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• Episode 142 (February 4th 2010)

  Is Harper A Dangerous Man?  Political Scientist Dennis Pilon makes a case that the minority Harper government is changing the face of Canada ­and getting away with it.  Why is the Canadian Jewish Congress putting so much pressure on the United Church of Canada to terminate its relationship with the upstart Independent Jewish Voices?  Sid Shniad, co-chair of IJV gives the inside story. Download this episode (23.8 MB)

• Episode 141 (January 28th 2010)

  Judy Rebick describes how young protesters used Facebook to organize rallies in 65 cities against Stephen Harper’s erosion of democracy.  Roger Annis, coordinator of the Canada Haiti Action Network outlines how Haitian sovereignty can be and must be restored if poverty in that country is to be eliminated. Montreal writer Paul Jackson relates first hand stories from the streets of Port au Prince.  Mitch Podoluk offers Music is the Weapon. Download this episode (27.1 MB)

• Episode 140 (January 21st 2010)

  Author Yves Engler on why Haiti was so ill prepared to deal with this earthquake and earlier ones in 2004 and 2008 and Canada’s role in Haiti since the coup that replaced the elected government of Jean Bertrand Aristide. Download this episode (26.3 MB)

• Episode 139 (January 13th 2010)

  Hugh Mackenzie, author of a new report, shows how the pay levels of Canada¹s top CEOs got to be so outrageous.  He outlines measures to restore them to more reasonable levels. David Robinson, author of a report for the Canadian Association of University Teachers describes how the Middle East conflict is damaging academic freedom in both Israel and Palestine. The Now Show presentation of Dr. Seuss at Copenhagen. Mitch Podoluk: Music is the Weapon Download this episode (25.9 MB)

• Episode 138 (December 10th 2009)

  Amy Goodman Tells Alert about Her Experience of being Harassed at the Canadian Border Last Week and about her impressions of the early Days of the Copenhagen Summit.  Tony Clarke talks about Strategies to Accelerate Actions to stop Climate Change and in particular about the use of Civil Disobedience.  Penni Stewart, President of the CAUT talks about how Governments world-wide are attempting to Privatize University Education and how faculty and students are responding to the resulting cut-backs. Download this episode (27.2 MB)

• Episode 137 (December 4th 2009)

  Marc Lee in Seattle Ten years Ago—and Copenhagen.Peter Kulchyski at the Vancouver Gathering of Defenders of the Land. Mordecai Briemberg on the campaign linking anti-semitism with criticism of Israel. Download this episode (26.2 MB)

• Episode 136 (November 27th 2009)

  Murray Klippenstein, lawyer for three Equadorian villagers, discusses the case against Vancouver-based Copper Mesa mining company and the Toronto Stock Exchange. Kevin Thomas of the Maquilla Solidarity Network describes the campaign of university students and others in support of Honduran garment workers employed by sweat shop companies owned by Fruit of the Loom. Ben Powless of the Indigenous Environmental Network compares the alternative food conference he attended in Rome with the UN conference. Download this episode (26.4 MB)

• Episode 135 (November 19th 2009)

  Will Copenhagen Produce Anything Positive?  Dale Marshall of the David Suzuki Foundation says “Yes”. Joel Kovel, author of *The Enemy of Nature*  says “No”. Malalai Joya, Afghanistan’s youngest member of parliament, talks openly about the Karzai government and the occupation. Mitch Podolak introduces Canadian folk songs of conflict and rebellion. Download this episode (25.7 MB)

• Episode 134 (November 12th 2009)

  Shelly Melanson, Chair of Ontario Federation of Students and Jonny Sopotiuk of the Manitoba CFS explain why CFS Day of Action this year focused on ending poverty and not merely ending tuition hikes.  Native Studies professor and noted author Peter Kulchyski explains the proposal extended by the Gitxsan people of northwest British Columbia to extinguish their status in the Indian Act in exchange for full rights to their traditional lands and to its resources.  Mitch Podolak introduces music from the Spanish Civil War. Download this episode (26.4 MB)

• Episode 133 (November 4th 2009)

  The Pembina Institute defends its GHG emission plan in response to Federal environmental minister Jim Prentice. Why ending drug prohibition works to reduce addiction and drug crime with Jack Coles, president of LEAP. UC Berkley students revolt against California tuition hikes and cutbacks. MItch Podolak with ‘Music is the Weapon’. Download this episode (27.3 MB)
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