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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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A Baha’i Perspective 01.23.2010

Warren Odess-Gillett interviews Mehr Mansuri. Mehr grew up in Iran, England and the US. She left Iran to go to boarding school in England just before the Islamic Revolution. She came to the US after high school to go to university. After university she developed a thriving acting career. She also uses her voice over talents for audio books, one of which is Saffron Kitchen, where she provides about eight characters. She recently helped in the film “Precious” casting the children and directing the children. She is the co-founder of the non-profit organization Children’s Theatre Company.

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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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A Baha’i Perspective 01.16.2010

Warren Odess-Gillett interviews Adrienne Carter, a mental health counselor who has worked with Doctors without Borders in Kosovo, Kashmir, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Malaysia, Russia, South Africa, and, Myanmar.

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.

A Baha’i Perspective 01.09.2010

Warren Odess-Gillett interviews Jane Jensen. Warren’s interview with Jane is a sequel to his interview with Paul Jensen. Jane’s sister became a Baha’i first. At first Jane gave no thought to her sister’s belief, even as she passed and ignored the Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette, IL just about every day. Once her sister got married, her brother-in-law gave her a book called “Thief In The Night”. It was that book that got her to consider the Baha’i Faith more seriously. Her life totally took a different turn after becoming a Baha’i.

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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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