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What the Mississippi River Was Like David Grace 2011-05-13 12:42 PM
Thousands of Years of Driftwood Jammed the Mighty Mississippi, Slowing & Dividing Floods This excerpt is intended to remind and refresh the memories of those who live on the waterways, so as to help re-establish the natural way. (text/plain)

Dr. Denise Reed of UNO describes Gulf Task Force priorities:: Get the Land and Water Right scott eustis 2011-05-13 7:27 AM
Dr Reed, speaking on a habitat restoration panel, speaks to the fact that Managing the river intelligently is more important than individual marsh creation or barrier island restoration. (audio/mpeg)

Lisa Jackson announces Citizen Advisory Committee for Gulf Restoration scott eustis 2011-05-13 7:12 AM
Announcement of the Citizen's Federal Advisory Committee for the gulf task force, description, then vote of the Federal Agencies and the five Gulf States (audio/mpeg)

The Real Cost of Prisons --An interview with Lois Ahrens Angola 3 News 2011-05-11 7:22 AM

The racist sub-text of the neo-liberal political agenda succeeded in creating acceptance of mass incarceration while simultaneously creating the laws and industries to police, prosecute, cage and control millions of people—almost all poor people and people of color. Neo-liberal policies have been in place for more than thirty years. As a result many people are not aware that our current political and economic situation is not the result of a natural course of events, but rather, of a systemically created ideology that has pervaded every aspect of our daily lives. (image/jpeg)

Food Sovereignty Tour + Agroecology Short Course in Venezuela – July 10-22 Bolivarian Circle Alberto Lovera NY 2011-05-10 9:21 PM
You are invited to participate in a study tour to study food sovereignty, social movements and social change in Venezuela, July 10 to 22. The tour will examine issues of land reform, urbanization issues, rural development and food sovereignty within a dynamic political context. (text/plain)

Don Ellis Interview Casey DeMoss Roberts 2011-05-09 7:06 PM
Casey DeMoss Roberts interviews Don Ellis, Chief Executive Scout of the Southeastern Louisiana Chapter of the Boy Scouts of America. Don joins WTUL News and Views to tell us about the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, the highest recognition for National Eagle Scouts. The newest recipient is New Orleans' very own George Rodgrigue, artist of the famous Loup Garou, or "Blue Dog". (audio/mpeg)

BTL:Nuclear Adviser Resigns over Japanese Government's Increasing Level of Allowable Radia Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-05-09 11:32 AM
Interview with Michio Kaku, theoretical physicist and author of "Physics of the Future" , conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

BTL:NOW: GOP Assault on Middle Class is a 'War on Women' Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-05-08 1:27 PM
Interview with Terry O'Neill, president of the National Organization for Women, conducted by Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

BTL:How Will Bin Laden's Death Affect the U.S. War in Afghanistan? Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-05-07 12:58 PM
Interview with Mel Goodman, former CIA analyst and senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

Troy Davis Execution Date Expected Anytime --An interview with Laura Moye of Amnesty Intl. Angola 3 News 2011-05-05 10:47 PM

Laura Moye is director of the Amnesty International USA Death Penalty Abolition Campaign. Moye talks about Troy Davis, an African American on death row for over 19 years. Following a recent US Supreme Court ruling, his execution date is expected to be scheduled any day now. We must act to stop it! (image/jpeg)

Kindra's Window: perspective on gulf coast disasters FluxRostrum 2011-05-03 10:50 PM
4 minute 20 sec trailer for a feature length currently rough cut documentary that follows the lives of Venice, LA residents Kindra Arnesen and family from hurricane Katrina through he 1st anniversary of the the BP Oil Disaster. (text/html)

Mountain Justice Training Camp May 20-27 Letcher County, Kentucky www.mountainjustice.org Matt Landon 2011-05-03 10:03 PM
www.mountainjustice.org Mountain Justice has been honing a skill set that we have effectively used to work against the coal industry here in Appalachia and many of these tactics apply to all surface and underground coal mines. (text/plain)

book release: "Louisiana v. Vincent Simmons: Frame-up in Avoyelles Parish" Katja Pumm 2011-05-03 9:58 AM

Investigative writer Katja Pumm explains in this new book why the criminal case of 1977 is unfinished business and how the political system furthers miscarriages of justice. (image/jpeg)

World Week for the Abolition of Meat - May 2011 Campaign contact(at)meat-abolition.org 2011-05-01 3:21 PM

Our societies have to pronounce on the unjustifiable character of meat consumption from an ethical viewpoint: it involves sacrificing the basic interests of innumerable sentient beings whereas eating meat is unnecessary. Let's abolish meat! (image/jpeg)

World Week for the Abolition of Meat - May 2011 Campaign contact(at)meat-abolition.org 2011-05-01 2:32 PM

Our societies have to pronounce on the unjustifiable character of meat consumption from an ethical viewpoint: it involves sacrificing the basic interests of innumerable sentient beings whereas eating meat is unnecessary. Let's abolish meat! (image/jpeg)

BTL:One Year After BP Oil Spill Disaster, Environmental and Economic Destruction Difficult Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-04-30 1:12 PM
Interview with Darryl Malek-Wiley, environmental justice organizer with Sierra Club, conducted by Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

BTL:Iraqis Fearful that U.S. Will Renege on Troop Withdrawal Deadline; Stage Angry Protest Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-04-29 12:12 PM
Interview with Raed Jarrar, political analyst, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

Sam Jackson on Public Housing & Section 3 Jobs on WTUL News & Views WTUL News & Views; Matt Olson 2011-04-29 12:34 AM
Sam Jackson, Executive Director of MayDay New Orleans, talks to News & Views about the new housing being built on his former home, B.W. Cooper. Despite the promise from the director of the Housing Authority of New Orleans, no community residents or former B.W Cooper renters have been hired to the Section 3 Jobs. 18min:38sec; 17.0 MB (audio/mpeg)

Philippine CHR: We didn't clear the AFP in Melissa Roxas case M. D. Merueñas 2011-04-28 2:05 PM

The Philippine Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said it did not clear the military in the human rights case of Filipino-American activist Melissa Roxas as accused by several militant organizations. (image/jpeg)

WTUL News and Views with Ntare Mwine of Treme on his film "40" @patoisfilmfest eustatic 2011-04-26 10:13 PM
WTUL News and Views with Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine of Treme on the film "40," playing as part of the @patiosfilmfest http://patoisfilmfest.org/ [12min] (audio/mpeg)

Holly on Health 02: Mental Health and Community Health in New Orleans Holly Peek 2011-04-26 9:42 PM
Holly examines the mental health of the younger generation, and interviews Dr. Karen DeSalvo, vice dean for Community Affairs and Health Policy at Tulane and the city's new health commissioner and senior adviser for health policy. On the table are the challenges of implementing community health care as a new, more effective model for primary care in New Orleans. (audio/mpeg)

WTUL News and Views interviews Dallon Weathers of PIES scott eustis 2011-04-26 9:31 PM
WTUL News and Views interviews Dallon Weathers of PIES on Barrier Islands On the table are how to build a barrier island effectively, how the islands were built, and how the marsh and island work together to keep the coast intact in the face of storm surges and hurricanes. (audio/mpeg)

Complaint Alleges Army Psychologist Advised Interrogators in Torture Techniques Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-04-24 1:16 PM
Interview with Steven Reisner, psychologist, conducted by Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

In Stark Reversal, Obama Abandons Civilian Trials for 9/11 Suspects Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-04-23 12:58 PM
Interview with Michael Ratner, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

BTL:Fukushima Disaster Unknowns Could Mean Years Until Nuclear Crisis Ends Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-04-22 5:41 PM
Interview with Harvey Wasserman, senior editor, FreePress.org and author of "The Last Energy War" and "Solartopia: Our Green-Powered Earth AD 2030", conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

Banner For the Angola 3 Hung on I-10 a 2011-04-18 7:05 PM

Someone hung a banner along Interstate 10 in New Orleans today in support of the release of the Angola 3, who have spent 39 years in solitary confinement for a crime they didn't commit . (image/jpeg)

BTL:Haiti's President-Elect Linked to Coup Plotters and Death Squads Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-04-18 1:16 PM
Interview with Kim Ives, editor with Haiti Liberte, conducted by Scott Harris (text/plain)

Wheaton Congressman votes for draconian budget cuts hurting veterans, and the poor Lynda Carson 2011-04-18 3:02 AM
Wheaton Congressman Peter Roskam votes for draconian budget cuts hurting veterans and the poor, as extremist Republicans and right-wing Tea Party members attack the poor, and President Obama with hate speech! (text/plain)

One different Easter Juan Esteban Yupanqui Villalobos 2011-04-17 3:21 PM

Behind the hills of sand with their cardboard houses, this can not keep them from the light and from the rains of the summers, and never can save them from the freezing of the winters. My brothers shivering without shelter, they will all be near the fire of newspapers... (image/jpeg)

BTL:Calls Grow for Government to Account for "Mistreatment" of Accused WikiLeaks Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2011-04-17 1:10 PM
Interview with Bruce Ackerman, Yale law professor, conducted by Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

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