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New World Notes - A Bummer of an Election
This week on New World Notes: radio program #241, October 9, from 12:00 to 12:30 p.m., host Kenneth Dowst looks (askance?) at the presidential election.
With Election 2012 we return to lesser-of-two-evils time. Or do we instead denounce the whole charade? For Progressives, Romney is G.W. Bush III--and so is Obama, pretty much. What to do?
We'll read essays on crummy presidential elections by W.E.B. Dubois ("Why I Won't Vote," 1956) and Chris Hedges ("How Do You Take Your Poison?" September 2012). We'll hear a funny trailer for a pretend GOP horror movie about Obama's second term. Plus a satiric rant by Lee Camp and a bit of music by Bruce Cockburn.
The trailer "2nd Term O2H" was produced by The Final Edition Radio Hour. Lee Camp's rant is from his "Moment of Clarity" podcast #162.
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Series overview: Political and social commentary in a variety of genres. Exploring the gap between what we want--and what they're trying to make us settle for.
Coming soon (Tuesday air debut dates shown)
October 16 -- Climate Change (Methane)
October 23 -- Dave Zirin on American Football
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