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Prof. Wolff Examines The Presidential Candidates’ Positions on Economy PUBLISHED ON MARCH 18, 2016 Prof. Wolff joins Rob Lorei of WMNF, Tampa's community radio, and dissects the economics of higher tariffs of imported goods, as proposed by Donald Trump, the US corporate tax rate compared to other countries and the financial viability of an increased minimum wage.

David Carroll Cochran is the author of Catholic Realism and the Abolition of War. He teaches politics and directs the Archbishop Kucera Center for Catholic Intellectual and Spiritual Life at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. He discusses how war might be abolished and what sorts of institutions have been abolished already. Total run time: 29:00 Host: David Swanson.Producer: David Swanson.Music by Duke Ellington. Syndicated by Pacifica Network. Please encourage your local radio stations to carry this program every week!

David Carroll Cochran is the author of Catholic Realism and the Abolition of War. He teaches politics and directs the Archbishop Kucera Center for Catholic Intellectual and Spiritual Life at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. He discusses how war might be abolished and what sorts of institutions have been abolished already. Total run time: 29:00 Host: David Swanson.Producer: David Swanson.Music by Duke Ellington. Syndicated by Pacifica Network. Please encourage your local radio stations to carry this program every week!

This week on Love (and Revolution) Radio, we interview Robin Wildman of Broad Rock Elementary School about how she integrated nonviolence into her classroom . . . and inspired parents, teachers, and students to work together to create the nation's first nonviolent public school. Sign up for our weekly email: http://www.riverasun.com/love-and-revolution-radio/ About Our Guest: Robin Wildman is a fifth grade teacher at Broad Rock Elementary School. She has been a public school teacher for twenty-five years, and a nonviolence trainer for students and teachers for the past fifteen years. She loves to grow organic vegetables, has several children and is soon-to-be a grandmother. Robin has pioneered nonviolence education in her public school system. Related Links: The Story of Broad Rock by Carol Bragg http://www.paceebene.org/2015/12/21/nonviolence-education-the-story-of-broad-rock/ Peace Paradigm Radio Interview w/ Robin Wildman http://mettacenter.org/ppr/nonviolence-in-schools-podcast/ Dr. Bernard Lafayette https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lafayette Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Six Principles Of Nonviolence http://www.thekingcenter.org/king-philosophy#sub2 Stride Toward Freedom by Dr. King http://www.amazon.com/Stride-Toward-Freedom-Montgomery-Story/dp/0062504908 17th Annual International Nonviolence Summer Institute at the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1771207 Robin Wildman's July Training for Teachers (link coming soon) Campaign Nonviolence Conference Call on K-12 Nonviolence Education with special guest Robin Wildman http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/50LRXHS7NXJDMPGW Learn more about Campaign Nonviolence http://www.paceebene.org/programs/campaign-nonviolence The Dandelion Insurrection by Rivera Sun http://www.riverasun.com/online-store/the-dandelion-insurrection/ Boycotts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boycott Music By: "Love and Revolution" by Diane Patterson and Spirit Radiowww.dianepatterson.org Our featured music this week is "Shall We Rise/Occupy!" by Diane Patterson from her Build A Bridge CD www.dianepatterson.org About Your Co-hosts: Sherri Mitchell (Penobscot) is an Indigenous rights attorney, writer and activist who melds traditional life-way teachings into spirit-based movements. Follow her at Sherri Mitchell – Wena’gamu’gwasit:https://www.facebook.com/sacredinstructions/timeline Rivera Sun is a novelist and nonviolent mischief-maker. She is the author of The Dandelion Insurrection, Billionaire Buddha, and Steam Drills, Treadmills, and Shooting Stars. She is also the social media coordinator and nonviolence trainer for Campaign Nonviolence and Pace e Bene. Her essays on social justice movements are syndicated on by PeaceVoice, and appear in Truthout and Popular Resistance.http://www.riverasun.com/

This week on Love (and Revolution) Radio, we interview Robin Wildman of Broad Rock Elementary School about how she integrated nonviolence into her classroom . . . and inspired parents, teachers, and students to work together to create the nation's first nonviolent public school. Sign up for our weekly email: http://www.riverasun.com/love-and-revolution-radio/ About Our Guest: Robin Wildman is a fifth grade teacher at Broad Rock Elementary School. She has been a public school teacher for twenty-five years, and a nonviolence trainer for students and teachers for the past fifteen years. She loves to grow organic vegetables, has several children and is soon-to-be a grandmother. Robin has pioneered nonviolence education in her public school system. Related Links: The Story of Broad Rock by Carol Bragg http://www.paceebene.org/2015/12/21/nonviolence-education-the-story-of-broad-rock/ Peace Paradigm Radio Interview w/ Robin Wildman http://mettacenter.org/ppr/nonviolence-in-schools-podcast/ Dr. Bernard Lafayette https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lafayette Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Six Principles Of Nonviolence http://www.thekingcenter.org/king-philosophy#sub2 Stride Toward Freedom by Dr. King http://www.amazon.com/Stride-Toward-Freedom-Montgomery-Story/dp/0062504908 17th Annual International Nonviolence Summer Institute at the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1771207 Robin Wildman's July Training for Teachers (link coming soon) Campaign Nonviolence Conference Call on K-12 Nonviolence Education with special guest Robin Wildman http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/50LRXHS7NXJDMPGW Learn more about Campaign Nonviolence http://www.paceebene.org/programs/campaign-nonviolence The Dandelion Insurrection by Rivera Sun http://www.riverasun.com/online-store/the-dandelion-insurrection/ Boycotts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boycott Music By: "Love and Revolution" by Diane Patterson and Spirit Radiowww.dianepatterson.org Our featured music this week is "Shall We Rise/Occupy!" by Diane Patterson from her Build A Bridge CD www.dianepatterson.org About Your Co-hosts: Sherri Mitchell (Penobscot) is an Indigenous rights attorney, writer and activist who melds traditional life-way teachings into spirit-based movements. Follow her at Sherri Mitchell – Wena’gamu’gwasit:https://www.facebook.com/sacredinstructions/timeline Rivera Sun is a novelist and nonviolent mischief-maker. She is the author of The Dandelion Insurrection, Billionaire Buddha, and Steam Drills, Treadmills, and Shooting Stars. She is also the social media coordinator and nonviolence trainer for Campaign Nonviolence and Pace e Bene. Her essays on social justice movements are syndicated on by PeaceVoice, and appear in Truthout and Popular Resistance.http://www.riverasun.com/

Episode 530 Mar 11, 2016 This week: the Grand Canyon is so breathtaking and gorgeous that we just can't stand it any longer. Let's meet the 2 big plans to destroy this pristine beauty and what you can do about it. Next up, Monsanto is poisoning people, that's nothing new. But after 4 decades. one measly clause in a house bill could wipe their legal slate clean. And finally, Daniel Lee has occupied the streets, organized and appeared at rallies and actions for years. Now, he's taking that fight into a bid for political office. But first, an ode to a stoic beauty.   If you enjoy the show, please consider helping us create it! A coffee a month, an anonymous mask a month - help us keep acting out!  Site List: savetheconfluence.com grandcanyontrust.org biologicaldiversity.org/action/alerts/ march-against-monsanto.com danielwaynelee.com/ Read more at http://actout.libsyn.com/#IBqKZ1MjxMBbvHEg.99

Economic Update: Seeds of Fascism? by Richard Wolff. On this week's episode of Economic Update, Prof. Wolff provides updates on injustice of Argentina's default settlement, on Pope Francis's rejection of "exploiters," and on stagnating real median incomes in US. Major discussions of (1) what Sanders's support proves about Occupy Wall Street, and (2) economics of fascism. Visit Professor Wolff's social movement project, democracyatwork.info. Permission to reprint Professor Wolff's writing and videos is granted on an individual basis. Please contact profwolff@rdwolff.com to request permission. We reserve the right to refuse or rescind permission at any time.

Economic Update: Seeds of Fascism? by Richard Wolff. On this week's episode of Economic Update, Prof. Wolff provides updates on injustice of Argentina's default settlement, on Pope Francis's rejection of "exploiters," and on stagnating real median incomes in US. Major discussions of (1) what Sanders's support proves about Occupy Wall Street, and (2) economics of fascism. Visit Professor Wolff's social movement project, democracyatwork.info. Permission to reprint Professor Wolff's writing and videos is granted on an individual basis. Please contact profwolff@rdwolff.com to request permission. We reserve the right to refuse or rescind permission at any time.

Education Under Attack, Teachers Fight Back by MFlowers We speak with two educators, Stephen Krashen and Timothy Slekar, about the newest federal legislation on education, the so-called “Every Student Succeeds Act.” Hidden in the more than 1,000 pages are provisions that will undercut the profession of teaching. We discuss why and how education is under attack, not just in the United States but globally, and what teachers are doing to fight back and create the high quality education that children deserve. Relevant articles and websites: How Educators Should React to ESSA by John Thompson The Disturbing Provisions about Teacher Preparation in No Child Left Behind Rewrite by Valerie Strauss Billions for Online Testing, Online Curriculum and Technology. This was never about the kids by Peggy Robertson “Common” Goal: Corporate Ownership of Public Education and Our Children’s Futures (Part I) by Morna McDermott “Common” Goal: Corporate Ownership of Public Education and Our Children’s Futures (Part II) by Morna McDermott As Protests Rise over High Stakes Tests, More Students Likely to Opt Out by Kathy Boccella SDKrashen.com Busted Pencils Peg with Pen Educational Alchemy United Opt Out Bad Ass Teachers Association   Guests: Stephen Krashen is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Southern California. He is best known for developing the first comprehensive theory of second language acquisition, introducing the concept of sheltered subject matter teaching, and as the co-inventor of the Natural Approach to foreign language teaching. He has also contributed to theory and application in the area of bilingual education, and has done important work in the area of reading. He holds a PhD in Linguistics from UCLA, was the 1977 Incline Bench Press champion of Venice Beach and holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He is the author of The Power of Reading (Heinemann, 2004, second edition). His recent papers can be found at his website.     Timothy D Slekar is currently the Dean of the School of Education at Edgewood College in Madison, WI.He began his career 24 years ago as a 2nd grade teacher in Virginia. Dr. Slekar attended Millersville University where he earned a Master’s degree in Education and continued on to earn his PhD at the University of Maryland at College Park. Dr. Slekar has published research in various top education research journals including Teacher Education Quarterly, Theory and Research in Social Education and Journal of Thought. Dr. Slekar is one of the founding members of United Opt Out National. He has been a radio cohost on podcast, local & national radio as well as on numerous television news shows as an expert education policy analyst including MSNBC, CNN & Fox News.  Make sure to check out Dr. Slekar’s progressive education podcast—BustED Pencils at http://bustedpencils.com/ .

Seth Kershner is a writer and researcher whose work has appeared in such outlets as In These Times, Sojourners, andRethinking Schools. He is the co-author (with Scott Harding) ofCounter-Recruitment and the Campaign to Demilitarize Public Schools (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015). This is the first book to analyze the grassroots counter-recruitment movement which has been around for more than four decades. He has recently been using the Freedom of Information Act to gain a better understanding of the extent of militarism in U.S. schools, obtaining hundreds of pages of documents in the process. Last fall he and Scott Harding shared some of these findings in an op-ed for Education Week. Total run time: 29:00 Host: David Swanson.Producer: David Swanson.Music by Duke Ellington. Syndicated by Pacifica Network. Please encourage your local radio stations to carry this program every week!    

Climate activist, Tim DeChristopher spent 21 months in jail because he protested an illegal oil and gas lease sale in the Canyonlands of Utah. The auction was ruled illegal and canceled, but Judge Dee Benson prohibited Tim from using the canceled sale as evidence in his trial. Judge Benson also prohibited Tim from using his political beliefs and moral convictions as part of his defense. However, Tim's politics were front and center when he was sentenced.  If the government hoped to break Tim DeChristopher, they were wrong. This week on Occupy Radio, Tim tells us how he was strengthened by the experience of going to prison for his convictions. Tim talks about his new-found celebrity and his plans to make use of it to help change the face of activism and politics in America.  http://www.peacefuluprising.org/ http://www.peacefuluprising.org/tim-dechristopher http://www.bidder70.org/ http://www.bidder70film.com/

America is a bully. We forced down the plane carrying Rafeal Correa, the president of Ecuador because he might have had Edward Snowden onboard. Our NSA is sucking up phone and email data from all over the world. And let's not forget the drones. We don't care about borders, or alliances. Whatever the secret mission of America happens to be, we will bomb you or illegally hoover up all of your data to make it so.  This week, on Occupy Radio, I talk with author and security Guru, Bruce Schneier about the intersection of corporate and government spying, the perpectual state of manufactured fear and the demographic hope for the future. The NSA may be a rogue agency, but history, Bruce says, is on our side.  http://www.schneier.com http://www.schneierfacts.com http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram.html

We spoke with U. S. Congressman Alan Grayson about the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, the recent revelations by Edward Snowden about United States' spy apparatus that is sometimes aimed internally, working from within the system for change, how corporations are using debt to enslave us, and much much more.

We talked with Chris Hedges, bestselling author, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and former Middle East bureau chief for the New York Times, senior fellow at the Nation Institute and columnist for TruthDig. We spoke with Mr. Hedges about media, Occupy, and the implications of the NDAA indefinite detention clause. Given Mr. Hedges's involvement in suing the Obama administration over that clause - a case he won in district court, but which has since been appealed - and his unique experiences as a foreign correspondent in the Middle East, this was quite an informative and interesting discussion. In a related note, Mr. Hedges also wrote State of Fear, the piece published in TruthDig on FBI surveillance of Occupy, specifically highlighting Shannon's experience. Though we did not discuss that article directly, we did cover the very real effects of surveillance and encroachment on civil freedoms on the public voice and media.

Noam Chomsky, Professor Emeritus in the MIT Department of Linguistics & Philosophy. In addition to authoring groundbreaking work in the field of linguistics, Professor Chomsky is a prolific writer and speaker on many topics, including foreign policy, media, politics, and war. He has been a vocal supporter of the Occupy movement, and in May, he published a book entitled "Occupy" through Zuccotti Park Press/Occupied Media Pamphlet Series.