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This week, we play two great brand new songs by local activists:
Sharon Woolums, "When They Tore Down Washington Square Park". You can see Sharon singing the song in her video, at <http://video.aol.com/video-detail/when-they-tore-down-washington-square-park/3328170109>http://video.aol.com/video-detail/when-they-tore-down-washington-square-park/3328170109
AND, Keith Lisy, "911 Day"
as well as Iris DeMent, "Wasteland of the Free"
and John Lennon's "Gimme Some Truth"
Mitchel Cohen also recites his poem, "The Bones of September," from his book "The Permanent Carnival" (available from NY Talk Radio for a contribution of $15 or more).
Also on this show:
ROUNDUPS OF ANTI-WAR PROTESTERS IN MINNESOTA
Host Mitchel Cohen reviews the illegal roundups of media, medics and anti-war protesters taking place at the Republican convention in St. Paul, Minnesota. http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/
And, as Hurricane Gustav hits Louisiana, Mitchel Cohen examines reports of shoddily constructed floodwalls, stuffed with NEWSPAPER.
http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/wwl042408tpleveepaper.98095b74.html#
We also hear the second installment of Gary Null's sharp rebuke of those challenging the science underlying his conclusions regarding Vitamin C, and HIV/AIDS.
And, environmental activist Cathryn Swan updates us on the the fight against the privatization of public parks in New York City. Cathryn's blog, http://www.washingtonsquarepark.wordpress.com, is becoming THE place to go to find up-to-the-minute information on this issue.
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STEAL THIS RADIO #55 - HAPPY 64th BIRTHDAY LEONARD PELTIER Played "Live" on Tuesday, September 16 at 8 pm (NY Time) after that, at http://tribecaradio.net/wpradioblog/podcasts/stealthisradio/
This week we look at what's NOT in the News. While the corporate media is saturated with nonsense, there's a whole world happening. We feature in this show songs by Judy Collins.
Commentary on the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac collapse: "Bailout or Nationalization for the Mortgage Giants," written by Ellen Brown. <http://www.webofdebt.com>http://www.webofdebt.com
Mitchel Cohen discusses how Ecuador's proposed Constitution is the first official document in the world that grants inalienable rights to Nature;
- NYC activists are opposing the U.S. government's expansion of the fraudulent "War on Drugs" to other countries in Latin America, this time through something called "Plan Mexico";
- and, finally, a former Halliburton executive has pleaded guilty to being in cahoots with crooked foreign officials, and is now helping the FBI investigation which may reach all the way to former Halliburton CEO Dick Cheney.
Mitchel Cohen also welcomes Autumn with a recitation of his poem, "Alive Again!" from his new poetry book, "One-Eyed Cat Takes Flight", available from NY Talk Radio for a contribution of $15 or more.
NOTE: TribecaRadio.net is now NYTalkRadio.net, joining with other progressive networks and reaching many more people! Steal This Radio can be heard at its new times: Every Thursday at 12 noon, and repeated every Tuesday at 8 pm. After that, you can find every show archived and available as Podcasts at http://tribecaradio.net/wpradioblog/podcasts/stealthisradio/ Click the arrow under the Show Description at that URL. Give us a listen!