Barbara Wien teaches gender, global security and peace education at American University. Since 1981, she has worked to strengthen grassroots civil society networks for peace and democracy in 58 countries. She has led eight national nonprofit organizations, taught at six universities, and helped
Talk Nation Radio: Nick Mottern on Air War Victims and Armed Drones
Nick Mottern has worked as a reporter, researcher, writer and political organizer over the last 30 years. He is the author of Suffering Strong, recounting experiences of his first trip to Africa. He manages www.KnowDrones.com a website devoted to
Talk Nation Radio: Rob Kall on Bottom-Up Governance
Rob Kall is host of the Bottom up Radio show, which explores our culture?s transition from top down to bottom up, and founder publisher of OpEdnews.com, a left of liberal progressive news and opinion site publishing 500-1000 articles a month. He was honored, as publisher of OpEdNews, by the
Talk Nation Radio: Ajamu Baraka on the Black Alliance for Peace
Ajamu Baraka is National Organizer for the Black Alliance for Peace. He is a human rights defender whose experience spans four decades of domestic and international education and activism. He has provided human rights trainings for grassroots activists across the country, briefings on human rights
Talk Nation Radio: Ray McGovern on Russia and Syria
Ray McGovern has been studying/analyzing Russia for more than five decades, both in academe and government. A senior analyst at the CIA during the 80s, he also conducted early morning briefings, one-on-one, of the President?s Daily Brief for President Reagan?s most senior foreign
Talk Nation Radio: Lisa Ling on Killer Drones
Lisa Ling is one of the U.S. drone whistleblowers profiled in the terrific movie National Bird. Ling is a former technical sergeant on drone surveillance systems, grew up in California and initially joined the military as an army medic and nurse. When it became apparent
Suzie Dawson on Activism and Journalism in New Zealand and Russia
Suzie Dawson is an accomplished independent New Zealand journalist and activist. She specialises in writing about whistleblowers, intelligence agencies, and technology. She currently resides in Moscow, Russia, where she has applied for temporary asylum due to severe persecution she reports being
Talk Nation Radio: Charlotte Dennett on Origins of U.S. Obsession with Middle East
Charlotte Dennett is an attorney, author, and investigative journalist. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, she became a roving correspondent
Talk Nation Radio: Francis Boyle on How to Impeach Trump
https://soundcloud.com/davidcnswanson/talk-nation-radio-francis-boyle-on-how-to-impeach-trump.
Francis Boyle is a professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law. Professor Boyle has served as counsel
Talk Nation Radio: John Lindsay Poland on U.S. Guns in Mexico
https://soundcloud.com/davidcnswanson/talk-nation-radio-john-lindsay-poland-on-us-guns-in-mexico.
NB: This is next week’s show posted here a week early.
John Lindsay-Poland is a writer, activist, researcher and analyst focused on human rights