Political Perspectives

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Every Wednesday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

News and views on current politics.

Different hosts each week bring a variety of guests and topics.

Topic tags:

War/Peace, Government/Politics, Global Affairs, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Legislation

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Jeremy Scahill on THE ASSASSINATION COMPLEX: Inside the Government’s Secret Drone Warfare Program

Airs at: Wed, 05/11/2016 at 9:00am - 9:30am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Host Per Fagereng speaks with Jeremy Scahill, bestselling author of Blackwater and Dirty Wars, about his new book THE ASSASSINATION COMPLEX: Inside the Government’s Secret Drone Warfare Program. Working with the staff of The Intercept, Scahill provides a window into the... Read more

2016 Presidential Election: Sanders and Trump Contest the Party Establishment, Part 2

Airs at: Fri, 05/06/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Political Perspectives

From the series Global Voices for Justice speakers author Vanessa Williamson, Professor Cedric Johnson, and Professor Thomas Ferguson cover issues relevant to the presidential election, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Taxation, BLM, inequality, education, healthcare, ...... Read more

2016 Presidential Election: Sanders and Trump Contest the Party Establishment, Part 1

Airs at: Fri, 05/06/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

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From the series Global Voices for Justice speakers author Vanessa Williamson, Professor Cedric Johnson, and Professor Thomas Ferguson cover issues relevant to the presidential election, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Taxation, BLM, inequality, education, healthcare, ...... Read more

Climate Myths: questioning the green Gods, from the series Radio Ecoshock

Airs at: Wed, 05/04/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

This week: why knowing more about climate change could help you stall doing anything about it. Decision expert Joe Arvai joins us. We'll end with a voice from the first refugees from rising seas. But first, an industry insider says recycling is a myth that just postpones... Read more

Amy Goodman on her new book, DEMOCRACY NOW!: 20 Years Covering the Movements Changing America

Airs at: Wed, 04/27/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Host Kathleen Stephenson speaks with Amy Goodman, award-winning independent journalist and the executive producer/host of Democracy Now!, the groundbreaking news program which airs on over 1,400 public television and radio stations around the world, and reaches millions ... Read more

Green Sex or Hot World: Should Anyone Add Another Child to a Warming World?

Airs at: Wed, 04/13/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

“Green Sex or Hot World: Should Anyone Add Another Child to a Warming World?” We get two points of view from women who write about it: Madeline Ostrander and Alisha Graves. Also Dr. Marcus Donat talks about how extreme rainfall events and extreme drought will worsen - as... Read more

Adam Hochschild on SPAIN IN OUR HEARTS: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939

Airs at: Wed, 04/06/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Host Per Fagereng speaks with Adam Hochschild about his new book SPAIN IN OUR HEARTS: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, A sweeping history of the Spanish Civil War, told through nine American and British characters including Hemingway and George Orwell. It was ... Read more