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Rustbelt Radio for Jan. 16, 2012
01/16/2012
On today's Martin Luther King's Day show...
a preview of the upcoming Summit Against Racism
Occupy Pittsburgh court coverage
Excerpts from the Free Mumia Rally last December and updates on his case and current condition
Hundreds protest tenth anniversary of Guantanamo detention center
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Rustbelt Radio for Jan. 1, 2012
01/02/2012
Rustbelt Radio for Dec. 19, 2011
12/19/2011
On today's show...
We bring you "Calls From Home" a special holiday program which
brings the voices of family members of prisoners to the airwaves as they
send greetings to those incarcerated in the US prison system.
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Rustbelt Radio for Dec. 05, 2011
12/05/2011
On today's show...
Protestors from the Pittsburgh occupation rally against a Pennsylvania company that supplies Egyptian police with tear gas
A new program in Uptown teaches African-American youth about the environment and entrepreneurship.
Updates from occupations across the U.S. and around the world.
Interviews with famed sports journalist, Dave Zirin.
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Rustbelt Radio for Nov. 21, 2011
11/21/2011
On today's show...
We hear reports back from the Developing for Unconventional Gas summit protest in Pittsburgh PA
inspiring actions and words from the Initiative for Transgender Leadership's commencement ceremony
Vandana Shiva speaks to Carnegie Mellon on how to change the culture of science
Pittsburghers occupy the Greenfield Bridge to demand more jobs and investment in infrastructure
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Rustbelt Radio for Nov. 07, 2011
11/07/2011
On today's show...
OccupyOakland holds a general strike, while OccupyPittsburgh marches in solidarity
The Thomas Merton Center honors Dr. Vandana Shiva, a hero in the fight against corporate piracy
October 22nd Day to Protest Police Brutality rallies in Market Square
Community group, Decarcerate Pa, organizes against new prison expansion in PA
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Rustbelt Radio for Oct. 24, 2011
10/24/2011
On today's show...
Advocates rally at Harrisburg to say "We've had enough!" to new abortion service regulations
The University of Pittsburgh holds a panel discussion to present the pros and cons of Nuclear energy
The occupation of Mellon Green Park in Downtown Pittsburgh enters its second week
PA Immigration legislation at Building Changes Convergence in Pittsburgh
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Rustbelt Radio for Oct. 10, 2011
10/11/2011
On today's show...
Changes for Garfield's future are presented by the Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation
Occupy Pittsburgh holds its second general assembly meeting
The EPA holds a public hearing on new regulations that would affect air pollution from gas drilling
Community members in Butler County protest fracking at a local dairy farm
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Rustbelt Radio for Sept. 26, 2011
09/26/2011
On today's show...
A preview of the Building Change conference soon to take place in Pittsburgh
a controversial shale-gas well site is sabotaged in Indiana County
Prison activist Robert King on the Angola Three and prison justice issues.
Environmental scientist and activist Sandra Steingraber offers strategies for the movement against shale gas drilling.
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Rustbelt Radio for Sept. 12, 2011
09/12/2011
On today's show...
Welcome to Our Revolution, excerpts from a performance inspired by a U.S. artist's visit to Cairo
Journalist Jordan Flaherty on New Orleans six years after Katrina
The experience of a nuclear meltdown by a university student in Japan
Fifteen hundred gather in Philly to protest shale gas
drilling, even as flooding threatens to spread contamination from
drilling sites.
Reflections on the 10 year anniversary of September 11th
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Rustbelt Radio for August 29, 2011
08/29/2011
On today's show...
Foreign workers strike at a Hershey's Chocolate factory
An Afghanistan war veteran speaks in Pittsburgh as part of a nation-wide tour
A report back on the demonstration held last week in response to homophobic violence in Bloomfield
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Rustbelt Radio for Aug. 15, 2011
08/15/2011
On today's show...
Hacker activist group Anonymous targets the Bay Area Rapid Transit system
Journalist, Glen Ford, points out the similarities between the treatment of blacks in London and the U.S.
We hear about the inadequacies in the coverage of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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Rustbelt Radio for Aug. 01, 2011
08/01/2011
On today's show...
Pittsburgh City Council decides whether to put a fracking ban on this November's referendum
A tree sit against Mountain Top Removal enters its thirteenth day
an in-depth look into the recent police involvement in the death of San Francisco teenager Kenneth Harding
the effects of the atomic bomb in Japan and the nuclear crisis of the world today
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Rustbelt Radio for July 18, 2011
07/18/2011
On today's show...
Computer hackers target military contractor, Booz Allen Hamilton
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals holds up limits on Media Consolidation.
Report back from the Allied Media Conference on Gang Injunctions in California
A look into woman's role in the Egyptian uprising and beyond
Pittsburgh-based unions offer support to Mexican workers amid so-called labor reform south of the border
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Rustbelt Radio for July 4, 2011
07/04/2011
On today's show...
We hear from the head of Mexico's independent mineworkers union -- in exile in Canada
Updates from the Joseph Hall case
Reel Grrls speak to their funding battle with Comcast
A report from the March on Blair Mountain, against mountaintop removal.
And more in our local and global headlines
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Rustbelt Radio for June 20, 2011
06/20/2011
On today's show...
We go to a West Virginia rally against mountaintop removal, where
Josh Fox and Mari-Lynn Evans draw connections to the anti-fracking
movement.
an update of the Our Library, Our Future voter initiative
a lead up to the Pelican Bay State Prison hunger strike
the latest on a controversial new abortion bill being debated in the state legislature
City officials forget to bring their homework to police accountability bill discussion
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Rustbelt Radio for June 6, 2011
06/06/2011
On today's show...
Activists keep the pressure on city officials to bring justice to the case of Jordan Miles' police beating
Pittsburghers plan to protest Target's annual shareholder meeting due to their funding of anti-gay politicians
Hip-hop artists Jasiri X and Paradise Gray ask, Is Pittsburgh Really America's Most Livable City?
Rustbelt Radio follows Pittsburgh's rainy spring downriver to learn about flood control efforts on the Mississippi
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Rustbelt Radio for May 23, 2011
05/23/2011
On today's show...
The Marcellus Citizen Stewardship Project trains volunteers to monitor the gas drilling industry
An FCC Commissioner lands a job with NBC just four months after voting for the Comcast-NBC merger
A coalition of social services has formed against Governor Tom Corbett's proposed budget
Reports from the frontlines of the campaign for Justice for Jordan Miles
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Rustbelt Radio for May 9, 2011
05/11/2011
On today's show, we'll hear ...
several responses to the killing of Osama Bin Laden coverage of a counter NRA rally in Pittsburgh reactions to the Justice Department refusing to prosecute the cops in the Jordan Miles' case excerpts from a talk given by Diana Block on her book "Arm the Spirit" And more in our local and global headlines [Stream: Flash
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Rustbelt Radio for Apr. 25, 2011
04/25/2011
On today's show...
Bread and Puppet Circus bring the De-capitalization Cabaret through Pittsburgh
Activists plan to remember victims of gun violence during this weekend's NRA convention in Pittsburgh
Young filmmakers draw attention to the dangers of incarcerating youthful offenders in adult prisons
We hear from CMU historian, Roger Rouse, on rebel piracy & corporate revisionism
Activists gather for a Bradley Manning solidarity bike ride, taking a local look at the military industrial complex
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Rustbelt Radio for April 11, 2011
04/11/2011
On today's show...
A look into local activist Nate Smith's legacy in black labor rights Legislation introduced in Harrisburg will severely curtail women's health care rights Commentary of a political cartoonist on our feeble democracy And more in our local and global headlines [Stream: Flash | Ogg Vorbis | MP3 Format ] [ Download: Ogg Vorbis | MP3 Format ]
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Rustbelt Radio for Mar. 28, 2011
03/28/2011
On today's show...
Coverage of the Pennsylvania liquor store privatization
An update on the Bradley Manning case
Councilman Burgess proposes reforms to Community Block Development Grant distribution
Marcellus Shale drilling threatens Pennsylvania State Forests
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Rustbelt Radio for Mar. 14, 2011
03/14/2011
On today's show...
The Fraternal Order of Police again uses the St. Patrick's Day Parade to defend officers in the Jordan Miles case
Shalefields Grassroots Media investigates the impact of Marcellus drilling on sustainable farming in Pennsylvania.
Members of the queer community respond to a homophobic bar with a kiss-in
We bring you an on-the-ground report from the ongoing protests in Wisconsin.
Pittsburghers organize for the upcoming Make Jobs, Not War Rally
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Rustbelt Radio for Feb. 28, 2011
02/28/2011
On today's show...
A look into the complexities and horrors of teenage incarceration in America
A report on the assault on reproductive health services provided by Title X (pronounce: ten) clinics
Voices on how immigration from Mexico is playing out in southwestern Pennsylvania
An update on conditions inside Pennsylvania's prison system
The Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture's annual conference addresses Marcellus shale drilling
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Rustbelt Radio for February 14, 2011
02/15/2011
On today's show...
We hear dispatches from the Egyptian revolution, as well as reaction here at home A report about a local activist who is challenging trans-phobia in the mainstream media News from Pittsburghers who support street artists serving time in prison A feature about the ongoing health risks of drilling in the Marcellus Shale natural gas fields And more in our local and global headlines [Stream: Flash
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Rustbelt Radio for Jan. 31, 2011
01/31/2011
On today's show...
We'll bring you news of Pittsburgh-area support for democracy in Egypt
We hear coverage of the Black and White Reunion's 13th Annual Summit Against Racism
We'll have news of the Steelworkers' ongoing fight to hold corporate interests accountable for economic misdeeds
We hear from the ACLU of Pennsylvania on upcoming anti-immigrant legislation
FedUp brings us the latest P-A prisons radio report
Local lawyers weigh in on police pursuit of the Jordan Miles faux press release
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Rustbelt Radio for Jan. 17, 2011
01/17/2011
On today's show...
Pranksters release a fake F.O.P. press release claiming an about-face regarding the Jordan Miles investigation
The Pittsburgh chapter of the Human Rights Coalition offers a report from Pennsylvania's prisons
We hear coverage of Philadelphia's People's Tribunal Against Police Brutality and Misconduct
Special coverage in honor of the one-year anniversary of the
Haiti earthquake including a commemoration of the tragedy by a local
rapper, information on a local company who plans to tap energy resources
in the country and also a report from Independent journalist Jordan
Flaherty on corporate profiteering at Haiti's expense
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Rustbelt Radio for Jan. 03, 2011
01/03/2011
Rustbelt Radio for Dec. 20, 2010
12/20/2010
On today's show...
Prisoners strike across the state of Georgia, we bring you an interview with one of the inmates
The challenges of investigating human rights abuses in Colombia
A report on International Migrants Day, which was commemorated on December 18th
A report from the "Black Friday" protest in Downtown Pittsburgh
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Rustbelt Radio for Dec. 06, 2010
12/06/2010
On today's show...
A rally for an end to human rights abuses at ACJ
Allegheny County faces an unhill battle with stormwater overflow systems
Updates on the Immokalee (PRONOUNCE: ihm-MAW-kah-lee) farmworkers movements
More from Pittsburgh's Oil and Gas Summit
Voices from the ground at COP16
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Rustbelt Radio for Nov. 22, 2010
11/22/2010
On today's show...
We speak with longtime transit activist, Stuart Strickland, about proposed cuts
The FBI reactivates subpoenas on 3 peace activists in
Minnesota. Rustbelt Radio interviews one of the three, "granny for
peace" Sarah Martin
South Fayette Township passes anti-gas drilling ordinance
Increased funding for the nuclear industry despite recent plant shutdowns and accidents
The People's Oil and Gas Summit brings together anti-drilling activists from across the country
And more in our local and global headlines
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Rustbelt Radio for Nov. 08, 2010
11/08/2010
On today's show...
Coverage of the November 3rd rally against Marcellus Shale drilling
The Justice Department renews enforcement of subpoenas for anti-war activists targeted in FBI raids
A brief look at the United States and the Arms Trade
A Honduran human rights lawyer speaks of killings and torture under the coup regime
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Rustbelt Radio for Oct. 25, 2010
10/25/2010
On today's show...
Conversations with organizers of the 3 Rivers American Indian Powwow
Steelers fans demonstrate against Ben Roethlisberger's return
The RNC 8 case finally concludes in Saint Paul, Minnesota
The film "Operation Small Axe" sparks a discussion about national and local police brutality
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Rustbelt Radio for Oct. 11, 2010
10/11/2010
On today's show...
FBI Harrasment of Anti-War Activists Continues In the Twin Cities
A look at the first Latino mural in Pittsburgh
The Rachel Carson Homestead challenges Marcellus Shale drilling in its 2010 legacy conference
Appalachia Rising converges on Washington to demand an end to mountaintop removal coal mining
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Rustbelt Radio for Sept. 27, 2010
09/27/2010
On today's show...
FBI raids and subpoenas target peace activists around the country
Lawrenceville residents organize a block party to prevent their library from closing
Voices from the Justice for Jordan March
More environmental insights from the Green Compass
A report back from the Community and Resistance Tour
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Rustbelt Radio for Sept. 13, 2010
09/13/2010
On today's show...
Local Imam discusses how Pittsburgh's media & interfaith leaders have rejected fear-mongering rheteroric
Federal appeals court declares anti-immigrant ordinance in Hazelton, PA unconstitutional
Three days of protests ensue in LA after police officer kills indigenous Guatemalan man
Pennsylvania authorities respond to Marcellus drilling opposition
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Rustbelt Radio for Aug. 30, 2010
08/30/2010
On today's show...
The debate about Marcellus Shale drilling heats up around Pittsburgh
The School Board votes 8-0 on a controversial East End Plan
Mountain Top Removal activists block entrance of DEP headquarters in West Virginia
A jury finds David Japenga guilty of vandalism during the G20 Summit
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Rustbelt Radio for August 16, 2010
08/16/2010
On today's show...
We'll hear about local efforts to hold police accountable for
abuses against citizens, including incidents during the G20 summit, the
beating of Jordan Miles, and the case of Terrell Johnson
Green Party candidate for Senate Mel Packer is knocked off
the ballot by Democratic candidate Joe Sestak
Google and Verizon form a pact that threatens net neutrality
Pittsburgh high school students report on the gulf oil spill
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Rustbelt Radio for Aug. 02, 2010
08/02/2010
On today's show...
Condominiums find a home in a tax free zone in Garfield
The Conspiracy tour arrives in Pittsburgh to rally support
for the RNC 8 and other activists
Marcellus Shale gas drilling discussions continue across
Pittsburgh
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Rustbelt Radio for July 19, 2010
07/19/2010
On today's show...
Cattle on a farm in northern PA are quarantined due to gas drilling
activity
Israeli peace activist Uri Avnery warns that Israel is
sliding towards fascism
West Penn Allegheny Hospital announces it may close
Pittsburgh Public Schools plans to introduce sex-segregated
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Rustbelt Radio for July 5, 2010
07/05/2010
Rustbelt Radio for June 21st, 2010
06/21/2010
On today's show...
* Pittsburghers march demanding justice for Jordan Miles
* The trial of the officer accused of murdering Oscar Grant begins in Los Angeles, California
* An interview with prison activist Vikki Law
* New Orleans bicyclists work to end oil addiction, and discuss the impact of oil extraction on Louisiana
* And more in our local and global headlines
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Rustbelt Radio for June 07, 2010
06/07/2010
On today's show...
A preview of the US Social Forum coming up this June in Detroit
The film "Gasland" on Marcellus Shale drilling screens in
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh rallies against Israel's attack on the Gaza-bound
humanitarian aid flotilla
A preview of "Radio Golf" presented by the Kuntu Repertory
Theatre
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Rustbelt Radio for May 24, 2010
05/24/2010
On today's show...
Legal Experts and Immigrants Rights Advocates in Pittsburgh speak out against Arizona's SB 1070 New regulations may affect Marcellus Shale Drilling in PA And more in our local and global headlines [Stream: Flash
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Rustbelt Radio for May 10, 2010
05/10/2010
On today's show...
We take an in-depth look at Marcellus Shale Drilling in the
Pittsburgh Region
the LGBTQ community hosts anti-violence rally in Bloomfield
A report from the May Day march in New York City
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Rustbelt Radio for April 26, 2010
04/26/2010
On today's show...
An interview with author and anti-prison activist Victoria Law
The Women's Health and the Environment Conference addresses
the effects of common chemicals
A community forum on historic preservation in Pittsburgh
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Rustbelt Radio for April 12, 2010
04/12/2010
On today's show...
Fire erupts at a Marcellus Shale gas site in Washington County
Greek Anarchists speak in Pittsburgh
Anti-Shackling Bill in the Pennsylvania House
Local organizations use hip-hop workshop to discuss issues
facing Latino teens
A new Israeli military order opens the door for the expulsion
of all West Bank Palestinians
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Rustbelt Radio for March 29, 2010
03/29/2010
On today's show...
North Side Residents express concern over closing Pittsburgh Rooney
6-8
The Fraternal Order of the Police exercise their first
amendment rights--and abuse of power--at this year's St. Patrick's Day
parade
Mazin Qumsiyeh speaks on popular resistance in Palestine
Voices from Kinks, Locks and Twists; a Reproductive and
Environmental Justice Conference in Pittsburgh
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Rustbelt Radio for March 15, 2010
03/15/2010
On today's show...
1960's radical Mark Rudd speaks in Pittsburgh Trials of those arrested during the G20 continue Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh [PRONOUNCE: MAH - zin kum SEE yeh] on the history of Palestinian nonviolent activism News from the canada-us border And more in our local and global headlines [Stream: Flash
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Rustbelt Radio for March 01, 2010
03/01/2010
On today's show:
The Pittsburgh Public Schools are
proposing more building closures and consolidations. We'll bring you
voices of concerned residents and parents, as well as school
representatives. Local music artist Jasiri X uses hip-hop as an organizing tool. And more in our local and global headlines. [Stream: Flash
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Rustbelt Radio for Feb. 15, 2010
02/15/2010
On today's show...
Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling may take place minutes from downtown
Pittsburgh
UPMC Braddock has officially closed. We'll bring you a local
reporter's insight into what's next for the facility
A prominent and contentious far right Israeli general and
politician speaks at the Hillel Jewish University Center
The Olympics kick off in Vancouver to protests, increased
border controls at both sides of the border, and the independent media
finds itself under an uncomfortable spotlight.
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Rustbelt Radio for Feb. 01, 2010
02/02/2010
On today's show...
Israel issued its response to the UN Goldstone Report on Operation
Cast Lead in Gaza this week.
Tree sitters halt mountaintop removal mining operations in
West Virginia
New details emerge in the october FBI killing of Detroit Imam
Luqman Abdullah
A feature length 2.3 Million and Rising interview with Linn
Washington about the new developments in Mumia Abu-Jamal's case
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Rustbelt Radio for January 18, 2010
01/18/2010
On today's show...
UPMC Braddock's closure looms on the horizon
Queer activists target a local donut shop owner who made homophobic remarks online
A look at the healthcare debate and what it will mean for Pennsylvanians
One year after Israel's attack on Gaza, aid and solidarity convoys find Egypt barring access to the region
And more in our local and global headlines
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Rustbelt Radio for Jan. 04, 2010
01/04/2010
On today's show...
A special 2.3 Million and Rising about mental illness inside of prison Indigenous Lakota activist Canupa Gluha Mani visits the University of Pittsburgh A look at the proposed anti-homosexuality legislation in Uganda [Stream: Flash
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Rustbelt Radio for Dec. 28, 2009
12/28/2009
On today's show...
We bring you "Calls From Home" a special holiday program which brings the voices of family members of prisoners to the airwaves as they send greetings to those incarcerated in the US prison system. [Stream: Flash
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Rustbelt Radio for Dec. 21, 2009
12/21/2009
On today's show...
The Climate Summit in Copenhagen ends after 2 weeks, We'll bring you both local and global updates on the event Drilling in Marcellus Shale is set to begin in Western Pennsylvania The battle to Save the Carnegie Libraries comes to a head Pittsburgh Police Officer Gene Hlavac is once again involved in a domestic dispute And more in our local and global headlines [Stream: Flash
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Rustbelt Radio for December 07, 2009
12/07/2009
On today's show...
Corporate Funded Cyber Security Research at Carnegie Mellon University The Efforts to Save Braddock Hospital An Emergency Rally Against War Escalation in Afghanistan Coverage of the Honduran Elections And more in our local and global headlines [Stream: Flash
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Rustbelt Radio for November 30, 2009
11/30/2009
Rustbelt Radio for November 23, 2009
11/23/2009
On today's show...
A look at the coup in Honduras as elections approach Students protest tuition hikes all across California - and police respond with batons and tazers
Pittsburgh students speak out against police brutality and political
profiling at a Citizen's Police Review Board hearing in Oakland Hundreds protest UPMC's plans to close Braddock Hospital. And more in our local and global headlines [Stream: Flash
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Rustbelt Radio for November 10, 2009
11/09/2009
On today's show...
Charges are dropped against the men arrested for twittering during the G20. Economic Awareness Day addresses the economic realities and historical legacy of the Homewood-Brushton area An interview with Michelle Gross of the Twin Cities Copwatch program The Other Men photo exhibit gives another face to transgender issues And more in our local and global headlines [Stream: Flash
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Rustbelt Radio for October 26, 2009
10/26/2009
On today's show...
Activists gather at Pitt to build the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions movement against Israel Birth doulas bring resources to pregnant women behind bars Updates on the legal cases of G20 arrestees Commentary from Mumia Abu Jamal And more in our local and global headlines [Stream: Flash
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Rustbelt Radio for October 12, 2009
10/13/2009
On today's show...
County Executive Onorato's Gubernatorial Announcement is Marred by Protest National protests denounce 8 years of occupation in Afghanistan We investigate who is responsible for the pollution that killed Dunkard Creek. A special archival Word on the Street segment on Columbus Day in Pittsburgh And more in our local and global headlines [Stream: Flash
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Rustbelt Radio for September 28, 2009
09/28/2009
Rustbelt Radio for September 14, 2009
09/14/2009
On today's show...
Pittsburgh prepares to
host the G20 Summit this September 24 and 25th. We'll bring you
information on the history of the G20, organizing efforts by local
activists to speak out against the summit and the City's response to
dissenting voices. [Stream: Flash
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Rustbelt Radio for August 10, 2009
08/10/2009
Rustbelt Radio for July 27, 2009
07/27/2009
Rustbelt Radio for July 13, 2009
07/13/2009
On today's show...
The Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba rolls through Pittsburgh
Jorge Mujica on immigrant rights and the current state of immigration in the U.S.
War Resistor and Iraq veteran Camilo Mejia speaks in Pittsburgh
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Rustbelt Radio for June 29, 2009
06/29/2009
On today's show...
Fed Up brings us a report on Palestinian Prisoners
PRIDE comes to the city
Pittsburghers gather to call for peace in Iran
Actions throughout Appalachia protest mountaintop removal coal mining
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Rustbelt Radio for June 15, 2009
06/15/2009
On today's show...
We explore the roots of the global food crisis
The Officer who killed Oscar Grant will stand trial for murder
A campaign for Israel divestment is launched in Pittsburgh
Domestic Workers United march in New York for a bill of rights
The Pittsburgh City Council votes to arm police with assault rifles
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Rustbelt Radio for June 01, 2009
06/02/2009
On today's show...
Bolivian Anarcha-Feminist Julieta Paredes of Mujeres Creando
Pennsylvania enters the national marriage equality debate
Pittsburghers rally for single payer healthcare
Ireland's Shell to Sea campaign fights against a natural gas pipeline
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Rustbelt Radio for May 18, 2009
05/18/2009
On today's show...
Feminist spoken word artist Alix Olson performs in Pittsburgh Local organizing in support of the RNC 8 Ireland's Shell to Sea activists halt further production of dangerous gas pipeline Obama clears the way for more mountaintop removal mining And more in our local and global headlines [Stream: Flash
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Rustbelt Radio for May 4, 2009
05/04/2009
On today's show...
We interview the 1st Palestinian hip hop group- DAM We take an in-depth look at the current situation in Pakistan A "Checkpoint Demonstration" brings a hard taste of Palestinian life to Pittsburgh. An update on last July's deadly assault on immigrant Luis Ramirez plus more in our local and global headlines [Stream: Flash
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Rustbelt Radio for April 20, 2009
04/20/2009
On today's show...
Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish Speaks in Pittsburgh of Peace in the Gaza Strip
The Anti-discrimination HB300 Bill Moves to Pass This Year
An Inside Look and History of Somali Pirates
United Workers march for Economic Human Rights in Baltimore's Inner Harbor
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Rustbelt Radio for April 06, 2009
04/06/2009
On today's show...
Highlights from Penn Future's conference on global warming A historic power shift in El Salvador's recent election Pam Africa, of Philadelphia's MOVE organization speaks in Pittsburgh Fed-Up brings us a report from inside the Prison Industrial Complex and more in our local and global headlines. [Stream: Flash
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Rustbelt Radio for March 23, 2009
03/23/2009
On today's show...
The US war in Iraq reaches the 6 year mark
The Great Lakes Urban Exchange talks about the future of local transportation
A CMU art student hopes to better deal with Pittsburgh's sewage waste
Fed-Up brings us a report from inside the Prison Industrial Complex
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Rustbelt Radio for March 09, 2009
03/09/2009
On today's show...
Job training goes green in Braddock
Radio Rootz brings us another Radical Day in History
Israeli Professor David Wesley Speaks in Pittsburgh A look inside Pittsburgh's first annual Sunstar women in music festival
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Rustbelt Radio for February 23, 2009
02/23/2009
On today's show...
Iraqi political analyst Raeed Jarrar speaks on the current state of the war
Gateway High School retracts a ban on Kaffiyehs
A report on the public meeting regarding changes to Sex Ed in Pittsburgh Schools
Fed-up brings us a report from inside the Prison Industrial Complex
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Rustbelt Radio for February 09, 2009
02/09/2009
On today's show...
A report from the 11th Annual Black and White Reunion
Progressive groups weigh in on the proposed changes to the Pittsburgh Public Schools' Sex-Ed curriculum
Protests at a local performance of Israel's Batsheva Dance company
Cindy Milstein talks on Anarchism and its Aspirations
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Rustbelt Radio for January 26, 2009
01/27/2009
On today's show...
Pittsburghers act in response to the Israeli invasion of Gaza We explore a controversy surrounding a small group of Guantanamo detainees Fed-up brings us a report from inside the Prison Industrial Complex Immigrants rights advocates and the homeless speak out at the presidential inauguration Plus more in our local and global headlines [Stream: Flash
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Rustbelt Radio for January 12, 2009
01/12/2009
On today's show...
A 40 year retrospective of political artwork comes to CMU Pittsburgh responds to Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip The Islamic Center of Pittsburgh mosque is Vandalized Fed Up gives us a report on the abuses occurring inside Pennsylvania prisons A massive toxic sludge spill in Tennessee threatens the water and safety of local residents plus more in our local and global headlines
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