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Midweek Politics with David Pakman – 03.10.2010

This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman / March 10th, 2010

Total Running Time: 60:00

This Week’s Topics:

–Shirley Phelps-Roper from the Westboro Baptist Church joins us live to discuss her church’s God Hates Fags slogan, and the Supreme Court case involving the church, and we play under over with the words “wrath” and “fag” during her interview.

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Midweek Politics with David Pakman – 02.17.2010

This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman / February 17th, 2010

Total Running Time: 57:57

This Week’s Topics:

–Sit-down interview with Congressman Barney Frank about financial reform, Iraq, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, and more.

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Midweek Politics with David Pakman – 02.10.2010

This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman / February 10th, 2010

Total Running Time: 57:29

This Week’s Topics:

–Notorious anti-gay Paul Cameron joins us live to discuss his claim that homosexuals in the military are significantly more likely to rape of sexually assault fellow soldiers in the military.

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Midweek Politics with David Pakman – 02.03.2010

This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman / February 3rd, 2010

Total Running Time: 58:37

This Week’s Topics:

–Victor Ostrovsky, ex-Mossad case officer, former member of the Israeli Defense Force, and former Lieutenant Commander of the Israeli Navy, joins us live.

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Midweek Politics with David Pakman – 01.27.2010

This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman / January 27th, 2010

Total Running Time: 57:49

This Week’s Topics:

–Eric Weaver, CEO of Opportunity Fund, joins us to discuss microlending, economic recovery, and much more.

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Seeing Red Radio: Haiti, Melvin Jones III, MLK and Tony Cliff 2.2

This week we look at the hidden history of Haiti and the devastation exacted by global capital long before the earthquake struck, juxtaposing Pat Robertson’s hateful words with the “curse” inflicted by the World Bank and others. Also, horrific video is released of a white Springfield, MA police officer beating an African-American man while he was subdued by other officers, we’ll examine the racist legacy of the officer in question and the city’s infamously brutal police department. The last half-hour includes two talks from the Seeing Red archives: Martin Luther King speaking about protest and SWP founder Tony Cliff on the revolutionary party.

Midweek Politics with David Pakman – 01.20.2010

This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman / January 20th, 2010

Total Running Time: 57:30

This Week’s Topics:

–Ray Drewnowski, Political Director for Pioneer Valley Young Democrats, joins us live in studio to discuss the results and ins-and-outs of the recent Massachusetts special Senatorial election that saw Republican Scott Brown elected to replace Ted Kennedy in the US Senate.

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Midweek Politics with David Pakman – 01.13.2010

This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman / January 13th, 2010

Total Running Time: 54:19

This Week’s Topics:

-Jordan Sekulow, conservative talk radio host, human right attorney, and Director of International Operations for the American Center for Law and Justice joins us live to discuss travel security, his work as an attorney, and more.

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Seeing Red Radio: From Marx’s Capital to Capitalism in the 21st Century 2.1

Alex Callinicos of the Socialist Workers Party at Marxism 2007 spoke on “From Marx’s Capital to Capitalism in the 21st Century”. This talk and many others can be found on the Resistance MP3 site. Hopefully, this will inspire you to pick up Marx’s master work, and if so, please check out David Harvey’s excellent online resource.

Midweek Politics with David Pakman – 01.06.2010

This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman / January 6th, 2010

Total Running Time: 56:15

This Week’s Topics:

–Chris Martenson from ChrisMartenson.com joins us live to discuss the economy, alternative energy development, green jobs, his transition out of corporate America, and more.

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