3 parts
airing during weeks of 10/4 – 10/24/2009 in Ventura
airing 10/5, 10/12, 10/19/2009 in other Ventura County cities (see Air Times)
Speech by Naomi Klein, author of No Logo and The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, at the Ethical Culture Society in New York, NY, on Sept. 17, 2007.Discusses how radical capitalism take advantage or crisis to push forward unpopular economic agendas.Produced by DEMOCRACY NOW! and featuring Amy Goodman.
3 parts
airing during 9/6 to 9/25/2009 in Ventura (see air times)
airing 9/7, 9/14 & 9/21/2009 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)
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Speech given by Thom Hartman, Air America Radio talk show host and author of “Screwed: the Undeclared War Against the Middle Class? and “Cracking the Code”. About the myth of the middle class, the myth of democracy, the myth of free trade, the story of conservatives and liberals. Includes a question & answer session. A presentation by the Ventura County Speaker Series organized by Mary Pallant. Given at Oak Park Community Center on Nov. 30, 2007.
3 parts
airing during 8/16 to 9/4/2009 in Ventura (see air times)
airing 8/17, 8/24, 8/31/2009 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)
Norman Eagle - life-long activist
Betty Eagle - life-long activist
Interview with Norman & Betty Eagle, local, life-time activists, by Cindy Piester for Profiles in Activism series. Discusses their personal activism during the Great Depression through the Civil Rights Movement, McCarthyism, three major wars, and their activism and perspective today. Filmed at CAPS TV in Ventura, CA on July 10, 2009.
Cindy Piester - producer/interviewer - Profiles in Activism series
2 parts
airing 6/21 through 7/10/2009 in Ventura (see air times)
airing 6/29 and 7/6/2009 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)
Justice Earl Warren, US Chief Justice 1953 - 1969
Speech by Jim Newton, editor at LA Times and author of “Justice for All: Earl Warren and the Nation He Made”. Tells of Warren’s early life, as CA governor and then as Supreme Court Justice. Filmed at Oak Park Community Center, Oak Park, CA on Oct. 19, 2007 as part of Ventura County Speaker Series.
2 parts
airing during 6/7 to 6/12/2009 in Ventura (see air times)
airing 6/15 and 6/22/2009 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)
Vincent Warren, Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights
Interview with Vincent Warren, Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, and Cindy Piester, chair of Citizens for Accountability, Ventura County. Discuss torture, Guantanamo, Obama. Filmed at CAPS TV studio in Ventura, CA on April 13, 2009.
Cindy Piester, Chair of Citizens for Accountability, Ventura County
2 parts
airing during weeks of 8/31 through 9/12/08 in Ventura (see air times)
airing 9/1 & 9/8 Mondays at 8pm in other cities in Ventura county (see air times)
David Rovics, activist, singer/songwriter
Cindy Piester with Citizens for Impeachment, Ventura County
3 parts
airing during weeks of 7/27/08 through 8/15/08 in Ventura (see air times)
airing 7/28, 8/4, 8/11/08 in other cities throughout Ventura County (see air times)
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Robert Scheer, columnist, author, truthdig.com editor
speech by Robert Scheer, author of THE PORNOGRAPY OF POWER, presented by the Ventura County Speaker Series, hosted by Mary Pallant, at Oak Park Community Center, Oak Park, CA on July 18, 2008.
3 parts
airing during weeks of 6/1/08 through 6/22/08 in Ventura
airing 6/2/08, 6/9/08 and 6/16/08 in other cities in Ventura County (see air times)
Speech given by Thom Hartman, Air America Radio talk show host and author of “Screwed: the Undeclared War Against the Middle Class? and “Cracking the Code”. About the myth of the middle class, the myth of democracy, the myth of free trade, the story of conservatives and liberals. Includes a question & answer session. A presentation by the Ventura County Speaker Series organized by Mary Pallant. Given at Oak Park Community Center on Nov. 30, 2007.
2 parts
airing 5/4 through 5/16/08 in Ventura
airing 5/5 and 5/12/08 in other cities in the county (see Air Times)
Interview with David Swanson, impeachment activist, and Cindy Piester, with Citizens for Impeachment, Ventura County. Discusses history of impeachment and why Democrats would win if impeached Bush and Cheney.
Filmed at CAPS TV in Ventura on April 23, 2008
2 parts
airing in Ventura during weeks of 4/6 through 4/18/08
airing in other cities in Ventura County 4/7 and 4/14/08 (see Air Times)
Speech by Michael Parenti, author and political analyst, speaking on capitalism and our economy. From a Democracy University DVD filmed at UU General Assembly in Long Beach, CA on June 25, 2004.
