Interviews

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Bill Moyers & Jane Goodall: What Chimps Reveal About Human Brutality, Violence, Compassion and Hope

By Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal. December 1, 2009.
Environment: A fascinating and wide-ranging discussion with Jane Goodall on what chimps tell us about human beings and what we must do to save these animals from extinction.

Amy Goodman Detained at Canadian Border; Guards Demand Notes For Speaking Event

By Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. November 30, 2009.
World: Border guards held Goodman and her colleagues for an hour and a half, searching their belongings and telling them they could only stay in the country for two days.

Citing "National Defense Needs," Obama Administration Says it Won't Sign Ban on Land Mines

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. November 26, 2009.
World: Stephen Goose, director of Human Rights Watch's arms division, called the decision to keep the Bush-era policy "an appalling decision."

Barbara Ehrenreich: Our Maniacal Optimism Is Ruining the World

By Anis Shivani, In These Times. November 23, 2009.
Many people are not getting by. The human species faces dire ecological threats. Pretending everything will be OK helped get us into this mess, and it won't get us out.

Why Is Congress Demonizing an Investigation of Israel's War Crimes in Gaza?

By Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal. November 20, 2009.
World: Recognition of human rights expert Richard Goldston's investigation is essential to the peace process in Israel and Palestine -- and the Congress is trying to demonize it.

'The Things We Do to Make It Home' -- Novel Takes Us Back to Soldiers' Horrors of Vietnam

By Andy Kroll, AlterNet. November 20, 2009.
World: Author Beverly Gologorsky explores the tragic, scarring experiences for Vietnam vets in her new novel, and discusses the parallels she sees in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"Women Are Being Killed All Over the World": One Reporter's Fight Against So-Called "Honor Killings"

By Robert S. Eshelman, The Brooklyn Rail. November 10, 2009.
World: A new book tells the story of so-called "honor killings" in Jordan. Author Rana Husseini discusses the growing movement against this deadly form of violence against women.

Despite Censorship By Beef Magnate, Michael Pollan Spreads Message About the Real Price of Cheap Food

AlterNet. November 9, 2009.
Health and Wellness: Pollan took on Big Ag and cheap food in a panel discussion, after the protests of a meat industry chairman led to his speech at a University being canceled.

Bill Moyers and James Galbraith: Our Free Market Makes Economic Collapse Inevitable

By Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal. November 2, 2009.
Until we realize that our system itself is untenable, we'll be doomed to economic meltdowns.

There Is a Way to Help Avoid Heart Disease and Diabetes: You Are What You Eat!

By Kathy Freston, AlterNet. October 31, 2009.
Health and Wellness: A plant-based diet is both preventative and healing, whereas a diet high in animal protein is destructive to our health.

The Yes Men: Pranksters Out to Fix the World

By Mark Engler, Foreign Policy in Focus. October 27, 2009.
Movie Mix: The Yes Men pose as spokespeople for major companies or bodies like the World Trade Organization, and give presentations that highlight the logic of corporate greed.

Dept of Homeland Security Expands Controversial Program Empowering Local Police

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. October 19, 2009.
Immigration: The 287(g) program gives local law enforcement authority to enforce federal immigration laws, which has led to accusations of racial profiling.

Republican Senate Sex Scandals Point Back to Secretive Conservative Christian "Family"

By Bill Berkowitz, Religion Dispatches. October 12, 2009.
Politics: It was a hot summer full of sex scandals for GOP members of "The Family," the exclusive conservative Christian group with designs on DC power.

Barbara Ehrenreich: The Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America

By Emily Wilson, AlterNet. October 10, 2009.
Health and Wellness: The author talks about how a plague of positive thinking is permeating our society, from medicine to business, and is even contributing to our financial crisis.

Republican Gomorrah: The Shattered GOP, Taken Over by Authoritarian Radicals, Is Incapable of Compromise

By Max Blumenthal, Fresh Air - NPR. October 8, 2009.
Politics: Max Blumenthal, author of Republican Gomorrah, argues the right is incapable of anything but scorched-earth politics, and are trying to delegitimize the Obama presidency.

Senator Sanders and Michael Moore Talk Capitalism

By Robert GreenwaldOctober 1, 2009.
Politics: In this week’s show, director Michael Moore asks Sen. Sanders "what is wrong with American capitalism these days?"

Supreme Court to Take Up PATRIOT Act With Review of Humanitarian Aid Case

By Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. October 1, 2009.
Rights and Liberties: In its first review of the PATRIOT Act, the Court will rule on an anti-terror law outlawing any aid to groups on the State Department's list of terrorist groups.

Farmer Gene Logsdon Explains How to Make Your Own Home-Grown 'Pancake Patch'

By Makenna Goodman, Chelsea Green Publishing. September 28, 2009.
Environment: More and more people are growing their own veggies, but what about grains?

Is Eating a Plant-Based Diet a Cure for Cancer?

By Kathy Freston, AlterNet. September 25, 2009.
Health and Wellness: Experts are saying a plant-based diet is not only good for our health, but it's also curative of the very serious diseases we face.

Naomi Klein Interviews Michael Moore on the Perils of Capitalism

By Naomi Klein, The Nation. September 25, 2009.
Movie Mix: Moore discusses his new documentary film, widely praised as a call for a revolt against capitalist madness.

G20 Interview: Planning New Global Financial Regulatory Frameworks

By Jeb Sprague, AlterNet. September 24, 2009.
World: An interview with Rupert Thorne, Deputy to the Secretary General of the Financial Stability Board.

With Copenhagen Summit Approaching, Leading Polluters US and China Undercut Hopes of Substantial Pollution Cuts

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. September 24, 2009.
Environment: Has the UN climate summit in New York just set the stage for disappointment in Copenhagen?

Mike Rogers: The Man Who Outs Closeted Right-Wing Politicians

By Greta Christina, The Blowfish Blog. September 21, 2009.
Sex and Relationships: Mike Rogers talks about why it's important to report on the secret sex lives of gay conservatives who are in bed with anti-gay forces.

Are You Drinking Unsafe Water? Corporations Have Violated Clean Water Act Over 500,000 Times in Last Five Years

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. September 16, 2009.
Water: Forty percent of the nation’s community water systems violated the Safe Drinking Water Act at least once, exposing over 23 million people to potential danger.

Is the Constitution Suited to Today's Church/State Issues?

By Nathan Schneider, The Immanent Frame. September 8, 2009.
Rights and Liberties: A religion scholar discusses the failure of the courts to grapple with lived religion, the prison crisis and why we are all religious now.

Republican Gomorrah: Inside the Movement That Shattered the Party

By Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. September 5, 2009.
Politics: Max Blumenthal's new book traces the rise of the Radical Right and how it captured control of the GOP and turned it into the party of Sarah Palin.

'American Casino': How Our Nation's Financial Sector Became a Massive and Unregulated Gambling Operation

By Joshua Holland, AlterNet. September 5, 2009.
Movie Mix: An incredibly powerful new documentary finally lets those who've lived it tell the story -- from the "creative" financiers to the home buyers duped by brokers.

Sgt. Northcutt's Post-Iraq Nightmare: Getting Arrested for Growing Pot

By Fred Gardner, O'Shaughnessy's. September 1, 2009.
DrugReporter: Phillip Northcutt started legally cultivating medical marijuana to deal with PTSD from fighting in the Iraq. It wasn't long before the police and the courts caught up with him.

Naomi Klein Shows You Can Boycott Israel Without Cutting Off Dialogue Over Palestine

By Cecilie Surasky, AlterNet. September 1, 2009.
World: An interview with Klein and Israeli publisher Yael Lerer on why boycotting Israel will pressure the country to live up to international law.

There Are More Slaves Today Than at Any Time in Human History

By Terrence McNally, AlterNet. August 24, 2009.
World: One writer spent four years inside the world of modern-day slavery; an industry that produces huge profits and countless wasted lives.

"When in Doubt, Add Bacon and Cheese": How the Food Industry Hijacked Our Brains and Made Us Fat

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. August 10, 2009.
Health and Wellness: The food industry has changed American eating habits and helped create the country's No. 1 public-health issue.

Corporate Dominance of Every Aspects of Our Lives Is Suffocating us

By Helaine Olen, AlterNet. August 7, 2009.
Media and Technology: Author Doug Rushkoff warns of the dominance of profit and consumerism in our mindsets, and offers a way out of the corporate culture.

In Praise of Indecency: Paul Krassner Interviewed by Carol Queen

By Staff, Carnal Nation. August 6, 2009.
Sex and Relationships: Paul Krassner talks about same-sex marriage, indecency, and our culture's hypocrisy about sex.

Sen. Russ Feingold: White House Is Whistling Past Afghan Graveyard

By Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. July 30, 2009.
World: In an exclusive interview, Feingold argues why his lone vote to oppose expanding the military by 30,000 soldiers was the right one.

First Lady Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, Wife of Ousted Honduran President, Speaks Out About Coup

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. July 27, 2009.
World: "We are Hondurans. This is our land, these are our people, and this is our family. We do not want to go to another country."

Afghan Presidential Candidate: The U.S. Occupation Must End

By Sonali Kolhatkar, Uprising Radio. July 23, 2009.
World: The past 8 years have done more harm than good to women's rights in Afghanistan -- the U.S. is waging a war, not winning a peace.

Rachel Maddow Takes Down MSNBC's Resident Racist, Pat Buchanan

By Rachel Maddow, The Rachel Maddow Show. July 20, 2009.
On her show recently, Rachel Maddow showed just how dated and racist conservative whining about affirmative action and "reverse discrimination" is.

At the Washington Premiere for 'In the Loop': When Moviemakers Meet Wonks

By Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. July 18, 2009.
Politics: The reviewer finds herself surrounded, not by Jimmy Choo-clad starlets, but by flip-flop-wearing interns and men donning khakis and polo shirts.

"The Killing of Women is Like Killing a Bird Today in Afghanistan": Afghan Women's Rights Activist

By Stephen de Tarczynski, IPS News. July 17, 2009.
World: "The situation is like hell in most of the provinces," says Malalai Joya. "Women haven't gained even the limited rights they had in the 70s and 80s."

Taibbi: How Goldman Sachs Profited from the Economic Meltdown

By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. July 17, 2009.
Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace: Matt Taibbi argues that "Goldman Sachs has engineered every major market manipulation since the Great Depression."

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