From The Trenches Radio

From The Trenches is the monthly radio program of the Chicago Independent Media Center.

ON THE SHOW IN MARCH 2015:

McCHESNEY ON ACTIVISM AND MEDIA

We speak with Robert McChesney, one of America’s leading scholars on media and activism, about his new book Blowing the Roof Off the Twenty-First Century: Media, Politics, and the Struggle for Post-Capitalist Democracy.

TIMUEL BLACK ON CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY

We’ll also hear from longtime Chicago civil rights activist Timuel Black, who spoke about his experiences.

From The Trenches is the monthly radio program of the Chicago Independent Media Center.

ON THE SHOW IN JANUARY 2015:

* THE CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION STRIKE, REVISITED

We'll hear a panel featuring Chicago authors Micah Uetricht and Kari Lydersen on the 2013 Chicago Teachers' Union strike and its ramification on Chicago politics, and

* RICK PERLSTEIN ON THE TRANSITION FROM NIXON TO REAGAN

From The Trenches is the monthly radio program of the Chicago Independent Media Center.

ON THE SHOW IN OCTOBER 2014:

* COAL/NUCLEAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES VIE FOR ILLINOIS LEGISLATION

Coal and nuclear forces are pushing for legislation in Illinois that would cement their position at the expense of energy alternatives. We’ll hear more from Chicago activist Dave Kraft.

* ENERGY ALTERNATIVES IN CHICAGO AND ILLINOIS

We’ll also hear a presentation from alternative energy advocate John Farrell who spoke about energy alternatives in Chicago and in Illinois.

From The Trenches is the monthly radio program of the Chicago Independent Media Center.

ON THE SHOW IN JULY 2014:

* CHICAGO PROTESTS ASSAULT ON GAZA
Chicagoans have vigorously taken to the streets to protest the assault on Gaza that launched in early July 2014. Chicago Indymedia's Rita Sand brings us a report from the streets of Chicago.

* THE 2014 NET NEUTRALITY LECTURES
With the fight over net neutrality reaching a fever pitch, Chicago played host to the 2014 Net Neutrality Lectures. We'll hear some of those lectures in this episode.