Host Esty Dinur explores the implications of the recent Mexican presidential election of Leftist Andrés Manuel López Obrador. In the first half, she speaks with guest Mark Weisbrot, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) in Washington, DC and president of Just Foreign Policy. In the second part of the show, she […]
Brazilian politics; Earth Day Conference Speaker Michael Shellenberger...
Split show today! First Esty discusses the Brazilian coup with Mark Weisbrot, the co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Later she talks with Michael Shellenberger, who is speaking at this year’s Nelson Earth Day Conference. Mark Weisbrot is Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C. He received […]
Snowden and the Politics of Asylum in Ecuador
On Friday July 19th, host Esty Dinur spoke with both Mark Weisbrot, the co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, and Dr. Ronn Pineo, Chair of the Department of History at Towson University about latest news on Ecuador and why Edward Snowden would consider seeking asylum in that country.
Response to the State of the State Address as well as Updates from Ven...
On Wednesday January 16th, Norm Stockwell subbing for Karma Chavez spent the first part of the hour speaking with Ron Dolen from the group Reach Out Wisconsin about Tuesday night’s State of the State address by Governor Scott Walker. Reach Out Wisconsin is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to fostering respect and understanding in Wisconsin politics. During the second half of the program Norm spoke with Mark Weisbrot about Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.
