This episode is “Celebrating the Revolutionary Contributions of Michael Parenti”, a webinar organized by the International Manifesto Group and Critical Theory Workshop. It took place on February 21, 2026. Michael Parenti, who passed away on January 24, 2026 at the age of 92, was a towering figure in Marxist scholarship and activism. Among the topics discussed were Parenti’s profound impact on the study of imperialism, war, propaganda, fascism, and the difficulties of socialist construction, as well as his unwavering commitment to the global class struggle. https://internationalmanifesto.org/ https://criticaltheoryworkshop.com/ Co-sponsored by United National AntiWar Coalition, Iskra Books, Manifesto Press, & Friends of Socialist China

Across the hills and valleys of the West Bank, life for Palestinians unfolds under a system of control that touches every hour of every day. Checkpoints carve the land into fragments. Settlements expand across hilltops once covered with olive trees. Roads are restricted, movement is monitored, and entire communities live with the constant uncertainty of raids, demolitions, and military presence. What should be ordinary going to work, tending a field, visiting family becomes a negotiation with a system designed to limit, contain, and exhaust. This is the daily reality for millions of Palestinians. A reality shaped not by conflict alone, but by policies that regulate land, identity, and even the simple act of belonging. And within this landscape, Palestinian Christians live the same struggle. They are not separate from their people; they are woven into the same fabric of dispossession and resilience. Yet their story is often distorted especially in Western narratives that claim they are fleeing because of their Muslim neighbors. The truth is far simpler, and far more painful: Palestinian Christians face the same occupation, the same land seizures, the same checkpoints, the same shrinking freedoms as every other Palestinian. Churches in Bethlehem, Beit Jala, Ramallah, and Jerusalem live under the same pressures as mosques. Christian families navigate the same military restrictions as Muslim families. Their youth confront the same future defined by walls, permits, and uncertainty. And when they speak when they say clearly that their struggle is political, not religious the world too often refuses to listen. But their voices matter. Their testimony matters. Because when Palestinian Christians describe how they are treated, it reveals a deeper truth: if this is the reality for a small, historic Christian community, one that has lived in the land since the time of Jesus, then what does that say about the treatment of the broader Palestinian population? Their experience exposes the myth that this is a religious conflict. It is not. It is a struggle over land, rights, and freedom one that affects every Palestinian, regardless of faith. And today, we bring that truth into focus. This is This Week in Palestine.

Tony Gosling conducts an Exclusive interview with Dr Chris Busby. Hassan Nasallah's body was found, following the blast that destroyed the building he was in, without external damage or signs of pressure wave rupture of internal organs. Reports are he was shielded by a substantial thickness of concrete, yet he was dead. Busby explains how neutrons can penetrate concrete and destroy destroy nerve cells when interacting with the atoms that they are comprised of. The radio active byproducts of a neutron bomb explosion are mostly short lived, however there are trace isotopes that survive, that on examination can reveal the nature of the blast and what radiation it would have produced. Busby explains. Busby has a back ground researching the effects of Depleted Uranium (DU) use by the U.S. Military. He has worked with Sr Rosalie Bertell and Major Doug Rokke, PhD following DU use in Iraq and Yugoslavia. He has found evidence by examining the technical air filters that monitor British nuclear production that indicates DU use in Ukraine. DU is a biological poison when dispersed as a nano ceramic dust following self ignition on impact.

Prof. Kevin Mackay discusses the sanctions and military action against Cuba, Venezuela, and Iran, and the common denominator linking them: U.S. imperialism. Economic strangulation precedes more 'kinetic' measures, such as U.S. and Israeli military intervention. We need to stand up for countries' right to self-determination, and not the global disorder promoted by the United States.

Iran announced that the United States and Israel had killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as well as several members of his family. They join hundreds of Iranians already slain in the American-Israeli war, including scores of schoolgirls massacred in an unspeakable atrocity at an elementary school in Minab, southern Iran. The Electronic Intifada’s Ali Abunimah talks about this enormous crime against Iran, but explains that time is on Iran’s side Iran strikes back after the US and Israel launch war. The Electronic Intifada’s Jon Elmer covers the first five days of the US and Israeli war against Iran on this week’s Resistance Report.

Sonic Café, The Summer, sure Looks Good On You, yeh, that’s Cheap Trick from 2021 So hey welcome to our little coastal radio café, where it’s ahh always Summer, I’m Scott Clark and this is episode 474. This time the Sonic Café rocks out baby, with a mix of eclectic tunes we think you’ll really like pulled from 52 years, listen for, Walk The Moon, Dirty Honey, CAKE, SHAKE, Robert Plant, the Kings of Leon, plus A Clear Conscience, but a Bad Memory, from the Altered five Blues Band. Then the Sonic Café presents a bit of a novelty, listen for, Love Is All Around, the theme from the Mary Tyler Moore TV show, covered by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, yeah that plus ZZ Top with the origin story of their hit LaGrange. Then, just for fun a few comedy shorts, listen as Norm MacDonald orders a Polish Sausage, surreal life observations from Steven Wright, and Matt Rife sticking up for his ahh flight, rights. So we kicked off with the Summer sunshine, now let’s Stay Warm In The Winter, here’s Kurt Baker and we’re the Sonic Café.

Democracy Not Found, Please reinstall Constitution Get ready to scream into a $20 bill, because this episode is a full-on historical meltdown starring Andrew Jackson—populist hero, professional grudge-holder, and economic arsonist. Kyle and Eric are back with The Buck Starts Here, the show that digs deep into the wildest moments of presidential history with no chill, no reverence, and no mercy. And hoo boy, Old Hickory gives us a lot to work with. This episode serves up: A White House party so rowdy they may have bribed people to leave with booze The Spoils System: hiring your drinking buddies and calling it reform Jackson’s ultimate petty flex—the Maysville Road veto (Clay, meet salt) The Indian Removal Act and the brutal forced migrations that followed How he wrecked the economy and proudly called it a “gift to future generations” And the kicker: how his policies laid the foundation for the Civil War Plus, yes, that time he beat an armed assassin with a cane at age 67. Iconic? Deranged? Both. This isn’t just presidential history—it’s a political reality show set in 1830s D.C., starring a man who saw checks and balances and said, “Nah, I’ve got this.” And somehow? He still got re-elected. Make it make sense.

He called himself the "people’s president," but let’s be honest—Andrew Jackson was more like that one friend who flips the Monopoly board, drinks all your whiskey, and still insists he’s “just keeping it real.” Kyle and Eric are back with the second part of this wild ride through Jackson’s presidency—aka the origin story of American chaos, executive ego, and bare-knuckle politics. Party in the White House? Hell yeah. Constitutional guardrails? Eh, optional. Checks and balances? Cute idea. What’s inside this hot mess of history: Populism with a vengeance—Jackson didn’t speak for the people, he roared for them How the “outsider” candidate rode rage and rural vibes all the way to the White House When "will of the people" turns into "my way or GTFO" And the birth of political branding—Jackson edition: strong opinions, weaker morals This wasn’t leading the people—it was fueling them, lighting a populist fire that still burns today.

We thought we were here to cancel Andrew Jackson. Instead… we kinda wanted to buy him a drink and ask how the hell he survived. Before he was wrecking political norms and starting wars on a Tuesday, Jackson was just a dirt-poor, slash-faced, vengeance-fueled teenager out in the Carolina backwoods with nothing but bad vibes and Revolutionary trauma. Orphaned by 14, dueling by 20, and casually writing state constitutions by 29—this guy didn’t pull himself up by his bootstraps, he drop-kicked his way to the top. Kyle and Eric unpack how a kid with zero privilege and 100% spite became a war hero, courtroom thug, emotional landmine, and the human embodiment of “try me.” Is he a walking red flag? Absolutely. Are we kinda impressed anyway? ...Also yes.

The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls Advertising has had a major effect on how we view our bodies and on our individual self-image. The history of how this advertising has come to affect American girls as they pass through menarche and adolescence is presented in a book called “The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls.” This book describes the historical roots of acute societal and psychological pressures that girls feel today. It shows how the female adolescent experience has changed since 1895. The author, Joan Jacobs Brumberg, is a Professor of History and Women’s Studies at Cornell University in New York. In this two-part program, I spoke Professor Brumberg in October of 1997 and asked her what drew her to write “The Body Project.” Joan Jacobs Brumberg recommends “Learning to Bow,” by Bruce Feiler & “The Grass Link,” by May Vinchi. Originally Broadcast: October 21, 1997

A weekly 30 minute review of international news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio and the internet. With times, frequencies, and websites for listening at home. 3 files- Highest quality broadcast, regular broadcast, and slow-modem streaming. Germany, France 24, Cuba, and Japan.

Fall back no more! Celt In A Twist celebrates permanent Daylight Saving with an hour of Celtivity you can enjoy anytime, or 9pm Tuesdays on CHKG FM 96.1 in Vancouver. More fresh tracks from The Ollam, a transatlantic supergroup featuring John McSherry, Joe Dart and other monster musicians (April 26th at The Pearl on Granville). You got yer Celt In A Twist with Patricia Fraser!

It's the world in harmony. Take an hour and soak in the sounds of solidarity from across the planet: more from the acclaimed Altin Gun, Canada's own Afrotronix and Joao Leao's Celestial, crazed cumbia from MIS + Meridian Brothers and a poignant SOS from Galicia. Keeping time with the beat of the world, it's World Beat Canada!

Nora Barrows-Friedman brings us a recap of Palestinian news from the week of February 26th to March 5th, 2026.

This week’s Lost in the Static opens with a new take on a cornerstone of UK punk, as The Dandy Warhols preview their upcoming covers collection Pin Ups with their version of The Damned’s “Love Song" The first hour moves between Madrid’s Automatic Lovers, Amsterdam label Wap Shoo Wap Records and its roster, New York newcomers Bonny, and Australia’s Public Figures, alongside staples and deep cuts from Otoboke Beaver, The Breeders, Clutch, Fu Manchu, Ultrabomb, Royal Coda, and The Muffs. Hour two centers on a one-year remembrance of David Johansen with New York Dolls and solo material, then shifts into a mix of current bands and canon touchstones including Taste Testors, The Stitches, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, The Clash, Nomeansno, Black Lips, Social Distortion, Bad Religion, and more.

We look at a dated yet fun children's album from the 50s by an artist known today for being the aunt of a well known actor. The honky tonks remind us of happy singalongs of yesteryear...and the celebrity slip up has a man that had a catchy catch phrase in the 80s. I pity the fool who doesn't figure that one out.