Alert! Radio

• Episode 124 (April 30th 2009)

  In Alert’s final show of the season, Noam Gonick interviews queer artists Kent Monkman and Adrian Stimson about Two Spirit in their work; a taste of CD’s Queer Issue (July/August). Sid Shniad, just returned from Geneva, tells what really happened at Durban II.  Robert Albritton talks about his new book Let Them Eat Junk, How Capitalism Creates Hunger and Obesity. Music is the Weapon profiles The Internationale, the most dangerous song in the world. Download this episode (26.7 MB)

• Episode 123 (April 23rd 2009)

  South African born Chris Webb talks about the politics of South Africa¹s new president, Jacob Zuma, and the future direction of his ANC government.  How are Left activists around the world responding to the economic crisis? Left-wing veterans Ian Angus and Sam Gindon take us into this spring¹s socialist conferences in Australia and New York city. Music is the weapon profiles Somali Canadian Knaan. Download this episode (27.6 MB)

• Episode 122 (April 16th 2009)

  Somali-Canadian Rap Star Knaan tells the real story behind the Somali piracy. Aris Karafotias analyses the insurrection in Greece and its connection to the Greek Civil war in the 40s and the uprising in the 70s. Kathleen Connors of the Canadian Health Coalition talks about the Coalition campaign to save public health care in the light of a new assault led by the Canadian Medical Association.  Music is the weapon profiles Seu Jorge. Download this episode (27.2 MB)

• Episode 121 (April 9th 2009)

  Frances Fox Piven talks about the Obama Presidency and American Social Movements.  Dennis Pilon offers an early bird analysis of the May 12 BC election and referendum on electoral reform.  Chris Hannah, lead singer of Propagandhi, talks about the politics of punk rock and the band’s new CD “Supporting Caste”. Download this episode (27.6 MB)

• Episode 120 (April 2nd 2009)

  Economist Michel Chossudovsky discusses the clash of agendas at the G20 meetings; Sam Gindin talks about the shape of the North American auto industry in the wake of President Obama’s new directives and offers a better alternative; Bryan Palmer talks about his new book, Canada’s 1960s; Cy Gonick interviews Judy Rebick about her new book, Transforming Power. Download this episode (27.3 MB)

• Episode 119 (March 26th 2009)

  Retired BC Judge Jerry Paradis talks about how to end Vancouver’s drug war. Historian Henry Heller talks about the rise of France’s New Anti-Capitalist Party. Joshua Blakeney, long-time follower of George Galloway talks about why he was banned by the Harper government. Music is the weapon profiles 1 Giant Leap. Download this episode (27 MB)

• Episode 118 (March 19th 2009)

  Richard Fidler talks about Bill C-19 and Mohammad Momin Khawaja, the first person to be sentenced under Canada’s post-9/11 terrorism laws. Herman Rosenfeld looks at the efforts to save the North American auto industry and in particular the concessions agreed to by the CAW. Bryan Evans describes the devastating impact of the economic crisis on Ontario. Music is the Weapon features The Mothers. Download this episode (27.6 MB)

• Episode 117 (March 12th 2009)

  Margaret Viggiani of Radical Women (USA) talks about IWD 2009 and women resisting oppression around the world. Ed Schreyer talks about the 40th anniversary of his NDP government’s first election to office in Manitoba. Professor Anthony Hall builds a case for the prosecution of George W. Bush as a war criminal on the occasion of his visit to Calgary March 17. Music Is The Weapon profiles the Sex Pistols. Download this episode (46 MB)

• Episode 116 (March 5th 2009)

  Scholar/activist Joel Kovel talks about how his anti-Zionist views caused Bard College, his employer of 21 years, to refuse to renew his teaching contract. On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the coup against the Haitian government of Jean Bertrand Aristide, Eves Engler talks about Canada’s role Feb 29, 2004 and in the years that followed. Guilliane McEachern describes the rally against the tar sands that greeted Environment Minister Jim Prentice in Washington earlier this week. Music is the weapon profiles The Clash. Download this episode (27.1 MB)

• Episode 115 (February 26th 2009)

  Parkland Director Gordon Laxer discussers Canadian energy security vs the continental energy security agreement sought by Harper. Kairos’s Rusa Jeremic discusses the recently signed Canada-Colombus free trade agreement. OPIRG’s Lissa Schofield describes how Ontario universities are suppressing pro-Palestininan anti-apartheid student activism on university campuses. Music is the Weapon profiles Tinariwen. Download this episode (27.6 MB)
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