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NoAlibis 8am 10/24/12: HLT Quan on 3rd parties;Maryam Griffin on Lebanon

NoAlibis 8am 10/24/12: HLT Quan on 3rd parties;Maryam Griffin on Lebanon

The debate held amongst 'third parties'  touched on issues and exchanges that were entirely excluded from the Romney/Obama debates.  Shortly after 8 am, HLT Quan joins Avery Gordon and Elizabeth Robinson to discuss the impact on democratic processes that a limited national discussion produces.  In the second hour, Maryam Griffin discusses [...]

NoAlibis Podcast 9/5/12:UC Librarians dispute;Report from Palestine

NoAlibis Podcast 9/5/12:UC Librarians dispute;Report from Palestine

Mike Rotkin, UC-AFT Chief Negotiator for represented librarians at the University of California Library system and several librarians talked with Elizabeth Robinson about the current bargaining situation between the librarians (Unit 17) and U.C. Administration. Specifically, the discussion focused on the administration's unfair practice of [...]

No Alibis 10/05/11: David Barsamian on Kashmir; Sheila Carapico on Yemen

No Alibis 10/05/11: David Barsamian on Kashmir; Sheila Carapico on Yemen

At 8:30am, following news, we will air an interview with David Barsamian about the Kashmiri independence movement. At 9:30am, Sheila Carapico will talk about the uprisings in Yemen and the US drone assassination of Anwar al-Awalki. With co-hosts Elizabeth Robinson and Maryam Griffin.

Ali Abu Nimah on No Alibis 8/31/11 Podcast

Ali Abu Nimah on No Alibis 8/31/11 Podcast

Abu Nimah discusses 'false statehood' effort at the UN undertaken by Palestinian Authority noting the absence of grassroots Palestinian support. He also discusses recent demonstrations in Israel with Maryam Griffin and Elizabeth Robinson as well as the BDS movement and the mood in Jordan where he was at the time of the interview.

No Alibis 8/10/11,8am:Danziger Bridge Verdict; State audit of UC

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

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 2/2/11 Rami Zurayk on Lebanon; Christina Heatherton and Pete White from LA CAN

No Alibis 2/2/11 Rami Zurayk on Lebanon; Christina Heatherton and Pete White from LA CAN

News and analysis begin the show. At 8:30am, Prof. Rami Zurayk will discuss the political unrest in Lebanon. At 9:15am, Christina Heatherton and Pete White, of Los Angeles Community Action Network (LA CAN) will come on to talk about the organization and a newly published reader about Skid Row. With Elizabeth Robinson and Maryam Griffin.

No Alibis 1/26/11 Yousef Baker on Iraq; Lisa Hajjar on Guantanamo

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 [...]

No Alibis 1/13/11 Vijay Prashad on Wikileaks; Craig Aaron on Net Neutrality

Vijay Prashad wrote that Wikileaks “cables demonstrate…the blind idealism of the State Department, which has been sidelined by the new diplomacy in the shadows conducted by the U.S. government’s arms of war.” Joins us at 8:30am for more. At 9:15 Craig Aaron examines the recently adopted regulations on ‘Net Neutrality’ and suggests that [...]

No Alibis 1/13/11 Vijay Prashad on Wikileaks; Craig Aaron on Net Neutrality

No Alibis 1/13/11 Vijay Prashad on Wikileaks; Craig Aaron on Net Neutrality

Vijay Prashad wrote that Wikileaks "cables demonstrate...the blind idealism of the State Department, which has been sidelined by the new diplomacy in the shadows conducted by the U.S. government's arms of war." Joins us at 8:30am for more. At 9:15 Craig Aaron examines the recently adopted regulations on 'Net Neutrality' and suggests that they will [...]

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