War/Peace

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Presswatch on 12/16/2010

Airs at: Thu, 12/23/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Todays topics include; the new tax bill and its effect on our society (including health care and social security), North and South Korea, and other news stories. Read more

Returning vets at risk for suicide--a challenge to mental health care in the armed forces

Airs at: Fri, 12/17/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30pm
Hosts Northwest Vets for Peace discuss suicide among veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. They also feature an interview from the Talk Nation Radio show with 1st Infantryman Jeff Hanks who went AWOL to avoid redeployment to Afghanistan. Hanks had a panic attack at ... Read more

What should the government be able to keep secret? Were the WikiLeaks a good thing?

Airs at: Tue, 12/21/2010 at 12:00am
 What should the government be able to keep secret? Were the WikiLeaks a good thing?  The release of secret U.S. State Department diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks has prompted a draconian response, ranging from calls for founder Julian Assange's assassination to repeated at... Read more

December 20 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 12/20/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Clayton Morgareidge hosts this Old Mole episode centering around war, weapons of war, threats of war, and the national security state.  We hear from David Krieger, an expert on nuclear weapons and their abolition; from the Movie Moles about Daniel Ellsberg and the parallel... Read more

Book Mole: "Double Vision"

Airs at: Mon, 12/20/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 What it means to be a war reporter is one central theme in Pat Barker's  2003 novel Double Vision, reviewed here by Larry Bowlden.  More of  Larry's reviews can be found here.   Read more

The Impending Police State

Airs at: Mon, 12/20/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
How does the State create the fear needed to justify its extreme security measures, and what does it cost us? Clayton Morgareidge comments on and reads from Tom Engelhardt's piece "The National Security State Cops a Feel" from the website of the American Empire Project.  Yo... Read more

Movie Moles: "The Most Dangerous Man in America"

Airs at: Mon, 12/20/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The Most Dangerous Man in America is a documentary directed by Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith.  It explains what the Pentagon Papers were, traces how Daniel Ellsberg came to release them, and considers some of the consequences. The story resonates with the current Wikile... Read more

Nuclear Weapons Today

Airs at: Mon, 12/20/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 How has President Obama advanced the control of nuclear weapons after the Bush administration's failures to act?   David Krieger is President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and the author of numerous books on nuclear weapons.  He talks here with the Old Mole's Bill Re... Read more

Impending Totalitarianism

Impending Totalitarianism  CONTACT _Con-37C835611 \c \s \l For the Old Mole Variety Hour  A couple of weeks ago Columbia University’s School of International and Public affairs warned students by email that tweeting or posting about WikiLeaks on Facebook could endanger their... Read more

Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

Denise Morris and I reviewed The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers. This documentary, released last year to theaters and this year on DVD, also played on PBS in October , and is available streaming on Netflix, and you can put a hold on ... Read more