http://www.peterbcollins.com/ The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talk radio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. Veteran talk radio personality Peter B. Collins covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. His show delivers interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices rarely found in the corporate media. The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talk radio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. Feeder 2.0.3(1143) http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ (c) 2009 Collins Media Services no Collins Media Services peter@peterbcollins.com http://www.peterbcollins.com/pbcimage.jpghttp://www.peterbcollins.com/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en News & Politics 17 Jun 2009 14:22:43 PST 17 Jun 2009 14:22:43 PST no http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100310p109.mp3 Sabeel Conference March 5-6 in Marin County, California. Powerful voices who decry Israel's brutal domination of the West Bank and lockdown of Gaza. --Dr. Mads Gilbert, a medical doctor from Norway who has provided health care in Gaza for many years, describes the death, injuries and destruction caused by Israel's massive assault on Gaza at the end of 2008 and the disproportionate impact on women and children; --Mark Braverman, an American Jew and former Zionist, talks about his views of the occupation and the way Israel uses its power and influence to continue massive human rights violations. His new book is Fatal Embrace. Christians, Jews and the Search for Peace in the Holy Land; --Dr. Jeff Halper, an American who moved to Israel and founded the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitionstalks about the dominant framing and language of the conflict, which heavily favors Israel; --Paul Larudee, founder of the Free Palestine Movement and leader of the successful sea-based challenges to Israel's blockade of Gaza, talks about new ways to challenge the blockade this year; --Ms Neha Masri, an American Muslim who was born in Jerusalem, describes in her own vivid way the humiliating experience of being treated as a Palestinian at Israeli checkpoints. Please share this podcast with friends, especially those who are staunchly pro-Israel. My sincere thanks to the conference organizers, and Tom McAfee, Hassan Fouda and Dr. Walt Davis. ]]> 10 Mar 2010 15:10:00 -0700 podcast-109 Collins Media Services Peter Bee: The Independent Progressive from the Left Coast! Peace and justice for the Palestinians: a range of voices from the Sabeel Conference. Part 2 of 2. no 01:25:13 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100309p108.mp3 Sabeel Conference held March 5 and 6 in Marin County, California. Sabeel means "The Way" in Arabic, and this conference brought a range of participants from around the world. PBC opens the program with an update on concessions from Palestinian leaders, agreeing to hold indirect talks with Israel; just 24 hours later, VP Joe Biden arrived in Israel to a defiant announcement: Israel says it will build 1600 more housing units in E. Jerusalem, ignoring demands from the Obama administration to stop the illegal construction. This podcast features: --Prof. Hisham Ahmed of St. Mary's College, who was born in a refugee camp and became a Fulbright scholar; --Rev. Don Wagner of North Park U in Chicago, an expert on Christian Zionists; --Sama Adnan, founder of NewPolicy.org, which has started a political action committee to support Congress members who have a balanced position on Israel-Palestine issues; --Omar Barghouti, a founding member of the Palestinian Civil Society Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israel; --Anna Baltzer, an American Jew and articulate advocate for the rights of the Palestinians. Part 2 will be released in the next day or two. ]]> 09 Mar 2010 17:35:00 -0700 podcast-108 Collins Media Services Peter Bee: The Independent Progressive from the Left Coast! Peace and justice for the Palestinians: a range of voices from the Sabeel Conference. no 00:56:16 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100308p107.mp3 08 Mar 2010 17:08:00 -0700 podcast-107 Collins Media Services Peter Bee: The Independent Progressive from the Left Coast! Air America and liberal talk radio. Guest: former Air America host Jon Elliott no 01:11:41 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100304p106.mp3 Bush On The Couch a few years ago, and is in the process of writing Obama On The Couch. He offers some interesting thoughts about Obama's excessive need for bipartisan approval, how intentional his manipulation of voters was during the campaign, and the contradictions of his decision making regarding escalation in Afghanistan. Dr. Bill Perry was Defense Secretary from 1994-98, and PBC talked with him at an event in San Francisco hosted by the Ploughshares Fund where they previewed a new documentary about the "tipping point" in nuclear disarmament. Perry, along with Reagan's Secretary of State George Schultz, former Sen. Sam Nunn and Nixon Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (!) are working together on disarmament efforts. Gary Chew, who is not a doctor, joins me to talk about this year's Oscar nominees. ]]> 04 Mar 2010 12:08:00 -0700 podcast-106 Collins Media Services Peter Bee: The Independent Progressive from the Left Coast! Dr. Justin Frank puts Obama on the couch; Dr. Bill Perry on Iran's nuclear intentions; Gary Chew previews the Oscars. no 01:04:40 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100303.mp3 The Ghost Writer. Dr. Jeffrey Kaye, a psychologist, and author H. P. Albarelli, Jr. talk about the upcoming trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed--who we know was tortured--and the history of CIA torture and mind control programs, including the infamous Project MK-Ultra and the use of LSD. We talk about an article they wrote for Truthout.org, available here. Kaye is a longtime critic of Bush-era policies of rendition and torture, and Albarelli's powerful new book exposes the history back to the early 1950's A Terrible Mistake: The Murder of Frank Olson and the CIA's Secret Cold War Experiments. Albarelli's book is chilling and fascinating, and shows that the US has been operating on "the dark side", as Cheney called it, for decades. He describes the importance of the Olson case, and the large numbers of people--including children--who were slipped LSD by the CIA. Gary Chew reviews Roman Polanski's new film, about a British ex-Prime Minister accused of torture, The Ghost Writer ]]> 03 Mar 2010 17:15:00 -0700 podcast-105 Collins Media Services Peter Bee: The Independent Progressive from the Left Coast! History of CIA torture and mind control, including the infamous MK-Ultra program. Gary Chew reviews The Ghost Writer no 01:25:54 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100301.mp3 The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther. Haas was an attorney for the charismatic Hampton, chairman of the Black Panther Party in Chicago, at the time of the police raid in 1969. Stonewalled for years by the FBI and Chicago leaders, Haas ultimately proved that the hit on Hampton and Mark Clark was part of the FBI's Cointelpro program, with instructions from J. Edgar Hoover to disrupt black nationalist groups and "prevent the rise of a new black messiah" following Dr. King's assassination in 1968. Haas and his underpaid colleagues at the People's Law Office took on the FBI, the Daley Machine, and an incredibly biased judge--it took more than 10 years to win a $1.85 million settlement for the survivors and Hampton's family. In doing so, they exposed the darkest aspects of the American system of "justice". PBC was hosting a talk show in Chicago as the legal battle unfolded, and has personal insights about the times and some of the players. The book is fascinating, and highly recommended. Get more info here. The story is important history, and informs the resurgence of a police state in the US, where the Patriot Act was just renewed, the FBI admits wide abuse of "national security letters" and massive surveillance of our phones and emails continues under Obama. ]]> 01 Mar 2010 13:40:00 -0700 podcast-104 Collins Media Services Peter Bee: The Independent Progressive from the Left Coast! Govt. murdered Fred Hampton. Attorney and author Jeffrey Haas exposes the FBI Cointelpro program that led to the murder of Black Panther leader in 1969. no 01:15:26 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100226.mp3 Strategic Terror: The Politics and Ethics of Aerial Bombardment. We talk about the repeated incidents of Afghan civilians killed by US air attacks, which Grosscup considers "terrorism" and the way that term is re-defined to apply only to our enemies. He also talks about domestic terrorism at Oklahoma City, Ft. Hood and the recent Stack attack on the IRS office in Austin. Cruickshank is policy director at the Courage Campaign and one of many excellent contributors to the progressive politics blog about California, Calitics. We talk about eBay billionaire Meg Whitman's massive spending to buy the governorship--using Sarah Palin campaign tactics; about Jerry Brown's slow start on his race; about failed HP CEO Carly Fiorina's race to unseat Sen. Barbara Boxer and Fiorina's gutter-level attacks on her GOP opponent Tom Campbell; and about initiative battles over corporate influence, esp. the utility P G & E's efforts to pass an undemocratic initiative to maintain its monopoly and block community power programs permitted by current law. ]]> 26 Feb 2010 12:40:00 -0700 podcast-103 Collins Media Services Peter Bee: The Independent Progressive from the Left Coast! Prof. Beau Grosscup on US air raids in Afghanistan that kill civilians, and abuse of the term "terrorism"; Robert Cruickshank on the high stakes big money campaigns for governor and US senate in California no 01:31:44 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100223.mp3 here. Cohn is co-author of the new book, Rules of Disengagement, which gives the history of conscientious objectors and legal tips to those who reject service in the current wars. ]]> 23 Feb 2010 17:15:00 -0700 podcast-102 Collins Media Services Brad Friedman on ACORN smear, Prf. Marjorie Cohn on whitewash of torture memo authors The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talkradio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. no 01:14:46 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100222.mp3 Sibel Edmonds. Dr. Julien Mercille discusses the trail of Afghanistan's drug money, the false impression given by the latest UN report on the effects of Afghanistan's drug production, and the role of other nations and institutions including western banks. He talks about the predominant view of the US and NATO held by the majority in Afghanistan today, his interview with Malalai Joya, Afghanistan's youngest Member of Parliament, who is well known for openly challenging the US, NATO, warlords and the Taliban, the current state of progressive movements in Afghanistan, and more. Mercille is a lecturer in US foreign policy at University College Dublin, where he moved after obtaining his PhD from UCLA. He teaches on US history and foreign policy and has published academic articles on Iran, Iraq and the Cold War, and is now researching the "War on Drugs" and Afghanistan. He has also written for various websites and magazines on those topics and others. ]]> 22 Feb 2010 16:15:00 -0700 podcast-101 Collins Media Services Afghan corruption: Dr. Julien Mercille The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talkradio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. no 01:04:19 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100218.mp3 Here is the link to Col. Wright's recent article that we reference; and here is the link to Penny Coleman's article. California Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) makes the case for campaign finance reform, and Trent Lange of the fair elections coalition defines the terms of Prop 15 on the June ballot, which would set up a pilot program of publicly funded elections. ]]> 18 Feb 2010 15:10:00 -0700 podcast-100 Collins Media Services Rape in the US military; clean elections for California The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talkradio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. no 01:04:00 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100217.mp3 Informed Comment blog, a great resource on America's wars. We talk about the draw down of US troops in Iraq and Cole is optimistic about full withdrawal by the end of 2010. He describes the jockeying in Iraq over the March 7 elections and the influence of Iran and Ahmed Chalabi on the process. He details the capture of Mullah Baradar--the military leader of the "old" Taliban--by Pakistani and US operatives, and offers candid comments about the new US attack on Marjah. Kamps is an expert on nuclear waste at the think tank founded by Dr. Helen Caldicott, Beyond Nuclear and he is sharply critical of Obama's decision to provide loan guarantees for Southern Co.'s plans to build two new nukes in Georgia so taxpayers take the risk and the utility takes the profits. In addition to the financial risk, Kamps talks about the fallacy that nukes are safe for people and the environment and the false promise that a blue ribbon panel can resolve the nuclear waste issues. ]]> 17 Feb 2010 17:10:00 -0700 podcast-99 Collins Media Services Prof. Juan Cole on Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan; Kevin Kamps on Obama's nuclear gamble. The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talkradio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. no 01:16:08 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100216.mp3 16 Feb 2010 18:20:00 -0700 podcast-98 Collins Media Services Coleen Rowley, 24-yr-FBI Agent, on recent terro plots and 9/11 Commission's failures. The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talkradio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. no 01:14:37 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100211.mp3 Alabama blogger Roger Shuler returns with a report from the Deep South. He comments on Sen. Shelby's abusive hold on Obama appointments and Sen. Session's homophobic opposition to lifting Don't Ask Don't Tell. While Shelby has blocked appointments, Obama has left partisan Republicans in critical US Attorney jobs, including Leura Canary in Alabama. One of her deputies, who coached the key witness in the Siegelman case, is on his way to Gitmo as a defense attorney in kangaroo court er, military commissions for some prisoners. Shuler also updates the Siegelman appeals and reports that debt collectors played a key role in Sen. Brown's recent Massachusetts election. Big Mike Straumietis, CEO of Advanced Nutrients, charges that hydroponic equipment producers are colluding against him and threatening retailers because he openly supports medical marijuana cultivation. His new magazine is Rosebud. ]]> 11 Feb 2010 14:35:00 PST podcast-97 Collins Media Services Alabama sleaze, with blogger Roger Shuler; hardball in hydroponics, with Big Mike Straumietis. The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talkradio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. no 01:28:52 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100210.mp3 single payer advocates. We talk about the Dems' capitulation on ACORN despite the exposure of dirty tricks by James O'Keefe, the growing influence of the Chamber of Commerce following the Supreme Court decision, Obama's refusal to permit accountability for torture and other crimes, and the left's failure to press Obama to actually bring troops home from Iraq. Follow the links above to get active on these issues! PBC comments on the race for California governor, and deconstructs the first TV spot from billionaire Meg Whitman. ]]> 10 Feb 2010 16:55:00 PST podcast-96 Collins Media Services Activist/attorney Kevin Zeese on health care, GOP dirty tricks, growing power of Chamber of Commerce, bringing troops home from Iraq. The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talkradio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. no 01:10:25 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100209.mp3 Boiling Frogs interview series, co-hosted with Sibel Edmonds. Chris Hedges gives us a quick sketch of his latest book Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle. He discusses the real role of the US media as one of the main culprits in promoting a sense of exceptionalism by disseminating fantasy, and poisoning civil and political discourse with entertainment and trivia. He talks about the spectacle surrounding Barrack Obama's presidential campaign and his function as a brand just like any other commercial commodity brand advertised and promoted by corporations, the last decade's coup d'etat in slow motion, and much more! Hedges is a senior fellow at the Nation Institute and the Anschutz Distinguished Fellow at Princeton University. He has written nine books, including Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle, and the best-selling American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America. He spent two decades as a foreign reporter covering wars in Latin America, Africa, Europe and the Middle East, and served for eight years as the Middle East bureau chief of The New York Times, where he shared the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism, for coverage of terrorism. Hedges also received the 2002 Amnesty International Global Award for Human Rights Journalism. His weekly column is published on Truthdig ]]> 09 Feb 2010 13:45:00 PST podcast-95 Collins Media Services Journalist Chris Hedges on Obama, Afghanistan and the corporate media. The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talkradio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. no 00:58:51 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100204.mp3 The Nation. Gopal talked to 2 dozen Afghans who have been grabbed by US troops, many in deadly night raids on homes, and held at 9 or more secret prisons and the Bagram prison. He also details how these tactics are winning hearts and minds--for the Taliban and other insurgent groups. Bob Parry is a longtime contributor to the PBC show, and we discuss his thoughtful analysis of the recent Supreme Court decision allowing corporations to inject unlimited amounts into candidate campaigns. Parry reacts to the decision and Glenn Greenwald's commentary, then details the recent history of pro-corporate judicial appointments and the highly partisan decisions they have produced. ]]> 04 Feb 2010 14:58:00 PST podcast-94 Collins Media Services Journalists Anand Gopal and Robert Parry The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talkradio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. no 01:21:19 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100202.mp3 Boiling Frogs interview series, co-hosted with Sibel Edmonds. He tells us about the status of investigations into the Blair government's complicity with the Bush administration in supporting the invasion of Iraq. He discusses possible factors behind Americans' long-held denial and dismissal of dark US foreign policy practices as conspiracies. Mr. Nafeez talks about the Obama administration, the ongoing posture of US corporate interests and the desire to dominate world energy supplies, the so-called liquid bombing plot and how it was mythologized in the US, and more. Dr. Nafeez Ahmed is a bestselling author and political analyst. He is the Executive Director of the Institute for Policy Research & Development, and has taught courses in contemporary history and international relations theory at the University of Sussex. His Doctoral thesis investigated the radicalization processes and dynamics of violent conflict in the context of hierarchical social systems in the modern world. Dr. Ahmed has also published extensively on international security issues, including The London Bombings; The War on Truth; Behind the War on Terror; and The War on Freedom. He has been an expert commentator for BBC News 24, BBC World Today, Al-Jazeera English, among others. He is currently advising the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on engaging British Muslim communities. ]]> 02 Feb 2010 01:40:00 PST podcast-93 Collins Media Services Dr. Nafeez Ahmed on Al Qaeda, Taliban and radical Muslims The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talkradio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. no 01:17:09 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100201.mp3 Truthout and has closely followed of the torture memos written by John Yoo and approved by Jay Bybee. The Obama Justice Dept. has watered down the findings of the Bush-era investigation that concluded that Yoo and Bybee had "violated professional standards" and referred them to Bar associations for possible discipline; the new report, according to Newsweek, says they merely "showed poor judgment". We refer to the cases of homicide that Scott Horton reports in our podcast 91 and suggest the Obama Justice Dept. is obstructing justice. Friedman, whose Bradblog is celebrating its 6th anniversary, has done an excellent job unraveling the tactics of O'Keefe--first in the ACORN hatchet job, and now with his Jan 25 arrest for trying to tamper with phones at Sen. Landrieu's office in New Orleans. You won't get this kind of context and detail from corporate media outlets. ]]> 01 Feb 2010 14:58:00 PST podcast-92 Collins Media Services Jason Leopold on Yoo/Bybee whitewash; Brad Friedman on O'Keefe/Breitbart attempt to tamper with Sen. Landrieu's phones The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talkradio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. no 01:19:03 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100128.mp3 28 Jan 2010 12:08:00 PST podcast-91 Collins Media Services Scott Horton on Gitmo homicides, Ziad Abbas on Gaza humanitarian crisis, PBC on Sate of the Union The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talkradio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. no 01:18:31 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100125.mp3 Boiling Frogs interview series, co-hosted with Sibel Edmonds. Worthington is a leading expert on Guantanamo and provides us with an overview of America's detention center at Guantanamo Bay and the plight of 774 individuals, most of whom are innocent of any terrorism connections. He discusses the general view of the US government and Americans held by many of those released, and the rarity of radicalization or revenge seeking among them. Worthington talks about the astonishing lack of interest and coverage of these cases and stories by the US media, President Obama's failure in meeting the release deadline despite his promises during the presidential campaign, the number and current status of inmates released to date, and more. Andy Worthington is a journalist and historian, based in London. He is the author of The Guantanamo Files, the first book to tell the stories of all the detainees in Guantanamo Bay, and the co-director of the new documentary film, "Outside the Law: Stories from Guantanamo."" You can visit his blog here. ]]> 25 Jan 2010 17:15:00 PST podcast-90 Collins Media Services Andy Worthingon on Guantanamo, the Yemenis, and Obama's unkept promise The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talkradio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. no 01:01:38 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100122.mp3 amend the Constitution to limit corporate influence. Ms. Berger is a president of the California Nurses Assn and the new national union, National Nurses United; they have recruited 12,000 RN's who are ready to deploy to Haiti over the next 4-6 months, but are on hold until they get approval to enter the country. Berger talks about the challenges Haiti is facing and the medical needs of displaced people. It costs $250 per nurse per day, and you can donate here. ]]> 22 Jan 2010 15:45:00 PST podcast-89 Collins Media Services David Cobb on Supreme Court decision, 12,000 nurses set to deploy to Haiti The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talkradio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. no 00:46:54 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100121.mp3 and still has his job! He challenges the administration and the media to follow the law and restore the rights of federal employees who expose wrongdoing and lawbreaking. Carson invites you to support Dave Nolan for appointment to Office of Special Counsel. ]]> 21 Jan 2010 19:45:00 PST podcast-88 Collins Media Services Stolen Mass. election? Stolen democracy? Brad Friedman and Joe Carson The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talkradio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. no 01:20:38 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100118.mp3 Sibel Edmonds, this is the next chapter of the Boiling Frogs interview series. Dan Ellsberg provides us with his analysis of Barack Obama's presidency, shares with us what led him to cast his vote for Obama, and how and why he's been let down and betrayed by our current president. He discusses the stark similarities between the previous administration and Obama's White House on issues and abuses related to civil liberties, and questions the possibility of 'hoping' again. Ellsberg talks about his experience as a whistleblower, the futility of disclosure to Congress then and today, the current sorry state of the US media, and how he met Sibel Edmonds--and why he admires her. Ellsberg graduated from Harvard in economics in 1952, served in the US Marine Corps from 1954-57, and obtained a PhD in economics from Harvard while working for the Rand Corporation in 1962. In 1964 he joined the Defense Department to work principally on decision-making in the Vietnam War. Ellsberg precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he released the Pentagon Papers, a Top-Secret Pentagon study of US government decision-making about the Vietnam War, to the New York Times and other publications. Ellsberg has ever since campaigned for peace and encouraged others to speak truth to power. ]]> 18 Jan 2010 12:45:00 PST podcast-87 Collins Media Services Daniel Ellsberg: Obama "pissed on" our hopes." The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talkradio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. no 01:11:21 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100114.mp3 Inside Obama's Brain; new study questions validity of Prop. 8 election. Abramsky writes for The Nation, Mother Jones, Rolling Stone and other publications. His book is a study of Obama's traits and is based on interviews with over 100 people who know Obama. We talk about the campaign and the first year in office, and PBC asks how this "brain" could run a brilliant campaign, then fumble health care reform, maintain or extend some of Bush's worst actions, and make the dumb decision to escalate in Afghanistan. Emily Levy of Velvet Revolution is an election integrity activist, and Richard Hayes Phillips conducted the study. Phillips did the painstaking reconstruction of Ohio's election heist in 2004, Witness to a Crime. You can read the report and get links to activism here. ]]> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:35:00 PST podcast-86 Collins Media Services Sasha Abramsky on "Inside Obama's Brain"; new study questions accuracy of Prop 8 vote count. The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talkradio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. no 01:46:06 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100113.mp3 Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union details the expansion of executive power advance by Bush and maintained by Obama, and singles out Congress for failing to assert its oversight, war powers, and budget responsibilities. Swanson is brilliant at seeing the big picture while engaging in specific battles. Kate Hanni reports a key victory for the traveling public: you cannot be imprisoned on a plane on the tarmac for over 3 hours. Airlines will be subject to huge fines--up to $27,000 per passenger--for future episodes. Hanni also talks about the pitfalls of the new body scanners being deployed. And you'll hear the parody song "Naked Airlines" during our chat. ]]> 13 Jan 2010 16:45:00 PST podcast-85 Collins Media Services David Swanson on the imperial presidency and Kate Hanni of FlyersRights.org The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talkradio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. no 01:28:11 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100111.mp3 Family of Secrets, the first complete historic portrait of the generations of Bushes in government, and provides us with an overview of how this dynasty shaped our politics. This is the next installment of the Boiling Frogs interview series, co-hosted with Sibel Edmonds. He tells us about the shadow government in the US, the real players, elites, and power centers within each president's government, and the limitation on what and how much an American president can accomplish considering the influence of these powerful and independent fiefdoms characterized by entrenched agendas and constant intrigue. Baker defines and explains the concept of Forensic Journalism, and talks about his nonprofit news organization WhoWhatWhy, the need for nonpartisan and independent journalism today, the current media landscape in the US, and more. Russ Baker is an award-winning investigative journalist and the author of Family of Secrets-- the Bush Dynasty, America's Invisible Government, and the Hidden History of the Last Fifty Years. He has written for The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, The Nation, The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Village Voice and Esquire. He has served as a contributing editor to the Columbia Journalism Review, and is the founder of WhoWhatWhy, a nonpartisan, nonprofit investigative news organization. ]]> 11 Jan 2010 14:40:00 PST podcast-84 Collins Media Services Russ Baker on the Bush Dynasty The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talkradio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. no 01:06:51 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100107.mp3 Andy Worthington is our expert on America's Gulag and wrote The Guantanamo Files. Charlotte Dennett is a journalist and lawyer; her book The People v. Bush has just been published. Worthington talks about the new hysteria produced by the failed terrorist action on Christmas Day and the fear projected by American politicians of both parties. He corrects the record about the former Gitmo prisoners released under Bush who are now leading al Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula, about Liz and Dick Cheney's rants and about the 6 Yemenis released in December and more than 80 who remain. Dennett was a candidate for Vermont Attorney General in 2008, and based her campaign in part on Vincent Bugliosi's legal strategy to prosecute Bush for murder. She talks about her campaign and the ongoing struggle for accountability, which is largely opposed by ObamaCo, and profiles activists like Michael Ratner, Glenn Greenwald, David Swanson and the ACLU as they continue to fight for justice and constitutional rule. ]]> 07 Jan 2010 14:30:00 PST podcast-83 Collins Media Services Yemenis Trappe at Gitmo, Accountability for BushCo? The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talkradio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. no 01:41:40 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20100104.mp3 Failure of Intelligence: The Decline and Fall of the CIA. Ray McGovern started at the CIA in the 1960's and was daily briefer to Reagan. Combined, they have more than 60 years of intelligence experience. They comment on the suicide bomber who killed 7 CIA agents in Afghanistan, the CIA's role in the drone attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the likely cycle of vengeance that will follow, and Obama's decision to commit more US troops. We also talk about the attempt to blow up a US airliner approaching Detroit on Christmas day and the hysterical response, as well as the dismissal of criminal charges against Blackwater mercenaries for the Nisour Square incident. Read Goodman's commentary at www.truthout.org and McGovern's dispatches at www.consortiumnews.com ]]> 04 Jan 2010 15:30:00 PST podcast-82 Collins Media Services Goodman and McGovern on CIA deaths in Afghanistan The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talkradio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. no 01:03:23 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20091231.mp3 31 Dec 2009 13:15:00 PST podcast-81 Collins Media Services Special Report: Gaza Freedom March The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talkradio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. no 00:33:51 http://www.peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20091229.mp3 Wiring Up The Big Brother Machine...and Fighting It is available only at amazon.com ]]> Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:35:00 PST podcast-80 Collins Media Services Mark Klein: massive US wiretapping continues The Peter B. Collins Show covers American news and politics from the Left Coast. Veteran talkradio personality Peter B. Collins, based in San Francisco, delivers fresh interviews, commentary and analysis on a range of important topics, with views and voices you don't often find in the corporate media. Peter B. is smart, funny, well-informed, and actually listens to guests and callers. As an independent progressive, Peter B. doesn't hesitate to criticize leaders and policies he disagrees with. Grab the Peter B. Collins show for great conversations about current affairs and controversial topics--a freewheeling exchange on the issues and people who really matter. no 01:10:14