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For this show we chose to pursue the erosion of our rights as individuals to follow our conscience. How far should we allow government to tell us what to do? And what not to do? And indeed, what role should government play in our lives? Our guests were Burke Moore (Radical Houston Lawyer) and Bob Buzzanco (University of Houston Professor of History). We closed with a promo for the Houston Palestine Film Festival (http://www.hpff.org ) with Jackie…
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We pushed our envelope for Greenwatch this time. We had three segments, including two music sets. First off, Dean Becker, of http://www.drugtruth.net talked about the failure of the new prohibition. Following that, we had Herman Garcia and Brenda Shaw talking about a great event for this weekend, the 420 Festival. Their announcement was bracketed by two sets of musicians (to whom we apologize for not having been able to get better microphones, hey,…
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Has it really been two years since we did a show promoting Single Payer Health Care? Well, it's in the news again. The week before we aired this, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) held hearings about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, often disparagingly referred to as "Obamacare"). Attorneys General for over half the states in the US argued against the "universal mandate" (another code). Most Green Party members…
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Discussing the role of prisons in our society. Is it all about retribution now? What happened to rehabilitation, let alone prevention? Why have we ramped up spending on prisons, mostly private, while spending on education remains flat? Why is our country first in per capita prison population? Guests: Frank Knaack (ACLU Texas - http://www.aclu.org/blog/author/frank-knaack ) and Remington Allessi (Green Party candidate for Harris County Sheriff - http://remingtonforsheriff.com/…
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Houston, Texas, needs an independent civilian board to oversee the police, with subpoena power. Guests: Sister Krystal Muhammad, New Black Panthers and Black Justice Coalition; Remington Allessi, Occupy Houston participant and Green Party candidate for Harris County Sheriff. This originally aired live on Public Access TV in Houston, February 6, 2012. Produced at Houston Media Source (http://www.hmstv.org ), where you can watch streaming video…
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