TVWHO: Russ Baker on Syria
Reading Time: 1 minute WhoWhatWhy Editor Russ Baker interviewed by RT on recent developments in Syria—and on the propaganda war.
Guess Who?
Reading Time: 1 minute High School here….
RadioWhoWhatWhy: Russ Baker on Government Secrets
Reading Time: 1 minute Russ Baker with New Hampshire’s Burt Cohen—on government secrecy under Obama, on the “national security state,” solving national mysteries, and more.
Russ Baker on PBS’ WGBH Boston
Reading Time: 1 minute WhoWhatWhy editor Russ Baker interviewed by Emily Rooney on “Greater Boston,” PBS affiliate WGBH, June 13, 2012. Discussed: suppressed JFK records, new interpretations of Watergate, the John Edwards prosecution, the bin Laden raid, and more.
TVWhoWhatWhy: Russ Baker on Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria
Reading Time: 1 minute WhoWhatWhy editor Russ Baker interviewed on drone strikes, strategy regarding the Taliban, policy towards Pakistan, and the situation in Syria.
Must-Watch: O’Donnell on Romney and War
Reading Time: 1 minute We don’t usually post material from the cable talk channels. But this is one for the ages. Everyone must watch.
Russ Baker in San Francisco
Reading Time: 1 minute Russ Baker lecture in San Francisco. On the tabloidization of life, the stories we’re not getting, liberal vs. conservative, our heroes, elites vs. common people, how the powerful keep their power, and why we must read books. (One hour)
Rich Guy on How Middle Class Are the Job Creators
Reading Time: 1 minute In this presentation, rich guy Nick Hanauer makes some simple yet profound points about whether keeping taxes low on rich people produce jobs.
RadioWhoWhatWhy: Russ Baker talks with Nicole Sandler about Lockerbie, Edwards, Bush and more
Reading Time: 1 minute Russ and Nicole Sandler talk about: failures of media, the death of the “Lockerbie bomber,” John Edwards facing a 30 year sentence, American naivete, and much more.
TV News Tricks 101
Reading Time: 1 minute Ever get the feeling a lot of tv reports are….ridiculous? Nothing actually going on, just a bunch of graphical stunts trying to keep you from recognizing the lack of substance? Er…you’re right! Here’s a funny take.
TVWhoWhatWhy: Russ Baker talks Private Prisons and Their Real Toll
Reading Time: 1 minute Here’s Russ Baker on the ugliness that is the rapidly growing American for-profit prison industry. Nasty, nasty stuff. Soon, we’ll all be locked up. Interview/video.
Secret Service Vet With Very Strange JFK Story
Reading Time: 1 minute PODCAST: Abraham Bolden, the first African-American Secret Service agent on the White House detail, in a talk from 2008. Recalls his astonishing experience with JFK, with his fellow agents, and the ominous goings-on prior to and after Kennedy’s assassination. A must-listen. Chilling. Also see our recent piece on the Service.
Green Consumerism….Hmm….
Reading Time: 1 minute How great is green consumerism? Video from our new associate Lori Harfenist.
The Scale of the Universe
Reading Time: 1 minute Get a little perspective on your problems—and those of us all. This amazing aid gives a whole new appreciation of how big our planet is, and how tiny, in the scheme of things.
Meet the Israeli UnOccupy Movement
Reading Time: 1 minute The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has a dimension that is not often emphasized: the growing conflict between Ultra-Orthodox Israelis and their fellow Jews. A small but growing number of Israelis are speaking out about evictions of Palestinians from their homes. Here’s a documentary trailer on the subject.
RadioWhoWhatWhy: Russ Baker on WBAI radio, New York, talks about Syria with host Felipe Luciano and fellow guest Prof. Stuart Schaar. April 5, 2012
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RadioWhoWhatWhy: Russ Baker on KGO San Francisco
Reading Time: 1 minute Russ Baker and KGO AM talk radio host Pat Thurston cover the waterfront – March 24, 2012, Click “Read More” to listen.
TVWhoWhatWhy: Russ Baker on Human Rights Groups’ Syria Reporting
Reading Time: 1 minute WhoWhatWhy editor Russ Baker talks with RT’s Liz Wahl about Syria, and about how we should treat human rights groups’ reports on the situation there. April 12, 2012
VIDEO: The Execution of Martin Luther King: non-textbook version
Reading Time: 1 minute VIDEO. This talk by Dr. William F. Pepper, a friend to Martin Luther King who became James Earl Ray’s final attorney, is long, but well worth sitting through. Pepper powerfully and chillingly presents history and facts few of us know about—and forces us to rethink the explanation of King’s death which the establishment insists on perpetuating.
TVWhoWhatWhy: Russ Baker interviewed on the David Pakman Show regarding the GOP nomination. March 29, 2012
Reading Time: 1 minute TVWhoWhatWhy: Russ Baker interviewed on the David Pakman Show regarding the GOP nomination. March 29, 2012, click “Read More” to watch.