The Solution Zone - 07/21/11

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Guest: Karl Grossman – Author and Professor of Journalism  State University of New York/College at Old Westbury http://www.karlgrossman.blogspot.com.

Topic: Rupert Murdoch Media Empire: A Journalistic Travesty

Rupert Murdoch’s  News of the World Phone hacking scandal, possibly the greatest press scandal the English-speaking world has witnessed, is threating to bring down the Murdoch empire, the most dishonest, unprincipled and corrupt of any in the history of the English-speaking world. Numerous arrests, hearings and investigations in Great Britian have led to further suspicions of  wrongdoing in the United States.

Karl Grossman, Professor of Journalism State University of New York/College at Old Westbury has long taught journalism courses which focus upon Murdoch, discusses whether the scandal could bring Murdoch and his management circle down and lead to a break-up of his media empire.

The Solution Zone - 07/07/11

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Topic: US HUMANITARIAN SHIP “AUDICITY OF HOPE” SHIP TO GAZA THREATENED BY ISRAEL, WITH US APPROVAL

Guest: Leslie Cagen – Activist, writer former National coordinator of United for Peace and Justice

www.ustogaza.org

A flotilla of 10 ships to Gaza (including one with 50 US passengers) carrying humanitarian aid and letters of support has been threatened with boarding and possible violence by the Israeli Government.

Though the ships will be in international waters and will be violating no law, the Israeli Government has vowed to intercept them as soon as they set sail.

The United States Government, through Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has condoned the Israeli position though there is no legal basis for Israel to intercept the ships and prevent them from delivering humanitarian supplies.

Last year, 100 armed Israeli soldiers illegally boarded the humanitarian ship the Mavi Marma ship bound for Gaza and the resulting violence took the lives of 9 passengers. 

As the flotilla makes ready to get under way activist Leslie Cagen discusses the latest development, including the detention of the US boat and possible sabotaging of two others. And what will happen if Israel once again commits violence against peaceful activists.

The Solution Zone - 06/23/11

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Topic: KEN DUMPS BARBIE FOR KILLING TIGERS!

Guest: Rolf Skar – Greenpeace www.greenpeace.org - Senior Forest Campaigner

Ken has dumped Barbie indefinitely upon discovering her shocking dirty secret -- her packaging is made from the wood grown in the rain forests of Indonesia! Thus Barbie is responsible for destroying thousands of acres of rainforest and rapidly eliminating much of the habitat of the endangered Sumatran Tiger, of which only 40 breeding pairs remain.

It a brilliant global marketing move Greenpeace has used the Barbie/Ken breakup campaign to highlight the fact that Mattel Disney, Hasbro and Lego have been wrapping their toys in paper made from rainforest wood, harvested by the company Asia Pulp & Paper- APP, one of the world's largest producers of wood products, which has leveled vast sections of rain forest over the last two decades.

Greenpeace hopes that the campaign will help to shaming APP customers such as Mattel into canceling their contracts. As a result Mattel has spoken out and claimed they will address the issue.  While pleased, Rolf Skar comments that Greenpeace will adopt a wait and see attitude, is terms of whether Mattel actually moves to discontinue use of APP paper products.

The Solution Zone - 06/16/11

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Topic: Lybia War Illegal – Lawsuit Filed

Guest: Author, Attorney Bruce Fein

Rep. Dennis Kucinich and nine congress members filed a lawsuit in Federal Court yesterday claiming that President Obama violated the 1973 War Powers act that requires the President to get approval from Congress within 60 days of commencing military action.

Our Guest, Bruce Fein renowned attorney and former Deputy Attorney General under President Reagan and author of "Constitutional Peril: The Life and Death Struggle for Our Constitution and Democracy" and "American Empire : Before the Fall,” discusses American imperialism, endless war, and the lack of action o the part of the Congress and the American people to uphold the laws of the land and President Obama’s violation of Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution.

The Solution Zone - 06/09/11

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The Solution Zone - 06/02/11

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Guest: Harvey Wasserman – Author, Anti-Nuclear Activist solartopia@me.com http://nukefree.org 

Topic: Germany Will Phase Out All Nuclear Energy by 2022 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has annonced a decision to phase out all nuclear energy in Germany by the end of 2022. It will, she underscored, by reliable, affordable and economical.

The proposal takes 8 of 17 nuclear plants offline now and 6 more by 2021.

Harvey Wasserman discusses the impacts of the decision stating and the future of nuclear power, which has taken severe blows in the wake of Fukushima.

About Harvey Wasserman:

Harvey Wasserman is author or co-author of a dozen books, including SOLARTOPIA! OUR GREEN-POWERED EARTH, A.D. 2030, with a forward by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and HARVEY WASSERMAN'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, with a forward by Howard Zinn. His full length poem GLIMPSE OF THE BIG LIGHT: LOSING PARENTS, FINDING SPIRIT, has a forward by Marianne Williamson, and was called "a knockout" by Kurt Vonnegut, all at www.harveywasserman.com

The Solution Zone - 05/26/11

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Topic: Massey Energy – Guilty and “Profoundly Reckless”

Guest: Roger Bybee – Journalist 

www.inthetimes.com

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Massey Energy, the 4^th largest coal company in the world, has been called the single most destructive coal company in history, with over 60,000 violations in the state of West Virginia alone

Now an independent State probe in West Virginia has concluded that Massey was responsible for the April 2010 explosion that killed 29 underground coal mining workers and “profoundly reckless” in elevating its drive to produce profits above worker safety. 

Guest Roger Bybee discusses how Massey energy has escaped justice thus far, and whether the new probe will help to finally hold Massey Energy accountable for its criminal behavior.

The Solution Zone - 05/19/11

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Topic: Cannibinomics: The Marijuana Policy Tipping Point.

Guest: Dr. Christopher Glen Fichtner www.canibinomics.com

Cannibonomics: The Marijuana Policy Tipping Point

It has been nearly 40 years since Richard Nixon declared illegal drugs public enemy number one and today Marijuana has become an American myth, reinforced by irrational social policy that fuels rage and misunderstanding.

Dr. Fichtner discuss how his new book Cannibinomics helps to be demythologized marijuana and provides a rational and well thought out conversation about drug policy, reform and regulation.

The Solution Zone - 05/05/11

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The Solution Zone - 04/28/11

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Guest: Vincent Bugliosi

Topic: DIVINITY OF DOUNT – The God Question http://www.amazon.com/Divinity-Doubt-Question-Vincent-Bugliosi/dp/1593156294

Best-selling author and renowned prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi discusses his latest book, Divinity of Doubt, The God Question, which offers a powerful indictment of God, theism, and atheism, and brings together in meticulous detail, a fascinating trove of evidence for and against the existence of god

Bugliosi offers a witty and logical examination of God that takes apart all of the leading religious arguments, exposes their the ridiculous and contradictory claims and touches upon the various sections of the book including evolution, intelligent design, the identity of Jesus, heaven, hell, morality, and death.

The Solution Zone - 04/21/11

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Guest One: Jason Leopold -  Deputy Executive Editor Truthout – www.truthout.org

Topic:  BP Still Being Awarded Lucrative Government Contracts – 

- Despite the fact that BP ranks has 53 instances of misconduct since 1995,

- Despite the fact that that BP is under federal criminal investigation and 

- Despite the fact that BP twice violated its probation late last year.

A week before the one year anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon Blast -  the worst oil disaster in world history - BP was awarded a 42 million dollar contract from the Defense Logistics Agency, Jason Leopold of Truthout helps to explain how this occurred and also discusses BP’s amazing ability to violate the law, pollute the environment, kill workers and still rake in enormous profits from US taxpayers. Read the full story at www.truthout.org

Guest Two: Greg Palast – Investigative Journalist, Author, Filmaker www.gregpalast.com

Topic: Secret BP Blowout in the Caspian Sea – The Untold Story That Could Have Saved Lives

17 Months before the Deepwater Horizon’s deadly blowout  killed 11 workers in the Gulf of Mexico another BP Deepwater oil platform also blew out.
Investigative Journalist Greg Palast discusses not only how BP kept the story under wraps, not informing Congress, US safety regulators or oil industry partners about it, but also whether the worker killed on the Deepwater Horizon rig, would have been alive today if this information had been made public. Read the full story at www.gregpalst.com

The Solution Zone - 04/14/11

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The Solution Zone - 04/07/11

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Obama's Wrongheaded Nuclear Stance -- After Japan Disaster

Guest: Professor Karl Grossman - http://karlgrossman.blogspot.com

Author of "Cover Up: What You Are Not Supposed to Know About Nuclear Power” –

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After Three Mile Island made plain the dangers of nuclear power, no nuclear plant has been ordered and built in the U.S. since 1973. 

However -- Amazingly, in the wake after the blatantly horrific dangers the nuclear disaster has been made painfully evident in Japan – President Obama believes it is time to move forward with new nuclear plant construction in the United States 

Karl Grossman discusses the truth about the dangers of nuclear power and weighs in on President Obama’s decision, which he considers “among the most wrongheaded and irrational positions ever taken by a U.S. president, against stiff competition.”