A.C.R.O.N.Y.M.
by submedia.tv

The Afghanistan Mess
by Courage to Resist
Middle East scholar Dr. Stephen Zunes talks about how U.S. imperial hubris helped create, and continues to deepen and intensify the deadly chaos in Afghanistan.

Interview with Vida Urbana - Radical Housing Rights Activists
by kpfawomensmagazine

Central figure of the Jena Six speaks out in Houston
Mychal Bell, the lead figure of the Jena Six, was the special guest speaker for the event held at the Shape Community center, Houston, TX.

Crack the CIA

East Austin Residents Speak Out after Officer Shoots Youth to Death
Early this morning 18-year-old Nathaniel Sanders was shot to death by Austin Police officer Leonardo Quintana at the Walnut Creek Apartment Complex in East Austin. I arrived at the scene at about noon and spoke to residents who were gathered outside. You won’t hear these voices anywhere else.

Residents share words with APD

May Day 2009 - Austin
Ansel Herz

An Update from the Port Isabel Hunger Strike
by HIMC Radio
For a week and a half, more than 200 detainees have been on hunger strike at the Port Isabel Immigrant Detention Center in protest of inhumane conditions. Anna Johnson, with the Southwest Workers Union, is a native of the area and has been in ongoing contact with both the hunger strikers and their families.

"DEMOCRACY" - Rebel Diaz Arts Collective

HIMC interviews Aarti of Justice Strategies on why 287(g) is bad for Houston
by HIMC Radio Collective
An interview with Aarti Shahani of Justice Strategies about their research of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement 287(g) Program and why its bad for local governments and human rights. File is about 9 minutes long.

Post Supreme Court Interview with Mumia

Mumia's Conviction Upheld
Prison Pipeline
KBOO Radio

submedia.tv
P.H.A.T.W.A.

well, folks, this is the first blog entry in a minute. as our listeners may know, kpwr is a new studio, down the way from the rhizome, still somewhere in the eastside. it feels different here, which is to be expected.

but, as we say, the people will radio. here's a bit a news you may not find anywhere else:

CWA strike against AT&T over Health Care and cost shifting to employees
Negotiations between AT & T and the Communications Workers of America continue to move slowly. With 5 Regional Contracts across the country set to expire April 4th, workers in Locals from coast to coast held strike votes this week. Rachel Clarke and Courtney Wilson bring us more from Local 6222 out of Houston.

Never Will Be Forgotten -- Oscar Grant Documentary
by Youth Movement Records
February 16, 2009: This new documentary produced by Youth Movement Records in Oakland, CA explores the issues surrounding the murder of Oscar Grant by BART police and the effects it's had on youth in the community. (8:30)

Will Potter on the Green Scare and RNC 8 Case
by friends of the rnc 8