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generous support! August 1st to 23rd, 2010, WBAI conducted its summer fund-raising drive and once again, we are extremely grateful for the generous and consistent support you extended to Talkback! Thanks to your support, we are able to sustain this vitally important forum for the free and fair exchange of information and ideas; together, we are making radio that makes a difference. Hugh Hamilton |
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| Monday, August 30th, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Guest | Laura Moye | Amnesty International USA | Troy Davis declared "not innocent" by federal judge in Georgia evidentiary hearing; Advocates "gravely concerned" about prospects for execution | http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20100824001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd Guest | Tracie L. Washington Esq. | Executive Director - Louisiana Justice Institute | Despite some demonstrable progress, New Orleans continues to grapple with a "redlined recovery" five years after Hurricane Katrina | http://www.louisianajusticeinstitute.org/about+lji/people+partners | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd Guest | Rick Claypool | Online organizer - Government Accountability Program - Public Citizen | Dozens of congressional candidates pledge to support constitutional amendment overturning U.S. Supreme Coirtruling in Citizens United | http://www.pledgefordemocracy.org/dozens-congressional-candidates-pledge-support-constitutional-amendment-overturning-court-ru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Guest | Nick Schwellenbach | Researcher - Center for Public Integrity | With billions of American taxpayer dollars at stake, U.S. investigators make little headway in policing foreign contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan | http://www.publicintegrity.org/articles/entry/2368/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd Guest | James Paul Ph.D. | Executive Director - Global Policy Forum | What exactly does it mean to declare an "official end" to combat operations in Iraq? | http://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/159/47528.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd Guest | Juliet Emmanuel Ph.D. & Malcolm Hall | Symposium Director & Chairman - Guyana Cultural Association (respectively) | Guyana Folk festival 2010; literary symposium and Kwe-Kwe night | http://www.guyfolkfest.org/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Week of Mon Aug 23rd to Thurs Aug 26th, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monday, August 23rd, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Guest | Brian Concannon Esq. | Executive Director - Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti | Wyclef Jean among others disqualified as presidential candidates in Haiti | http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/21/world/americas/21haiti.html?_r=1 | LISTEN TO SHOW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd Guest | Ibrahim Ramey | Director - Human & Civil Rights Division - American Muslim Society | Racism, Xenophobia and the War against Muslims in America | http://www.blackstarnews.com/news/135/ARTICLE/6779/2010-08-30.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd Guest | Harold Myerson | Editor-at-large - The American Prospect | A new report from Demos and The American Prospect calls for presidential action to stimulate job growth and revive the U.S. economy | http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=the_case_for_presidential_action | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Guest | Tim Karr | Campaign Director - Free Press | How Google and Verizon are conspiring to derail the open internet and neutralize net neutrality | http://www.freepress.net/files/Carving_up_the_Internet.pdf | LISTEN TO SHOW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd Guest | Dick Dadey | Executive Director - Citizens Union | NYC Charter Revision Commission will bypass nonpartisan elections but place term limits on November ballot yet again | http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703846604575448073228592804.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd Guest | Ibrahim Ramey | Director - Human & Civil Rights Division - American Muslim Society | Part II - Manufacturing controversy and fueling Islamaphobia over a proposed Lower Manhattan Islamic Cultural Center | http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/religious-rights/115369-in-support-of-religious-freedom-for-muslims-in-america | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Guest | Helen Zelon | Contributing Editor - City Limits magazine | New York wins nearly $700 million for Education in latest round of the federal Race to the Top Initiative | http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/nyregion/25nyrace.html | LISTEN TO SHOW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd Guest | Jamil Dakwar Esq. | Attorney / Director - ACLU Human Rights Program | U.S. admits human-rights shortcomings in first ever reeport to the U.N. Human Rights Council | http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/08/24-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd Guest | David Rosen | Journalist / author / media & culture critic | The New War of the Christian Crusaders and the battle against Muslims in America | http://www.counterpunch.org/rosen08132010.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thursday, August 26th, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Throwdown Thursday | Open Phones Edition | LISTEN TO SHOW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||