The News Dissector

Danny Schechter wraps up the news of 2012

The Politics and Economic of Gun Contol Guest:  Independent Journalist Russ Baker of WhoWhatWhy.com Author of: Get Your Pink Rifle at Dick’s! America’s Love Affair with Money and Violence Those who make a fortune selling guns are doing the obligatory show of sensitivity. They know that if they can just keep their heads down, it will all blow over, and they’ll be back in clover soon enough. Congolese Musician: "didjak kanku ilunga" First US Radio Interview

The News Dissector - 12/13/12

Jolie Terraszas on Drones in Pakistan Ambassador Donald Tiffany Bliss takes an in-depth look at the intricacies of Mark Twain's America in his new book , "MARK TWAIN'S TALE OF TODAY: Halley's Comet Returns-The Celebrated Author Critiques American Politics" (Sept 20, 2012). The great-grandson and grandson of Twain publishers, Ambassador Bliss combines his lifelong interest in Mark Twain with over thirty years of experience in the Nation's capitol-both serving in the federal government and as a partner of a major international law firm-to trace the evolution of Twain's political and policy views and illustrate their continuing relevance to contemporary American politics and foreign policy

Ronnie Kasrils Ronnie was a leader of the South African liberation struggle organizing underground resistance and armed Struggle. He became a Minister in the South African government, first for Water Affairs and then Intelligence He was a juror in the recent Russell Tribunal on Palestine in New York. He has written three books. Marta Steele author of a new book on the fight for election integrity Grassroots, Geeks, Pros, and Pols: How the People Lost and Won, 2000-2008(the Election Integrity movement's rise and nonstop battle to win back the people's vote) Coming out this month from CICJ Press!

Greg Palast, author of Billionaires8 Ballot Bandits: How To Steal An Election in 9 East Steps (Seven Stories). See Vultures Picnic.com, Palast Investigative Fund.org Rick Theis, Here are links to relevant information about Corporations Are NOT People And Money Is NOT Speech, working group of Occupy Wall Street: http://www.nycga.net/groups/restore-democracy http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/NYCRDWG http://corporationsarenotpeople.webuda.com/ http://bit.ly/vK2pGI AND Tim Frawley, Alternative voting experiment. paercom.net.

The People's Lawyer:  Carl Meyer who won the NDAA suit IN STUDIO Carl Mayer dedicates his law practice, writing and electoral efforts to ending the tyranny of corporate power over American citizens. He has written in law journals opposing efforts by corporations to use the Bill of Rights intended only for American citizens to shield corporations from accountability and legal sanction. The Peoples Bishop: George Packard Retired Episcopal Bishop George Packard was arrested in Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza in New York City on Tuesday night as he participated in the May 1 Occupy demonstrations. He and 15 other military veterans were taken into custody after they linked arms to hold the plaza against a police attempt to clear it. Dr. Matino Taylor

Guest : Marie Roger Billoa Leading African Journalist Covering The UN. Editor of AFRICA INTERNATIONAL Magazine Guest: Costas Panayotaki Associate professor of sociology at New York City College of Technology at the City University of New York and author of "Remaking Scarcity: From Capitalist Inefficiency to Economic Democracy

The return of the News Dissector. With guests Chris O'Donnell of OWS, David Spaner author of Shoot It!: Hollywood Inc. and the Rising of Independent Film, and singer songwriter Tatiana Moroz.

News Dissector Danny Schechter will reports on his recent visit to Iran. He will be joined live from Iran by University Professor Foad Izadi of the University of Tehran and Nader Talebzadeh, an Iranian TV talk show host and prominent filmmaker. Finanacial Journalist Aaron Kowne of ML-Implode. com who has been on the program many times will make his first in-studio appearance. Catherine Watters will be in studio

This week's News Disssector program features personal reflections by News Dissector Danny Schechter as well as readings from his new books including London Recruits: The Secret War Against Apartheid (Merlin)  and Blogothon (Cosimo Books) Comments to dissector@mediachannel.org. Danny Schechter is on assignment in South Africa. He blogs at newsdissector,ne

Two worlds of Wall Street: the views of George Martinez, an Occupier running for congress, and former Goldman-Sachs trader Leo Haviland, author of "Words on the Street."

Are we facing a global collapse? The conviction of Juliana Sange, and the Obama kill-a-thon with Michael Ruppert, Chris Spannos, and Ray McGovern.

CORPORATE ABUSES: Dan Rather Discusses Corporate Pressure on network news; Bill Still previews the meeting of the Bildebergers in Virgina and two Coca-Cola workers charge racism and discrimination.

With Rory O Connor, author of Friends, Followers and the Future: How Social Media Are Changing Politics, Threatening Big Bramds and Killing Traditional Media (City Lights) Greg Ruggeiro, Editor of the Occupy Pamphlet Series www. zuccottiparkpress.com And music from Occupy This Albu