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BTL: Sierra Club Secretly Took $26 million from Natural Gas Industry for Campaign Against Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-02-12 8:50 AM
Interview with Bruce Hamilton, deputy executive director of the Sierra Club, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

Trump Cards, Fig Leafs and Ludicrous Insinuations Sudhama Ranganathan 2012-02-11 12:27 PM
For people going through harassment and discrimination within a structured environment like a job, school, religious organization, etc it can be a nerve wracking experience. This is especially true at first, as the person being harassed will feel as if they are suddenly being treated in a way they didn't expect. It can feel harsh and emotionally jarring. There can be stress caused not only by the harassing and discriminatory actions themselves, but also by the psychological toll. By emotional toll I mean the worrying, the stressing over what happened and the emotional toll caused by being unsure about what will come next. (text/html)

Free Mardi Gras Dance on Feb 17 Community Center of St Bernard 2012-02-10 2:15 PM
Free Mardi Gras Dance on Feb 17 from 6:30 to 9 PM at the Community Center of St Bernard, 1111 LeBeau St, Arabi. Family friendly, smoke free, alcohol free. (text/plain)

February 10, 2012 Gingrich, Romney push high-tech job creation as US lead slips The Daily Caller 2012-02-10 12:24 PM
U.S. job losses in recent years — especially high-paying technology jobs — are a startling reality that even the Obama administration is having to acknowledge, however reluctantly. As the Florida presidential primary looms just five days away, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney are both ratcheting up their job-creation rhetoric. Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/27/gingrich-romney-push-high-tech-job-creation-as-us-lead-slips/#ixzz1m0azeOV7 (text/plain)

Egypt amidst bloody military repression, Islamist reaction and workers’ struggles PCInt 2012-02-06 5:45 PM

After the killings at the soccer match on February 1 at Port Said (74 deaths, mainly among supporters of the Al-Ahly club of Cairo), the “ultras”, supporters of the teams from the capital whom, throughout the events of last year had fought many times the forces of repression, have accused the SCAF of premeditated killing (image/jpeg)

Delegation to Venezuela or Bolivia this Summer - food sovereignty, indigenous resistance, Bolivarian Circle Alberto Lovera 2012-02-05 2:51 AM
Experience first-hand the change sweeping through Latin America in the areas of food sovereignty, indigenous resistance, climate justice, and human rights through a trip to Bolivia or Venezuela this summer. (text/plain)

WTUL News and Views Interviews Carrie Beth Lasley of UNO CHART scott eustis 2012-02-03 10:58 AM
WTUL News and Views Interviews Carrie Beth Lasley of UNO CHART on her analysis of the National Response Center Data on self-reported and community-reported oil and chemical incidents in the Gulf of Mexico in 2009 and 2010. On the table are who reports the oil, who takes the call, and what the data show. Not only are there thousands of "incidents" --spills and regular and planned releases into Gulf waters, but many of them repeat year to year and sometimes week to week. if you see an oil slick or sheen you can call the NRC at 1800 424-8802 and online at www.nrc.uscg.mil UNO CHART http://chart.uno.edu [ minutes] (audio/mpeg)

BTL:Obama Ruling on Access to Birth Control Provokes Attack from GOP and Religious Right Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-02-03 8:29 AM
Interview with Meghan Smith, domestic program associate at Catholics for Choice, conducted by Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

Mike Ainsworth and The Criminalized Society nola anarcha 2012-01-29 3:58 PM
The NOPD has been trying to paint homicide victims as "criminals" to show that the city's high murder rate is not a result of random killings, but of "criminals" feuding. The problem is, many people in New Orleans have arrest records. (text/html)

BTL:Cyber Activists Rise up to Derail Proposed Federal Anti-Piracy Bills Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-01-28 8:56 AM
Interview with Josh Levy, Internet campaign director with the media reform group Free Press, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

Stratfor Intelligence Leaked by Anonymous Reveals Spying on Occupy Movement and DGR Deep Green Resistance 2012-01-27 1:17 PM
Stratfor, a private intelligence organization hacked by Anonymous in December, has been investigating the Occupy Movement and Deep Green Resistance (DGR). The emails released contain information gathered both through Stratfor's internal investigation and through a contact with the Texas Department of Public Safety. (text/html)

WUTL News And Views: Interview with "It's Not Enough" campaign and SOAR Kezia Kamenetz and Matt Toups 2012-01-27 1:01 PM
Tulane students discuss crime in the Tulane area and New Orleans at large from two perspectives---3 reps from the "It's Not Enough" campaign, who are asking for TUPD to do more to protect students in the area, and 2 reps from SOAR, or Students Organizing Against Racism on Tulane's Campus. (audio/mpeg)

WTUL News and Views interviews Any Baker from Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation scott eustis 2012-01-27 11:20 AM
WTUL News and Views Andy Baker on Bohemia spillway (audio/mpeg)

Telley Medina, Oxfam America ELI 2012-01-27 10:59 AM
ELI interviews Telley Medina of Oxfam America and of a Plaquemines parish oystering family, on the future of the oyster industry post-BP and in the midst of the coastal crisis of the Louisiana Delta. How are fishermen planning to move into the future with the challenges of the oil, and the challenges of the wetlands. (audio/mpeg)

BTL:Study Finds Surface and Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Degrades Water Quality Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-01-27 8:22 AM
Interview with Emily Bernhardt, an associate professor of biology at Duke University, conducted by Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

BTL:In 2012 GOP Primary Campaign, "Racist Dog Whistle" Sounds Like a Bullhorn Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-01-26 9:27 AM
Interview with Kevin Alexander Gray, writer and activist, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

World Week for the Abolition of Meat: 23-30 January 2012 meat-abolition 2012-01-23 1:59 PM
The next WWAM will take place from 23 to 30 January 2012 and coincides with the World Day for the Abolition of Meat on 28 January 2012. (text/html + 1 comment)

BTL:Without Public Policy Change, America Headed for Increased Racial Inequality Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-01-22 8:07 AM
Interview with Dedrick Muhammad, senior director of the economic department at the NAACP and co-author of the report, “State of the Dream 2012: The Emerging Majority", conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

On The New Curfew: Posters Make The Implied Explicit N.A. 2012-01-21 10:04 PM
A few posters recently were seen around the borders of the curfew zone which make explicit the policies of the apartheid police state (to quote Michelle Alexander) we exist within today. (text/html)

Free Income Tax Preparation Help Begins February 4 Community Center of St Bernard 2012-01-20 11:44 AM
Free income tax assistance available on selected Saturday mornings beginning Feb 4. (text/plain)

Free Website Building Classes for Small Businesses Community Center of St Bernard 2012-01-20 11:43 AM
Free 5 week classes teach small business owners how to build a website for their businesses. (text/plain)

WTUL News and Views Interviews Casey deMoss Roberts of Alliance for Affordable Energy scott 2012-01-20 11:03 AM
WTUL News and Views Interviews Casey deMoss Roberts of Alliance for Affordable Energy on their 25th anniversary benefit this saturday 21 jan 2012 at Cafe Istanbul on St Claude. Casey discussed the origins of All4Energy, the costs of nuclear power and burning of fossil fuel, and the role individuals have played to achieve affordable clean energy for all in new orleans. http://all4energy.org [5min] (audio/mpeg)

BTL:Bradley Manning Defense Team and Support Network Prepare for Court Martial Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-01-20 8:35 AM
Interview with Kevin Gosztola, a civil liberties blogger with FireDogLake.com, conducted by Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

BTL:Assassination of Iranian Nuclear Scientists: A Provocation for War? Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2012-01-19 9:01 AM
Interview with Muhammad Sahimi, professor of Chemical engineering at the University of Southern California, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

Legalize Squatting and Solve Multiple City Problems At The Same Time! nola anarcha 2012-01-18 7:24 PM
In the direct action struggle over housing in New Orleans, the current situation is roughly as follows: there are many squatters, numbering at least in the hundreds. Many of them are people of color, all of them are poor. Many squatters are arrested and jailed regularly, especially african-american squatters who dare to attempt it, as well as other vulnerable populations (youth, queers, women, etc..). (text/html)

NOLA Satellite Government Keeping Track Of New Orleans' Public Entities Kyle Barnett 2012-01-18 7:24 PM
A conversation with NOLA Satellite Goverment co-founder Dr. Aaron Schneider about tracking public funds through numerous local public entities. (audio/mpeg)

Students of the World, UNITE! Zac Goldstein 2012-01-15 10:34 AM
Stewart Alexander of California and Alex Mendoza of Texas have been nominated by the Socialist Party USA to run for the President and Vice President of the United States in 2012; the campaign wants to engage students and allow them participate in the current political landscape and the upcoming presidential election, even though they may not be old enough to vote. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Angola Warden Burl Cain on "Black Pantherism" LJI 2012-01-14 4:31 PM
Last week, the newsletter of the International Coalition to Free the Angola Three published recently transcribed testimony of the October 2008 deposition of Burl Cain, Warden of Angola Prison, questioned by Nick Trenticosta, an attorney representing former Black Panther and Angola Three member Albert Woodfox. The testimony, quoted below, reveals a lot about Cain's view of Black Panthers and others who have engaged in prison organizing. (text/plain)

Green Feeder March January 17th at Occupy Congress in Washington D.C. Matt and Angelica 2012-01-13 3:35 PM
This is a green feeder march callout for the January 17th Occupy Congress day of action in Washington D.C. (text/plain)

WTUL News and Views Interviews Victor P of Plan B Bikes scott eustis 2012-01-13 10:42 AM
We talk to Victor about the upcoming benefit from Tour of Wurdz for Plan B bikes at the HiHo lounge. (9pm st claude and marigny) (audio/mpeg)

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