LEFT FIELD ARCHIVES SEARCH ENGINE
SHOWS: APRIL 2006
Barry and his guests tackle very hard-hitting issues.
After giving an in-depth, positive review to the harrowing new film "United 93," Barry talks with Tim Hamilton, nationally recognized authority on the petroleum industry, who has testified before the U.S. Senate on behalf of The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, about how mergers and collusion among big corporations have contributed to the recent dramatic spikes in prices at the pump.
Then, Barry has the honor of interviewing Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-MI), ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, about the lawsuit he and ten other ranking members of House committees have just filed against the president for usurping the powers of Congress, as well as about the bill he has sponsored, H.R. 635, calling for a congressional investigation into the NSA wiretapping scandal and other potentially impeachable abuses of power by the White House.
Finally, Barry pulls back the curtain and exposes the shadow world of electronic eavesdropping with Martin Kaiser, who had been employed for his expertise by the FBI and CIA, before being unjustly accused of wrongdoing by the FBI and eventually exonerated (Read his compelling life story in "Odyssey of an Eavesdropper"), and who also served as the prototype for the main character in the classic Francis Ford Coppola film "The Conversation" as well as the technical advisor in the more recent hit film "Enemy of the State."
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Barry talks about some very timely and timeless topics.
On this weekend of Earth Day, Barry talks with Glen Brand, the Sierra Club national spokesperson for Global Warming and Energy Issues, about their "Cool Cities" campaign, encouraging progressive mayors around the country to take the initiative that the Bush Administration refuses to, by putting into place local innovative energy solutions.
In the wake of "tax day," Barry examines how the tax system and the economy in general favors the wealthy -- at the expense of all the rest of us -- as he talks with Paul Krugman, OpEd Columnist for the New York Times, Professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University, and author of two new textbooks on Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.
And "out of left field," Barry gives us the low-down on hi-tech as he talks with Bob Seidensticker, who graduated from MIT, worked for years at Microsoft and other hi-tech companies, and now argues in "Future Hype: The Myths of Technology Change" that despite what we're led to believe, the Internet and other advances in technology are not necessarily making life any quicker or easier.
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As the "Left Field" team celebrates Easter and Passover with family and friends, KCAA rebroadcasts one of Barry's favorite shows, from March 19 ...
Barry and guests engage in a serious discussion about the "I Word" (as in Impeachment).
In the first hour, Barry talks with attorney Shayana Kadidal about the book released by the Center for Constitutional Rights entitled "The Articles of Impeachment Against George W. Bush."
And in the second hour, Barry talks with none other than John Dean, who was, of course, a central figure in exposing the corruption of the Nixon White House and now, as through his book "Worse Than Watergate," is a leading critic of the Bush administration.
Finally, Barry discusses these and other issues of the day and hosts an OPEN MIC session with his listeners at home.
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Barry tackles the biggest breaking news stories of the week!
To start the show, Barry, who had been the longest-serving president of the Screen Actors Guild, discusses the complex and emotional issue of immigration, as compromise legislation falters in the Senate, with longtime labor activist and writer David Bacon.
Then, Barry is joined once again by investigative reporter Jason Leopold to discuss his insights and those of his contacts inside The Beltway to the just-released testimony of "Scooter" Libby implicating the president in leaking classified information for political gain.
Barry then follows through with an examination of not only the political but also the legal aspects of that potentially explosive revelation with Jennifer M. Palmieri, Vice President of Communications at the Center for American Progress, who previously served as National Press Secretary for the 2004 Edwards for President campaign and for the Democratic National Committee as well as Deputy Press Secretary in the Clinton White House.
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Barry talks with top Democratic candidates about our efforts to take back the Congress and the country in 2006.
Among Barry's guests are Tony Trupiano, top progressive talk radio host and candidate for congress in Michigan, who talks from Washington, DC, where he is attending a special conference on national security; Steve Sinton, one of the creators of Air America Radio, who talks about "us as a people" while running for Newt Gingrich's old seat from Georgia; and Stacey Tallitsch, whose family lost their home in Katrina and who is fighting for better, more responsive government by running for Congress from Louisiana.
After hearing from the candidates, Barry is joined by Kate Bedingfield, the Regional Press Secretary for the West, of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, to discuss the overall national strategy to take back the Congress.
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