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Truthdig Radio: Meltdown in Our Casino Economy

In this week’s episode, Marcia Dawkins talks multiracial politics; Avi Chomsky covers the immigration debate; Timothy Canova discusses the economic meltdown in our casino economy; Howie Stier investigates the Green Jello House in Hollywood; and Matthew Specktor introduces the newly launched Los Angeles Review of Books.

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Truthdig Radio: Keep McChrystal Retired

Mr. Fish survives a MoveOn house party, Sandra Postel solves the water crisis, Daniel Denvir and James Harris take stock of segregation, Narda Zacchino puts Gen. Stanley McChrystal in the dustbin of history, and Nomi Prins and Robert Scheer digest President Obama’s speech.

Posted on Apr 13, 2011 READ MORE  | 148 READS



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Truthdig Radio: Power in a Union

We put together a very special show on the labor movement, covering the gamut from farmworkers to teachers and even millionaire athletes.

Posted on Apr 7, 2011 READ MORE  | 230 READS



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Truthdig Radio: Helen Caldicott and the Terror Economy

Truthdig Radio airs every Wednesday at 2:00 PM in Los Angeles on 90.7 KPFK. If you can’t listen live, look for the podcast and transcript of each week’s show Wednesday nights right here on Truthdig.

On this week’s show Helen Caldicott says “the French are ignorant” and “the English are nuts,” Dr. Alan Lockwood discusses Japan, Loretta Napoleoni calculates the terror economy, Marcia Dawkins measures misogyny and Mr. Fish finds his inner princess.

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Truthdig Radio: Dennis Kucinich Battles Libya Bombing

On this week’s episode, Rep. Dennis Kucinich explains why he’s trying to defund military action in Libya, Ryan Quinn talks about his new novel, Howie Stier reports from the anti-war movement and Robert Scheer remembers Elizabeth Taylor.

Posted on Mar 24, 2011 READ MORE  | 191 READS



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Truthdig Radio: Osama bin Laden and Nuclear Meltdown

In this premiere episode of our weekly radio show, former bin Laden hunter Michael Scheuer tells us why we’re losing, renowned physicist Frank N. von Hippel tells us to fear the bomb and Juan Cole says Arab protesters are looking for a New Deal. (A full transcript is available here.)

Posted on Mar 16, 2011 READ MORE  | 419 READS



Robert Scheer: Live Chat Podcast on Egypt

In this video Q & A session, Robert Scheer discusses with readers his latest column, “Hey Obama, Read Wikileaks.”

Posted on Feb 11, 2011 READ MORE  | 192 READS



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Building a Powerful Left in the United States

Robert Scheer, Chris Hedges, David Sirota, Larry Gross and Scott Tucker go looking for America’s missing movement in this special collaboration between Truthdig and Pacifica’s KPFK.

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Robert Scheer: Live Chat Podcast on Obama’s State of the Union Speech

In this video Q & A session, Robert Scheer discusses with readers his latest column, “Hogwash, Mr. President.”

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Live Chat Podcast: Robert Scheer on Obama’s Call for Less Regulation

In this live video Q & A session, Robert Scheer discussed with readers his latest column, “Obama Pulls a Clinton” .

Posted on Jan 21, 2011 READ MORE  | 121 READS



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Truthdig Radio: Save the Internet, Enlist the Gays, Movies of the Year

Truthdig editors, contributors and collaborators share their insights into the corporate takeover of the free and fair Internet and the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Plus: Richard Schickel’s picks for the best movies of the year.

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Truthdig Radio: Hedges, Scheer, Shockley and Prins

Truthdig editors discuss WikiLeaks with Chris Hedges, the pope with the Rev. Madison Shockley and Fed revelations with Nomi Prins in this radio special for Pacifica’s KPFK.

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Wendell Potter on ‘Deadly Spin’

The health industry spinmaster-turned-whistle-blower says the consumer is funding the industry’s smear campaigns: “A big portion of what we spend or pay in premiums is skimmed off to operate and conduct these fear-mongering and anger-mongering campaigns.”

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Live Chat Podcast: Robert Scheer on the Election

In this live chat session, Robert Scheer responded to readers’ questions and comments about his latest column, “Payback at the Polls,” dealing with the 2010 midterm election.

Posted on Nov 4, 2010 READ MORE  | 405 READS



Bob Woodward on ‘Obama’s Wars’

The veteran journalist talks to Truthdig’s James Harris about his new book, which zeroes in on a war-averse president struggling to impose order on chaos abroad without losing his grip on the home front.

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