Alert! Radio

• Episode 14 (January 12th 2006)

  Maude Barlow tells us What Went on at the WTO Meeting in Hong Kong; Israeli peace activist and Nobel nominee Jeff Halper evaluates the legacy of Ariel Sharon and speculates about the post- Sharon era. Author David Arnasan discusses the poetry of Irving Layton. Journalist Murray Dobbin and publisher Cy Gonick give their views on the federal election. Download this episode (13.7 MB)

• Episode 13 (January 5th 2006)

  Maude Barlowe, Murray Dobbin, Leo Panitch and Geoff Bickerton tell us which 2005 news stories were most important for them. Leo Panitch discusses the federal election, the first of a series of ALERT election commentaries. Download this episode (13.5 MB)

• Episode 12 (December 1st 2005)

  Native Studies prof Peter Kulchyski on the recently concluded Kelowna Summit of Aboriginal leaders and federal/provincial leaders. Israeli peace activist and Nobel nominee Jeff Halper attempts to make sense of the continuing crisis in Israel/Palestine. Download this episode (13 MB)

• Episode 11 (November 24th 2005)

  We talk with Maude Barlow about her new book, Too Close for Comfort ; about the coming federal election and about the 2005 Right Livelihood Award that she and Tony Clarke received. We interview psycho-therapist Miriam Greenspan about her work in relieving stress suffered by victims of abuse and by social activists. Download this episode (12.4 MB)

• Episode 10 (November 17th 2005)

  Latin American authority James Petras discusses the recently concluded summit of the Americas meeting in Argentina that discussed establishing a Free Trade Agreement of the Americas. Historian David Noble on how the new pro-Israel Lobby works on Canadian campuses. Professor Paul Hamel, from the University of Toronto, reveals how that university’s scientific research is funded by the U.S Department of Defence and its resulting contribution to America’s military projects. This is Part Three of our Subversion of the University series. Download this episode (12.9 MB)

• Episode 9 (November 10th 2005)

  ALERT’S REMEMBRANCE DAY show. World-famous anti-nuclear activist Helen Caldicott talks about new dangers stemming from nuclear weapons and nuclear power and the surprisingly large presence of the military-industrial complex in Canada. Historian Henry Heller provides background to the riots in Paris. Download this episode (11.7 MB)

• Episode 8 (November 3rd 2005)

  Mathew Bramley, director of Climate Change for the Pembina Institute, discusses Canada’s performance under the Kyoto Protocol. Cathy Hotslander updates the appeal of a lower court decision in Saskatchewan denying certified organic farmers’ bid to carry out a class action lawsuit against Monsanto and Bayer for losses due to GMO canola contamination of fields and crops. Sharon Yandle comments on the the B.C. Teacher’s union strike. Download this episode (12.8 MB)

• Episode 7 (October 28th 2005)

  Professor Arthur Schafer, in Part 2 of the Subversion of the University series on how Big Pharma distorts medical research at the University of Toronto. Film-maker Jim Sanders reveals how the University of Manitoba censored his film research on genetically modified seeds for fear that it would be sued by Monsanto which invested heavily in that university’s Smart Park. Jordan Samoleski, from Propagandhi, discusses their latest album, ‘Potemkin City Limits.’ Download this episode (12.9 MB)

• Episode 6 (October 13th 2005)

  On the anniversary of the FLQ crisis, Stan Gray remembers his arrest; writer and activist Ken Kalturnick considers the use of terrorism by the FLQ and today. Jonah Gindin, our correspondent in Venezuela talks about the latest developments in the Bolivarian Revolution. Download this episode (13 MB)

• Episode 5 (October 6th 2005)

  Professor David Noble discusses the Subversion of the University with a case study of York University. Chief Ovide Mercredi talks about the demonstrations against Manitoba Hydro destruction of native fisheries in Grand Rapids, Manitoba. Download this episode (12.6 MB)
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