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G20 in Pittsburgh, Financial Crisis, Joe Hill and John Lennon 10/08/09

October 11, 2009

This is what American Democracy looks like
This week’s edition features moments from Pittsburgh’s G20 Protests, an analysis of what the Bank Bailout could have bought us, bits of audio surrounding the Health Care Reform debate and remembrances of the musical giants, Joe Hill and John Lennon.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Ashley Smith from the International Socialist Organization in Pittsburgh.

“Don’t Pay for a Failed System” by Tony Iltis, from the book, “Meltdown: A Socialist View of the Financial Crisis”
Recession’s Over from Colbert Report
Obama’s Done Nothing from SNL
John Lennon Speech


Joe Hill
Music:
Politicians in my Eyes – Death
Joe Hill – Billy Bragg
Working Class Terror – God Leighton
Gimme Some Truth – John Lennon
There’s Power in the Union – Utah Philips
Casey Jones – Pete Seeger
Concrete Jungle – Bob Marley & the Wailers
The Internationale

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Original version broadcast on Thursday, October 8th, 2009 8 PM EST on WXOJ-LP 103.3 FM Valley Free Radio Northampton, MA

Program Length – 1:06:53

One Comment leave one →
  1. Brian permalink
    October 12, 2009 9:13 pm

    Thanks for another great show

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