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Archive for September, 2012


COINTELPRO 101 (Part 1) ENCORE

post thumbnail Tuesday, September 25th, 2012

Over the next two weeks, we broadcast the documentary film “COINTELPRO 101,” about the secret FBI program which ran from 1956-1971, and disrupted many movements for self-determination by people of color in the U.S.. Today, we hear the first half of the film, produced by the Freedom Archives.


The Burning Issue: America’s War on Fire

post thumbnail Tuesday, September 18th, 2012

Every summer, wildfires torch thousands of acres of land. The National Forest Service rushes to the rescue; to save lives, homes, and communities. But is the agency’s approach to fire doing more harm than good? Producer George Lavender takes a closer look at the “War on Fire.”


Making it Our Business: Co-ops on the Rise

post thumbnail Tuesday, September 11th, 2012

The global economic situation is causing more people to consider worker owned businesses. We go from Chicago, where workers are trying to take over the factory to save their jobs, to the Basque country in Spain, where an entire region has formed a massive co-operative society.


Buying Power: Corporate Money in Politics

post thumbnail Tuesday, September 4th, 2012

The Tea Party has come a long way, but who’s really behind it? On this edition: how some of America’s largest corporations are using grassroots movements to influence law makers. We hear excerpts from Taki Oldham’s documentary “The Billionaires’ Tea Party” and learn more about the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).



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