Archives of the show until 2018. For recent archives, go to: The Marc Steiner Show at the Real News Network
Questions of indigenous sovereignty have been raised in light of Britain's refusal to let the Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team enter the country on their Haudenosaunee Confederacy passports for the World Lacrosse Championships. The team refused to travel on US passports.
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We start off this hour with our weekly installment of Your Health Today.
Then, what happens when Scottish music meets the blues? Umoja Gaelica, a new project from Marc Steiner regular Lea Gilmore, combines musical styles and reaches out to communities on both sides of the Atlantic.
The election of Barack Obama brought to light a divide between the black electorate and much of the older generation of prominent black leaders. While the overwhelming majority of black voters backed Obama, many of the civil-rights era leaders initially endorsed Hillary Clinton.
Tonight we tackle the big questions surrounding Maryland's transportation system. How can we overhaul public transit to make sure it serves the needs of everyone in the state? What's the future of the MARC system, the InterCounty Connector, and the buses in Baltimore? Should we devote more resources to rail, roads, or bike trails? Our guests are:
The last count of Baltimore's homeless population, from 2009, found 3419 homeless individuals, a 12% increase from the previous count in 2007. Many advocates believe that to be a low estimate.
This hour we speak with artists, musicians, and activists from different parts of the southern Appalachian region about the intersections between their art and activism. Our guests are all taking part in the Common Ground On the Hill festival, taking place right now in Westminster, Maryland.
We start off the show with Your Health Today, as we talk about why a 50,000 mile checkup is as good for you as it is for your car.
Whether you have a few plants around the house, or a green thumb and enough crops to provide your friends and family with an endless supply of fresh food, tune in this hour to learn more about gardening. We're joined by:
The Other Wes Moore is the tale of two boys with the same name growing up at the same time in Baltimore. One is serving a life sentence for murder. The other took a dramatically different path, and he speaks with us today about what he found when he explored these two similar yet divergent lives.
As part of our Voices From the Archives series, we revisit two interviews with noted writers of our time. First, Marc speaks with Mark Bowden, author of many books including Black Hawk Down, about his 2006 work Do you like it?
In late June 2009, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was forcefully removed from office, an action that was condemned by the United Nations and governments around the world. This hour, we discuss the coup and developments in Honduras over the past year with our guests:
Karla Lara - Honduran singer and activist
Education policy guru Dr. Diane Ravitch was one of the chief architects of the No Child Left Behind legislation - one of the major education initiatives under George W. Bush. That’s why she’s turning heads now as one of the most outspoken critics of the policy.
In another segment of interviews we did in Detroit at the 2010 U.S. Social Forum, we hear from:
Olie Lake, who came from Alaska as part of the Indigenous Environmental Network
The incomparable John Waters, Baltimore native and writer/director of cult classic films like Pink Flamingos and Hairspray, joined us to talk about his new autobiography Role Models.
We revisit our interview with actress Pam Grier, an icon of 1970's cinema. Grier is best known for her roles in films like Coffy and Foxy Brown, although she has continued to act in films and television, including a starring role in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown in 1997 and supporting roles in The L Word and Smallville.
We talk to Joanna Smith Ramani, Director of Strategy for the Doorways to Dreams fund in our weekly series "Your Money Matters."
Discussion from the US Social Forum about the strict laws about immigration with Victor Medina and Diane Ovalle. They talk about life for immigrants in Arizona and the attempts they are making to fight against the new laws.
What are you views on this issue and immigration as a whole? Do you believe the laws in Arizona go against the constituition?
The financial reform bill is on the verge of passing the House. Americans for Financial Reform Executive Director Heather Booth joins us to explain what's in the bill, what compromises have been made, and how it will affect us all.
This Monday, leaders of the NAACP California chapter announced that they support the passing of a marijuana legalization initiative to be voted on in California in November. The measure would allow people age 21 and older to possess an ounce of marijuana.
For the second hour, Marc discusses the finalized Baltimore City budget with guests:
We take a look at the troubling report in the Baltimore Sun that raised the question of why so many reports of rape in Baltimore are categorized as false by the police department. Baltimore has the highest rate of such cases in the nation. We're joined by:
Bestselling author Naomi Klein joins us today to talk about the G-20 Summit, and why she believes the participants are forcing the public to pay for the mistakes of the banking industry.
Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers, both radical scholars and former members of the Weather Undeground, joined us to discuss activism and the work they do in Chicago.
Johns Hopkins Political Science professor Lester Spence is a regular on the Marc Steiner Show. He's out here at the U.S. Social Forum and joined us for an interview along with his father, Vaughn Spence, a veteran political activist. They discuss their hometown of Detroit, the
Today we bring you two hours of special coverage of the U.S. Social Forum in Detroit.
Actor, producer, and activist Danny Glover sat down with Marc today to talk about why he came to the U.S. Social Forum in Detroit, how he sees his work as a producer as part of a struggle for social justice, and why he's traveling to Baltimore tomorrow to fight for the rights of health care workers.
We're in Detroit covering the awe-inspiring gathering of 15,000 progressive activists, organizers, and scholars that is the 2010 U.S. Social Forum. To give you a taste of the gathering, we start off today's show with highlights from yesterday's opening march.
First, Alana Vase, Conservation Program Coordinator for the Maryland Sierra Club, and Steven Rivelis, CEO of Campaign Consultation, join us to discuss Hands Across the Sand, a movement to oppose offshore drilling while championing clean and renewable energy sources. Click here for more info about their coordinated actions a
Eddie Pope played as a defender for 11 years on the United States national soccer team. He played on the US team in the last World Cup, in 2006, then retired from professional soccer later that year.
In our second hour today, we explore a surprising alliance. During World War II, many Jewish professors fled from Nazi Germany and were offered positions at historically black colleges. We discuss the intertwined history of African Americans and Jews with the curators of Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow: Jew
In this week's edition of Your Money Matters, Robin McKinney, Director of the Maryland CASH Campaign, discusses teaching financial literacy in public schools.
Then, Stephen Martino, Director of the Maryland State Lottery, joins us to rebut allegations that the state spent too much money purchasing slot machines for a new casino.
With Father's Day coming up on Sunday, we devote an hour of the show to parenting.
Witold Rybczynski is an architect, writer, professor, and urban thinker. He joins us to discuss his vision for the future of America's cities.
