Author Archive
No Alibis 8/10/11,8am:Danziger Bridge Verdict; State audit of UC
Journalist Jordan Flaherty joins Maryam Griffin and Elizabeth Robinson to discuss the recent verdict in the case against New Orleans police officers for shootings that occurred on the Danziger Bridge after Hurricane Katrina. He has been covering the trial throughout and provides his analysis of the verdicts in which defendants were found guilty [...]
No Alibis PODCAST 7/13/11 Clyde Woods Tribute
Prof. Clyde Woods‘ untimely death July 6 occasions this look at his work as a scholar and activist, chronicler of the Black communities from the Mississippi Delta to Los Angeles. Maryam Griffin and Elizabeth Robinson were joined by a number of Clyde’s former students and colleagues including Jeffrey Stewart, Jordan Camp and Damien Schneider. [...]
No Alibis 7/6/11: California Prisoners’ Hunger strike
Molly Porzig, California Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity, spoke with Avery Gordon and Elizabeth Robinson about the hunger strike at Pelican Bay protesting the 'Security Housing Units' there and elsewhere. At the time of the interview, prisoners at six prisons had joined the strike. Now more than 6500 are on strike.
No Alibis 8am 7/6/11, Patrick Cockburn on Libya;Molly Porzig on Pelican Bay prisoners’ hunger strike
Unlike the overwhelming majority of US media, journalist Patrick Cockburn reminds us that propaganda is too often the order of the day in Libya, on both sides. He joins Avery Gordon and Elizabeth Robinson at 8:30 following the news. At 9:15, Molly Porzig, California Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity, discusses the hunger strike at Pelican Bay [...]
No Alibis 8am,6/29/11:Peru GMO Moratorium;Longley on Pakistan
At 8:30 following news, Carrie Burrgraf research assistant at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs discusses the movement against genetically modified organisms in Peru with Avery Gordon and Elizabeth Robinson. In the second hour, awarding winning documentarian ('Gaza Strip', 'Iraq in Fragments') James Longley reports on Pakistan where he has been [...]
No Alibis 6/1/11,8a.m:Philip Rizk on Egyptian military courts;Richard Falk on LDCs
Professor Richard Falks, recently returned from Cairo and Turkish sponsored conference on helping the UN's 'Least Developed Countries', joins Avery Gordon and Elizabeth Robinson at 8:30 a.m. to discuss the conference and the efficacy of the current approaches to economic development for LDCs. At 9:15a.m. writer & filmmaker Philip Rizk, discusses [...]
No Alibis 5/25/11 Ali Abunimah on Palestine;Susan Burton on post-prison re-entry
At 8:30 Ali Abunimah of the Electronic Intifada will join Elizabeth Robinson to comment on recent speech by Barack Obama on Palestine and reactions to it. In the second hour Susan Burton founder and director of 'A New Way of Life Reentry Project' talks about the social, personal, and political realities for women upon their release from prison. [...]
No Alibis 5/4/11 8am: Andy Worthington on Guantanamo Wikileaks; Rami Zurayk in Beirut on ‘Arab Spring’
Following news, independent journalist Andy Worthington joins Avery Gordon and Elizabeth Robinson to discuss the Wikileaks documents on Guantanamo prisoners and the 'regime of torture' therein. At 9:15 am they are joined by agronomist Rami Zurayk to discuss events which continue to unfold in the Middle East and North Africa.
No Alibis 3/2/11 8am Prof Paul Amar on Egypt; Radical Librarians Alana Kumbier, Gary Colmenar
Following the news, UCSB Prof. Paul Amar shares his perspective on the current situation in Egypt and beyond. He has recently written an article entitled 'Why Mubarak is Out'.At 9:15 Alana Kumbier, Wellesley College librarian and organizer of Boston Radical Reference Collective and Gary Colmenar, UCSB librarian and member of the Progressive [...]
No Alibis 1/26/11 Yousef Baker on Iraq; Lisa Hajjar on Guantanamo
At 8:30 a.m. Yousef Baker, graduate student in Sociology, discusses Barak Obama's troup withdrawals from Iraq and its aftermath. At 9:15 Professor Lisa Hajjar reports back from her recent trips to Guantanamo and the state of US legal protections, or lack thereof, for Guantanamo detainees. Maryam Griffin and Elizabeth Robinson begin the program [...]
