PGHIMC - Pittsburgh Independent Media Center

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

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• 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.

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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.
• And more in our local and global headlines

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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
• And more in our local and global headlines.

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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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