Cockburn Middle East correspondent since 1978 for the Independent. Patrick is the author of this October’s "’The Occupation: War, Resistance and Daily Life in Iraq" (Verso Books). He was awarded the 2005 Martha Gellhorn prize for war reporting in recognition of his writing on Iraq. Patrick was one of the few journalists to remain in Baghdad during the first Gulf War. His work regularly appears at Counterpunch, including this week’s "Why the US May Have to Quit Iraq Sooner Than It Planned," "Which is the Real Iraq?" and "Iraq is Disintegrating." Michael Meltsner, author of "The Making of a Civil Rights Lawyer" (University of Virginia Press). Michael has been a Professor of Law at Columbia and Harvard and Dean at Northeastern’s School of Law where he is currently the Matthews Distinguished University Professor of Law. He is also author of "Cruel and Unusual," the authoritative history of the Legal Defense Fund’s campaign to abolish the death penalty. David Sirota, author of "Hostile Takeover: How Big Money & Corruption Conquered Our Government – and How We Take It Back." David is a senior editor at In These Times, he writes for The Nation, blogs at Working Assets, and was the press secretary for Independent US Senator Bernie Sanders. David is also co-chairperson of the Progressive Legislative Action Network. Greg Palast, author of the new book, "Armed Madhouse: Who’s Afraid of Osama Wolf? China Floats, Bush Sinks, The Scheme to Steal ’08, No Child’s Behind Left and Other Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Class War."On Sunday, June 11th, Greg will hold a booksigning/discussion for "Madhouse," at 3 PM in the Barbara’s Bookstore at 1218 South Halsted. This is Hell is the media sponsor for this event, whatever the hell that means. Stephen Goetz, co-author of "Wal-Mart and County-Wide Poverty," which appears in the June issue of Social Science Quarterly. The study shows how, during the so-called economic boom of the 1990′s, counties that had Wal-Mart experienced more poverty. ‘Todd from Budapest,’ the second listener to take part in our ‘guest correspondent’ series, talked about life in Hungary, live from Budapest. And Seattle’s Dr. Krys Bigosinski, MD, and This is Hell producer-at-large, gave us another of his travelogues. This time, Krys visits Costa Rica. Shows This Is Hell! no no