Politics

Ari Berman on Politickin Primary Special Thur at 12:30pm

James Moore — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:58:25 -0600

Ari Berman is a contributing writer for The Nation, covering national politics and the 2008 election, and an Investigative Journalism Fellow at The Nation Institute.

Join Ari for a Politickin with Ari Berman Primary Special rebroadcast.

He'll discuss the results of the Wisconsin and Hawaii primaries with Planet Erstwild's James Moore and Speaking Freely's Dennis Raimondi.

Senator Barack Obama ran away with both contests over Democratic rival Senator Hillary Clinton. This brings the number to 10 out of 10 straight victories for Obama in the run up to primaries on March 4th in Texas and Ohio, states Clinton has previously referred to as her "firewall" in the nominating process.

Click here for a youtube video of Ari discussing "Superdelegates 101." read more »

Politickin with Ari Berman Mon at 1pm

James Moore — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:16:07 -0600

Caucus Caucus Caucus Caucus Caucus Caucus Caucus Caucus Caucus Caucus Caucus Caucus Caucus Caucus Caucus Caucus Caucus... It's the final show before showtime with The Nation contributing writer Ari Berman and co-hosts Speaking Freely's Dennis Raimondi and Planet Erstwild's James Moore.

Nina Hagen Interview Sat at 8pm

James Moore — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:42:52 -0600

Nina Hagen, legendary East German chanteuse diva/activist, speaks with Planet Erstwild's James Moore about her colorful career, her take on world events, her opposition to the Iraq invasion, war in general, and her unabashed support of Democratic presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich.

You can find Nina's website by clicking any pic.

San Fran Mayor Gavin Newson Talks with James Moore Wed @ 7:30am

James Moore — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:30:45 -0600

Mayor Gavin Newsom visited Fairfield this past weekend, stumping for presidential hopeful Senator Hillary Clinton. James Moore caught up with him at a local eatery and arranged a phone interview.

As San Francisco's youngest mayor in 100 years, Gavin Newsom has accomplished remarkable things. In July, 2007, Healthy San Francisco was launched, guaranteeing comprehensive, high-quality healthcare for all San Franciscans, fulfilling a pledge he made in 2005.

In 2004, he unveiled San Francisco’s Climate Action Plan, which aims to reduce local greenhouse gas emissions by more than 2.5 million tons by 2012 and curb global warming through strict goals that exceed the United Nations Kyoto Protocols.

The Mayor has also set a course for San Francisco to have the cleanest public transportation fleet in the nation by 2007 and transition the city’s entire taxi fleet to hybrid, alternative fuel, and green vehicles. In addition, San Francisco led 150 cities in signing the Urban Environmental Accords, which mandated the implementation of green building and public space improvements. read more »

FSRN's Leigh Ann Caldwell Co-Hosts Politickin with Ari Berman Mon at 1pm

James Moore — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:23:45 -0600

Leigh Ann Caldwell, Washington editor for Free Speech Radio News will join James Moore in the studio today to discuss all things political with Ari Berman, contributing writer of The Nation.

Ari is currently located in New York.

Today's program will discuss the intensifying primary race in Iowa and elsewhere, including the Des Moines Register's endorsement of Hillary Clinton.

Join KRUU-FM every Monday at 1pm for Politickin with Ari Berman.

Rebroadcast Wednesdays at 7am. read more »

Exclusive Interview with Elizabeth Edwards Tues at 1pm on Speaking Freely

James Moore — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:40:44 -0500

On Tuesday October 16th at 1pm, Dennis Raimondi, host of Speaking Freely, presents an exclusive phone interview with Elizabeth Edwards, wife of John Edwards.

Her husband, the former Senator of North Carolina, who ran as John Kerry's vice presidential candidate against Bush/Cheney in 2004, is currently seeking the Democratic nomination for president of the United States. He was recently in Fairfield meeting with caucus goers at the Lincoln Elementary School.

Mrs. Edwards talks about her life on the campaign trail, the differences between this run and the last national effort, and her father-in-law's life as a millworker. among other topics, in a 20-minute segment.

Click here for Dennis' interview with Elizabeth Edwards. read more »

Politickin with Ari Berman Wed at 7am

James Moore — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:17:17 -0500

Ari discusses his recent piece in The Nation entitled "Rudy's Dirty Money", a look at presidential hopeful Rudy Guilliani's carefully cultivated business ties to Republican Texas corporate political oil money.

Co-hosts Dennis Raimondi and James Moore join the discussion that also focuses on the U.S. presidential race, Dennis' upcoming interviews with Elizabeth Edwards, former Governor Mitt Romney and former Governor Bill Richardson, Al Gore's Nobel Prize, and the call by Secretary of State Condi Rice to establish a Palestinian state.

Ari Berman, based in New York, NY, is a contributing writer for The Nation, a contributor to The Notion and a Puffin Foundation writing fellow at The Nation Institute. read more »

White House Correspondent Helen Thomas & Presidential Hopeful Joe Biden on Speaking Freely Thur at 8am

dennisraimondi — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:26:34 -0500

8am Helen Thomas
Commonly referred to as "The First Lady of the Press," former White House Bureau Chief Helen Thomas is a trailblazer, breaking through barriers for women reporters while covering every President since John F. Kennedy.

For 57 years, Helen also served as White House correspondent for United Press International. She recently left this post and joined Hearst Newspapers as a syndicated columnist.

Born in Winchester, Kentucky, Helen Thomas was raised in Detroit, Michigan where she attended public schools and later graduated from Wayne State University. Upon leaving college, Helen served as a copy girl on the old, now defunct Washington Daily News. In 1943, Ms. Thomas joined United Press International and the Washington Press Corps.

For 12 years, Helen wrote radio news for UPI, her work day beginning at 5:30 a.m. Eventually she covered the news of the Federal government, including the FBI and Capitol Hill.

Thomas has the distinction of having traveled around the world several times with Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton, during the course of which she covered every Economic Summit. The World Almanac has cited her as one of the 25 Most Influential Women in America.

Helen Thomas has written four books, including Thanks for the Memories Mr. President: Wit and Wisdom from the Front Row at the White House, Front Row at the White House: My Life and Times, and her most recent, Watchdogs of Democracy (2006).

8:30am Senator Joe Biden
First elected to the United States Senate in 1972 at the age of twenty-nine, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is recognized as one of the nation’s most powerful and influential voices on foreign relations, terrorism, drug policy, and crime prevention. read more »

Jim Leach and Jack Garcia on Speaking Freely at Thur at 8am

James Moore — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:24:18 -0500

1pm - Former Congressman Jim Leach
Jim Leach, a Representative from Iowa; born in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, October 15, 1942; attended the public schools of Davenport, Iowa; B.A., Princeton University, Princeton. N.J., 1964; M.A., School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C., 1966; London School of Economics, 1966-1968; staff, United States Representative Donald Rumsfeld of Illinois,
1965-1966; foreign service officer, United States Department of State, 1968-1969; special assistant to director, Office of Economic Opportunity, 1969-1970; member, Delegation to Geneva Disarmament Conference and United Nations General Assembly, 1971-1972; business executive; United Nations Conference on Natural Resources, 1975; member, United States Advisory Commission on International Education and Cultural Affairs, 1975; director, Federal Home Loan Bank Board, 1975-1976; delegate, Iowa State Republican conventions 1974, 1976; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-fifth and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1977-January 3, 2007); chair, Committee on Banking and Financial Services (One Hundred Fourth through One Hundred Sixth Congresses). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the 110th Congress in 2006.

1:30pm - Jack Garcia
Joaquin "Jack" Garcia is considered by his peers and leading FBI experts to be the most successful undercover agent in the history of the Bureau. In his 26 years of service with the FBI, Garcia is best known for his undercover role as "Jack Falcone," a self-described Sicilian jewel thief and drug dealer from Miami, Florida, who penetrated the Gambino crime family of La Cosa Nostra in New York for nearly three years. The case resulted in the arrest and conviction of 32 mobsters, including the top members of the Post John Gotti Gambino crime family. Garcia, played his undercover role so convincingly that he was even proposed for membership into La Cosa Nostra.

Garcia's history as an undercover Agent is far more extensive than that. He is also renowned for his roles in successful cases against corrupt politicians in Atlantic City, New Jersey; corrupt police officers in Hollywood, Florida, Boston, Massachusetts, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. He has also worked undercover against hundreds of drug dealers and leaders of both Colombian and Mexican drug cartels,
while posing as either a money launderer, transporter or trafficker. He has done undercover work on National and International terrorism cases as well as National Security investigations.

Garcia has also worked undercover against Russian and Asian organized crime groups. Most remarkably, Garcia worked on many of these cases simultaneously, as he juggled his various undercover identities and roles. Garcia successfully managed to work as an undercover FBI Agent for 24 out of his 26 years of service without detection.

After his 2006 retirement from the Bureau, Garcia and several retired FBI Executives founded SHG Intelligence Services. SHG provides worldwide security consulting and training services. In addition, Jack Garcia is a fluent Spanish speaker and member of the FBI Agents Association, the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association and the NYPD Honor Legion. Garcia has also lectured at the FBI Academy on Sensitive Operations and Undercover Agent Training. read more »

Exclusive Ron Paul Interview on SF at 1pm; Marc Freeman at 1:30pm

James Moore — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:50:03 -0500

1pm - U.S. Congressman Ron Paul

Dr. Ron Paul was first elected to Congress in 1976. For more than two decades, Dr. Paul has advocated the abolishment of income taxes and cutting the size and power of the federal government.

In 1988, Dr. Paul was the Libertarian Party nominee for the U.S. Presidency. On November 5, 1996, Dr. Paul was re-elected to Congress by the people of the 14th Congressional District. He serves on the House of Representatives' Financial Services Committee and the International Relations Committee. On the Financial Services Committee, he is the vice-chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.

Dr. Paul has written numerous books, including Challenge to Liberty and The Case for Gold. He has been a distinguished counselor to the Ludwig von Mises Institute and, as a physician, has delivered more than 4,000 babies in his obstetrics/gynecological practice.

1:30pm - Marc Freeman

For over a decade, Marc has been a consultant on strategy, sales and marketing, product development, product sourcing, and importing. After renegotiating over $100 million in contracts for Global Link, he created Marc Freeman and Associates in 2001, specializing in renegotiating contracts and consulting. With 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, Marc provides management training, executive coaching, and CEO mentoring. Marc’s message is simple: “It’s not business, it’s personal.”

Marc has been happily married for three years and is the proud father of three grown children.

This week’s show broadcast on Tuesday August 7 at 1:00 pm CST and rebroadcast on Thursday August 9 at 8:00am CST.