(3 comments)        Saturday, February 25, 2006
Blogs are vital alternative media sources, by Carolyn Kay   SHARE There is a huge advantage in having many eyeballs patrolling the sources of information, many minds with many varieties of experience free to express their thoughts in an open forum - discussion that is not chosen and/or edited by people whose living may depend on not offending the powerful ... (Published in the Financial Times, of London)

(3 comments)        Sunday, February 19, 2006
Barbara Boxer, Mark Crispin Miller, and others on Barry Gordon From Left Field!   SHARE Sen. Barbara Boxer, Mark Crispin Miller, and other great guests will be interviewed on Barry Gordon From Left Field, Sunday, Feb. 19, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on www.kcaaradio.com on the World Wide Web, and on KCAA 1050 AM in the Inland Empire of California. Listen in and phone in, and tell your family and friends to do likewise. Knowledge is power!

(3 comments)        Saturday, February 11, 2006
Jason Leopold & Others Webcast on "Barry Gordon From Left Field"!   SHARE Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. Pacific Time, guests on "Barry Gordon From Left Field" will include Jason Leopold, one of the top investigative reporters today, who will discuss his news-breaking article just published by Truthout.org, with hard-hitting revelations from Leopold's sources inside the CIA, NSC, and State Department on Cheney, Libby, and others in the CIA leak investigation; The Rev. Dr. Davidson Loehr, minister of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin, Texas, and author of "America, Fascism, and God," who will provide refreshingly liberal views from a "heretical" religious perspective; and two couples who met through the Internet and who for Valentine's Day will discuss the risks and rewards of the hot cultural phenomenon of online dating. So catch the webcast, on www.kcaaradio.com, and call in, to 1-800-809-0802. Don't let the Right monopolize the airways!

(3 comments)        Sunday, February 5, 2006
Today on "Barry Gordon From Left Field" Progressive Talk Radio   SHARE Update! Barry's guests today include Bob Barr, conservative activist and former Republican congressman from Georgia, who will discuss being "political bedfellows" with former Vice President Al Gore, in speaking out against the NSA wiretapping and other abuses of civil liberties by this administration; Corey Robin, author of "Fear: History of a Political Idea," who will talk about the use of fear to manipulate public opinion; and Demtric Collins, music producer, who will talk about his company's new hit CD "Doggie Dog World & Kitty Cat Kingdom," which teaches children to appreciate animal life. So catch the webcast, on www.kcaaradio.com, or the broadcast, in the Inland Empire of California, and call in, to 1-800-809-0802, each Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. PST to let the world know the Left is right!

(3 comments)        Saturday, February 4, 2006
(Scathing, Vital) Lessons Learned from the Alito Fight   SHARE Final result is that the Democrats have been sorely outplayed. They have switched positions in the middle and criticized their own stance and their own voters. So, when the elections roll around, the Republicans say the Democrats are "flip-floppers" and "wafflers" and "weak." They convince the electorate to vote for them instead because they are strong and mean what they say.

(3 comments)        Thursday, February 2, 2006
Bush SOTU Brings to Mind Recent Re-Issue of Sinclair Lewis' "It Can't Happen Here," About Rise of Folksy Fascist   SHARE Sinclair Lewis's 1935 novel "It Can't Happen Here" envisioned an America in thrall to a homespun facist dictator. Newly reissued, it's as unsettling a read as ever. Read the excellent, chilling review in The Boston Globe by Joe Keohane, the editor of Boston's Weekly Dig.

       Sunday, January 29, 2006
Waxman et al. Today on "Barry Gordon From Left Field": Progressive Talk Radio   SHARE Former president of SAG and candidate for Congress Barry Gordon hosts "Barry Gordon From Left Field" on progressive radio station KCAA 1050 AM, broadcast from the Inland Empire (the fast-growing area east of L.A.) and webcast on http://www.kcaaradio.com/, every Sunday from 2 to 5 pm PST. Today's noted guests are: Rep. Henry Waxman, leading congressional Democrat, who will discuss healthcare and other issues; Quentin D. Young, MD, former physician to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and Jesse Jackson, Past President of the American Public Health Association, and Chairman of the Health and Medicine Policy Research Group, who will also discuss healthcare issues; and Terrence Blanchard, jazz trumpeter, film composer, and current Grammy nominee, who will discuss the upcoming awards from The Recording Academy. Listeners are encouraged to phone in. "It's a whole new ballgame!"

       Sunday, January 22, 2006
Today on "Barry Gordon From Left Field": Progressive Talk Radio / Webcast   SHARE Former president of SAG and candidate for Congress Barry Gordon hosts "Barry Gordon From Left Field" on progressive radio station KCAA 1050 AM, broadcast from the Inland Empire (east of L.A.) and webcast on http://www.kcaaradio.com, every Sunday from 2 to 5 pm PST. Today's noted guests are Author David Heenan, who will discuss his newest book, "Flight Capital," about the "reverse brain drain" that is sending U.S.-educated foreigners and even U.S. citizens back to their ancestral homelands to build up their economies at the expense of our own economic well-being; Steven Gardner, lawyer for the Center for Science and the Public Interest, who will talk about their lawsuit against Viacom, owner of Nickelodeon, and Kellogg Corp., to stop the marketing of junk food to children; and Dianne Bates, entertainment journalist, who will report on the Sundance Film Festival and especially on the new political documentaries that have surfaced there. Listeners are encouraged to phone in ... and let the public know the Left is right!

       Sunday, January 15, 2006
Today on "Barry Gordon From Left Field": Progressive Radio Talk Show   SHARE Former president of SAG and candidate for Congress Barry Gordon hosts "Barry Gordon From Left Field" on progressive radio station KCAA 1050 AM, broadcast from the Inland Empire (east of L.A.) and webcast on http://www.kcaaradio.com/, every Sunday from 2 to 5 pm PST. Today's noted guests are Douglas Massey, professor from Princeton and author of what Barry believes is one of the most interesting and important books of 2005 -- "Return of the 'L' Word" (as in Liberal) -- and Stephen Farber, online critic for Movieline.com, who will talk about the awards shows and the films in contention for 2005. Listeners are encouraged to phone in ... and let the public know the Left is right!

       Sunday, January 8, 2006
New Progressive Radio Talk Show / Webcast: "Barry Gordon From Left Field"   SHARE Former president of SAG and candidate for Congress Barry Gordon brings his talk radio show "Barry Gordon From Left Field" to progressive radio station KCAA 1050 AM, broadcast from the Inland Empire (east of L.A.) and webcast on www.kcaaradio.com, every Sunday from 2 to 5 pm PST. Today's noted guests will discuss Ariel Sharon and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Bush's overreaching and constitutional history, and commitments vs. resolutions for the new year and the rest of your life. Listeners are encouraged to phone in ... and let the public know the Left is right!

       Friday, December 30, 2005
"Is Wal-Mart Good For America": "Frontline" Documentary Rebroadcast   SHARE Low wages, poor benefits, and worker abuse are the hallmarks of Wal-Mart's business practices, and the retail giant is setting the example for companies all across America. You can learn more about how Wal-Mart's policies send American jobs overseas by watching the rebroadcast of PBS's "Frontline" documentary, "Is Wal-Mart Good for America?" on Tuesday, January 3. Click here to check local listings to see when the one-hour special -- one of the highest-rated programs in "Frontline" history -- will air in your community. In "Is Wal-Mart Good for America?", correspondent Hedrick Smith examines Wal-Mart as a global force changing the balance of power in the business world and leaving workers behind. You'll hear from an IBEW member who worked at television manufacturer Thomson Industries and see Rubbermaid's equipment auctioned off to Chinese buyers, illustrating how Wal-Mart's strong-arm tactics on suppliers to lower prices have driven jobs from once-solid American companies to low-wage operations overseas. You can learn more about the program on Frontline's website. Don't miss it! -- From UnionVoice.org

(3 comments)        Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Fascism then. Fascism now?   SHARE When people think of fascism, they imagine Rows of goose-stepping storm troopers and puffy-chested dictators. What they don't see is the economic and political process that leads to the nightmare.

(3 comments)        Monday, November 28, 2005
"War Based on a Lie": A Letter to the Editor in "Stars & Stripes"   SHARE Weapons of mass destruction? I’m still looking for them, and if you find any give me a call so we can justify our presence in Iraq. We started the war based on a lie, and we’ll finish it based on a lie. I say this because I am currently serving with a logistics headquarters in the Anbar province, between the cities of Fallujah and Ramadi. I am not fooled by the constant fabrication of “democracy” and “freedom” touted by our leadership at home and overseas.

(3 comments)        Saturday, November 26, 2005
Europe in Uproar Over CIA Operations   SHARE From Scandinavia to the tropical Canary Islands, the CIA's clandestine use of European soil and airspace for counter-terrorism missions is triggering outrage, parliamentary inquiries and a handful of criminal prosecutions.

(3 comments)        Friday, November 25, 2005
Brownie, You're Doin' a Heck of a Job ... At Cashing In   SHARE Former FEMA Director Michael Brown, heavily criticized for his agency's slow response to Hurricane Katrina, is starting a disaster preparedness consulting firm to help clients avoid the sort of errors that cost him his job. [WHO WANTS HIS ADVICE? WHO WOULD INVEST IN THIS COMPANY? WHO DOES HE STILL HAVE INSIDE ACCESS TO? WILL KATRINA SURVIVORS SHARE IN HIS PROFITS? THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF WHAT IS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH OUR COUNTRY]

(3 comments)        Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Thanksgiving, from the ground up   SHARE Every morsel on the table is a reminder of the value of the land and those who work it.

(3 comments)        Tuesday, November 22, 2005
GM Closures to Hit 12 Plants, 30,000 Jobs   SHARE UAW leaders blasted the latest cutbacks as "disappointing, unfair and unfortunate" and said the company's "continuing decline in market share is not the fault of workers or our communities." "We have said consistently that General Motors cannot shrink itself to prosperity," UAW President Ron Gettelfinger and Vice President Richard Shoemaker said in a statement. The automaker needs to offer vehicles "that consumers find attractive, exciting and want to buy."

(3 comments)        Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Silver spoons and rusted wrenches   SHARE THE AMERICAN auto industry is dead. With General Motors announcing, days before Thanksgiving, 30,000 more layoffs and nine plant closings, the Rust Belt just got the final strike of the sledgehammer. When GM finally goes down for good, all the rusted remains of that region will crumble. ... Those born with silver spoons rarely come to the aid of those born with rusted wrenches. We're either going to continue the ridiculous trend of tax cuts that essentially pad the trust funds of the wealthy or we're going to reinvest in the region that helped the United States win its many wars and made us the world's sole economic superpower. Otherwise, this region will soon rust to dust and ash.

(3 comments)        Thursday, November 17, 2005
Hawkish Dem Rep. John Murtha (PA) Calls for Immediate Pullout from Iraq, Blasts Cheney & Bush   SHARE "It is time for a change in direction," said Rep. John Murtha ... one of Congress' most hawkish Democrats. "Our military is suffering, the future of our country is at risk. We cannot continue on the present course. It is evident that continued military action in Iraq is not in the best interests of the United States of America, the Iraqi people or the Persian Gulf region." ... Murtha, a Marine intelligence officer in Vietnam, angrily shot back at Cheney: "I like guys who've never been there that criticize us who've been there. I like that. I like guys who got five deferments and never been there and send people to war, and then don't like to hear suggestions about what needs to be done." Referring to Bush, Murtha added: "I resent the fact, on Veterans Day, he criticized Democrats for criticizing them."

(3 comments)        Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Faith and Conscience   SHARE President Bush's promises to double foreign aid to Africa and send more money to poor countries with effective governments aren't on track. Let's hope the president hasn't forgotten he made them.