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The Pittsburgh Independent Media Center's weekly review of news from the grassroots, news overlooked by the corporate media. Airs weekly on WRCT Pittsburgh 88.3FM and other independent radio stations in the region. Online at http://radio.indypgh.org
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Rustbelt Radio for May 7, 2012

2012-05-08 00:17
On today's show: Police attack a Mayday music show under the Bloomfield Bridge; Never Alone Tour comes through Pittsburgh to raise awareness about the FBIs ongoing campaign of repression against anarchists; A whistle blower's story on the death of one of the last jaguars in the United States; A prisoner at SCI Rockview is killed during a cell extraction and more in our local and global headlines.

Rustbelt Radio for Apr. 23, 2012

2012-04-23 23:31
On today's show: We bring you several features in honor of earth day, including an interview with filmmaker Craig Rosebraugh on the oil industry; Activist, scholar and writer Dr. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson of the First Nation Anishinabek people answers the question: "Can Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge Survive in the Modern World?" Black Agenda Radio talks about preparing communities to apply for a low power FM radio license and more in our local and global headlines.

Rustbelt Radio for Apr. 9, 2012

2012-04-09 23:57
On today's show: A report from Black Agenda reporter, Glen Ford, on the Supreme Courts decision to allow strip searches without reasonable suspicion. A hacker space in Pittsburgh provides tools and teach-ins to encourage folks to build robots and much more; Updates of prisoner abuse and resistance from inside the prison industrial complex. A follow up to the last show's feature on Juvenile Life Without Parole at the recent Supreme Court hearings and more in our local and global headlines.

Rustbelt Radio for Mar. 26, 2012

2012-03-26 23:31
On today's show: We examine the issue of juvenile life without parole. An exclusive interview with a member of the Anonymous hacking group about recent arrests; We examine the impact of the Marcellus drilling industry on forest ecology; Updates of prisoner abuse and resistance from inside the prison industrial complex and more in our local and global headlines.

Rustbelt Radio for Mar. 12, 2012

2012-03-12 23:51
On today's show: We hear about the work of prison doulas who support pregnant women behind bars; An update about Japan's recovery one year after Fukushima and the Obama Administration's nuclear plans. We examine air quality impacts of the Marcellus industry, as Allegheny County's first Marcellus compressor station permit is now under review. A feature on Women of Color Herstory month with recap from the Kinks, Locks and Twists Conference and Her Voice events and more in our local and global headlines.

Rustbelt Radio for Feb. 27, 2012

2012-02-28 00:32
On today's show: Wikileaks releases the first of 5 million e-mails from private intelligence corporation Stratfor; The government subpoenas an Occupy Wall Street activist for his Twitter records; We air an interview from Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting about Apple and coverage of Apple with longtime workers' right advocate and researcher Jeff Ballinger; Radio Against Apartheid interviewed CODEPINK's Medea Benjamin about her recent experiences in Bahrain; We hear from local activist, Brittany McBryde, on her new documentary, "The Image of Black Women" and more in our local and global headlines.

Rustbelt Radio for Feb. 13, 2012

2012-02-14 00:24
On today's show: University of Pittsburgh Students hold an event to showcase new Affordable Care Act contraceptive policy; Occupy Pittsburgh exits its downtown camp; Lessons learned from Iraq, as peace activists work to end the Afghanistan war; Occupy Our Heathcare demands universal healthcare at a rally downtown; A feature on the importance of radical love and more in our local and global headlines.