From the monthly archives:

February 2013

Journalist Steve Horn Updates the Frack Attack: Gas Bubble Builds, Rendell Blocks EPA, Cuomo Plays Politics, ALEC Undermines Science in School

February 25, 2013

Free Preview Clip Steve Horn, the investigative journalist at DeSmogBlog, is our go-to guy on fracking and energy extraction.  He returns to update us on some of his recent important stories.  Podcast: Play in new window | Download Podcast (channeltwo): Play in new window | Download

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Israeli-American Author and Peace Activist Miko Peled Fosters Dialogue with Palestinians, Slams Israel’s Government

February 22, 2013

Free Preview Clip Miko Peled, author of The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine offers candid, critical views of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, from 1948 to the present.  Will Durst comments on the civil war inside the Republican party.  Podcast: Play in new window | Download Podcast (channeltwo): Play in new window | [...]

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10 Years Ago, CIA Bungled Kidnap Caper in Milan; BORDC Lawyer Nadia Kayyali on Domestic Use of Drones

February 19, 2013

Free Preview Clip Journalist Steve Hendricks returns to talk about the botched rendition of Abu Omar from the streets of Milan in February, 2003;  attorney Nadia Kayyali from Bill of Rights Defense Committee reports on local opposition to drones and the NDAA detention law.  Podcast: Play in new window | Download Podcast (channeltwo): Play in [...]

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Single Payer! Rep. Alan Grayson Files “Medicare You Can Buy Into Act

February 15, 2013

Free Preview Clip Repeating a move that cost him his seat in 2010, progressive Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) re-introduces bill to allow any American from age 18 to buy Medicare coverage.  He also comments on proposed hike of minimum wage to $9, pre-school for all, and climate change legislation. Podcast: Play in new window | [...]

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Reaction to Pope’s Resignation from Father Tom Reese, Former Editor of ‘America’

February 11, 2013

Free Preview Clip Thomas Reese, SJ, is a Jesuit priest and former editor of the Catholic magazine, America.  In this brief interview, he reacts to the announced resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.   Podcast: Play in new window | Download Podcast (channeltwo): Play in new window | Download

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Attorney Carl Mayer Reports on NDAA Appeals Hearing; City Councilman Mark Friedman Declines to Pledge Allegiance

February 8, 2013

Free Preview Clip Attorney Carl Mayer returns to update the government’s appeal of the injunction of NDAA’s detention clause; Mark Friedman, a city council member in El Cerrito, CA explains why he doesn’t want to pledge allegiance before each meeting. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Podcast (channeltwo): Play in new window | Download

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Free In-Depth Interview with Jesselyn Radack, an Attorney for CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou

February 5, 2013

Free Preview Clip Jesselyn Radack, an attorney and recovering whistleblower, talks about the case of CIA officer John Kiriakou, who is going to prison soon in retaliation for truth-telling about torture.  This podcast is immediately available to all, no subscription required.  Sibel Edmonds co-hosts. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Podcast (channeltwo): Play in [...]

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Debriefing: Jason Leopold Reports on His Week at Guantanamo

February 4, 2013

Free Preview Clip Jason Leopold, lead investigative journalist at Truthout, gives an in-depth report on his recent visit to Guantanamo, where he covered pre-trial hearings for Khalid Sheikh Muhammed case.  Podcast: Play in new window | Download Podcast (channeltwo): Play in new window | Download

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Pepe Escobar is Back!! Commentary on Benghazi, Qaddaffi Blowback, Mali, Algeria and More

February 1, 2013

Free Preview Clip BF.Pepe.Mali Pepe Escobar, one of our favorite globe-trotting journalists and offshore voices, joins PBC and Sibel Edmonds for this fascinating analysis of the French war in Mali, the bloody hostage scene in Algeria, and blowback from the “liberation” of Libya. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Podcast (channeltwo): Play in new [...]

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