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By Jeff Farias on
1/29/2010 7:04 PM
At 00:30 – David Rovics returns!
David Rovics grew up in a family of classical musicians in Wilton, Connecticut, and became a fan of populist regimes early on. By the early 90’s he was a full-time busker in the Boston subways and by the mid-90’s he was traveling the world as a professional flat-picking rabble-rouser. These days David lives with his family in Portland, Oregon and tours regularly on four continents, playing for audiences large and small at cafes, pubs, universities, churches, union halls and protest rallies.
He has shared the stage with a veritable of who’s who of the left in two dozen countries, and has had his music featured on Democracy Now!, BBC, Al-Jazzeera and other networks. His essays are published regularly on CounterPunch and Truthout and the 200+ songs he makes available on the web have been downloaded more than a million times. Most importantly, he’s really good. He will make you laugh, he will make you cry, he will make...
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By PKRT on
1/29/2010 7:29 PM
 
PKRT Friday Nights, LIVE
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Season 5, Week 2
This week PKRT covers the State of the Union, Obama in the Lion's Den and MSNBC's excellent coverage, the futility of reaching out to the Party of No, Turmoil in Teabaggerville and much more! This week's panelist are Ryan from Seattle, Paul for the Bay, Anthony from Malmo Sweden and maybe a drop-in guest or two. PKRT is moderated by Kristopher Keith. Join us on the panel or in our chat room* during the show and interact with the panel and other listeners.
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Tune in to the Unfiltered News Network live stream at 11pm Eastern for a fun filled evening of raw, unfiltered, unapologetic and unforgivable liberal political talk on The People's forum, PKRT.
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By Jeff Farias on
1/27/2010 7:49 PM
At 01:00 – Jeremy Rifkin is president of the Foundation on Economic Trends and the author of seventeen bestselling books on the impact of scientific and technological changes on the economy, the workforce, society, and the environment.
His books have been translated into more than thirty languages and are used in thousands of universities, corporations and government agencies around the world. His most recent books include The European Dream, The End of Work, The Age of Access, and The Biotech Century.
Jeremy Rifkin has been an advisor the European Union for the past decade. Mr. Rifkin is advising the...
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By Dave Pakman on
1/27/2010 6:39 PM
This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman / January 27th, 2010
Total Running Time: 57:49
This Week's Topics:
--Eric Weaver, CEO of Opportunity Fund, joins us to discuss microlending, economic recovery, and much more.
--New stations in Massachusetts, Georgia, and Maine.
--Emails pour in about co- producer Louis' claim that he does not vote in local elections, and no evidence exists that he ever donated to the Barack Obama campaign.
--The Supreme Court ruling that corporations have the same first amendment rights as individuals and may spend freely to support or oppose candidates for President and Congress, and analysis of which Justices voted which way, and the effect this could have.
--Do second amendment rights, by extension, also flow to corporations?
--The Hope for Haiti Now Telethon is television on CBS, ABC, NBC, CW, FOX, TNT, Weather Channel, MSNBC, CNBC, CNN, HBO, Showtime, Major League Baseball Network, Style Network, E! Entertainment Network, ReelzChannel, TNT, Comedy Central,...
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By Aldous Tyler on
1/26/2010 3:34 PM
David Cobb knows what it takes to make things happen: in 2004, when John Kerry wouldn't challenge the Ohio results, he did. When the Green Party chose their Presidential candidate that year, they knew they could do no better than him. Now that the very foundations of American electoral integrity have been targetted for destruction by the Supreme Court's horrid decision in Citizens United vs. FEC, who else would you expect to be at the vanguard to fight for us, the people? You're damned right, it's David Cobb - and he joins us for this episode of TMI to tell us how we can join together to fight back against the corporate takeover of our elections. We discuss MoveToAmend.org, the site where YOU can sign the motion to amend the Constitution to "firmly establish that money is not speech, and that human beings, not corporations, are persons entitled to constitutional rights". Do it now, as you listen to why this is the most significant decision...
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By Jeff Farias on
1/22/2010 7:29 PM
At 4:30 Simon Young from Portland’s Indy band The Slants The Slants are an Asian dance/rock group from Portland, Oregon. The band was founded by Simon Young, formerly of The Stivs. They are one of the only Asian bands in the electroclash scene, combining traditional electronic dance/synth pop sounds often compared to Depeche Mode, or Joy Division with a modern, aggressive edge.
The Slants competed in the Northwest Semi-Regional Finals for the Bodog Music Battle of the Bands for the opportunity to be featured on the Fuse TV reality show and compete to win a $1 million dollar recording contract. The band consistently placed at the top of the competition early on. However, when they learned that they would be required to sign a 73-page non-negotiable contract in order to continue the competition, they dropped out. The band reasoned: “This was just not the right fit for our band at this time – or any band, really.”
The Slants have garnered a niche fan-base of otaku as a result of...
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By PKRT on
1/22/2010 2:46 PM
PKRT Friday Nights, LIVE
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Season 5, Week 1
This week PKRT returns on a new night at a new time to kick off our 5th season of The People's Forum, PKRT. Tonight's word is SNAFU because that is the state of affairs we find ourselves in since our last show in 2009. Everything that could have gone wrong has gone to hell in a hand basket and we will be picking up where we left off discussing the survival of the health insurance expansion and unreformed monopoly protection bill and its better alternatives, the loss of Uncle Teddy's seat, Liberals refusing to use Orwellian Newspeak with a few new vocabulary words, the SCOTUS a.k.a. SCREWEDUS (H/T to Lizz Winstead) and their latest ruling which may very well be the death of the republic and much, much more! This week's panelist are Myra from Manhattan, Brenda from the Bay Area, Paul from the Bay Area, Ryan from Seattle, Nick from Bachmannland and maybe a drop-in guest or two. PKRT is moderated by Kristopher Keith. Join us on the panel or in our chat room* during the show and interact with the panel and other listeners.
* Registration not required.
Tune in to the Unfiltered News Network live stream at 12am Eastern for a fun filled evening of raw, unfiltered, unapologetic and unforgivable liberal political talk on The People's forum, PKRT. Note: next week PKRT will resume back in our normal time, 11pm ET, but still on Friday night.
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By Jeff Farias on
1/20/2010 7:32 PM
With just hours left in our most important fundraising drive of the year, we haven’t heard from you yet. I’m hoping you’ve just been waiting for the right moment to join HRC and accept a sleek metal water bottle – our gift for first-time members ONLY.
We spoke earlier with Melinda Miles, founder and Director of Konbit pou Ayiti, an aid and assistance organization based in Haiti. Melinda gives us her perspective: *direct* from her boots-on-the-ground aid relief & activism efforts in Haiti.
Oh yeah, there was an election in Massachusetts.
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By Dave Pakman on
1/20/2010 6:22 PM
This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman / January 20th, 2010
Total Running Time: 57:30
This Week's Topics:
--Ray Drewnowski, Political Director for Pioneer Valley Young Democrats, joins us live in studio to discuss the results and ins-and-outs of the recent Massachusetts special Senatorial election that saw Republican Scott Brown elected to replace Ted Kennedy in the US Senate.
--Email reaction to Jordan Sekulow's recent appearance on Midweek Politics.
--The Haitian earthquake, including Barack Obama's quick response, and why it was too quick for Rush Limbaugh, after saying the response to the underwear bomber was too slow.
--The status of illegal Haitian immigrants in the US and deportation, over 30 aftershocks following the magnitude 7 earthquake, and Fox News coverage of the event.
--Pat Robertson suggests that the Haitian earthquake is a result of Haiti's signing of a pact with the devil to free them from France's rule, and even Imus disagrees.
--Harold Ford Jr, sounding more...
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By Aldous Tyler on
1/20/2010 12:15 PM
There is a complete misunderstanding about how to read polls that track how people who declare themselves "Republicans", "Democrats" and "Independents" vote, and this misconception strongly favors the GOP. Here's the problem:
If a pollster asks someone what party they affiliate themselves with, generally, there will be three big answers: Republican, Democratic, or Independent. I'm counting Green, Libertarian and the like out here, as most polls don't even report those answers. So, what do these answers mean?
If I say I'm a Republican, it means that I am willing to tell a complete stranger that I am mostly or completely comfortable with what the GOP stands for and is pushing for (or against). The same applies if I answer Democratic. But how many Liberal and Progressive people are willing to verbally ally themselves with Democrats right now?
That leaves us too-Liberal-or-Progressive-to-call-ourselves-Democratic folks to answer "Independent", and over the past year, more and more of us have...
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