Saturday, April 14, 2012

The Passion of Bradley Manning: Part Two

In part two of our two-part podcast, civil rights attorney Chase Madar talks about researching his book The Passion of Bradley Manning and the future of Private First Class Manning.

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The Passion of Bradley Manning: Part One

In part one of our two-part podcast, civil rights attorney Chase Madar talks about his book The Passion of Bradley Manning and debunks three commonly held misconceptions about the case of Private First Class Manning.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Blockade: For that Deep Down Imperialist Thirst

Juan Cole, the Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History, director of the Center for South Asian Studies at the University of Michigan and author most recently of Engaging the Muslim World, talks about the consequences of current US sanctions against Iran.


Sunday, April 8, 2012

Whistling Past the Graveyard

Peter Van Buren, a long-time State Department employee, whistleblower, blogger, TomDispatch regular, and author most recently of We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People, talks about what he went through to get his revealing book published, how whistleblowers are treated, and what his current status is at the Department of State.


Monday, April 2, 2012

Turn Your Head for a Moment...

Tom Engelhardt, founding editor of TomDispatch and author most recently of The United States of Fear, shares some of his reflections on the US national security state in the context of a recent trip he took out of the country.



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Thursday, March 29, 2012

The Muslim Manchurian Candidate

John Feffer, the co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus and author most recently of Crusade 2.0: The West's Resurgent War on Islam, talks about his new book and Western intervention in predominantly Muslim countries.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Throwing Money at the Pentagon

William Hartung, the director of the Arms and Security Project the the Center for International Policy, and author of Prophets of War, talks about how numbers can be manipulated in budget proposals, defense spending, and what the true intentions might be behind the promises of current presidential hopefuls.



Friday, March 16, 2012

Ever More and Ever Less

Karen Greenberg, the executive director of the New York University Center on Law and Security, and author of The Least Worst Place: Guantanamo's First One Hundred Days, talks about the current status of the American legal system as it applies to the so-called War on Terror and what Karen describes as 'legal limbo.'



Monday, March 12, 2012

The Race for What's Left

Michael Klare, a professor of peace and world security studies at Hampshire College, a TomDispatch regular, and author most recently of The Race for What's Left: The Global Scramble for the World's Last Resources, talks about his new book, and the realities of the increasing reliance on extreme energy.

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Monday, March 5, 2012

The Silent Treatment

Eyal Press, a New York-based journalist and author most recently of Beautiful Souls: Saying No, Breaking Ranks, and Heeding the Voice of Conscience in Dark Times, talks about American whistleblowers – what motivates them to speak out and what retaliation they may face.

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