Alert! Radio from Canadian Dimension

Alert! Radio #214: Special May Day episode

tommyallen789 — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:41:38 +0000

On May Day, Noam Chomsky urges activists to focus their attention not simply on the economy and the environment, but how the market system underlies the fiscal and environmental crisis. Clayton Thomas Muller discusses the diverse strategies of First People's against colonial structures that destroy their livelihoods and their environment. Mae Burrows describes the successful living-wage campaign in British Columbia.

Alert! Radio # 213: Historical events in three provinces

tommyallen789 — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:34:39 +0000

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ALERT examines recent history making developments in three provinces: Quebec, Alberta, and B.C.

Alert! Radio # 212: NAHO cuts, the Alberta election, free transit in Halifax

tommyallen789 — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:37:25 +0000

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The Roots of Wildrose. Harper terminating NAHO a part of his agenda to silence all dissent. Free public transit- an idea whose time has come?

Alert! Radio # 211: Whither Syria? Budget adversely impacting women?

tommyallen789 — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 04:08:35 +0000

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Today's interviews focus on foreign intervention in Syria and the federal budget's impact on Women.

(1:10-6:52) HEADLINES
(6:52-13:25) Around the Left - Activities and events of interest across Canada.
(13:35-29:45) Steven Lendman - Broadcaster/writer Steve Lendman makes a strong case against NATO intervention in Syria.
(29:52-43:15) Feminist and community activist Adrie Naylor explains why Harper's austerity agenda hurts women particularly hard.
(43:23-59:12) Music is the Weapon - Mitch Podolak features some of his favourite anthems: The Battle Cry of Freedom (The Weavers), Foggy-Do (Sinead O'Connor), Raghupati, Solidarity Forever (Joe Glazer)

Alert! Radio # 210: Federal budget impacts and de-growth

tommyallen789 — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 01:19:58 +0000

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Political scientist and Canadian Dimension collective member Dennis Pilon discusses what the federal budget reveals about Stephen Harper's Plan for Reshaping Canada. Canadian Dimension collective member Andrea Levy talks about CD's new issue that focuses on de-growth.

Alert! Radio #209: Murdered mining activist, Mulcair's victory and Quebec student strike

tommyallen789 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:01:13 +0000

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The cost of resistance to Canadian Mining companies operating in the Global South. The Fall-out from the NDP leadership race. Coverage of the March 22 Student protest in Montreal.

Alert! Radio #208: Tom Mulcair and the NDP, Greenpeace on the tar sands

tommyallen789 — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 01:32:35 +0000

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Judy Rebick, Murray Cooke and Dennis Pilon compare how the NDP would change under the leadership of Mulcair, Topp, Nash and Cullen. Greenpeace climate change campaigner Keith Stewart responds to the recent report claiming that coal and natural gas, not the tar sands are the real villains of global warming.

Alert! #207: Occupy the System: Confronting Global Capitalism -- the 2012 Left Forum

tommyallen789 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 02:14:16 +0000

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This episode of Alert gives a taste of Left Forum, a unique phenomenon in the U.S. and the world, that convenes the largest annual conference of a broad spectrum of left and progressive intellectuals, activists, academics, organizations and the interested public. Over a thousand speakers participate in 300 panels. The conference is held each spring in New York City and takes place this year from March 16-18 at Pace University. This year's theme is "Occupy the System: Confronting Global Capitalism." We speak with three of the participants about their contributions -- Joel Kovel. Barbara Epstein, George Katsiaficas.

(1:10-6:22) HEADLINES

(6:22-9:58) Around the Left - Activities and Events of Interest across the country.

Alert! Radio #206: Israel Apartheid Week and International Women's Day 2012

tommyallen789 — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:55:00 +0000

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ALERT! speaks to organizers for Israeli Apartheid Week in centres across Canada. ALERT! also talks International Women's Day with the spokesperson for Women of Diverse Origins.

(1:21-6:31) Headlines

(6:39-12:00) Around the Left - ACtivities and events of interest across the country.

(12:06-12:40) Introduction to Israeli Apartheid Week.

(12:40-17:23) Chris on IAW Winnipeg.

(17:30-23:04) Nour AWAD on IAW Halifax.

(23:10-28:03) Samuel Bick on IAW Montreal.

(28:09-32:50) Reem Farah on IAW Toronto

(32:55-41:25) Montreal based Tess Tesalona organizer with Women of Diverse Origins speaks to International Women's Day in the context of a multicultural Canada.

Alert! #205: Iran's nuclear threat is a myth

tommyallen789 — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 06:02:58 +0000

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THis week, ALERT! interviews two of the presenters at a University of Toronto forum on the subject of the Geopolitics of Sanctions and War Against Iran.

Alert! Radio #204: Harper's online spying bill, the Drummond report and China

tommyallen789 — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:59:06 +0000

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With the furor erupting nationwide over the Conservatives' legislation to increase the surveillance powers of law enforcement agencies, Alert speaks with Lindsey Pinto of the group OpenMedia.ca about resisting clear and present threats to internet privacy. We'll hear some thoughts from York University scholar David McNally about the contradictions surrounding the rise of communist China as a state capitalist power. And We'll hear from Toronto Star columnist Tom Walkom about a controversial report calling for spending cutbacks in the province of Ontario.

Alert! Radio #203: Who will make the best leader of the NDP? Some surprising answers from six left activists.

tommyallen789 — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:43:01 +0000

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Who will make the best leader of the NDP and does it matter? Some surprising answers from Murray Dobbin, Corvin Russell, Simon Tremblay Pepin, Josh Brandon, Herman Rosenfeld, Stefan Christoff.

Alert! Radio #202: Canada's surveillance society and the campaign against unions

tommyallen789 — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:39:12 +0000

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On this episode of ALERT! we present a look at new legislation that increases the powers of law enforcement agencies to undermine citizens' privacy. We examine the aftermath of the closure of Caterpillar's Electro-Motive Diesel plant in London and its implications for labour, and we will hear concerns regarding the Conference of Defence Associations and the advice they are giving to the Canadian government.

Alert! Radio #201: An Alert Special: What's Harper up to?

tommyallen789 — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:15:06 +0000

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With the Conservatives' budget to be tabled within weeks, this edition of ALERT! features analysis of the Harper agenda as reflected in three different policy areas: health care, pensions, and energy (tar sands.)

(0:56-7:10) HEADLINES

(7:21-12:37) AROUND THE LEFT - Events and activities of interest across Canada.

(12:37-21:56) PAT ARMSTRONG - Noted health-care analyst Pat Armstrong reflects on what lies behind Harper's new health-care policy. It's not just a matter of numbers.

(22:36-29:15) ANDREW JACKSON - Pensions expert Andrew Jackson shows why Harper's pension policy is fiscally unnecessary and devastating, especially for low-income seniors.

Alert! Radio #200: The global debt crisis, Rob Ford's cuts, and civic amalgamation

tommyallen789 — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:46:52 +0000

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In this week's episode, ALERT! takes a look at the European debt crisis in the context of the wider global economic downturn. What are the consequences of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's cuts? Is civic amalgamation leading to right-wing governments?

(0:54-6:48) ALERT HEADLINES

(6:53-11:14) AROUND THE LEFT - Events and activities of interest across the country.

(11:14-21:11) SAM GINDIN - Political economist Sam Gindin unravels the European debt crisis and austerity agendas of governments everywhere and their impact on a stagnating global economy. He examines the limitations of resistance movements as they emerged in 2011 and suggests new strategies for 2012.