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Prof. Jeffrey Sachs on Our Broken Economy, and How to Fix It; Rachel Meeropol on Ending the Death Penalty

Columbia economist Jeffrey D. Sachs talks about our economic mess and his brilliant new book, The Price of Civilization; attorney Rachel Meeropol from Center for Constitutional Rights talks about the torture of condemned prisoners held in solitary for years. Continue reading Prof. Jeffrey Sachs on Our Broken Economy, and How to Fix It; Rachel Meeropol on Ending the Death Penalty

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DC Protest Update: Right Wing Infiltrator Provokes Shutdown of Air & Space Museum; Radio and TV Nostalgia with Mike Miller, Gary Chew & PBC; Chew Reviews ‘The Ides of March’

Podcast 300….woo-hoo!!   PBC opens with a report on the October 8 incident at the museum, blamed on October 2011 protesters, but actually caused by a provocateur from a right wing tabloid;   Mike Miller, author of the memoir How High Can a Guy Stoop? and our film reviewer Gary Chew swap stories from their early daze in radio and TV. Continue reading DC Protest Update: Right Wing Infiltrator Provokes Shutdown of Air & Space Museum; Radio and TV Nostalgia with Mike Miller, Gary Chew & PBC; Chew Reviews ‘The Ides of March’

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Straight Talk on Banksters from Prof. Bill Black; Jimmy “Rent is Too Damn High” McMillen Blames Ron Paul for Wall St. Protests; Will Durst on Debit Card Fees

Prof. Bill Black, former S & L regulator, returns to talk about Obama’s failure to prosecute fraudsters;  Jimmy McMillen of Rent is Too Damn High party offers colorful and weird comments on the Wall Street protests; Will Durst reminds the banksters: it’s MY money! Continue reading Straight Talk on Banksters from Prof. Bill Black; Jimmy “Rent is Too Damn High” McMillen Blames Ron Paul for Wall St. Protests; Will Durst on Debit Card Fees

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Obama the Assassin Kills Two Americans With Severe Injuries to the 5th Amendment; Joshua Kors on Effective New Therapies for Epilepsy

Vince Warren, Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, returns to comment on the drone assault that killed two Americans in Yemen, with no due process.  Journalist Joshua Kors is back, with his personal experiences with epilepsy and new therapies that are working for him.  Continue reading Obama the Assassin Kills Two Americans With Severe Injuries to the 5th Amendment; Joshua Kors on Effective New Therapies for Epilepsy

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Boiling Frogs: NSA Whistleblower Russell Tice Confirms Wiretaps on NYT’s James Risen

http://peterbcollins.com/podcast/PBC_20110930p297.mp3Russell Tice reveals important new information in this Boiling Frogs interview, co-hosted with Sibel Edmonds.  Tice joins us to assess and explain the National Security Agency’s (NSA’s) ongoing and ever-expanding domestic electronic surveillance of Americans in violation of our rights guaranteed under the Fourth Amendment, and the implications and dangers of the agency’s massive Data Mining technologies and practices. Continue reading Boiling Frogs: NSA Whistleblower Russell Tice Confirms Wiretaps on NYT’s James Risen

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Wall St. Protests Get Traction, DC Protest Starts October 6; Journalist Joby Warrick Recreates December 2009 Attack at Khost

Activist Kevin Zeese is back, with updates on the Wall Street protests and the heavy-handed police tactics that, perversely, are causing the media to actually start covering the protest.  Zeese also details plans for a major protest in Washington starting October 6, the 10th anniversary of our invasion of Afghanistan.  Joby Warrick of The Washington Post talks about his new book, The Triple Agent. Continue reading Wall St. Protests Get Traction, DC Protest Starts October 6; Journalist Joby Warrick Recreates December 2009 Attack at Khost

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Boiling Frogs: Identities Revealed of CIA Officials Who Failed to Share Pre-9/11 Intel With FBI, Others

Author and researcher Kevin Fenton joins us to discuss the recent case involving the CIA’s withholding of the release of audio documentary “Who is Richard Blee?” and the extensive research and findings which have resulted in the unmasking of three former top CIA officials and their role in withholding intelligence on two key 9/11 hijackers and subsequent cover-ups. Continue reading Boiling Frogs: Identities Revealed of CIA Officials Who Failed to Share Pre-9/11 Intel With FBI, Others

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Afghan Update–Rabbani Assassination, US Night Raids Expand; Bradley Manning Update; Gary Chew Reviews ‘Moneyball’

Journalist/historian Gareth Porter returns, with commentary on the killing of Rabbani and the expansion of night raids on civilians;  Jeff Paterson of Courage to Resist gives us the latest on Pfc. Bradley Manning’s detention and upcoming court martial; film reviewer Gary Chew on Moneyball. Continue reading Afghan Update–Rabbani Assassination, US Night Raids Expand; Bradley Manning Update; Gary Chew Reviews ‘Moneyball’

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Boiling Frogs: Paul Thompson, Part 3: History of ‘al Qaeda’ Before 9/11

Paul Thompson returns as our guest in this Boiling Frogs interview, co-hosted with Sibel Edmonds.  This is Part 3 of our three-part one-of-a-kind interview series with author and researcher Paul Thompson. Continue reading Boiling Frogs: Paul Thompson, Part 3: History of ‘al Qaeda’ Before 9/11

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Inside Scientology: Author Janet Reitman and Attorney Ford Greene Go Behind the Hubbard Curtain; Chew Reviews “Higher Ground”

Janet Reitman, author of Inside Scientology: The Story of America’s Most Secretive Religion and Ford Greene, the attorney who has helped people escape from Scientology and other cult groups. Continue reading Inside Scientology: Author Janet Reitman and Attorney Ford Greene Go Behind the Hubbard Curtain; Chew Reviews “Higher Ground”