Progressive Radio Network» Progressive Commentary Hour | Progressive Radio Network http://prn.fm The #1 Internet Radio Station for Progressive Minds Sat, 25 May 2013 19:33:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The #1 Radio Station for Progressive, Libertarian, Green, and Constitutionalist Minds. Progressive Radio Network no Progressive Radio Network jtaubenfeld@garynull.com jtaubenfeld@garynull.com (Progressive Radio Network) Copyright © PRN 2012 The #1 Internet Radio Station for Progressive Minds progressive, radio, green, libertarian, liberal, conservative, talk, alternative health, politics, spirituality, health, Progressive Radio Network» Progressive Commentary Hour | Progressive Radio Network http://prn.fm/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/26884_361129420521_299378255521_4841352_6474460_n.jpg http://prn.fm/category/archives/progressive-commentary-hour/ TV-G New York, New York Hourly Progressive Commentary Hour – 05/20/13 http://prn.fm/2013/05/20/progressive-commentary-hour-052013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-052013 http://prn.fm/2013/05/20/progressive-commentary-hour-052013/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 01:30:23 +0000 Staff http://prn.fm/?p=113601 Innovati-suit

The Sociopathology of Our Oligarchic Elite – a look at abnormal relationship between money, power and influence

Prof. Joel Bakan is a lawyer, a professor of constitutional and economic law and an internationally recognized legal scholar at the University of British Columbia. He was a Rhodes scholar and has law degrees from Oxford, Dalhousie and Harvard universities.

Joel was the author of the best selling book that turned into a documentary film, “The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power,”  which won 23 international awards, including the Sundance Cinema-Documentary Award.  Following up on epidemic of corporate dysfunction, his most recent book “Childhood Under Siege: How Big Business Targets Children” investigates the widespread exploitation of children by profit-seeking firms and our government’s and society’s failure to protect them.

BOOK:  “Childhood Under Siege: How Big Business Targets Children”

WEBSITE:  www.JoelBakan.com

Dr. Christopher Bayer is a psychologist and psychoanalyst who has become best known as the Wall Street Psychologist, because of his 30 years spent treating financial executives, CEOs, venture capitalists, hedge fund execs, traders, Wall Street lawyers, and their families in the securities and banking industries in New York City. He is intimately aware of the self-destructive and devastating psychological damage caused from being immersed in the high financial culture.

In the past Dr. Bayer has taught at the New York College of Osteopathic, Adelphi University and was the Clinical Supervisor at Yeshiva University’s Psychology Doctor Program.  He is the originator of the “toxic product syndrome theory” and the author of “The Wall Street Psychologist’s Gyroscope: Survival Tactics for Financial Professionals in a Money Mad World,” Much of his writing can be found on his blog TheWallStreetPsychologist.com

BOOK:  “The Wall Street Psychologist’s Gyroscope”

WEBSITE:  www.TheWallStreetPsychologist.com

 

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]]> http://prn.fm/2013/05/20/progressive-commentary-hour-052013/feed/ 0 Christopher Bayer,corporation,Gary Null,Joel Bakan,psychopath,Wall Street The Sociopathology of Our Oligarchic Elite - a look at abnormal relationship between money, power and influence Prof. Joel Bakan is a lawyer, a professor of constitutional and economic law and an internationally recognized legal scholar at the Univer... The Sociopathology of Our Oligarchic Elite - a look at abnormal relationship between money, power and influence Prof. Joel Bakan is a lawyer, a professor of constitutional and economic law and an internationally recognized legal scholar at the University of British Columbia. He was a Rhodes scholar and has law degrees from Oxford, Dalhousie and Harvard universities. Joel was the author of the best selling book that turned into a documentary film, “The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power,”  which won 23 international awards, including the Sundance Cinema-Documentary Award.  Following up on epidemic of corporate dysfunction, his most recent book “Childhood Under Siege: How Big Business Targets Children” investigates the widespread exploitation of children by profit-seeking firms and our government’s and society’s failure to protect them. BOOK:  “Childhood Under Siege: How Big Business Targets Children” WEBSITE:  www.JoelBakan.com Dr. Christopher Bayer is a psychologist and psychoanalyst who has become best known as the Wall Street Psychologist, because of his 30 years spent treating financial executives, CEOs, venture capitalists, hedge fund execs, traders, Wall Street lawyers, and their families in the securities and banking industries in New York City. He is intimately aware of the self-destructive and devastating psychological damage caused from being immersed in the high financial culture. In the past Dr. Bayer has taught at the New York College of Osteopathic, Adelphi University and was the Clinical Supervisor at Yeshiva University’s Psychology Doctor Program.  He is the originator of the “toxic product syndrome theory” and the author of “The Wall Street Psychologist’s Gyroscope: Survival Tactics for Financial Professionals in a Money Mad World,” Much of his writing can be found on his blog TheWallStreetPsychologist.com BOOK:  “The Wall Street Psychologist’s Gyroscope” WEBSITE:  www.TheWallStreetPsychologist.com   Related articles Progressive Radio News Hour - Eric Draitser - 05/18/13 Progressive Commentary Hour - 05/13/13 Progressive Commentary Hour - Debt Relief and Debt Forgiveness - 05/06/13 Progressive Radio Network no Progressive Commentary Hour – 05/13/13 http://prn.fm/2013/05/13/progressive-commentary-hour-051313/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-051313 http://prn.fm/2013/05/13/progressive-commentary-hour-051313/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 01:25:49 +0000 Staff http://prn.fm/?p=111860 Pinocchio DSM 5

The New DSM5 Diagnostic Manual for Mental Disorders: Creating New Illnesses

Dr. Charles Gant has practiced integrative,functional medicine and more recently genomics for over 35 years. He is best known for his work in treating mental and substance use disorders. He received his medical degree from the University of Virginia Medical School, and his Ph.D. in psychology from Columbia Pacific University. For two decades, Dr. Gant pioneered many nutritional, metabolic, neurotransmitter and hormonal balancing, and detoxification treatments for a variety of mental disorders. He currently practices functional medicine and mindfulness-based psychotherapy at the National Integrated Health Associates in Washington, DC and teaches these methodologies at the Academy of Functional Medicine, Dentistry and Psychology.

Dr. Gary Greenberg, PhD is a practicing psychotherapist and medical journalist in Connecticut and the author of important works debunking modern psychiatry and the DSM diagnostic manual. He is a major contributor Mother Jones, a contributing editor for Harpers, and appears in The New Yorker, The Nation and Rolling Stone.  He is a recipient of the prestigious Erik Erikson Award for mental health reporting, and his recent book is “The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry.”

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]]> http://prn.fm/2013/05/13/progressive-commentary-hour-051313/feed/ 0 Charles Gant,DSM,DSM-5,Gary Greenberg,Gary Null,illness,mental health,psychiatry The New DSM5 Diagnostic Manual for Mental Disorders: Creating New Illnesses - Dr. Charles Gant has practiced integrative,functional medicine and more recently genomics for over 35 years. He is best known for his work in treating mental and substance u... The New DSM5 Diagnostic Manual for Mental Disorders: Creating New Illnesses Dr. Charles Gant has practiced integrative,functional medicine and more recently genomics for over 35 years. He is best known for his work in treating mental and substance use disorders. He received his medical degree from the University of Virginia Medical School, and his Ph.D. in psychology from Columbia Pacific University. For two decades, Dr. Gant pioneered many nutritional, metabolic, neurotransmitter and hormonal balancing, and detoxification treatments for a variety of mental disorders. He currently practices functional medicine and mindfulness-based psychotherapy at the National Integrated Health Associates in Washington, DC and teaches these methodologies at the Academy of Functional Medicine, Dentistry and Psychology. Dr. Gary Greenberg, PhD is a practicing psychotherapist and medical journalist in Connecticut and the author of important works debunking modern psychiatry and the DSM diagnostic manual. He is a major contributor Mother Jones, a contributing editor for Harpers, and appears in The New Yorker, The Nation and Rolling Stone.  He is a recipient of the prestigious Erik Erikson Award for mental health reporting, and his recent book is “The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry.” Related articles The Gary Null Show - 05/13/13 Progressive Commentary Hour - Debt Relief and Debt Forgiveness - 05/06/13 The Gary Null Show - 05/10/13 Progressive Radio Network no 56:15 Progressive Commentary Hour – Debt Relief and Debt Forgiveness – 05/06/13 http://prn.fm/2013/05/06/progressive-commentary-hour-debt-relief-and-debt-forgiveness-050613/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-debt-relief-and-debt-forgiveness-050613 http://prn.fm/2013/05/06/progressive-commentary-hour-debt-relief-and-debt-forgiveness-050613/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 17:26:39 +0000 Archivist http://prn.fm/?p=110807 Strike Debt Rolling Jubilee

Charles Eisenstein is an independent scholar who writes about civilization, economics, transpersonal psychology and the evolution of human cultures.  In the past he has taught at Goddard College, Penn State, and lived and worked as a translator in Mainland China for many years.  Charles has degrees in Mathematics and Philosophy from Yale and he has been active with other visionaries to develop progressive models of business and charity based upon a deeper ethical standard. His two most important books, “Sacred Economics:  Money, Gift and Society in the Age of Transition” which deals with the topic of the invention of money and abandonment of the barter and gift economies. His most recent book  is “The Ascent of Humanity: Civilization and the Human Sense of Self.”

His websites are  CharlesEisenstein.net  AND  Sacred-Economics.org

Michael “Mike” Konczal is a Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, a non profit organization dedicated to the creation of a New Deal in the 21st century.  His work focuses on financial reform, unemployment, inequality and progressive solutions for restoring the economy. Mike’s blog, Rortybomb, was named among the top 25 financial blogs by Time Magazine.  His writings have appeared in the Boston Review, the American Prospect, the Nation, Slate and Dissent, and he has been guest on PBS Newshour, with Rachel Maddow, Marketplace and others.

His website is RortyBomb.wordpress.com

Andrew Ross is a Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis New York University where his research focuses on labor and urban studies, social and political theory, ecology and cultural studies.  He is a leading organizer of Strike Debt, a national organization that emerged from the Occupy movement in order to build resistance to all forms of debt imposed upon citizens by banks, and earlier help found the Occupy Student Debt Campaign.  And has been active in the anti-sweatshop effort since the mid-90s. Andrew has written or been the editor of over fifteen books, the most recent being “Bird on Fire: Lessons from the World’s Least Sustainable City” at Oxford University Press and “Nice Work If you Can Get It: Life and Labor in Precarious Times” published by NYU Press.

His organization’s website is StrikeDebt.org

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]]> http://prn.fm/2013/05/06/progressive-commentary-hour-debt-relief-and-debt-forgiveness-050613/feed/ 0 Andrew Ross,Charles Eisenstein,debt,economy,Michael Konczal,money Charles Eisenstein is an independent scholar who writes about civilization, economics, transpersonal psychology and the evolution of human cultures.  In the past he has taught at Goddard College, Penn State, Charles Eisenstein is an independent scholar who writes about civilization, economics, transpersonal psychology and the evolution of human cultures.  In the past he has taught at Goddard College, Penn State, and lived and worked as a translator in Mainland China for many years.  Charles has degrees in Mathematics and Philosophy from Yale and he has been active with other visionaries to develop progressive models of business and charity based upon a deeper ethical standard. His two most important books, “Sacred Economics:  Money, Gift and Society in the Age of Transition” which deals with the topic of the invention of money and abandonment of the barter and gift economies. His most recent book  is “The Ascent of Humanity: Civilization and the Human Sense of Self.” His websites are  CharlesEisenstein.net  AND  Sacred-Economics.org Michael “Mike” Konczal is a Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, a non profit organization dedicated to the creation of a New Deal in the 21st century.  His work focuses on financial reform, unemployment, inequality and progressive solutions for restoring the economy. Mike’s blog, Rortybomb, was named among the top 25 financial blogs by Time Magazine.  His writings have appeared in the Boston Review, the American Prospect, the Nation, Slate and Dissent, and he has been guest on PBS Newshour, with Rachel Maddow, Marketplace and others. His website is RortyBomb.wordpress.com Andrew Ross is a Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis New York University where his research focuses on labor and urban studies, social and political theory, ecology and cultural studies.  He is a leading organizer of Strike Debt, a national organization that emerged from the Occupy movement in order to build resistance to all forms of debt imposed upon citizens by banks, and earlier help found the Occupy Student Debt Campaign.  And has been active in the anti-sweatshop effort since the mid-90s. Andrew has written or been the editor of over fifteen books, the most recent being “Bird on Fire: Lessons from the World’s Least Sustainable City” at Oxford University Press and “Nice Work If you Can Get It: Life and Labor in Precarious Times” published by NYU Press. His organization’s website is StrikeDebt.org Related articles Progressive Radio News Hour - Ellen Brown - 04/28/13 Wake Up Call - A Guide To Finding Work Abroad - 05/06/13 Progressive Radio News Hour - Rodney Shakespeare - 05/04/13 Progressive Radio Network no 57:12 Progressive Commentary Hour – The Demise of American Media – 04/29/13 http://prn.fm/2013/04/29/progressive-commentary-hour-the-demise-of-american-media-042913/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-the-demise-of-american-media-042913 http://prn.fm/2013/04/29/progressive-commentary-hour-the-demise-of-american-media-042913/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:53:34 +0000 Archivist http://prn.fm/?p=108163 Dr. Robert McChesney is Gutgsell Endowed Professor of communications at the University of Illinois in Urbana.  He specializes in the political economy of communication, the history of 20th century media and communication policy. He is the co-founder of Free Press, a national media reform organization and was the host of the weekly radio program “Media Matters” until 2012. He has written extensively on the death of American journalism. He has received many rewards from progressive forums. Utne Reader listed him among the 50 visionaries changing the world in 2008.  Right wing pundits have listed him as among America’s most dangerous academics, which is an honor we commend on this program.

He has authored over 15 books on communications and the media. Two released this year are “Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy” and  “Dollarocracy: How the Money-Media Election Complex is Destroying America”

WEBSITE:  www.RobertMcChesney.com

Robert Parry is one of our leading progressive investigative journalists best known for his uncovering Iran-Contra story and Oliver North’s involvement which earned him the George Polk Award for National Reporting in 1984.  He current writes for Consortium News, and has covered many important stories on domestic and foreign affairs issues including the Nicaragan contra-cocaine connection, right wing terrorism, the demise of American media, the Bush and Obama presidencies, the rise and influence of the Neocons and our wars overseas.  He has worked as a journalist for the Associated Press, Newsweek and PBS Frontline.

He has written several books, his latest being “America’s Stolen Narrative: From Washington and Madison to Nixon, Reagan and the Bushes to Obama”

WEBSITE:  www.ConsortiumNews.com

Maria Armoudian is a fellow at the University of Southern California’s Center for International Studies and the host of The Scholars’ Circle and The Insighters heard on KPFK in Los Angeles and other stations as well as the Progressive Radio Network. She is the author of “Kill the Messenger: The Media’s Role in the Fate of the World” which details the power and influence of the media to shape the human condition.  For five years, Maria served as the environmental commissioner for the city of Los Angeles, working on civil rights issues, environmental protection and corporate reform.  Her writings have through the New York Times Syndicate, and on Alternet, The Progressive and other publications.  Her website is www.Armoudian.com

BOOK:    “Kill the Messenger: The Media’s Role in the Fate of the World”

]]> http://prn.fm/2013/04/29/progressive-commentary-hour-the-demise-of-american-media-042913/feed/ 1 American Media,Gary Null,Maria Armoudian,Robert McChesney,Robert Parry Dr. Robert McChesney is Gutgsell Endowed Professor of communications at the University of Illinois in Urbana.  He specializes in the political economy of communication, the history of 20th century media and communication policy. Dr. Robert McChesney is Gutgsell Endowed Professor of communications at the University of Illinois in Urbana.  He specializes in the political economy of communication, the history of 20th century media and communication policy. He is the co-founder of Free Press, a national media reform organization and was the host of the weekly radio program “Media Matters” until 2012. He has written extensively on the death of American journalism. He has received many rewards from progressive forums. Utne Reader listed him among the 50 visionaries changing the world in 2008.  Right wing pundits have listed him as among America’s most dangerous academics, which is an honor we commend on this program. He has authored over 15 books on communications and the media. Two released this year are “Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy” and  “Dollarocracy: How the Money-Media Election Complex is Destroying America” WEBSITE:  www.RobertMcChesney.com Robert Parry is one of our leading progressive investigative journalists best known for his uncovering Iran-Contra story and Oliver North’s involvement which earned him the George Polk Award for National Reporting in 1984.  He current writes for Consortium News, and has covered many important stories on domestic and foreign affairs issues including the Nicaragan contra-cocaine connection, right wing terrorism, the demise of American media, the Bush and Obama presidencies, the rise and influence of the Neocons and our wars overseas.  He has worked as a journalist for the Associated Press, Newsweek and PBS Frontline. He has written several books, his latest being “America’s Stolen Narrative: From Washington and Madison to Nixon, Reagan and the Bushes to Obama” WEBSITE:  www.ConsortiumNews.com Maria Armoudian is a fellow at the University of Southern California’s Center for International Studies and the host of The Scholars’ Circle and The Insighters heard on KPFK in Los Angeles and other stations as well as the Progressive Radio Network. She is the author of “Kill the Messenger: The Media’s Role in the Fate of the World” which details the power and influence of the media to shape the human condition.  For five years, Maria served as the environmental commissioner for the city of Los Angeles, working on civil rights issues, environmental protection and corporate reform.  Her writings have through the New York Times Syndicate, and on Alternet, The Progressive and other publications.  Her website is www.Armoudian.com BOOK:    “Kill the Messenger: The Media’s Role in the Fate of the World” Progressive Radio Network no 56:11 Progressive Commentary Hour – Earth Day Special – 04/22/13 http://prn.fm/2013/04/22/progressive-commentary-hour-earth-day-special-042213/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-earth-day-special-042213 http://prn.fm/2013/04/22/progressive-commentary-hour-earth-day-special-042213/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:44:36 +0000 Archivist http://prn.fm/?p=106689 Derrick Jensen has become one of the nation’s leading voices of cultural and environmental dissent, who writes on how civilization is devastating the environment and the natural world, and our society’s denial of that fact. In 2008, Utne Reader listed Derrick among the 50 visionaries changing the world. In sharp contrast to environmental optimists who believe working within the corporate system will offset the tenuous planetary balance threatened by climate change, Derrick has advocated for many years a “dismantling of civilization” which can include radical dissent as well as imparting wisdom to our children.

“The Derrick Jensen Reader: Writings on Environmental Revolution”  was recently published by Seven Stories with a remarkable collection of his collected writings including his 2 volume best-seller Endgame,” “A Language Older Than Words”, “As The World Burns” and others.  His website is www.DerrickJensen.org

 

Dr. Guy McPherson is a professor emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona.  He has specialized in forest resources, energy decline and climate change and their economic consequences, and has also taught at Texas A&M and University of California at Berkeley.

Having become disillusioned with the American university environment and education, after attempts to silent his outspokenness views on the human causes of climate change and environmental devastation, Guy abandoned his tenured position as a full professor for ethical reasons of conscience.

His story is described in a memoir, “Walking Away from Empire” found on his website   www.GuyMcpherson.com

 

]]> http://prn.fm/2013/04/22/progressive-commentary-hour-earth-day-special-042213/feed/ 2 Derrick Jensen,Earth Day,Gary Null,Guy McPherson Derrick Jensen has become one of the nation’s leading voices of cultural and environmental dissent, who writes on how civilization is devastating the environment and the natural world, and our society’s denial of that fact. In 2008, Derrick Jensen has become one of the nation’s leading voices of cultural and environmental dissent, who writes on how civilization is devastating the environment and the natural world, and our society’s denial of that fact. In 2008, Utne Reader listed Derrick among the 50 visionaries changing the world. In sharp contrast to environmental optimists who believe working within the corporate system will offset the tenuous planetary balance threatened by climate change, Derrick has advocated for many years a “dismantling of civilization” which can include radical dissent as well as imparting wisdom to our children. “The Derrick Jensen Reader: Writings on Environmental Revolution”  was recently published by Seven Stories with a remarkable collection of his collected writings including his 2 volume best-seller Endgame,” “A Language Older Than Words”, “As The World Burns” and others.  His website is www.DerrickJensen.org   Dr. Guy McPherson is a professor emeritus of Natural Resources, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona.  He has specialized in forest resources, energy decline and climate change and their economic consequences, and has also taught at Texas A&M and University of California at Berkeley. Having become disillusioned with the American university environment and education, after attempts to silent his outspokenness views on the human causes of climate change and environmental devastation, Guy abandoned his tenured position as a full professor for ethical reasons of conscience. His story is described in a memoir, “Walking Away from Empire” found on his website   www.GuyMcpherson.com   Progressive Radio Network no Progressive Commentary Hour – The plight of the honey bee – 04/15/13 http://prn.fm/2013/04/15/progressive-commentary-hour-the-plight-of-the-honey-bee-041513/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-the-plight-of-the-honey-bee-041513 http://prn.fm/2013/04/15/progressive-commentary-hour-the-plight-of-the-honey-bee-041513/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:28:15 +0000 Archivist http://prn.fm/?p=105809 Larissa Walker is the Policy and Campaign Coordinator at the Center for Food Safety in Washington DC, a national non profit public interest and advocacy organization promoting the protection of human health, the environment, and to protect the public from harmful food technologies by promoting organic.  She did her post graduate work on a small organic farm and has been active in agricultural, energy and environmental issues at local and state levels. Larissa is currently a point person for the center in its litigation against the EPA for its negligence in addressing the evidence of neonic pesticides dangers on the nation’s bee population.

Dr. Neil Carman is a chemist and biologist who is a scientific member of the Sierra Club’s Genetic Engineering Committee that researchers and assesses the evidence of genetic engineering’s impact upon the environment and animal and plant life. The Sierra Club has also joined forces with the Center for Food Safety in its lawsuit against the EPA t o suspend the use of neonic insecticides.

 Neil holds a doctorate in botany and has been active in environmental causes in Texas including air quality control. IN 1992 he started to work with the Sierra Club and is now a leading voice on issues of genetic engineering, industrial chemical agricultural practices and the role technology and toxic chemicals have on the environment. 

www.CenterForFoodSafety.org

 Steve Ellis is a commercial beekeeper and owner of the Old Mill Honey Company in Barrett, Minnesota. His operation has had over 2300 hives and this year he has witnessed a dramatic decline in his bees. He is among four major beekeepers who are plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the EPA for failing to protect America’s bee population.

We are speaking to him while he is on his return trip home after taking his hives to California for pollinating the almond groves.  

 

]]> http://prn.fm/2013/04/15/progressive-commentary-hour-the-plight-of-the-honey-bee-041513/feed/ 0 Bees,EPA,Gary Null,Larissa Walker,Neil Carman,Steve Ellis Larissa Walker is the Policy and Campaign Coordinator at the Center for Food Safety in Washington DC, a national non profit public interest and advocacy organization promoting the protection of human health, the environment, Larissa Walker is the Policy and Campaign Coordinator at the Center for Food Safety in Washington DC, a national non profit public interest and advocacy organization promoting the protection of human health, the environment, and to protect the public from harmful food technologies by promoting organic.  She did her post graduate work on a small organic farm and has been active in agricultural, energy and environmental issues at local and state levels. Larissa is currently a point person for the center in its litigation against the EPA for its negligence in addressing the evidence of neonic pesticides dangers on the nation’s bee population. Dr. Neil Carman is a chemist and biologist who is a scientific member of the Sierra Club’s Genetic Engineering Committee that researchers and assesses the evidence of genetic engineering’s impact upon the environment and animal and plant life. The Sierra Club has also joined forces with the Center for Food Safety in its lawsuit against the EPA t o suspend the use of neonic insecticides.  Neil holds a doctorate in botany and has been active in environmental causes in Texas including air quality control. IN 1992 he started to work with the Sierra Club and is now a leading voice on issues of genetic engineering, industrial chemical agricultural practices and the role technology and toxic chemicals have on the environment.  www.CenterForFoodSafety.org  Steve Ellis is a commercial beekeeper and owner of the Old Mill Honey Company in Barrett, Minnesota. His operation has had over 2300 hives and this year he has witnessed a dramatic decline in his bees. He is among four major beekeepers who are plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the EPA for failing to protect America’s bee population. We are speaking to him while he is on his return trip home after taking his hives to California for pollinating the almond groves.     Progressive Radio Network no 56:17 Progressive Commentary Hour – Conversations With Great Minds – 04/08/13 http://prn.fm/2013/04/08/progressive-commentary-hour-conversations-with-great-minds-040813/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-conversations-with-great-minds-040813 http://prn.fm/2013/04/08/progressive-commentary-hour-conversations-with-great-minds-040813/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 01:37:46 +0000 Archivist http://prn.fm/?p=105014 Chris Hedges is one of our nation’s most insightful cultural critics, social and political activists and authors. For almost 20 years he was a foreign correspondent in war zones and conflicts in Central America, the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans, having reported for The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor and other news outlets.  While at the Times, Chris received the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for reporting on global terrorism. The same year he received Amnesty International’s Global Award for Human Rights Journalism.  Over the years he has taught at Columbia, Princeton, NYU and the University of Toronto.

Among Chris’ many noteworthy books are “American Fascists” (about the fundamental Christian Right), “Empire of Illusion”, and “Death of the Liber. His latest is “Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt”  – a  compelling hard look at the most impoverished regions in the US that have become what Chris calls “sacrifice zones” for the benefit of the  powerful and wealthy.

Andrew Harvey is an internationally renowned religious scholar, teacher, and author of over thirty books.  He is the founder of the Institute of Sacred Activism, an international organization dedicated to inspiring people to become more active and vital in challenging our global crises and to commit themselves to peace and sustainability.

Andrew was born in India, studied at Oxford University where he was a fellow at All Soul’s College. Over the years he has taught at Oxford, Cornell, the California Institute for Integral Studies and other institutions.  He is perhaps best known for having explored all the different religions in depth, particularly Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and Sufism, and interpreting them in a passionate manner while also preserving their essential meaning and significance for our own time.

Andrew has received many awards for his writings including the Benjamin Franklin Award. His most recent book is “Radical Passion: Sacred Love and Wisdom in Action” and before that “The Hope: A Guide To Sacred Activism” which won the Nautilus Silver Award for Social Change.

 

]]> http://prn.fm/2013/04/08/progressive-commentary-hour-conversations-with-great-minds-040813/feed/ 5 Andrew Harvey,Chris Hedges,Conversations with Great Minds,Gary Null Chris Hedges is one of our nation’s most insightful cultural critics, social and political activists and authors. For almost 20 years he was a foreign correspondent in war zones and conflicts in Central America, the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans, Chris Hedges is one of our nation’s most insightful cultural critics, social and political activists and authors. For almost 20 years he was a foreign correspondent in war zones and conflicts in Central America, the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans, having reported for The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor and other news outlets.  While at the Times, Chris received the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for reporting on global terrorism. The same year he received Amnesty International’s Global Award for Human Rights Journalism.  Over the years he has taught at Columbia, Princeton, NYU and the University of Toronto. Among Chris’ many noteworthy books are “American Fascists” (about the fundamental Christian Right), “Empire of Illusion”, and “Death of the Liber. His latest is “Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt”  – a  compelling hard look at the most impoverished regions in the US that have become what Chris calls “sacrifice zones” for the benefit of the  powerful and wealthy. Andrew Harvey is an internationally renowned religious scholar, teacher, and author of over thirty books.  He is the founder of the Institute of Sacred Activism, an international organization dedicated to inspiring people to become more active and vital in challenging our global crises and to commit themselves to peace and sustainability. Andrew was born in India, studied at Oxford University where he was a fellow at All Soul’s College. Over the years he has taught at Oxford, Cornell, the California Institute for Integral Studies and other institutions.  He is perhaps best known for having explored all the different religions in depth, particularly Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and Sufism, and interpreting them in a passionate manner while also preserving their essential meaning and significance for our own time. Andrew has received many awards for his writings including the Benjamin Franklin Award. His most recent book is “Radical Passion: Sacred Love and Wisdom in Action” and before that “The Hope: A Guide To Sacred Activism” which won the Nautilus Silver Award for Social Change.   Progressive Radio Network no 56:41 Progressive Commentary Hour – Deconstructing Obamacare – 04/01/13 http://prn.fm/2013/04/01/progressive-commentary-hour-deconstructing-obamacare-040113/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-deconstructing-obamacare-040113 http://prn.fm/2013/04/01/progressive-commentary-hour-deconstructing-obamacare-040113/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:51:15 +0000 Archivist http://prn.fm/?p=103868 Dr. Margaret Flowers is a pediatrician in Maryland who is currently working full time on the reform on America’s health care in favor of a single payer or Medicare for All system.  She is a co-chair of the Maryland chapter of the Physicians for a National Health Program, and one of its advisory board members. The national organization of PNHP now has over 18,000 physician members who support single payer universal health coverage. Margaret also sits on the board of the organization Healthcare Now!  She received media attention after her first arrest during the Senate Finance Committee meeting on healthcare in 2009, and then a second arrest for attempting to deliver a letter to the White House in response to President Obama’s state of the union address.

WEBSITE for Articles:  ClearingFOGRadio.org

Physicians for a National Health Program WEBSITE:  www.PNHP.org

Prof. Jerry Friedman is a professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst where he has taught since 1984.  He has specialized in economic and labor history as well has the economics of healthcare. In addition to publishing reviews of the economic impact of our current private insurance based healthcare model and the economic benefits of single payer, he has also conducted financial analyses for single payer initiatives in individual states including Maryland, Colorado and Pennsylvania.

His articles can be found on the Dollar and Sense website and Real TV interviews on Youtube

Dr. Michael Huntington is a retired oncologist and the former Medical Director of the Radiation Oncology Department at Good Samaritan Hospital in Corvallis Oregon where he currently resides. He is a founder of the Oregon Chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program  – that now has over 18,000 member physicians who favor single payer universal health coverage. IN 2009 Dr. Huntington helped create the Mad as Hell Doctors, who toured the US speaking in favor of single payer healthcare  reform before the passing of Obama’s plan. He is currently the president of the Health Care for All Oregon Education Fund.

Mad as Hell Doctors WEBSITE:  www.MadAsHellDoctors.com

]]> http://prn.fm/2013/04/01/progressive-commentary-hour-deconstructing-obamacare-040113/feed/ 1 Gary Null,Jerry Friedman,Margaret Flowers,Michael Huntington Dr. Margaret Flowers is a pediatrician in Maryland who is currently working full time on the reform on America’s health care in favor of a single payer or Medicare for All system.  She is a co-chair of the Maryland chapter of the Physicians for a Natio... Dr. Margaret Flowers is a pediatrician in Maryland who is currently working full time on the reform on America’s health care in favor of a single payer or Medicare for All system.  She is a co-chair of the Maryland chapter of the Physicians for a National Health Program, and one of its advisory board members. The national organization of PNHP now has over 18,000 physician members who support single payer universal health coverage. Margaret also sits on the board of the organization Healthcare Now!  She received media attention after her first arrest during the Senate Finance Committee meeting on healthcare in 2009, and then a second arrest for attempting to deliver a letter to the White House in response to President Obama’s state of the union address. WEBSITE for Articles:  ClearingFOGRadio.org Physicians for a National Health Program WEBSITE:  www.PNHP.org Prof. Jerry Friedman is a professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst where he has taught since 1984.  He has specialized in economic and labor history as well has the economics of healthcare. In addition to publishing reviews of the economic impact of our current private insurance based healthcare model and the economic benefits of single payer, he has also conducted financial analyses for single payer initiatives in individual states including Maryland, Colorado and Pennsylvania. His articles can be found on the Dollar and Sense website and Real TV interviews on Youtube Dr. Michael Huntington is a retired oncologist and the former Medical Director of the Radiation Oncology Department at Good Samaritan Hospital in Corvallis Oregon where he currently resides. He is a founder of the Oregon Chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program  -- that now has over 18,000 member physicians who favor single payer universal health coverage. IN 2009 Dr. Huntington helped create the Mad as Hell Doctors, who toured the US speaking in favor of single payer healthcare  reform before the passing of Obama’s plan. He is currently the president of the Health Care for All Oregon Education Fund. Mad as Hell Doctors WEBSITE:  www.MadAsHellDoctors.com Progressive Radio Network no 57:55 Progressive Commentary Hour – 03/25/13 http://prn.fm/2013/03/25/progressive-commentary-hour-032513/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-032513 http://prn.fm/2013/03/25/progressive-commentary-hour-032513/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:49:10 +0000 Archivist http://prn.fm/?p=102822 http://prn.fm/2013/03/25/progressive-commentary-hour-032513/feed/ 0 Commentaries,Gary Null Progressive Radio Network no 58:09 Progressive Commentary Hour – Understanding the New World Order – 03/18/13 http://prn.fm/2013/03/18/progressive-commentary-hour-understanding-the-new-world-order-031813/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-understanding-the-new-world-order-031813 http://prn.fm/2013/03/18/progressive-commentary-hour-understanding-the-new-world-order-031813/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:00:48 +0000 Archivist http://prn.fm/?p=101642 Dr. Rodrigue Tremblay is a prominent Canadian economist who is now a professor emeritus at the University of Montreal. In the late 1970s he served as the Minister of Industry and Commerce in the Quebec government. Dr. Tremblay is also the President of the North American Economics and Finance Association and President of the Canadian Economics Society.

 Dr. Tremblay has authored over 25 books on economics, finance and a variety of global ethical and political issues. His blog on geopolitics is read throughout the world and translated into 8 languages. His most recent book “The Code for Global Ethics: Ten Humanist Principles” addresses the urgent need for a new sense of morals in the face of immense international and global challenges.

BOOK: “The Code for Global Ethics: Ten Humanist Principles”

WEBSITE & BLOG:  www.TheNewAmericanEmpire.com

Dr. Michel Chossudovsky is a professor emeritus at the University of Ottawa in Ontario and has been an economic advisor to many developing countries.  He is the founder of the Center for Research on Globalization at the University of Montreal and founding editor of Global Research.ca.  Prof. Chossudovsky is one of world’s leading visionaries in economic trends associated with free market globalization, having identified over 15 years ago many of the problems in global neoliberal economics that are now frequent in our headlines:  austerity, economic shock therapy, the association between rising poverty, the pillaging of developing nations due to the structural adjustment policies of the US led World Bank, IMF and WTO, and the criminalization of our banking system.

 He has written several books, most notably “The Globalization of Poverty and The New World Order” AND “Towards a World War 3 Scenario: The Dangers of Nuclear War”

WEBSITE:  www.GlobalResearch.ca

]]> http://prn.fm/2013/03/18/progressive-commentary-hour-understanding-the-new-world-order-031813/feed/ 0 Gary Null,Michel Chossudovsky,New World Order,Rodrigue Tremblay Dr. Rodrigue Tremblay is a prominent Canadian economist who is now a professor emeritus at the University of Montreal. In the late 1970s he served as the Minister of Industry and Commerce in the Quebec government. Dr. Dr. Rodrigue Tremblay is a prominent Canadian economist who is now a professor emeritus at the University of Montreal. In the late 1970s he served as the Minister of Industry and Commerce in the Quebec government. Dr. Tremblay is also the President of the North American Economics and Finance Association and President of the Canadian Economics Society.  Dr. Tremblay has authored over 25 books on economics, finance and a variety of global ethical and political issues. His blog on geopolitics is read throughout the world and translated into 8 languages. His most recent book “The Code for Global Ethics: Ten Humanist Principles” addresses the urgent need for a new sense of morals in the face of immense international and global challenges. BOOK: “The Code for Global Ethics: Ten Humanist Principles” WEBSITE & BLOG:  www.TheNewAmericanEmpire.com Dr. Michel Chossudovsky is a professor emeritus at the University of Ottawa in Ontario and has been an economic advisor to many developing countries.  He is the founder of the Center for Research on Globalization at the University of Montreal and founding editor of Global Research.ca.  Prof. Chossudovsky is one of world’s leading visionaries in economic trends associated with free market globalization, having identified over 15 years ago many of the problems in global neoliberal economics that are now frequent in our headlines:  austerity, economic shock therapy, the association between rising poverty, the pillaging of developing nations due to the structural adjustment policies of the US led World Bank, IMF and WTO, and the criminalization of our banking system.  He has written several books, most notably “The Globalization of Poverty and The New World Order” AND “Towards a World War 3 Scenario: The Dangers of Nuclear War” WEBSITE:  www.GlobalResearch.ca Progressive Radio Network no Progressive Commentary Hour – Special on the plight of American children – 03/11/13 http://prn.fm/2013/03/11/progressive-commentary-hour-special-on-the-plight-of-american-children-031113/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-special-on-the-plight-of-american-children-031113 http://prn.fm/2013/03/11/progressive-commentary-hour-special-on-the-plight-of-american-children-031113/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:44:38 +0000 Archivist http://prn.fm/?p=100323 Journalist, investigative reporter Nick Bryant has been writing on the plight of disadvantaged children for over a decade. His writings have appeared in professional publications such as the Journal of Professional Ethics, the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, the Journal of Social Distress and the publication of School Health. He is the co-author of “America’s Children:  Triumph of Tragedy” that dealt with the mental health problems of lower socioeconomic children.

He is the author of  “The Franklin Scandal: A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse and Betrayal” that exposes a nationwide pedophile ring that pandered children to a cabal of the rich and powerful and the corruption of the Justice Department and law enforcement to crack down on it. It is perhaps one of the most suppressed crime stories in recent American history.

WEBSITE:  www.FranklinScandal.com

Harvey Schweitzer is an attorney with the firm Schweitzer and Scherr in Maryland, who has handled hundreds of adoption and foster care cases.  He played a leading role in the creation of the Counsel for Child Abuse and Neglect Office at the DC Superior Court and received the National Treasure Award from the Foster and Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center.

Mr Schweitzer received his law degree from UCLA and is an adjunct professor at the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University.  He is also the author of “Foster Care Law” which has become a standard text in this field.

WEBSITE:  www.SchweitzerLaw.net

]]> http://prn.fm/2013/03/11/progressive-commentary-hour-special-on-the-plight-of-american-children-031113/feed/ 0 American children,exploitation,Gary Null,Harvey Schweitzer,Nick Bryant Journalist, investigative reporter Nick Bryant has been writing on the plight of disadvantaged children for over a decade. His writings have appeared in professional publications such as the Journal of Professional Ethics, Journalist, investigative reporter Nick Bryant has been writing on the plight of disadvantaged children for over a decade. His writings have appeared in professional publications such as the Journal of Professional Ethics, the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, the Journal of Social Distress and the publication of School Health. He is the co-author of “America’s Children:  Triumph of Tragedy” that dealt with the mental health problems of lower socioeconomic children. He is the author of  “The Franklin Scandal: A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse and Betrayal” that exposes a nationwide pedophile ring that pandered children to a cabal of the rich and powerful and the corruption of the Justice Department and law enforcement to crack down on it. It is perhaps one of the most suppressed crime stories in recent American history. WEBSITE:  www.FranklinScandal.com Harvey Schweitzer is an attorney with the firm Schweitzer and Scherr in Maryland, who has handled hundreds of adoption and foster care cases.  He played a leading role in the creation of the Counsel for Child Abuse and Neglect Office at the DC Superior Court and received the National Treasure Award from the Foster and Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center. Mr Schweitzer received his law degree from UCLA and is an adjunct professor at the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University.  He is also the author of “Foster Care Law” which has become a standard text in this field. WEBSITE:  www.SchweitzerLaw.net Progressive Radio Network no 56:50 Progressive Commentary Hour – HIV Diagnostics and Drug Therapy – 03/04/13 http://prn.fm/2013/03/04/progressive-commentary-hour-hiv-diagnostics-and-drug-therapy-030413/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-hiv-diagnostics-and-drug-therapy-030413 http://prn.fm/2013/03/04/progressive-commentary-hour-hiv-diagnostics-and-drug-therapy-030413/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 04:18:30 +0000 Archivist http://prn.fm/?p=99038 Steve and Cheryl Nagel are the grandparents of Rico Martinez-Nagel, the son of their daughter Lindsey Nagel who was adopted from Romania. Although testing negative for HIV in Romania, she tested positive upon arriving in the US.

In December 2012, Lindsey gave birth a son Rico. Refusing to have him tested for HIV, the infant was eventually abducted by the state. Some days later they found that Rico was in the hospital, being tube fed and receiving AIDS drugs including AZT.

Dr. Andrew Maniotis is the science and biomedical consultant for Cures Within Reach, formerly the Goldman Partnership for Cures, and serves as a consultant for the Office of Medical and Scientific Justice in LA and the National Vaccine Information Center.   Earlier he was an assistant professor of pathology and the director of melanoma and breast cancer research at the University of Illinois Medical School in Chicago. Over the years he has held research associate positions at the University of California at Berkeley (where he received doctorate), Harvard University and Washington University School of Medicine.

Andy has been a leading scientific in the Rethinking AIDS community. He has been consulting for the Nagel family and was a consultant for the US heavyweight boxer Tom Morrison when he had tested HIV positive and was prevented from competing… later to find that Morrison was negative.

His website is andrewmaniotis.wordpress.com, where you can several free ebooks on AIDS, Cancer and Vaccines

Dr. David Rasnick is medical researcher specializing in AIDS, cancer, protease inhibitors and clinical diagnostics. He was the first scientist to synthesis peptidyl-fluoromethanes, inhibitors of cysteine proteases used to destroy tissue related to arthritis, cancer and various parasites. In 1978, he helped establish the Diagnostic chemistry group at Abbott Laboratories and was a founder of Enzyme Systems Products and Prototek.  After leaving Khepri Pharmaceuticals as a senior scientist, David, along with his colleague Dr. Peter Duesberg at the University of California at Berkeley, David further developed the aneuploidy theory of cancer, which pertains to chromosomal imbalance.  Over the years he has been a sharp critic of the current dominant AIDS hypothesis, has been a former President of the group Rethinking AIDS and was a member of the Presidential AIDS Advisory Panel of South Africa started by President Thabo Mbeki.

WEBSITE:  www.DavidRasnick.com

Celia Farber is a journalist who covered the HIV wars extensively since 1987, in various magazines. Some of these writings are collected in her book: “Serious Adverse Events: An Uncensored History of AIDS” published by Melville House Press, (now Random House) in 2006.

Activist Michael Callen called Farber “..the best AIDS journalist in the world.” Her 2006 article for Harper’s magazine detailing the totalitarian corruption of HIV/AIDS research was titled “Out of Control: AIDS And The Corruption of Medical Science.” The attacks from the AIDS industry were predictable and fierce. In 2008 she was awarded the Semmelweis Clean Hands Award for Outstanding Investigative Journalism.

]]> http://prn.fm/2013/03/04/progressive-commentary-hour-hiv-diagnostics-and-drug-therapy-030413/feed/ 0 andrew maniotis,Celia Farber,David Rasnick,Gary Null,HIV,steve nagel Steve and Cheryl Nagel are the grandparents of Rico Martinez-Nagel, the son of their daughter Lindsey Nagel who was adopted from Romania. Although testing negative for HIV in Romania, she tested positive upon arriving in the US. - In December 2012, Steve and Cheryl Nagel are the grandparents of Rico Martinez-Nagel, the son of their daughter Lindsey Nagel who was adopted from Romania. Although testing negative for HIV in Romania, she tested positive upon arriving in the US. In December 2012, Lindsey gave birth a son Rico. Refusing to have him tested for HIV, the infant was eventually abducted by the state. Some days later they found that Rico was in the hospital, being tube fed and receiving AIDS drugs including AZT. Dr. Andrew Maniotis is the science and biomedical consultant for Cures Within Reach, formerly the Goldman Partnership for Cures, and serves as a consultant for the Office of Medical and Scientific Justice in LA and the National Vaccine Information Center.   Earlier he was an assistant professor of pathology and the director of melanoma and breast cancer research at the University of Illinois Medical School in Chicago. Over the years he has held research associate positions at the University of California at Berkeley (where he received doctorate), Harvard University and Washington University School of Medicine. Andy has been a leading scientific in the Rethinking AIDS community. He has been consulting for the Nagel family and was a consultant for the US heavyweight boxer Tom Morrison when he had tested HIV positive and was prevented from competing… later to find that Morrison was negative. His website is andrewmaniotis.wordpress.com, where you can several free ebooks on AIDS, Cancer and Vaccines Dr. David Rasnick is medical researcher specializing in AIDS, cancer, protease inhibitors and clinical diagnostics. He was the first scientist to synthesis peptidyl-fluoromethanes, inhibitors of cysteine proteases used to destroy tissue related to arthritis, cancer and various parasites. In 1978, he helped establish the Diagnostic chemistry group at Abbott Laboratories and was a founder of Enzyme Systems Products and Prototek.  After leaving Khepri Pharmaceuticals as a senior scientist, David, along with his colleague Dr. Peter Duesberg at the University of California at Berkeley, David further developed the aneuploidy theory of cancer, which pertains to chromosomal imbalance.  Over the years he has been a sharp critic of the current dominant AIDS hypothesis, has been a former President of the group Rethinking AIDS and was a member of the Presidential AIDS Advisory Panel of South Africa started by President Thabo Mbeki. WEBSITE:  www.DavidRasnick.com Celia Farber is a journalist who covered the HIV wars extensively since 1987, in various magazines. Some of these writings are collected in her book: "Serious Adverse Events: An Uncensored History of AIDS" published by Melville House Press, (now Random House) in 2006. Activist Michael Callen called Farber "..the best AIDS journalist in the world." Her 2006 article for Harper's magazine detailing the totalitarian corruption of HIV/AIDS research was titled "Out of Control: AIDS And The Corruption of Medical Science." The attacks from the AIDS industry were predictable and fierce. In 2008 she was awarded the Semmelweis Clean Hands Award for Outstanding Investigative Journalism. Progressive Radio Network no Progressive Commentary Hour – Conversations With Great Minds – 02/25/13 http://prn.fm/2013/02/25/progressive-commentary-hour-conversations-with-great-minds-022513/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-conversations-with-great-minds-022513 http://prn.fm/2013/02/25/progressive-commentary-hour-conversations-with-great-minds-022513/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:24:02 +0000 Archivist http://prn.fm/?p=97354 Andrew Harvey is an internationally renowned religious scholar, writer, teacher, and author of over thirty books.  He is the founder of the Institute of Sacred Activism, an international organization dedicated to inspiring people to become more involved in challenging our global crises and to commit themselves to peace and sustainability.

Andrew was born in India, studied at Oxford University where he was a fellow at All Soul’s College, and has taught at Oxford, Cornell, the California Institute for Integral Studies and other institutions over the years.  He is perhaps best known for having explored all the different religions in depth, particularly Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and Sufism, and interpreting them in a passionate manner that preserves their meaning and significance for our own time.

He received many awards for his writings including the Benjamin Franklin Award. His most recent book is “Radical Passion: Sacred Love and Wisdom in Action” and before that “The Hope: A Guide To Sacred Activism” which won the Nautilus Silver Award for Social Change.

]]> http://prn.fm/2013/02/25/progressive-commentary-hour-conversations-with-great-minds-022513/feed/ 2 Andrew Harvey,Conversations with Great Minds,Gary Null,spirituality Andrew Harvey is an internationally renowned religious scholar, writer, teacher, and author of over thirty books.  He is the founder of the Institute of Sacred Activism, an international organization dedicated to inspiring people to become more involve... Andrew Harvey is an internationally renowned religious scholar, writer, teacher, and author of over thirty books.  He is the founder of the Institute of Sacred Activism, an international organization dedicated to inspiring people to become more involved in challenging our global crises and to commit themselves to peace and sustainability. Andrew was born in India, studied at Oxford University where he was a fellow at All Soul’s College, and has taught at Oxford, Cornell, the California Institute for Integral Studies and other institutions over the years.  He is perhaps best known for having explored all the different religions in depth, particularly Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and Sufism, and interpreting them in a passionate manner that preserves their meaning and significance for our own time. He received many awards for his writings including the Benjamin Franklin Award. His most recent book is “Radical Passion: Sacred Love and Wisdom in Action” and before that “The Hope: A Guide To Sacred Activism” which won the Nautilus Silver Award for Social Change. Progressive Radio Network no 56:55 Progressive Commentary Hour – 02/18/13 http://prn.fm/2013/02/18/progressive-commentary-hour-021813/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-021813 http://prn.fm/2013/02/18/progressive-commentary-hour-021813/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:28:34 +0000 Archivist http://prn.fm/?p=95780 Paul Levy is a pioneer in the postmodern psycho-spiritual movement. He has an academic background in economics and conducted economic research at Princeton.  Later he was the manager of the C.G. Jung Foundation Book Service, which provided him with the opportunity  toimmerse himself in the psychoanalytics and metaphysics of Carl Jung. For over 25 years he has studied with many accomplished Tibetan and Burmese Buddhist teachers, and been a serious student of Native American and world mythology

Paul is the author of a truly groundbreaking and courageous book that explores the deeper psycho-spiritual dynamics behind our global madness and attempts to explain why so many are more willing to deny it rather than challenge it.  The book is “Dispelling Wetiko (Wet-eeko): Breaking the Curse of Evil”

His website is www.AwakenInTheDream.com

 

Dr. Carolyn Baker has been an adjunct professor in history and psychology for over 7 years and a psythotherapist in private proactice for 17 years.   She is among the few progressive writers who look at the unfolding of our global crises such as peak oil, the structural cracks in our free market capitalist system, and the US domestic and foreign policies from a psycho-spiritual perspective.   Her articles are frequently posted on the global blog Countercurrents

Carolyn has written several books critiquing America’s religious fundamentalist culture and modern education.  Her most recent books Navigating the Coming Chaos: Handbook for Inner Transition”  and before that “Sacred Demise: Walking the Spiritual Path of Industrial Civilization’s Collapse” – that together provide a compelling map of the economic, social, climatic and political terrain we are embarking upon and how to remain awake through it.

Her website is CarolynBaker.net

 

Dr. Jim Garrison is the co-founder and president of Wisdom University – an innovative university offering masters and doctoral degrees based upon the model of full spectrum transformational learning. As the co-founder and President of the Gorbachev Foundation, he was instrumental in the founding of the State of the World Forum in 1995, which generated a global network of leaders and visionaries from all walks of life to define a template for a more sustainable global civilization.  In 2000, he initiated the launch of the Commission on Globalization that challenged the existing global governance system and gathered leaders together to define viable alternatives.

Jim has graduate degrees in religion and theology from Harvard and Cambridge universities. Among his books are “Civilization and the Transformation of Power “and “America as Empire: Global Leader or Rogue Nation”.

WEBSITE:  www.WisdomUniversity.org

 

 

]]> http://prn.fm/2013/02/18/progressive-commentary-hour-021813/feed/ 1 Carolyn Baker,Collective Psychosis,Gary Null,Jim Garrison,Paul Levy Paul Levy is a pioneer in the postmodern psycho-spiritual movement. He has an academic background in economics and conducted economic research at Princeton.  Later he was the manager of the C.G. Jung Foundation Book Service, Paul Levy is a pioneer in the postmodern psycho-spiritual movement. He has an academic background in economics and conducted economic research at Princeton.  Later he was the manager of the C.G. Jung Foundation Book Service, which provided him with the opportunity  toimmerse himself in the psychoanalytics and metaphysics of Carl Jung. For over 25 years he has studied with many accomplished Tibetan and Burmese Buddhist teachers, and been a serious student of Native American and world mythology Paul is the author of a truly groundbreaking and courageous book that explores the deeper psycho-spiritual dynamics behind our global madness and attempts to explain why so many are more willing to deny it rather than challenge it.  The book is “Dispelling Wetiko (Wet-eeko): Breaking the Curse of Evil” His website is www.AwakenInTheDream.com   Dr. Carolyn Baker has been an adjunct professor in history and psychology for over 7 years and a psythotherapist in private proactice for 17 years.   She is among the few progressive writers who look at the unfolding of our global crises such as peak oil, the structural cracks in our free market capitalist system, and the US domestic and foreign policies from a psycho-spiritual perspective.   Her articles are frequently posted on the global blog Countercurrents Carolyn has written several books critiquing America’s religious fundamentalist culture and modern education.  Her most recent books Navigating the Coming Chaos: Handbook for Inner Transition”  and before that “Sacred Demise: Walking the Spiritual Path of Industrial Civilization’s Collapse” – that together provide a compelling map of the economic, social, climatic and political terrain we are embarking upon and how to remain awake through it. Her website is CarolynBaker.net   Dr. Jim Garrison is the co-founder and president of Wisdom University – an innovative university offering masters and doctoral degrees based upon the model of full spectrum transformational learning. As the co-founder and President of the Gorbachev Foundation, he was instrumental in the founding of the State of the World Forum in 1995, which generated a global network of leaders and visionaries from all walks of life to define a template for a more sustainable global civilization.  In 2000, he initiated the launch of the Commission on Globalization that challenged the existing global governance system and gathered leaders together to define viable alternatives. Jim has graduate degrees in religion and theology from Harvard and Cambridge universities. Among his books are “Civilization and the Transformation of Power “and “America as Empire: Global Leader or Rogue Nation”. WEBSITE:  www.WisdomUniversity.org     Progressive Radio Network no 57:00 Progressive Commentary Hour – Africa and the new colonialism of the continent – 02/11/13 http://prn.fm/2013/02/11/progressive-commentary-hour-africa-and-the-new-colonialism-of-the-continent-021113/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-africa-and-the-new-colonialism-of-the-continent-021113 http://prn.fm/2013/02/11/progressive-commentary-hour-africa-and-the-new-colonialism-of-the-continent-021113/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:43:29 +0000 Archivist http://prn.fm/?p=94180 William Blum is an author, historian and critic of American foreign policy, who has worked and reported from three different continents.  He was one of the founding editors of the Washington Free Press, the first “alternative” newspaper in DC.  His early journalism is best known for exposing CIA misdeeds and operations.

His recent book, just released is “America’s Deadliest Export: Democracy” published by Zed Books.

His blog is www.KillingHope.com where you can read his frequent essays.  Bill is currently the originator of the monthly newsletter “The Anti-Empire Report”.

BOOK:  “America’s Deadliest Export: Democracy”

WEBSITE:  www.KillingHope.com

Glen Ford is the Executive Editor of the Black Agenda Report. In the 1970s he was a correspondent and journalist covering Capitol Hill and the White House for the Mutual Black network, and later hosted the nation’s first syndicated Black news interview program, “America’s Black Forum.”  Since then, Glen has been one of the nation’s leading voices in political and social analysis and commentary on current affairs in the Black community.  He is also a founding member of the Washington chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists, a board member of the National Alliance of Third World Journalists and is a frequent lecturer on the role of progressive media at universities.

Glen’s program – The Black Agenda Report – can be heard every Monday at 4:00 pm on the Progressive Radio Network

WEBSITE:  www.BlackAgendaReport.com

Rick Rozoff has been an active opponent of war, militarism and intervention for over 40 years. He is the manager of Stop NATO and its internet activities, which focuses on the threat of international militarization, especially through globalization, of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Rich has written over 300 articles on international affairs ,frequently published on  the Center for Research in Globalization and VoltaireNet, and has been interviewed on radio and television programs in Russia, the Middle East, Africa and the Caribbean.

WEBSITE:  RickRozoff.Wordpress.com

 

 

]]> http://prn.fm/2013/02/11/progressive-commentary-hour-africa-and-the-new-colonialism-of-the-continent-021113/feed/ 0 Africa,Gary Null,Glen Ford,Rick Rozoff,William Blum William Blum is an author, historian and critic of American foreign policy, who has worked and reported from three different continents.  He was one of the founding editors of the Washington Free Press, the first “alternative” newspaper in DC. William Blum is an author, historian and critic of American foreign policy, who has worked and reported from three different continents.  He was one of the founding editors of the Washington Free Press, the first “alternative” newspaper in DC.  His early journalism is best known for exposing CIA misdeeds and operations. His recent book, just released is “America’s Deadliest Export: Democracy” published by Zed Books. His blog is www.KillingHope.com where you can read his frequent essays.  Bill is currently the originator of the monthly newsletter “The Anti-Empire Report”. BOOK:  “America’s Deadliest Export: Democracy” WEBSITE:  www.KillingHope.com Glen Ford is the Executive Editor of the Black Agenda Report. In the 1970s he was a correspondent and journalist covering Capitol Hill and the White House for the Mutual Black network, and later hosted the nation’s first syndicated Black news interview program, “America’s Black Forum.”  Since then, Glen has been one of the nation’s leading voices in political and social analysis and commentary on current affairs in the Black community.  He is also a founding member of the Washington chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists, a board member of the National Alliance of Third World Journalists and is a frequent lecturer on the role of progressive media at universities. Glen’s program – The Black Agenda Report – can be heard every Monday at 4:00 pm on the Progressive Radio Network WEBSITE:  www.BlackAgendaReport.com Rick Rozoff has been an active opponent of war, militarism and intervention for over 40 years. He is the manager of Stop NATO and its internet activities, which focuses on the threat of international militarization, especially through globalization, of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Rich has written over 300 articles on international affairs ,frequently published on  the Center for Research in Globalization and VoltaireNet, and has been interviewed on radio and television programs in Russia, the Middle East, Africa and the Caribbean. WEBSITE:  RickRozoff.Wordpress.com     Progressive Radio Network no 58:23 Progressive Commentary Hour – Program on Vaccines – 02/04/13 http://prn.fm/2013/02/04/progressive-commentary-hour-program-on-vaccines-020413/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-program-on-vaccines-020413 http://prn.fm/2013/02/04/progressive-commentary-hour-program-on-vaccines-020413/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:49:50 +0000 Archivist http://prn.fm/?p=93552 Catherine Frompovich is a retired natural nutritionist and a journalist and researcher focusing on consumer health issues. She has advanced degrees in Nutrition Sciences and in Orthomolecular Theory and Practice. In the 1980s she was the host of one of the countries first natural cooking shows on television, Catherine’s Natural Kitchen.  She is the co-author of a monogram, Vaccines and Vaccinations, presented to the Congressional Oversight Committees to initiate a thorough review into vaccine safety, efficacy and policies.

She is the author of several books including A Cancer Answer, Holistic Breast Cancer Management, and Our Chemical Lives and the Hijacking of our DNA.  Today she continues publishing her investigative reporting on Activist Post and other alternative news sites, and she consults for other aspiring authors to get their works into publication.

BOOK:  Our Chemical Lives and the Hijacking of our DNA

WEBSITE:  www.CatherineJFrompovich.com

Dr. Viera Scheibner is a retired Principal Research Scientist in Australia. After losing a baby to crib death in the mid-1980s due to a vaccine immunization, she has made the science behind vaccines her primary focus of medical research.  She is now one of the world’s leading experts on the faulty science and adverse effects of vaccines in general, and their individual ingredients in particular.  Frequently she has served as a expert witness in court cases related to death and injuries caused by vaccines.

Dr. Scheibner has published two major books on vaccines – “Vaccination 100 Years of Orthodox Research”  and  “Behavioral Problems in Childhood: The Link to Vaccination” and close to 90 scientific peer-reviewed papers.

Edda West is the co-founder of the Association for Vaccine Damaged Children and the Vaccination Risk Awareness Network, Canada’s leading vaccine awareness organization.  VRAN is a non profit education society that supports and provides resources to vaccine injured Canadians.  Her daughter was injured by the MMR vaccine at 15 months, back in 1977.  Edda is a long time political activist and has been actively opposed to mandatory vaccines as being against Canada’s constitution and her efforts have been greatly responsible for her country’s exemption laws.

WEBSITE:  www.VRAN.org

 

]]> http://prn.fm/2013/02/04/progressive-commentary-hour-program-on-vaccines-020413/feed/ 0 Catherine Frompovich,Edda West,Gary Null,Vaccines,Viera Scheibner Catherine Frompovich is a retired natural nutritionist and a journalist and researcher focusing on consumer health issues. She has advanced degrees in Nutrition Sciences and in Orthomolecular Theory and Practice. Catherine Frompovich is a retired natural nutritionist and a journalist and researcher focusing on consumer health issues. She has advanced degrees in Nutrition Sciences and in Orthomolecular Theory and Practice. In the 1980s she was the host of one of the countries first natural cooking shows on television, Catherine’s Natural Kitchen.  She is the co-author of a monogram, Vaccines and Vaccinations, presented to the Congressional Oversight Committees to initiate a thorough review into vaccine safety, efficacy and policies. She is the author of several books including A Cancer Answer, Holistic Breast Cancer Management, and Our Chemical Lives and the Hijacking of our DNA.  Today she continues publishing her investigative reporting on Activist Post and other alternative news sites, and she consults for other aspiring authors to get their works into publication. BOOK:  Our Chemical Lives and the Hijacking of our DNA WEBSITE:  www.CatherineJFrompovich.com Dr. Viera Scheibner is a retired Principal Research Scientist in Australia. After losing a baby to crib death in the mid-1980s due to a vaccine immunization, she has made the science behind vaccines her primary focus of medical research.  She is now one of the world’s leading experts on the faulty science and adverse effects of vaccines in general, and their individual ingredients in particular.  Frequently she has served as a expert witness in court cases related to death and injuries caused by vaccines. Dr. Scheibner has published two major books on vaccines – “Vaccination 100 Years of Orthodox Research”  and  “Behavioral Problems in Childhood: The Link to Vaccination” and close to 90 scientific peer-reviewed papers. Edda West is the co-founder of the Association for Vaccine Damaged Children and the Vaccination Risk Awareness Network, Canada’s leading vaccine awareness organization.  VRAN is a non profit education society that supports and provides resources to vaccine injured Canadians.  Her daughter was injured by the MMR vaccine at 15 months, back in 1977.  Edda is a long time political activist and has been actively opposed to mandatory vaccines as being against Canada’s constitution and her efforts have been greatly responsible for her country’s exemption laws. WEBSITE:  www.VRAN.org   Progressive Radio Network no Progressive Commentary Hour – The phenomena of conspiracy thinking and theories – 01/28/13 http://prn.fm/2013/01/28/progressive-commentary-hour-the-phenomena-of-conspiracy-thinking-and-theories-012813/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-the-phenomena-of-conspiracy-thinking-and-theories-012813 http://prn.fm/2013/01/28/progressive-commentary-hour-the-phenomena-of-conspiracy-thinking-and-theories-012813/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:52:18 +0000 Archivist http://prn.fm/?p=91962 Prof. James Tracy is a professor in the Department of Communications at Florida Atlantic University where he specializes in media history and analysis, the politics of communications, and the sociology behind commercial and alternative news media on current events. His writings are frequently published on Global Research in Canada and alternative, progressive news and analysis sites. Prof. Tracy is also the editor of Democratic Communique, and is affiliated with the Project Censored group at Sonoma State University.  He received his doctorate from University of Iowa.

Recently, Prof. Tracy drew national attention for challenging the official story of about the Sandy Hook shootings last month.

Dr. Ralph Metzner is a psychologist, psychedelic researcher and author who has been on of the leading pioneers of the modern exploration school of consciousness studies.  He was one of the original psychedelic researchers working with Timothy Leary and Richard Albert (eg Ram Das) at Harvard University, where he later received his doctorate. Dr. Metzner is a professor emeritus of psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies where he was also the former academic dean.

He is the co-founder and president of the Green Earth Foundation, non-profit organization devoted to harmonizing the relationship between humans and the earth, and a signatory to the 911 Truth Statement.  He has published numerous articles and many books on the psychology of consciousness, mysticism and spirituality, psychedelics.  His latest book is “Six Pathways of Destiny” in the Ecology of Consciousness series, and he writes at GreenEarthFound.org

BOOK:  “Six Pathways of Destiny”

WEBSITE:  www.GreenEarthFound.org

Jon Rappoport has worked as a free-lance investigative reporter for over 30 years, writing about politics and the corportacracy, alternative health and the medical cartel, the media, and culture LA Weekly, Spin Magazine, Stern, Village Voice, Nexus, CBS Healthwatch, and other newspapers and magazines in the US and Europe. His reporting on the military in El Salvador earned him a submission for the Pulitzer prize.

He has hosted, produced, and written radio programs and has appeared as a guest on over 200 radio and television programs, including ABC’s Nightline, Tony Brown’s Journal (PBS), and Hard Copy.

For the last ten years, Jon has operated largely away from the mainstream because, as he puts it, “My research was not friendly to the conventional media.”  He runs a website with many years of research and articles called No More Fake News. Com

WEBSITE:  www.NoMoreFakeNews.com

Phil Rockstroh is a poet, lyricist, essayist and philosopher who has been published extensively numerous publications and anthologies. His socio-political analyses and commentaries are widely distributed on progressive newsites such as Common Dreams, Robert Parry’s Consortium News, Truth Out, Counterpunch, and many others.  His writings focus on the angst and alienation in post-modern society and the excesses of the hyper capitalist-consumer paradigm. Phil also frequently appears on RT Russian television for his analysis on current trends, and he will be hosting a new program on Progressive Radio Network in the near future.

WEBSITE:  PhiRockstroh.com

]]> http://prn.fm/2013/01/28/progressive-commentary-hour-the-phenomena-of-conspiracy-thinking-and-theories-012813/feed/ 0 Gary Null,James Tracy,John Rappoport,Phil Rockstroh,Ralph Metzner Prof. James Tracy is a professor in the Department of Communications at Florida Atlantic University where he specializes in media history and analysis, the politics of communications, and the sociology behind commercial and alternative news media on cu... Prof. James Tracy is a professor in the Department of Communications at Florida Atlantic University where he specializes in media history and analysis, the politics of communications, and the sociology behind commercial and alternative news media on current events. His writings are frequently published on Global Research in Canada and alternative, progressive news and analysis sites. Prof. Tracy is also the editor of Democratic Communique, and is affiliated with the Project Censored group at Sonoma State University.  He received his doctorate from University of Iowa. Recently, Prof. Tracy drew national attention for challenging the official story of about the Sandy Hook shootings last month. Dr. Ralph Metzner is a psychologist, psychedelic researcher and author who has been on of the leading pioneers of the modern exploration school of consciousness studies.  He was one of the original psychedelic researchers working with Timothy Leary and Richard Albert (eg Ram Das) at Harvard University, where he later received his doctorate. Dr. Metzner is a professor emeritus of psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies where he was also the former academic dean. He is the co-founder and president of the Green Earth Foundation, non-profit organization devoted to harmonizing the relationship between humans and the earth, and a signatory to the 911 Truth Statement.  He has published numerous articles and many books on the psychology of consciousness, mysticism and spirituality, psychedelics.  His latest book is “Six Pathways of Destiny” in the Ecology of Consciousness series, and he writes at GreenEarthFound.org BOOK:  “Six Pathways of Destiny” WEBSITE:  www.GreenEarthFound.org Jon Rappoport has worked as a free-lance investigative reporter for over 30 years, writing about politics and the corportacracy, alternative health and the medical cartel, the media, and culture LA Weekly, Spin Magazine, Stern, Village Voice, Nexus, CBS Healthwatch, and other newspapers and magazines in the US and Europe. His reporting on the military in El Salvador earned him a submission for the Pulitzer prize. He has hosted, produced, and written radio programs and has appeared as a guest on over 200 radio and television programs, including ABC's Nightline, Tony Brown's Journal (PBS), and Hard Copy. For the last ten years, Jon has operated largely away from the mainstream because, as he puts it, "My research was not friendly to the conventional media."  He runs a website with many years of research and articles called No More Fake News. Com WEBSITE:  www.NoMoreFakeNews.com Phil Rockstroh is a poet, lyricist, essayist and philosopher who has been published extensively numerous publications and anthologies. His socio-political analyses and commentaries are widely distributed on progressive newsites such as Common Dreams, Robert Parry’s Consortium News, Truth Out, Counterpunch, and many others.  His writings focus on the angst and alienation in post-modern society and the excesses of the hyper capitalist-consumer paradigm. Phil also frequently appears on RT Russian television for his analysis on current trends, and he will be hosting a new program on Progressive Radio Network in the near future. WEBSITE:  PhiRockstroh.com Progressive Radio Network no 57:08 Progressive Commentary Hour – October Surprise – 01/21/13 http://prn.fm/2013/01/21/progressive-commentary-hour-october-surprise-012113/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-october-surprise-012113 http://prn.fm/2013/01/21/progressive-commentary-hour-october-surprise-012113/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 01:00:46 +0000 Archivist http://prn.fm/?p=90073 Barbara Honegger is a former White House Policy Analyst and Special Assistant to the Assistant to the president for Domestic Policy and a nationally recognized investigator and author about the attack on the Pentagon during 911. She was called as an expert witness at the First International Hearings on 911 held in Toronto in September 2011.  Earlier, Barbara was a Senior Military Affairs Journalist at the Dept of Defense’s Naval Postgraduate School. Barbara is perhaps best known for her book “October Surprise”, which exposed the Reagan teams Irangate and led to a full federal investigation in the House.  She is also among the first of 50 high level former and current government officials to call for a new 911 investigation and she is a founding member of the International organization, Political Leaders for 911 Truth.

]]> http://prn.fm/2013/01/21/progressive-commentary-hour-october-surprise-012113/feed/ 0 911,Barack Obama,Barbara Honegger,Gary Null,government,October Surprise,Pentagon,Ronald Reagan,White House Barbara Honegger is a former White House Policy Analyst and Special Assistant to the Assistant to the president for Domestic Policy and a nationally recognized investigator and author about the attack on the Pentagon during 911. Barbara Honegger is a former White House Policy Analyst and Special Assistant to the Assistant to the president for Domestic Policy and a nationally recognized investigator and author about the attack on the Pentagon during 911. She was called as an expert witness at the First International Hearings on 911 held in Toronto in September 2011.  Earlier, Barbara was a Senior Military Affairs Journalist at the Dept of Defense’s Naval Postgraduate School. Barbara is perhaps best known for her book “October Surprise”, which exposed the Reagan teams Irangate and led to a full federal investigation in the House.  She is also among the first of 50 high level former and current government officials to call for a new 911 investigation and she is a founding member of the International organization, Political Leaders for 911 Truth. Progressive Radio Network no 56:57 Progressive Commentary Hour – Major Cabinet changes for Obama’s second term – 01/14/13 http://prn.fm/2013/01/14/progressive-commentary-hour-major-cabinet-changes-for-obamas-second-term-011413/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-major-cabinet-changes-for-obamas-second-term-011413 http://prn.fm/2013/01/14/progressive-commentary-hour-major-cabinet-changes-for-obamas-second-term-011413/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:20:12 +0000 Archivist http://prn.fm/?p=88146 Ray McGovern served as an Army intelligence officer and a CIA analyst from the administration of John F. Kennedy to that of George H. W. Bush. Among his duties was preparing the President’s Daily Brief, which he briefed one-on-one to President Ronald Reagan’s most senior national security advisers. Since retiring from government service, he has been one of our nation’s most vocal peace activists and journalists. In 2003, he helped create Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) to expose the way intelligence was being falsified to “justify” war on Iraq.

Ray’s opinion pieces appear in many leading newspapers here and abroad, including a major section in an important book, “Neocon’d Again” dealing with America’s war in Iraq.  He holds degrees in theology and philosophy from Fordham University, is a graduate from Harvard Business School and has a certificate of theology from Georgetown University.

Prof.  Stephen Zunes is a Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, where he chairs the program in Middle Eastern Studies. He is recognized as one the country’s leading scholars of U.S. Middle East policy and of strategic nonviolent action, Professor Zunes received his PhD. from Cornell University and previously served on the faculty of Ithaca College, the University of Puget Sound, and Whitman College. He serves as a senior policy analyst for the Foreign Policy in Focus project of the Institute for Policy Studies, an associate editor of Peace Review, a contributing editor of Tikkun, and chair of the academic advisory committee for the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict.

Among his publications, the most recent is “Western Sahara: War, Nationalism and Conflict Irresolution”

For the past 30 years, Robert Scheer has built a reputation as one of the nation’s most honest and insightful political writers. From 1976 to 1993 Robert was a national correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, reporting on the Cold War, arms control, and national politics.  He is a professor at the University of Southern California Annenberg School of Journalism and editor in chief of the Webby Award winning internet magazine Truth Dig.com.  He is regularly heard on the NPR program “Left Right and Center” on KCRW in Santa Monica.  Robert has a graduate degree in economics from UC Berkeley and has been a fellow at Yale and Stanford universities.

 His latest r book “The Great American Stickup: How Regan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched Wall Street While Mugging Main  Street” is one of the more concise publications outlining the causes and intrigues that brought forth our great recession

 BOOK:  “The Great American Stickup: How Regan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched Wall Street While Mugging Main  Street”

 

 

]]> http://prn.fm/2013/01/14/progressive-commentary-hour-major-cabinet-changes-for-obamas-second-term-011413/feed/ 0 Cabinet,Gary Null,obama,Ray McGovern,Robert Scheer,Stephen Zunes Ray McGovern served as an Army intelligence officer and a CIA analyst from the administration of John F. Kennedy to that of George H. W. Bush. Among his duties was preparing the President’s Daily Brief, which he briefed one-on-one to President Ronald R... Ray McGovern served as an Army intelligence officer and a CIA analyst from the administration of John F. Kennedy to that of George H. W. Bush. Among his duties was preparing the President’s Daily Brief, which he briefed one-on-one to President Ronald Reagan’s most senior national security advisers. Since retiring from government service, he has been one of our nation’s most vocal peace activists and journalists. In 2003, he helped create Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) to expose the way intelligence was being falsified to “justify” war on Iraq. Ray’s opinion pieces appear in many leading newspapers here and abroad, including a major section in an important book, “Neocon’d Again” dealing with America’s war in Iraq.  He holds degrees in theology and philosophy from Fordham University, is a graduate from Harvard Business School and has a certificate of theology from Georgetown University. Prof.  Stephen Zunes is a Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, where he chairs the program in Middle Eastern Studies. He is recognized as one the country’s leading scholars of U.S. Middle East policy and of strategic nonviolent action, Professor Zunes received his PhD. from Cornell University and previously served on the faculty of Ithaca College, the University of Puget Sound, and Whitman College. He serves as a senior policy analyst for the Foreign Policy in Focus project of the Institute for Policy Studies, an associate editor of Peace Review, a contributing editor of Tikkun, and chair of the academic advisory committee for the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict. Among his publications, the most recent is “Western Sahara: War, Nationalism and Conflict Irresolution” For the past 30 years, Robert Scheer has built a reputation as one of the nation’s most honest and insightful political writers. From 1976 to 1993 Robert was a national correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, reporting on the Cold War, arms control, and national politics.  He is a professor at the University of Southern California Annenberg School of Journalism and editor in chief of the Webby Award winning internet magazine Truth Dig.com.  He is regularly heard on the NPR program “Left Right and Center” on KCRW in Santa Monica.  Robert has a graduate degree in economics from UC Berkeley and has been a fellow at Yale and Stanford universities.  His latest r book “The Great American Stickup: How Regan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched Wall Street While Mugging Main  Street” is one of the more concise publications outlining the causes and intrigues that brought forth our great recession  BOOK:  “The Great American Stickup: How Regan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched Wall Street While Mugging Main  Street”     Progressive Radio Network no Progressive Commentary Hour – Christian Fiala – 01/07/13 http://prn.fm/2013/01/09/progressive-commentary-hour-christian-fiala-010713/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-christian-fiala-010713 http://prn.fm/2013/01/09/progressive-commentary-hour-christian-fiala-010713/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:30:30 +0000 Archivist http://prn.fm/?p=87087 A special bonus interview with Christian Fiala on HIV and AIDS.

Dr. Christian Fiala is a gynaecologist and obstetrician and currently working in Vienna, but has extensive experience in Thailand and Africa. April, 2007, he established the Museum of Contraception and Abortion. For almost 20 years he has been following critically the scientific and political discussion on the epidemiological aspects of AIDS and contributed actively. He was a member of the Presidential AIDS Advisory Panel in South Africa. Dr. Fiala has published many papers focused on the problems of AIDS in Africa and the definition of AIDS. is the author of the book “Do We Love Dangerously? – A Doctor in Search of the Facts and Background to AIDS” (Lieben wir gefaehrlich? – Ein Arzt auf der Suche nach den Fakten und Hintergruenden von AIDS) (1997); and the article in English, Aids: are we being deceived?

 

 

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]]> http://prn.fm/2013/01/09/progressive-commentary-hour-christian-fiala-010713/feed/ 0 Africa,AIDS,Christian Fiala,Fiala,South Africa,Thailand,Vienna A special bonus interview with Christian Fiala on HIV and AIDS. - Dr. Christian Fiala is a gynaecologist and obstetrician and currently working in Vienna, but has extensive experience in Thailand and Africa. April, 2007, A special bonus interview with Christian Fiala on HIV and AIDS. Dr. Christian Fiala is a gynaecologist and obstetrician and currently working in Vienna, but has extensive experience in Thailand and Africa. April, 2007, he established the Museum of Contraception and Abortion. For almost 20 years he has been following critically the scientific and political discussion on the epidemiological aspects of AIDS and contributed actively. He was a member of the Presidential AIDS Advisory Panel in South Africa. Dr. Fiala has published many papers focused on the problems of AIDS in Africa and the definition of AIDS. is the author of the book "Do We Love Dangerously? - A Doctor in Search of the Facts and Background to AIDS" (Lieben wir gefaehrlich? - Ein Arzt auf der Suche nach den Fakten und Hintergruenden von AIDS) (1997); and the article in English, Aids: are we being deceived?     - Progressive Radio Network no 56:42 Progressive Commentary Hour – special on AIDS – 01/07/13 http://prn.fm/2013/01/07/progressive-commentary-hour-special-on-aids-010713/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-special-on-aids-010713 http://prn.fm/2013/01/07/progressive-commentary-hour-special-on-aids-010713/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:00:02 +0000 Archivist http://prn.fm/?p=86418 Prof. Peter Duesberg is  professor of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California at Berkeley.  He was the first to isolate a cancer gene through his work with retroviruses back in 1970and mapped the genetic structure of this class of viruses. His work in retrovirus research awarded him an election to the National Academy of Sciences and Outstanding Investigator Grants from the National Institutes of Health.  Based upon his knowledge of retroviruses, he has been at the forefront in challenging the virus-AIDS hypothesis and has published in the world’s leading medical journals.  As a consequence, Dr. Duesberg’s hypothesis has won support from many scientists who have been outcast from publishing their views, including nobel laureates such Kary Mullis, inventor of PCR technology.

Celia Farber is a journalist who covered the HIV wars extensively since 1987, in various magazines. Some of these writings are collected in her book: “Serious Adverse Events: An Uncensored History of AIDS” published by Melville House Press, (now Random House) in 2006.

Activist Michael Callen called Farber “..the best AIDS journalist in the world.”   Her 2006 article for Harper’s magazine detailing the corruption of HIV/AIDS research was titled “Out of Control: AIDS And The Corruption of Medical Science.” Attacks from the AIDS industry on Celia’s research have been predictable and fierce. Nevertheless, she still won the 2008 Semmelweis Clean Hands Award for Outstanding Investigative Journalism.

Clark Baker is a retired officer of the LAPD in Los Angeles, who left in 2000 to become an independent writer and private investigator.  He is now the founder of the Office for Medical and Scientific Justice in Southern California, which spearheads investigations into the politics and fraud of various medical related groups and individuals, including the pro-AIDS industry and academia.  Clark serves on the Board of the Semmelweis Society International, a foundation that awards individuals for their scientific independence in innovative research and critical thought in the absence of invested interests.  He has written extensively on his investigations into the activities of the pro HIV community.

]]> http://prn.fm/2013/01/07/progressive-commentary-hour-special-on-aids-010713/feed/ 0 AIDS,Celia Farber,Clark Baker,Gary Null,Peter Duesberg Prof. Peter Duesberg is  professor of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California at Berkeley.  He was the first to isolate a cancer gene through his work with retroviruses back in 1970and mapped the genetic structure of this class of vi... Prof. Peter Duesberg is  professor of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California at Berkeley.  He was the first to isolate a cancer gene through his work with retroviruses back in 1970and mapped the genetic structure of this class of viruses. His work in retrovirus research awarded him an election to the National Academy of Sciences and Outstanding Investigator Grants from the National Institutes of Health.  Based upon his knowledge of retroviruses, he has been at the forefront in challenging the virus-AIDS hypothesis and has published in the world’s leading medical journals.  As a consequence, Dr. Duesberg’s hypothesis has won support from many scientists who have been outcast from publishing their views, including nobel laureates such Kary Mullis, inventor of PCR technology. Celia Farber is a journalist who covered the HIV wars extensively since 1987, in various magazines. Some of these writings are collected in her book: "Serious Adverse Events: An Uncensored History of AIDS" published by Melville House Press, (now Random House) in 2006. Activist Michael Callen called Farber "..the best AIDS journalist in the world."   Her 2006 article for Harper's magazine detailing the corruption of HIV/AIDS research was titled "Out of Control: AIDS And The Corruption of Medical Science." Attacks from the AIDS industry on Celia's research have been predictable and fierce. Nevertheless, she still won the 2008 Semmelweis Clean Hands Award for Outstanding Investigative Journalism. Clark Baker is a retired officer of the LAPD in Los Angeles, who left in 2000 to become an independent writer and private investigator.  He is now the founder of the Office for Medical and Scientific Justice in Southern California, which spearheads investigations into the politics and fraud of various medical related groups and individuals, including the pro-AIDS industry and academia.  Clark serves on the Board of the Semmelweis Society International, a foundation that awards individuals for their scientific independence in innovative research and critical thought in the absence of invested interests.  He has written extensively on his investigations into the activities of the pro HIV community. Progressive Radio Network no 54:11 Progressive Commentary Hour – 12/31/12 http://prn.fm/2012/12/31/progressive-commentary-hour-123112/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-123112 http://prn.fm/2012/12/31/progressive-commentary-hour-123112/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2013 01:00:53 +0000 Archivist http://prn.fm/?p=85509 http://prn.fm/2012/12/31/progressive-commentary-hour-123112/feed/ 0 Gary Null,Progressive Commentary Hour Progressive Radio Network no 52:26 Progressive Commentary Hour – A Look Back At Fukushima – 12/17/12 http://prn.fm/2012/12/17/progressive-commentary-hour-a-look-back-at-fukushima-121712/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-a-look-back-at-fukushima-121712 http://prn.fm/2012/12/17/progressive-commentary-hour-a-look-back-at-fukushima-121712/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 02:00:25 +0000 Archivist http://prn.fm/?p=82299 A look back at Fukushima, its continued threats, the extent of the catastrophic consequences both in Japan and elsewhere, and the future of nuclear power. 
Dr. Helen Caldicott is perhaps the single most articulate and passionate advocate of citizen action to counter the nuclear and environmental crises. She has a  medical degree from the University of Adelaide Medical School and was an instructor in pediatrics at Harvard Medical School until 1980 when she resigned to work full time on the prevention of nuclear war. She co-founded the Physicians for Social Responsibility, an organization of 23,000 doctors committed to educating their colleagues about the dangers of nuclear power, nuclear weapons and nuclear war. Dr. Caldicott has received numerous awards, was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by Dr. Linus Pauling, and has  21 honorary doctoral degrees. The Smithsonian has named Dr Caldicott as one of the most influential women of the 20th Century.

Joseph Mangano is the Executive Director of the Radiation and Public Health Project – a nonprofit organization founded by scientists and physicians to understand the relationships between low level nuclear radiation and public health and the risks of diseases such as cancer and damage to newborns. Joe has published numerous articles and letters in medical and other journals in addition to books, including Low Level Radiation and Immune System Disorders: An Atomic Era Legacy.
]]> http://prn.fm/2012/12/17/progressive-commentary-hour-a-look-back-at-fukushima-121712/feed/ 1 Fukushima,Gary Null,Helen Caldicott,Joseph Mangano,Nuclear Power A look back at Fukushima, its continued threats, the extent of the catastrophic consequences both in Japan and elsewhere, and the future of nuclear power.  - Dr. Helen Caldicott is perhaps the single most articulate and passionate advocate of citizen ... A look back at Fukushima, its continued threats, the extent of the catastrophic consequences both in Japan and elsewhere, and the future of nuclear power.  Dr. Helen Caldicott is perhaps the single most articulate and passionate advocate of citizen action to counter the nuclear and environmental crises. She has a  medical degree from the University of Adelaide Medical School and was an instructor in pediatrics at Harvard Medical School until 1980 when she resigned to work full time on the prevention of nuclear war. She co-founded the Physicians for Social Responsibility, an organization of 23,000 doctors committed to educating their colleagues about the dangers of nuclear power, nuclear weapons and nuclear war. Dr. Caldicott has received numerous awards, was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by Dr. Linus Pauling, and has  21 honorary doctoral degrees. The Smithsonian has named Dr Caldicott as one of the most influential women of the 20th Century. Joseph Mangano is the Executive Director of the Radiation and Public Health Project – a nonprofit organization founded by scientists and physicians to understand the relationships between low level nuclear radiation and public health and the risks of diseases such as cancer and damage to newborns. Joe has published numerous articles and letters in medical and other journals in addition to books, including Low Level Radiation and Immune System Disorders: An Atomic Era Legacy. Progressive Radio Network no Progressive Commentary Hour – The Collapse of American Education – 12/10/12 http://prn.fm/2012/12/10/progressive-commentary-hour-collapse-american-education-121012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-collapse-american-education-121012 http://prn.fm/2012/12/10/progressive-commentary-hour-collapse-american-education-121012/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 01:00:09 +0000 Archivist http://prn.fm/?p=80986 The Collapse of American Education

  • Corporate privatization of the education industry
  • Student debt and failure of public school funding
  • The rise of cyber education
  • The demise of critical thinking in education that threatens democracy and free speech

Professor Henry Giroux (Jeer-oh) holds the Global Television Network Chair of English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University in Ontario Canada and is regarded as a leader in the field known as critical and public pedagogy – a term to describe the nature of spectacle in our new media, body politic and corporate education.  He is a prominent advocate of radical democracy, which opposes the powers of neoliberalism, corporatism, and religious fundamentalism that is now diminishing our population’s sense of civic virtue, free-thought and well being. He has been named among the top fifty educational thinkers of the modern Period.  Henry has authored many books, his most recent being “Twilight of the Social: Resurgent Publics in the Age of Disposability”

Danny Weil is a progressive public intellectual and scholar and a publishing editor of young adult reference books on education.  He is frequent contributor to alternative media focusing on the privatization of education and charter schools, the student loan crisis, civil rights and free and democracy.

]]> http://prn.fm/2012/12/10/progressive-commentary-hour-collapse-american-education-121012/feed/ 4 education,free speech,Gary Null,Henry Giroux The Collapse of American Education Corporate privatization of the education industry Student debt and failure of public school funding The rise of cyber education The demise of critical thinking in education that threatens democracy and free ... The Collapse of American Education Corporate privatization of the education industry Student debt and failure of public school funding The rise of cyber education The demise of critical thinking in education that threatens democracy and free speech Professor Henry Giroux (Jeer-oh) holds the Global Television Network Chair of English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University in Ontario Canada and is regarded as a leader in the field known as critical and public pedagogy – a term to describe the nature of spectacle in our new media, body politic and corporate education.  He is a prominent advocate of radical democracy, which opposes the powers of neoliberalism, corporatism, and religious fundamentalism that is now diminishing our population’s sense of civic virtue, free-thought and well being. He has been named among the top fifty educational thinkers of the modern Period.  Henry has authored many books, his most recent being “Twilight of the Social: Resurgent Publics in the Age of Disposability” Danny Weil is a progressive public intellectual and scholar and a publishing editor of young adult reference books on education.  He is frequent contributor to alternative media focusing on the privatization of education and charter schools, the student loan crisis, civil rights and free and democracy. Progressive Radio Network no Progressive Commentary Hour – 12/03/12 http://prn.fm/2012/12/03/progressive-commentary-hour-120312/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=progressive-commentary-hour-120312 http://prn.fm/2012/12/03/progressive-commentary-hour-120312/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:25:20 +0000 Archivist http://prn.fm/?p=79494 http://prn.fm/2012/12/03/progressive-commentary-hour-120312/feed/ 0 Gary Null,Progressive Commentary Hour Progressive Radio Network no 56:06