Lawyer Steven Donziger has been on a house arrest for more than eight hundred days and is now facing six months of incarceration on charges of “criminal contempt.” The crime? […]
America’s War for the Greater Middle East
Today on the show, Thursday host Allen Ruff continues his series on Afghanistan with guest Andrew Bacevich from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. They talk about recent developments in […]
on the status of oil drilling in alaska
Do you know the difference between the Willow Western Arctic and the Arctic Wildlife Refuge when it comes to oil drilling leases, environmental impact studies, and preliminary injunctions relating to […]
No More Landfill! Complex Plastic Recycling in Post-Industrial Waste
Tonight the Perpetual Notion Machine talks with Professor George Huber and Professor Reid van Lehn of the University of Wisconsin – Madison Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the […]
A Conversation with Independent Filmmaker and Novelist John Sayles
For this episode, Allen interviews independent film director and writer John Sayles about his lifelong work telling stories of the working class and his latest novel, Yellow Earth, set in […]
Indigenous Environmental Activism in Latin America
Today on the show, we look at Indigenous resistance movements and environmental activism in Latin America. First, reporter Reynard Loki discusses the Waorani resistance to oil activity in Ecuador. Then, […]
