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  1. Third Paradigm: 3P-061 Wossamotta U

    This show examines the university as the self-perpetuating goal of education. Reviews the NY Times article "Placing the Blame as Students Are Mired in Debt," the Washington Examiner article, "Higher Education’s Bubble is About to Burst," and the book by Anya Kamenetz, DIY U. Cites statistics on drop-out rates, the cost/benefit ratio, and a jaundiced look at college from "The Economics of Education and the Education of an Economist."

    Reads the poems "When the Shoe Fits" by Chuang Tsu and "Straight Talk from Fox" by Mary Oliver. Reconsiders some conclusions from a survey showing Republicans are happier than Democrats. Questions whether Obama has been groomed for the job, in the same way as economic hit men.

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  2. Third Paradigm: 3P-060 The Bipolar Bipartisan: Supporting Need and Greed

    This episode looks at bipartisanship as a compromise between two confusions. We examine critical thinking and how it’s been bred out, generation by generation, defeating us through our own unexamined contradictions. We also look at that strange hybrid of capitalism and socialism, the consumer democracy. And we explore how Republicans and Democrats differ on a survey of happiness.

    Reads the poems “Begin” by Rumi, “Half-Life” by Stephen Levine, “Love Letters” by Ikkyu, and “Act Serious” by Tukaram. Discusses Obama’s first-strike nuclear option towards Iran as a “spare the nuclear rod and spoil the colony” policy, and quotes IPS and Diane Rehm on the topic. Puzzles over the assassination order of the US-born Muslim cleric in Yemen. Compares the capitalist creed cited by pilot Joseph Stack to the socialist creed, which is then critiqued by Ivan Illich. Ends with Bruce Gagnon on where both parties agree.

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  3. Third Paradigm: 3P-059 Two Things Are Certain: Debt and Taxes

    This episode looks at national debts as sneaky taxes, and why protectionism should be one of the most holy words in our vocabulary. Asks, if we owe on loans without our consent, are we really free? Referencing the radio series Wizards of Money by “Smithy,” does an in-depth analysis of FICA, the tax that pays for Social Security and Medicare.

    Reads the poems:“No More Cliches” by Octavio Paz and “The Tao of the Trial” by Marilyn Nelson. Demonstrates how FICA made the income tax less progressive, and why those who can’t afford their own insurance are paying the most to extend the lives of seniors. Proposes an alternative that would provide free reproductive, pre-natal, and pre-school healthcare, so the right to life doesn’t end at birth. Finally, compares the budget of the Roman Empire in 150 CE and the 21st century US Empire, including the most expensive provinces for each: Judea and Egypt. Updates the parable of the talents to the modern terminology of IMF loans and corporate kickbacks.

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  4. Third Paradigm: 3P-058 Honduras: The People Speak

    This episode chronicles the violent aftermath of the Honduran coup, which Hilary Clinton has lauded as a return to normalcy. But the real focus is on the Constituent People’s Assembly being convened to strategize a map to the next world. We answer their invitation with a parallel agenda for the US.

    Reads the poem “A Map to the Next World” by Joy Harjo to the music of Mike Oldfield. Relays the invitation by Bertha Caceres Flores to bring solidarity in their sack of dreams to the People’s Assembly. Uses the blueprint for a new Constitution to examine our consumer democracy and how to re-envision it.

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  5. Third Paradigm: 3P-057 The Many Faces of Palestine

    Reviews the film "Occupied Minds" about Palestinian and Israeli journalist-friends who interview Zionist settlers, militant Palestinians, Israeli soldiers, Palestinian farmers, and an Israeli surgeon blinded by a suicide bomber. Ends with Face2Face, a project that posted giant photos of Israelis and Palestinians making goofy faces.

    Reads the poems "I Am There" by Mahmoud Darwish, "A Beautiful Morning" by Ibrahim Nasrallah, and "In the Toxic Garden" by Hiyam Noir. Discusses the censorship of Nasrallah and quotes Darwish on telling the Trojans’ story. Cites from Noir’s blogs Palestine Free Voice and Poetry4Palestine. Discusses an article by Jonathan Cook called "Israeli Firms Profit from Holocaust" and one by Keith Harmon Snow called "Israel and the Ongoing Holocaust in Congo." Also quotes Howard Zinn from "The Optimism of Uncertainty" and praises a radio show ala Zinn called History Counts by Ken MacDermott Roe.

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  6. Third Paradigm: 3P-056 Faith and Quakes, or Don’t Blame God for Haiti

    Examines the question of theodicy that has puzzled philosophers from Plato to Barbara Ehrenreich: if God is all-good and all-powerful, how can evil exist? Gives a brief history, including St. Iranaeus, St. Augustine, and Alfred Whitehead, and proposes a new answer to "Are people born wicked, or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?"

    Reads the poem, "Celestial Music" by Louise Gluck. Demonstrates why the catastrophe in Haiti is an effect of empire, not God. Compares the US military invasion, ala Katrina, to the responses of Iceland, France, Italy, Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil, Senegal, and Palestine. Presents Haiti’s history in opposing colonialism and the ways they’ve paid for this "deal with the devil" - crushing embargoes, onerous debts, brutal dictatorships, and free-market famines. Suggests that Papa Bush and Baby Bush have more to do with Haiti’s tragedy than God.

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  7. Third Paradigm: Ruthann Richter Interview: Children of the AIDS Crisis in Africa

    Ruthann has been writing about medical issues, including HIV/AIDS, since the early 1980’s. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from Stanford University where the she and Karen were roommates. She’s received awards from the American Cancer Society, the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Council for advancement and Support of Education and the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. In addition to her Africa projects, she is the director of media relations at Stanford University School of Medicine, where she works with media from around the world and covers HIV/AIDS issues.

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  8. Third Paradigm: 3P-055 AIDS and Bioterrorism

    Presents a book called "Face to Face: Children of the AIDS Crisis in Africa" and interviews the author, Ruthann Richter. Comments on the documentary "Angels in the Dust" about a South African AIDS children’s village. Also presents the history and evidence indicating that AIDS was developed as a weapon of bioterrorism against homosexuals and non-whites to reduce their population.

    Reads the poems, "Finding What You Didn’t Lose" by John Fox, "Waiting in Line" by Nick Penna, and "The Winter of Listening" by David Whyte. Investigates how Charity Navigator rates nonprofits by the size of their bank accounts and the aggressiveness of their fundraising. Quotes the following sources on the DoD development of AIDS: Time Magazine, 1946, House appropriations hearing, 1969, World Health Organization, 1972, New Delhi Patriot, 1984, London Times, 1987, a DoD flowchart for the US Special Virus (1962-1978) discovered in 1999, Chief of Staff Anthony Traficanti, 2002, and Dr. Boyd Graves, current. Quotes from "Designer Diseases: AIDS as Biological and Psychological Warfare" by Waves Forrest.

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  9. Third Paradigm: Barbara Ehrenreich Interview

    In this fun and lively conversation, Tereza tells Barbara that Bright-Sided is a balm to her snarky soul.

    Tereza proposes a support group called Kranky Misanthropes Anonymous, but Barbara has a better group started - the Negateers. They discuss magical thinking in religion and business, ‘tit for tat’ in cancer fundraising, how the office has been outsourced to the home, and the danger of shooting the messenger.

    Tereza relates two stories of being fired for not being a "can-do girl," and asks whether all middle-managers have now become "can-do girls" in this musical chairs jobless market.

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  10. Third Paradigm: 3P-054 Clash of the Continents: Climate Debt

    Relates statistics about per capita carbon emissions to national debt burdens. Suggests that instead of charging "rich" countries a climate debt, we absolve all national debts - saving the global South 200 billion a year. Proposes a US plan for counties to keep 2% of their own income tax for every 2% the county lowers its carbon emissions. This would promote local sovereignty, defund the military, and lower emissions 20% by 2020, 40% by 2030, or even 80% by 2050.

    Reads the poems "Almost a Conversation" by Mary Oliver, and "The Seven of Pentacles" by Marge Piercy. Recommends that Evo Morales, Naomi Klein, Vendana Shiva, and Desmond Tutu read Barabara Ehrenreich, to understand why Americans aren’t rolling in the dough. Uses the case study of Firestone and Mittal Steel in Liberia to explain odious debt, vulture funds, and liability sheltering. From Clinton Callahan’s article, "Beware the Psychopath, My Son," extrapolates that corporations are, by definition, psychopaths as persons without conscience or culpability.

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