October 21, 2008 by onair
This week on Veterans’ Voices we speak with local lawyers, Bruce Elmore and Frank Goldsmith about rebellion. 
Duke University Professor, Michael Hardt joins the conversation by phone from Raleigh.
We have pictures from the VFP & IVAW protest before the final debate, where an Iraq Veteran was trampled by police on horseback.
Iraq War Vet Nick Morgan (photo by Bill Perry)
We discuss what happened and how it could play out in the courts.
If you missed last week’s discussion about Columbus Day, get it before it’s gone.
Tune in to Veterans’ Voices at 5 pm every Wednesday or stream/podcast here.
Tags: Asheville, bruce elmore, duke, frank goldsmith, ivaw vfp, michael hardt, nick morgan, presidential debate, protest
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October 8, 2008 by onair
This week on Veterans’ Voices we will play part two of our talk with Yana Pitner, UNCA Professor of European History and Russian-American, about the Georgia / Russia conflict and historical perspective. Additionally, we will talk to Bruce Gagnon. He serves as Secretary/Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space. He has been working on space issues for the past 20 years and helped create the GN in 1992. He has been named to Helen Caldicott’s Nuclear Policy Research Institute Board of Advisors. For 15 years he coordinated the Florida Coalition for Peace & Justice. He was trained as an organizer by the United Farmworkers Union.
If you missed last week’s interview, part 1 with Yana Pitner, get it before it’s gone.
Next week: The truth about Christopher Columbus.
Tune in to Veterans’ Voices at 5 pm every Wednesday or stream/podcast here.
Tags: bruce gagnon, GN, IVAW, keep space for peace, Peace, professor, space, UNCA, veterans, vets, vfp, yana pitner
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October 1, 2008 by onair
This week on Veterans’ Voices we will play part one of our talk with Yana Pitner, UNCA Professor of European History and Russian-American, about the Georgia / Russia conflict and historical perspective.
In our art segment we play Russia by Russian artist, Bichevskaya Zhanna.
If you missed last week’s interview with Yvette Coil, wife of a Veteran and member of the Kent State Antiwar Committee, get it before it’s gone.
Next week: Our talk with Yana Pitner continues and it’s ‘Keep Space for Peace Week‘!!
Tune in to Veterans’ Voices at 5 pm every Wednesday or stream/podcast here.
Tags: Bichevskaya Zhanna, georgia, IVAW, Peace, professor, russia, south osetia, UNCA, veterans, vfp, yana pitner
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September 21, 2008 by onair
Veronika will interview Veronica Butcher about green jobs in WNC. Check out the local Green Jobs Now! here.
Local author Mike Hopping will walk us through the details of the monstrous federal bailout of Wall Street currently being discussed in Congress. $1 trillion seems to be the low-ball estimate at this point, more than has been spent on the war/occupation of Iraq. Check out an interesting article in Harpers magazine here.
Read the draft bill here.
Barry and David will muse on the Polls, the economic Picture, and the many foreign Policy successes of the Bush Administration, and how they can all be looked at as one Pile of…well, you get the idea.
This local news and public affairs show focuses on underreported information and encourages civic activism. Tune in live 7-8 pm Monday, catch the 1 pm Tuesday rebroadcast, or stream or podcast.
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September 2, 2008 by onair
This week on Veterans’ Voices we talk with Jason Hurd and other IVAW members to see what’s up in Minneapolis for the RNC. When we spoke to him last week, they were at the DNC about to do Operation First Casualty. Independent news sources describe mass arrests in preemptive raids of activists in Minneapolis. Amy Goodman, among those arrested, states that almost 300 people have already been arrested by the end of the first day of the convention. 
Jason Hurd and other IVAW members during Operation First Casualty in Denver during DNC.
If you missed last week’s interview with Dr. Russell McCrimmon and Ron Kennedy from the Veterans’ shelter, get it before it’s gone.
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Tags: arrest, dnc, IVAW, Peace, rnc, state of the union tour, veteran
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August 27, 2008 by onair
Tune in tonight (Wednesday) live @ 11pm or check out the Archive @ www.nighttimeswerve.org
Listen for Adam’s exclusive interview with Elliot Bergman, sax player for NOMO (Ubiquity Records). Elliot took a quick break from their American tour to stop by our WPVM studios last month. Learn about the formation of this explosive band and their exciting US tour promoting their new album Ghost Rock.
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August 25, 2008 by onair
Attorneys representing the Pack family heirs, Buncombe County, and developer Stewart Coleman made their arguments today in Superior Court regarding the sale of park land for luxury condos. We’ll tell you what happened and hear from the Pack attorney, Joe Ferikes.
We’ll also talk about last weekend’s Southern Energy and Environment Expo.
This local news and public affairs show focuses on underreported information and encourages civic activism. Tune in live 7-8 pm Monday, catch the 1 pm Tuesday rebroadcast, or stream or podcast.
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