Pittsburgh

On today's show... * a report back from the 14th annual Summit Against Racism * "Occupy Your Mind" brings together protestors, artists and intellectuals to discuss the Occupy movement * violence provoked by a Canadian mining company results in death in Oaxaca, Mexico * the Human Rights Coalitions Prison Radio report * we investigate the idea of a 20 hour work week * And more in our local and global headlines

On today's Martin Luther King's Day show: a preview of the upcoming Summit Against Racism; Occupy Pittsburgh court coverage; Excerpts from the Free Mumia Rally last December and updates on his case and current condition; Hundreds protest tenth anniversary of Guantanamo detention center and more in our local and global headlines.

On today's show we bring you a special year-in-review episode, highlighting our best stories from 2011.

On today's show: We bring you "Calls From Home" a special holiday program which brings the voices of family members of prisoners to the airwaves as they send greetings to those incarcerated in the US prison system.

On today's show: Protestors from the Pittsburgh occupation rally against a Pennsylvania company that supplies Egyptian police with tear gas; A new program in Uptown teaches African-American youth about the environment and entrepreneurship; Updates from occupations across the U.S. and around the world; Interviews with famed sports journalist, Dave Zirin and more in our local and global headlines.

On today's show: We hear reports back from the Developing for Unconventional Gas summit protest in Pittsburgh PA; inspiring actions and words from the Initiative for Transgender Leadership's commencement ceremony; Vandana Shiva speaks to Carnegie Mellon on how to change the culture of science; Pittsburghers occupy the Greenfield Bridge to demand more jobs and investment in infrastructure and more in our local and global headlines.

On today's show: OccupyOakland holds a general strike, while OccupyPittsburgh marches in solidarity; The Thomas Merton Center honors Dr. Vandana Shiva, a hero in the fight against corporate piracy; October 22nd Day to Protest Police Brutality rallies in Market Square; Community group, Decarcerate Pa, organizes against new prison expansion in PA and more in our local and global headlines.

On today's show: Advocates rally at Harrisburg to say "We've had enough!" to new abortion service regulations; The University of Pittsburgh holds a panel discussion to present the pros and cons of Nuclear energy; The occupation of Mellon Green Park in Downtown Pittsburgh enters its second week; PA Immigration legislation at Building Changes Convergence in Pittsburgh and more in our local and global headlines.