Podcast appearances and mentions of Robert Greenwald

Kyle, Joe, and Rick review the musical fantasy film Xanadu. Directed by Robert Greenwald. Written by Richard Christian Danus and Marc Reid Rubel. With music by Barry De Vorzon and Electric Light Orchestra. The film stars Olivia Newton-John, Michael Beck, and Gene Kelly. We ranked 10 songs off the soundtrack and picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!

An interview with Robert Greenwald on his new film - E. Jean Carroll V. Donald J. Trump. Also Ukraine Update with Phil Ittner. Plus the fossil fuel industry is literally buying Republican legislators.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join hosts Nathan and Ryan as they embark on a dazzling journey to "Xanadu" (1980) in this magical episode of Drive-In Double Feature Podcast. Directed by Robert Greenwald, this musical fantasy stars Olivia Newton-John as a muse who inspires a struggling artist, played by Michael Beck, to create a roller disco. Dive into the film's vibrant musical numbers, iconic roller skating sequences, and the glittering charm of '80s glam. Explore how "Xanadu" became a cult classic for its catchy soundtrack and nostalgic appeal. Get ready for a discussion that's as enchanting as a dream as we revisit the fantasy world of "Xanadu."

Filmmaker Robert Greenwald joins Tavis to talk about his latest documentary, “Beyond Bars”, about Chesa Boudin.

This week on Talk World Radio we are discussing the documentary Beyond Bars by Brave New Films. We have two guests. Robert Greenwald is the filmmaker. He is is an award-winning producer and director of more than 60 features, television movies and miniseries. His work has garnered awards from organizations including the ACLU and Physicians for Social Responsibility, in addition to an Office of the Americas Activist in the Trenches award, a Liberty Hill Upton Sinclair Award, the Robert Wood Johnson Award, and a Peacemaker Award from The Los Angeles Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. Chesa Boudin is the subject of the film. He was District Attorney of San Francisco from January 8, 2020 to July 8, 2022, and is now the founding executive director of the Criminal Law & Justice Center at University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. Boudin was born in 1980 to Weather Underground members Kathy Boudin and Dvid Gilbert who were convicted of murder and went to prison when Chesa Boudin was 14-months old. Watch Beyond Bars here: https://form.123formbuilder.com/6591824/beyondbars

You have to believe Gobbledygeek is magic. Or at the very least, that Paul and Arlo will revel in cinematic magic on the latest Geek Challenge. Robert Greenwald's infamous 1980 flop Xanadu is paired with David Lynch's acclaimed 2001 masterpiece Mulholland Drive for a fantastical discussion of filmic fantasy. The boys argue that Xanadu should not be seen as a failure, interpret Mulholland Drive's many cryptic symbols, bask in the radiance of Olivia Newton-John, and laud Naomi Watts' raw emotion. Plus, our bodies continue to deteriorate.   NEXT: five hundo. BREAKDOWN 00:00:39  -  Intro 00:15:49  -  Xanadu 01:04:15  -  Mulholland Drive 01:57:26  -  Outro / Next MUSIC “Magic” by Olivia Newton-John, Xanadu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1980) “Llorando” by Rebekah Del Rio, All My Life - Toda Me Vida (2003) GOBBLEDYCARES National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/  Abortion Funds in Every State: https://bit.ly/AbortionFundsTwitter Support AAPI communities and those affected by anti-Asian violence: https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate Support the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund: https://aapifund.org/ Support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ The Trevor Project provides information and support to LGBTQ youth: thetrevorproject.org Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/  US (877) 565-8860 Canada (877) 330-6366 National Center for Transgender Equality: transequality.org Advocate for writers who might be owed money due to discontinuance of royalties: https://www.writersmustbepaid.org/  Help teachers and classrooms in need: https://www.donorschoose.org/ Do your part to remove the burden of medical debt for individuals, families, and veterans: https://ripmedicaldebt.org/ Register to vote: https://vote.gov/  

Xanadu or do not there is no try "Best Revival of a Podcast: Showgays" is a podcast in The Ampliverse at theampliverse.com  Email us any thoughts and takes and we may read it on the next episode at showgaysmoviemusical@gmail.com  Join our live discussion of all things Showgays on our Discord server! https://discord.gg/Ma5FasSwXU  Don't forget to check out the Ampliverse Bookshop for further reading! References Thomas, Priya A. “Dancing Muses, Roller Disco and the Phantasmagoric Feminine: Reanimating Terpsichore in the Movie Musical Xanadu (1980).” Studies in Musical Theatre, vol. 13, no. 1, Mar. 2019, pp. 53–65. doi.org/10.1386/smt.13.1.53_1. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/showgays/message

Cenk Uygur hosts. Brave New Films founder Robert Greenwald talks about voter suppression across the US, and his latest film "Suppressed and Sabotaged: The Fight to Vote". Media and Culture Critic Zachary Leeman joins to talk about CNN's political leanings, and what their future looks like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maryam Henein joined us to talk about the documentary called The Vanishing of the Bees, which is a great film about why all of our bees are dying. It tackles what's been called "colony collapse disorder". What's causing colony collapse disorder? Why are all the bees dying? Why does America have to ship in bees from Australia and around the world to make up for all of our bees dying? Many people have speculated it could be cell phone radiations and cell towers that have been erected all over the world. We know that frequencies affect the behavior of bees and they are electrical beings. Are frequencies from power lines, cell towers and cell phones causing bees to mysteriously abandon their hives and vanish? Some other people think it could be the treatment of bees. We are now shipping bees all over the country to pollinate different crops at different times of the year. All the stress and poor treatment could also be playing a factor as to why the bees are dying in record numbers. Other people have speculated that it could be parasites and fungus that are killing the bees. That's also a likely cause. When bees are not treated right and they eat fake sugars, parasites can take over, just like in humans. But what the documentary was postulating was that systemic pesticides were mostly at fault here. I suppose that because of these pesticides, it weakens their immune system and thus causes them to succumb to cell tower radiation, parasites and stress. I think it's a combination of all of them together which is a microcosm of humans which Maryam so eloquently described. This was a great show and very fascinating to figure out how we can stop the bees from dying and protect them, not for what they do for us like make honey and help produce food but because it's the right thing to do. I hope you enjoy this show with Maryam Henein about bees! Thanks for listening! Justin, Kate and Maggie One Last Thing! As always your support via your donations and bookmarking our Amazon link to use each time you purchase is how we keep our show going. Thank you for bookmarking our Amazon link even if you're not buying anything right now! :) Sponsor For This Episode: Rapid Release Pro 2 Medical Biomat Member's Only Website Featured Products For This Episode: We are now commercial free but only if you click here to support us to keep making commercial free shows! :) BARF World Raw Dog Food Extrema Chemical Free Cookware SOL CBD Oils Savvy Rest Organic Beds Berkey Water Filters Bellicon Rebounders Annmarie Gianni Skin Care Chemical Free Organic Skincare! Activation Products - Ocean's Alive & Magnesium Find Extreme Health Radio On: [include file=showpage-itunes-soundcloud-stitcher.html] Please Subscribe: Subscribe To Our Radio Show For Updates! Other Shows: [include file=show-links.html] Listen to other shows with this guest. Show Guest: Maryam Henein Guest Info: Maryam has more than fifteen years experience working as an investigative journalist, a documentary and television producer and professional researcher. Her credits include producing documentaries for the BBC, Discovery, Robert Greenwald and Morgan Spurlock. As a journalist she has written for publications such as The Los Angeles Times, Science & Spirit Magazine, and The Cairo Times. The former Montrealer gained notoriety by breaking a story about Dodi Fayed's imposter, who duped hundreds across North America and set a precedent in Canadian legal history.Working in front of the camera, Maryam co-wrote and hosted a program for TLC about the Ark of the Covenant. Following a near death experience several years ago, Maryam delved into the science of nutrition and alternative ways of healing. She also became more conscious about the environment and went on to produce a piece on the Exxon Valdez Oil spill for Robert Greenwald and The Sierra Club.

⚡️Radical Ones! ⭐️ ⚡️We are always working on bringing you fun and top-notch content and we begin season three with a RETRO blast! Ryan and David talk a longtime favorite 1980's "Xanadu" ⭐️ not only a tribute to the beautiful Olivia Newton-John, but for this infamous movie! ⚡️ ⚡We also catch up from over the summer and announce what our recent poll told us about future episode content! ⚡️"A struggling artist living in Los Angeles meets a girl who may hold the key to his happiness. Xanadu is a 1980 American musical fantasy film written by Richard Christian Danus and Marc Reid Rubel, and directed by Robert Greenwald. It stars Olivia Newton-John, Michael Beck and Gene Kelly in his final film role. The film features music by Newton-John, Electric Light Orchestra, Cliff Richard, and the Tubes." ⭐️ Please Like

Father Gregory Boyle is a Jesuit priest and the founder and executive director of Homeboy Industries, a world famous gang intervention, rehabilitation and re-entry program in Los Angeles. The program provides training and employment to former gang members along with services like tattoo removal, substance abuse support, and mental health therapy. Homebody Industries was recently awarded the 2020 Humanitarian Prize from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, which recognizes one non-profit organization per year for its extraordinary contributions toward alleviating human suffering and comes with $2.5 million dollars in unrestricted funding. During this podcast, Father Greg discusses what he's learned about why people join gangs and commit violence, he reveals how he and others help former gang members to heal, grow and transform into productive and healthy individuals, and he talks about a new documentary “Healing Trauma: Beyond Gangs and Prison” from Brave New Films and director Robert Greenwald.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Alec Baldwin speaks with two individuals using media to inspire, inform – and transform –  civic engagement in America.  Civil rights attorney Scott Hechinger is the founder and executive director of Zealous, an organization harnessing the power of storytelling for social justice. Hechinger believes that inaccurate narratives on crime and policing help shape perception and policy - and he's seeking to change that. With Zealous, Hechinger works with public defenders and advocates on campaigns that aim to change a broken criminal justice system and push for true public health and safety. Robert Greenwald is the founder of Brave New Films, a non-profit whose goal is to educate and mobilize the public on social issues like voter suppression, immigration and war profiteering. Greenwald is an Emmy- and Peabody-winning director of television and film, including “Xanadu” and “The Burning Bed,” but pivoted to documentary and put his talents to work for political action.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert Greenwald founded Brave New Films over 20 years ago with a film called "Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election." Obviously, it was a travesty that deserved to be memorialized in film. For BNF, it was a highwater benchmark from which to begin a series of issues oriented documentaries. BNF has produced films that parallel the political, societal, cultural and geopolitical times... Their newest release, just out, is what's needed at this fraught time in the lifespan of our democracy... "Suppressed and Sabotaged: The Fight to Vote". Today, I'm joined by BNF Founder and President Robert Greenwald and Carmen Samuel, program manager to tell us about the film, why it's needed, and how to host your own screening. Of course, we'll begin with what's happening in our world. And yes, the Queen is still dead.

Xanadu is a musical fantasy film directed by Robert Greenwald, starring Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, and Michael Beck. Containing a soundtrack heavily featuring the music of the band Electric Light Orchestra, Xanadu followed the story of a struggling artist in Los Angeles, who suddenly finds himself in the company of a mysterious woman, who encourages him to open a nightclub alongside a former big band orchestra leader, and mysterious circumstances abound. Though the film was a failure commercially and critically, and even helped inspire the creation of the Golden Raspberry Awards, the film would develop a strong cult following, even inspiring a Broadway show based on the film, and several songs from the movie would become Billboard top 40 hit singles.On this episode of Hell Is A Musical, with the recent passing of Olivia Newton-John fresh in their heads, Lilz and Scott sit themselves down for an impromptu screening of Xanadu. Join them as Scott flubs Michael Beck's name, Lilz eats delicious chicken wings, and both of them do egregiously bad Australian accents.Seriously.The worst....with Lilz & Scott!

The continuation of our "Personal Prints" series where Jackie and Greg venture off the Sight & Sound “Top 100” list to explore films that are special and/or formative to them.It's Greg's turn to pick the film this week and he takes the opportunity to screen Robert Greenwald's roller disco XANADU for Jackie. Topics of discussion include the film's camp factor; the incredible music by Electric Light Orchestra, Cliff Richard,  and The Tubes; a debate on whether it's better than GREASE; the animated interlude by Don Bluth; and how it makes for a fitting final bow from the great Gene Kelly. The team is joined by Greg's fiancée, Molly.Check us out at our official website: https://www.sceneandheardpod.comJoin our weekly film club: https://www.instagram.com/arroyofilmclub JP Instagram/Twitter: jacpostajGK Instagram: gkleinschmidtPhotography: Matt AraquistainMusic: Andrew CoxRest in peace Olivia Newton-John

What's the price for getting too close to God…or at least believing you have? Actor/filmmaker/podcaster Alanah Rafferty joins Sean and Nicole to discuss Rose Glass's Saint Maud and Robert Greenwald's Xanadu, two takes on what happens when one spirals into religious obsession. “Folding sexual arousal and religious ecstasy into a single, gasping sensation…” -Jeanette Catsoulis Who are the protagonists of these films and do they survive them? How are Greek and Christian mythology engaged? Where is the line between inspiration and hallucination? Dance along with Gene Kelly and Olivia Newton John, avoid Morfydd Clark's medical assistance, listen to Michael Beck whine, and possibly touch the divine! Link to Transcript Janet Maslin in NYT on Xanadu Jeanette Catsoulis in NYT on Saint Maud Roger Ebert on Xanadu Shelia O'Malley on Ebert.com on Saint Maud People Magazine: 20 Things You Didn't Know About Xanadu EW: Why People Love Xanadu Bad Faith in Saint Maud Bring Us Your Women Catherine Capozzi Our ep abt It's a Wonderful Life and The Exorcist Oeuvre Busters Get early access to new episodes of The Celluloid Mirror PLUS bonus episodes, uncut video of our recording sessions featuring conversations that didn't make it to the final show, games, invitations to events, Discord access and so much more by subscribing to our Patreon We're also on twitter, instagram and have a website Sean on twitter and IG Nicole on twitter and IG All music in the episode is by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4552-twisted License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecelluloidmirror/message

Sean checks in with a quick update, some listener feedback, and a few fun clips from our conversation with Alanah Rafferty about Rose Glass' Saint Maud and Robert Greenwald's Xanadu. What do these films have in common? What do they say about the audience and our culture? Find out in next week's episode. You can see more about Alanah at Alanah-Rafferty.com and the film, Fraud, she produced that played Tribeca this year on the Tribeca website. Get episodes of The Celluloid Mirror early PLUS bonus episodes, uncut video of our recording sessions featuring conversations that didn't make it to the final show, games, invitations to events, Discord access and so, so much more Celluloid Mirror by subscribing to our Patreon We're also on twitter, instagram and have a website Sean on twitter and IG Nicole on twitter and IG All music in the episode is by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4552-twisted License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecelluloidmirror/message

 Acclaimed film director and producer, Robert Greenwald,  founded Brave New Films. Robert speaks about his and Brave New Film's effort to use media, education, and grass roots activism to create work that inspires, empowers, motivates and teaches civic participation and make real impact. Brave New Films illuminates issues of social and systemic justice using both relevant facts and the intimate stories of individuals affected by those issues. This combination makes their work uniquely powerful, engaging, and highly watchable.https://www.bravenewfilms.org/

Xanadu is a 1980 American musical fantasy film written by Richard Christian Danus and Marc Reid Rubel, and directed by Robert Greenwald. It stars Olivia Newton-John, Michael Beck and Gene Kelly in his final film role. The film features music by Newton-John, Electric Light Orchestra, Cliff Richard, and The Tubes. A box office disappointment, Xanadu earned negative critical reviews and was an inspiration (along with Can't Stop the Music) for the creation of the Golden Raspberry Awards to recognize the worst films of the year. Despite the lackluster performance of the film, the soundtrack album became a huge commercial success around the world, and was certified double platinum in the United States. A definite cult classic for the music, how do Jake, Jake, Trent and Nate react to Teanca's childhood gem? Here for the Reels is a part of the SnackStudios podcast network. Find us on Instagram and TikTok: @_snackstudios Also check out our other podcast, Here for the Rolls, a Dungeons and Dragons audio adventure featuring nearly 100 episodes.

In a world where Gene Kelly roller skates and Tuesday becomes Wednesday in Xanadu did Olivia Newton-John a stately pleasure dome decree. The guys (Ben, Bracken, Brant, Nate and producer, Danny) watch this fantasy musical in a post “Grease” world. This movie was one of the inspirations for the dawn of the Raspberry awards. Does it live up to the expectations? This movie stars Olivia Newton-John, Michael Beck, Gene Kelly, Fred McCarren, James Sloyan, Renn Woods, and Dimitra Arliss. Follow us on Instagram @ExceptionallyBad and Twitter @XceptionallyBad or email us at theguys@exceptionallybad.com or check out our website at exceptionallybad.com Xanadu (1980) was Directed by Robert Greenwald, Produced by Brenden Cahill, Lawrence Gordon, Lee Kramer, Terence Nelson, and Joel Silver, Written by Richard Christian Danus and Marc Reid Rubel. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Robert Greenwald and Faylita Hicks speak with Adrienne Lawrence on The Conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before we move forward, a quick reminder to show up at the polls today (Tuesday, November 3), and VOTE! A vote cast is a voice heard, and more than any other this election is a chance to envision that another world is possible. Visit www.vote.gov to learn how to cast your vote and change the world! And now back to our regularly scheduling podcasting. Let's face it: 2020 has been a bear of a year. How's that for an understatement? And now the 2020 General Election is upon us, so for this month's episode of Justice in Motion, Daniel sat down with Robert Greenwald, documentarian and director of Suppressed 2020: The Fight to Vote, to talk about voter suppression in the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election that cost Stacey Abrams a seat at the governor's table. From his beginnings as a commercial filmmaker, Robert started his own production company, Brave New Films in the early days of YouTube, back when the obstacle of distributing your own film seemed like an unscalable mountain. Making them for free, no less? Pure folly. But Robert's resourcefulness and know-how for getting films moving forward, were key to producing the body of social justice documentaries he has his name on today. Enjoy this conversation we got to have with Robert, and exercise the power of your voice by showing up to your polling place and casting your vote today! Remember: if your vote didn't matter, they wouldn't be trying so hard to take it away. Suppressed: The Fight to Vote screened in the 2020 Social Justice Film Festival TRANSFORM: Another World Is Possible. The film is produced by Brave New Films and available to watch for free at bravenewfilms.org/suppressed.

Tracy Lane, owner of the Roots and Blues Festival in Columbia, MO and writer of the The Listening Gallery blog, is our guest this week to discuss the soundtrack to the 1980 Robert Greenwald film, Xanadu, which is considered by some to be one of the worst films of all time. Tracy discusses falling in love with the soundtrack and film at an early age, especially since it literally paired two of her favorite artists, Olivia Newton-John, and Electric Light Orchestra. We discuss the reputation of the film, how it helped inspired the creation of The Golden Raspberry Awards (aka “The Razzies”), and many of the very memorable scenes from the film, both good and bad.

Father Gregory Boyle is a Jesuit priest and the founder and executive director of Homeboy Industries, a world famous gang intervention, rehabilitation and re-entry program in Los Angeles. The program provides training and employment to former gang members along with services like tattoo removal, substance abuse support, and mental health therapy. Homebody Industries was recently awarded the 2020 Humanitarian Prize from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, which recognizes one non-profit organization per year for its extraordinary contributions toward alleviating human suffering and comes with $2.5 million dollars in unrestricted funding. During this podcast, Father Greg discusses what he’s learned about why people join gangs and commit violence, he reveals how he and others help former gang members to heal, grow and transform into productive and healthy individuals, and he talks about a new documentary “Healing Trauma: Beyond Gangs and Prison” from Brave New Films and director Robert Greenwald.

Instead of a Monday Music show today we're going to turn the Monday spotlight on a new movie. Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films is out with "Suppressed: The Fight to Vote". The producer/director of this and many others including "Outfoxed," "WalMart: The High Cost of Low Prices," "Iraq for Sale," "Rethink Afghanistan" and others joins us today to talk about what might be the most important message of our time.

#Trump2020 #President Trump #PeteSantilli #TRUMPTWEETS #Corona Virus, #CoronaVirusUpdate THE PETE SANTILLI SHOW Episode #1939 - Tuesday - May 19, 2020 - 6PM Live Broadcast Link: https://youtu.be/kPkv5Ba7elk  BREAKING: UKRAINE CORRUPTION EXPOSED - SECRET AUDIO OF BIDEN & KERRY CORRUPTION RELEASED 1939-6PM The audio tape was released by Creative Destruction Media where Joe Biden is pressuring former Ukrainian President Poroshenko to fire former Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin.Victor Shokin was investigating Joe Biden’s son Hunter at the time.Joe Biden was US Vice President when he pressured the foreign leader.TRENDING:House Democrats Say Trump-Russia Obstruction Investigation ‘Ongoing’ – Could Result in New Articles of Impeachment!Poroshenko complied and fired Shokin.Creative Destruction Media has the transcript. Here is the section where Joe Biden starts talking. Biden mentions Donald Trump! THERE IS MORE COMING! Do Not Forget — DEMOCRATS IMPEACHED TRUMP OVER THIS! BREAKING: UKRAINE CORRUPTION EXPOSED – SECRET AUDIO OF BIDEN & KERRY CORRUPTION RELEASED – The Pete Santilli Show http://ow.ly/riL630qHzHR  GUEST: In 2010, Maryam Henein’s 15-year career as an investigative journalist, entrepeneur, and producer hit a milestone with the release of her award-winning documentary Vanishing of the Bees, narrated by Ellen Page. It also marked her directorial debut. Maryam’s other credits include programs for the BBC, Discovery, Robert Greenwald, and Morgan Spurlock—plus, she co-wrote and hosted a program for TLC about the Ark of the Covenant. Her articles have appeared in several publications including the Los Angeles Times, Maxim, Science & Spirit Magazine, and Penthouse. https://www.honeycolony.com/about/team/maryam-henein/  

Ralph invites filmmaker, Robert Greenwald, to talk about his new film, “Suppressed: The Fight to Vote,” about all the creative ways Republicans use to discourage people of color from voting. And the University of Redlands’, Shelli Stockton, joins us to promote the “tree plant-a-thon” organized in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Plus, Ralph talks Super Tuesday!

How far would you travel to vote if your polling place closed? How much time would you spend before giving up? I talk with ROBERT GREENWALD of Brave New Films and disenfranchised voter LINDA MARSHALL about his latest documentary SUPPRESSED: The Fight to Vote, which exposes voter suppression tactics and policies used in Georgia in 2018 that could be deployed nationally in 2020. Polling place closures, voter purges, missing absentee ballots, extreme wait times, and a host of voter ID issues prevented many students and people of color from casting ballots.

How far would you travel to vote if your polling place closed? How much time would you spend before giving up? I talk with ROBERT GREENWALD of Brave New Films about his latest documentary SUPPRESSED: The Fight to Vote, which exposes voter suppression tactics and policies used in Georgia that could be deployed nationally in 2020. Polling place closures, voter purges, missing absentee ballots, extreme wait times, and a host of voter ID issues disproportionately prevented many students and people of color from casting their ballots. I also speak with Linda Marshall, a disenfranchised voter. Learn more at bravenewfilms.org

Ralph invites filmmaker, Robert Greenwald, to talk about his new film, “Suppressed: The Fight to Vote,” about all the creative ways Republicans use to discourage people of color from voting. And the University of Redlands', Shelli Stockton, joins us to promote the “tree plant-a-thon” organized in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Plus, Ralph talks Super Tuesday!

Andres Bernal, Stephanie Kelton and Robert Greenwald speak with Cenk and Ana on the Conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Open Bayes! Votre nouvelle émission tous les jeudis soir à partir de 20h sur New’s FM. Le talk show des Alpes qui vous permettra de répondre à la question : c’est quoi les bayes ? Autrement dit, quoi de neuf sur Grenoble et ailleurs ! Suivez notre actualité sur Instagram @openbayes. Notre invité : Le rappeur Makk à l’occasion de sa série sur sa chaîne YouTube, alternance de films et de clips de rap. Makk alterne rap, action et arts martiaux dans une série de vidéos soignée et tout à fait remarquable à découvrir sur YouTube. Au sommaire ce soir : 1) Le portrait chinois de l’invité 2) Les bayes de l’invité : Nous avons parlé de son parcours, de ses origines (il vient de Saint-Martin-d’Hères) et partage quelques anecdotes sur sa vie. 3) L’instant téloche : Un entre-soi délétère dans les médias qui se voilent la face… Suite de la chronique de la semaine dernière. Les références : Extrait « Luc Ferry face (?) à Jacques Julliard » du film Les Nouveaux Chiens de Garde de Yannick Kergoat et Gilles Balbastre (2012) – disponible sur la chaîne YouTube de Acrimed (licence CC-BY) Extrait Outfoxed de Robert Greenwald (2004) Extrait « «Ambiguïté» de la France insoumise sur l'antisémitisme : un interrogatoire en règle sur BFM-TV » disponible sur la chaîne YouTube de Acrimed (licence CC-BY) 4) La musique de l’invité : Dedicate de Lil Wayne (Tha Carter V, 2018) 5) Le baye d’actu de l’invité : Un sujet dont on n’a très peu entendu parler : l'islamophobie. Pour Makk, les polémiques autour de ça sont un écran de fumée qui masque les vrais problèmes de la société. Extrait de la reprise de Balance ton quoi par les Molem Sisters, sur la chaîne YouTube de Sara Lou Pour aller plus loin : Le Parisien, Le racisme anti-musulmans en France, le grand malaise, publié en ligne le 6 novembre 2019 (disponible en version abonnés) 6) Les bayes de l’invité 2: En quoi consiste le projet Resurrections ? Quelles sont ses influences ? Son style ? Extrait de Cross Road Blues par Robert Johnson (1937) Extrait de Burn par The Cure (The Crow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1994) 7) L’instant narration : Mathilde nous raconte une histoire librement inspirée du film La Reine des Neiges 2 (Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck - actuellement en salles) Extrait de la vidéo "La Reine des Neiges : soutien aux parents" | Topito – disponible sur YouTube 8) Cadeau - Freestyle : Makk nous proposera un freestyle sur l’instrumental de la chanson Can’t C Me de 2Pac (All Eyez On Me, 1996) Les musiques de Maak diffusées dans l’émission : Until Dawn Killer Overload Générique : Parov Stellar – Catgroove / All Night (The Art of Sampling, 2013) Autres musiques utilisées pendant l’émission : Pour le portrait chinois : China-PiPa · 徐梦圆 (China-PiPa - 2016) Pour l’instant téloche : Nightcall par Kavinsky (Nightcall, 2010) Children's Reich Song par Ludovic Bource (Extrait de la BO du film "OSS 117 : Rio ne répond plus…" sorti en 2009) Pour l’instant narration : Musique de percussion, puissant et relaxant Tribal Rhythm de la chaine YouTube Musique Apaisante et Bien Etre (sous licence Creative Commons BY 3.0) Fantasy Celtic Music - Spirit of the Wild par BrunuhVille (Age of Wonders, 2015) Merci à Karim et Sylvain (pour la dédicace)!

Robert Greenwald, the longtime liberal filmmaker, talks about his latest film: “Suppressed: The Fight to Vote.” It’s about voter suppression in Georgia in 2018, and how it could happen again there and elsewhere in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump wanted Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to read a Giuliani-prepared script announcing investigations into Biden and 2016. The GOP stormed a secure facility to disrupt impeachment hearings. Robert Greenwald LIVE on his new movie 'Suppressed: The Fight To Vote,' which recounts the widespread suppression in Georgia's 2018 midterm election. AOC roasts Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook's new political ad policies. Andy Zee LIVE on RefuseFascism's nationwide protests #OUTNOW, geared to take down the Trump-Pence regime. Meanwhile in...the world, Coca-Cola is named the worst plastic polluter for the second year in a row. Meanwhile in...Brazil, deforestation and Bolsonaro's policies are pushing the Amazon forest to a dangerous tipping point. Meanwhile in...Chile, social reforms fail to quell widespread protests as police brutality continues.Guests: Andy Zee & Robert Greenwald See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Story: Xanadu ist ein Blick in die Zukunft und gleichzeitig eine liebenswerte Erinnerung an die Glanzzeiten Hollywoods. Das Musical glänzt mit den Hitsongs “Magic”, I'm Alive”, “All over the World”, “Suddenly” und dem Titelsong “Xanadu”. Olivia Newton-John, die Film-Göttin der 80er Jahre, begeistert dabei alle mit ihrer Schönheit und ihrer wundervollen Stimme, denn sie und Gene Kelly sind die Stars dieser glänzenden Fantasy-Story. In Xanadu treffen die 40er auf die 80er – das erste aufwendig ausgestattete, klassische Musical, in dem sich eine außergewöhnliche Love-Story mit aktueller Popmusik verbindet.

Story: Xanadu ist ein Blick in die Zukunft und gleichzeitig eine liebenswerte Erinnerung an die Glanzzeiten Hollywoods. Das Musical glänzt mit den Hitsongs “Magic”, I'm Alive”, “All over the World”, “Suddenly” und dem Titelsong “Xanadu”. Olivia Newton-John, die Film-Göttin der 80er Jahre, begeistert dabei alle mit ihrer Schönheit und ihrer wundervollen Stimme, denn sie und Gene Kelly sind die Stars dieser glänzenden Fantasy-Story. In Xanadu treffen die 40er auf die 80er – das erste aufwendig ausgestattete, klassische Musical, in dem sich eine außergewöhnliche Love-Story mit aktueller Popmusik verbindet.

Whistleblowers are in the news. And Trump’s not the first to attack them. Here’s my 2013 show on the documentary, WAR ON WHISTLEBLOWERS: Free Press and the National Security State. I speak with producer/director, ROBERT GREENWALD, and with THOMAS TAMM and FRANZ GAYL, two of the four whistleblowers in the film, punished under Bush and Obama for standing up to demand accountability and defend the constitution.

An interview Robert Greenwald, director of Making a Killing: Guns, Greed, and the NRA

This episode of Who Belongs? is another installment of our Civic Engagement Narrative Change project series, with project researcher Josh Clark interviewing two guests: The first is Robert Greenwald, an award-winning producer and director who has a new film coming out on September 25 called “Suppressed: The fight to vote”, about voter suppression in the 2018 gubernatorial election in Georgia, and Carol Anderson, Professor of African American Studies at Emory University and author of the book One Person No Vote: How Voter Suppression is Destroying our Democracy. To access a transcript of this interview, and for more episodes of Who Belongs visit haasinstitute.berkeley.edu/whobelongs.

Father Gregory Boyle is a Jesuit priest and the founder and executive director of Homeboy Industries, a world famous gang intervention, rehabilitation and re-entry program in Los Angeles. The program provides training and employment to former gang members along with services like tattoo removal, substance abuse support, and mental health therapy. Homeboy Industries products include items sold in grocery stores like Gelson's and Ralphs and street wear and bakery items sold online and at Homebody Industries in downtown LA. During this podcast, Father Greg discusses what he's learned about why people join gangs and commit violence, he reveals how he and others help former gang members to heal, grow and transform into productive and healthy individuals, and he talks about a new documentary "Healing Trauma: Beyond Gangs and Prison" from Brave New Films and director Robert Greenwald.

On this week’s episode, we tackle another ’80’s cult oddity: Robert Greenwald’s XANADU, a roller skating disco musical from 1980 that arrived about a year after disco officially died and is shockingly short on singing. But it sure has roller skating. So much roller skating. And Gene Kelly in what is arguably the most embarrassing … Continue reading Ep. #45-Xanadu →

The much-maligned 1980 musical gets re-evaluated in this podcast review.  Olivia Newton-John plays a muse who is sent to earth to inspire a struggling artist (Michael Beck) fulfill his dream of starting a roller-disco club with a retired construction magnate (Gene Kelly).  Newton-John and pop group ELO deliver a powerhouse soundtrack in this visually impressive first effort from future political documentarian Robert Greenwald.

Thom talks about the strange Trump movement. Plus, Robert Greenwald is here to talk about immigrant prisons. And - 15,000+ scientists issue 2nd Notice to Humanity - anyone listening? Greg Palast will be talking about breaking news about Bannon...

Set: All You Need Is (letting go) Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza - "All you need is (Letting go)" - Show #466 from 8/7/13 [Full playlist] Pink Floyd - "Lost For Words" - The Division Bell [Loops] Tony Robbins - "Success from "Failure": 4 All-Time Greats-38" - Personal Power II - 01 - The Key to Personal Power Sigur Ros - "Saeglopur" - We Play Endlessly [Loops] Ken - "I'd like your experience possibilities to remain open" Sigur Ros - "Saeglopur" - We Play Endlessly [Loops] Live phone caller & Ken - "In the middle of this sweaty jam (in 2017)" Czech - "Questions" - Berlitz Eastern European [And now, for some questions] Eddie Albert - "Feel like someone's changed the world while I'm asleep" - thirtySomething, season 2 episode 10 Guy Pearce - "you fake recognition, you bluff it" - Memento Terry Gilliam - "Spielberg gives you answers, Kubrick doesn't, the holocaust, the complete failure of civilization" - Terry Gilliam interviews Beatles - "All You Need Is Love (no vocals)" [Kenzo mix 12/25/11] Live phone caller - "In 2013, with 2017 live call and stream feedback echo chamber" Beatles - "All You Need Is Love (no vocals)" [Kenzo mix 12/25/11] Tony Robbins - "Global Beliefs: Giant Generalizations That Run Your Life-43" - Personal Power II - 07 - Values and Beliefs: The Source of Success or Failure Fen Swale - "we were not us" - Kayde Fen 08-06-13 Beatles - "All You Need Is Love (vocals only)" [Kenzo mix 12/25/11] Dire Straits - "On Every Street" - On Every Street [Loops] Foo Fighters - "Everlong (Guitar)" - The Colour and the Shape John Lennon - "I had a lot of loops (it repeats itself over and over)" - Live phone call Ken - "Identification" Toto - "Rosanna" - Africa (disc 1) Pink Floyd - "My memory of it is just this room full of tapes running 'round" - Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon Dire Straits - "On Every Street" - On Every Street [Loops] Bulgarian - "Bulgarian - Emergencies" [And finally, some expressions you may need in an emergency] Toto - "Rosanna" [Loops] Ken - "Scared, worried if no reason, meaning, cause or direction. Eugenics, mass extinction" Pink Floyd - "Without computers everything had to be done manually" - Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon Beatles - "All You Need Is Love (no vocals)" [Kenzo mix 12/25/11] Andy Baio - "The New Prohibition (excerpt)" - Creative Mornings/Portland [Fair use will not save you] Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza - "Coincident Symphony" - Coincident Symphony: 5/4/04, show #312 [Playlist & full show. Classical cut-ups and synchronicity. Any of: Aimee Mann, You Do, Magnolia, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony No. 5 in B Flat, Allegro Molto, Symphony No. 19 in E Flat, Andante, Hogwood, Schroder & AAM, Uncovered The Whole Truth About the Iraq War, Robert Greenwald, moveon.org, Saddam Hussain, George W. Bush, CIA, weapons of mass destruction, Wayne Dyer, 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace, coincidence, Bright Eyes, An Attempt to Tip the Scales, Fevers and Mirrors] Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza - "Long and gentle (How many mistakes?)" - Long and gentle...: 10/25/12, show #443 [Playlist & full show. Includes Holcombe Waller shaker loop, and more] Ken - "Identification, recombinations" Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza - "The Shattering of Many Illusions" - The Shattering of Many Illusions: 12/12/09, show #407 [You don't have to be sick. We'll make sandwiches in the morning. Live in Hudson, NY. Source listing. Includes Judy Garland, Mountain Goats loops, more...] Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza - "Please Call Stella: Part 2 of 3" - Please Call Stella: 4/30/04, show #310 [Source listing and audio] Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza - "Please Call Stella: Part 3 of 3" - Please Call Stella: 4/30/04, show #310 Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza - "Karen's Dead" - Karen's Dead: 7/23/03, show #262 [Source listing and audio. Thanks, Sandra, for this sub opportunity that spawned two years of shows! Includes Timothy Hutton, Donald Sutherland, and Mary Tyler Moore from Ordinary People (give her the goddamned camera!), Aimee Mann] Jimmy Carter - "Crisis of Confidence" - "Malaise" speech Penguin Cafe Orchestra - "White Mischief" - Broadcasting From Home Penguin Cafe Orchestra - "Heartwind" - Broadcasting From Home Vangelis - "12 O'Clock" Ken - "Identification" Vangelis - "12 O'Clock" Sandra Beckmeier - "I actually gave you the wrong web address" - On KOOP Austin a week before 7/23/03 Paul Angelis - "Here your Blueness, have some nasty medicine" - Yellow Submarine John Lennon - "Imagine" - Unplugged Yo-Yo Ma - "Cello suite 1, 1. Prelude (Reversed)" - Bach-6 Suites for Unac. Cello Gwyneth Paltrow, Owen Wilson - "Do you send my mother your clippings? And your grades from college?" - Royal Tenenbaums Donald Rumsfeld - "Shot down the plane over Pennsylvania" Zooey Deschanel, Paul Schneider, David Gordon Green - "Hello Hello Hello" - All the Real Girls Vangelis - "12 O'Clock" - Greatest Hits Vangelis - "Main Titles" - The Bounty Ken - "I have felt stuck. I stopped worrying about it today. Failure is impossible." Ken - "Temporal correction and echo chamber" Kate Bush - "Nocturn" - Aerial 2: A Sky of Honey Pink Floyd - "My memory of it" - Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon Sandra Beckmeier - "I think you'll find it entertaining" - KOOP Austin Kate Bush - "Aerial" - Aerial 2: A Sky of Honey J.C. Quinn, Matthew Modine, Terry Davis, Darryl Ponicsan - "Pele, lifts up the human species, it's what happens in those 6 minutes" - Vision Quest Paul Angelis - "Are you Bluish? You don't look Bluish." - Yellow Submarine Ian Holm - "There is an explanation for this, you know" - Alien Bruce Schneier - "Liars and Outliers" - Talks at Google 6/17/13 Johann Sebastian Bach - "Wie Wunderbarlich Ist Doch Diese Strafe" - Mattus Passion 2 Johann Sebastian Bach - "So Ist Mein Jesus Nun Gefangen" - Mattus Passion 2 Johann Sebastian Bach - "Petrus Aber Sa Drau En Im Palast" - Mattus Passion 2 Johann Sebastian Bach - "Bin Ich Gleich Von Dir Gewichen" - Mattus Passion 2 Clint Mansell (Featuring Kronos Quartet) - "Summer Overture" - Requiem For A Dream [Loops] Clint Mansell (Featuring Kronos Quartet) - "Summer Overture" - Requiem For A Dream [Backwards loops] River Phoenix - "There's going to be a war in America, it's coming, he said. The signs are everywhere, high prices, won't be an ordinary war, no side is innocent" - Mosquito Coast Joe Frank - "Night Ride" - Work in Progress [Did you set off that explosion in the industrial district?] Lou Reed - "Street Hassle" - Street Hassle [Loops] Ken - "The unwind" Ken - "Temporal correction" Lou Reed - "Street Hassle" - Street Hassle [Loops] Live phone caller - "Brain freeze" Lou Reed - "Street Hassle" - Street Hassle [Loops] Ken - "There are things that I don't know" Wax Audio - "God" [And so, dear friends, you will have to carry on] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/74709

The six Waltons on the Forbes 400 list—Christy, Alice, Jim, Rob, Ann, and Nancy—are worth a combined $148.8 billion. According to the most recent data available, they have the same wealth as the bottom 42% of American families combined. Walmart associates, in comparison, have been risking arrest in their fight for $25,000 a year for full time work. Some have responded to criticism of the Waltons by arguing that the family is helping to create much needed jobs. Sadly for U.S. workers and families, the facts just don't support this statement. Here are the facts.Fact: Walmart is a job killer.•Walmart store openings destroy almost three local jobs for every two they create by reducing retail employment by an average of 2.7 percent in every county they enter.•Walmart cost America an estimated 196,000 jobs – mainly manufacturing jobs – between 2001 and 2006 as a result of the company's imports from China.Fact: Walmart jobs are poverty jobs.•Walmart workers average just $8.81 hour. This translates to annual pay of $15,576, based on Walmart's definition of full-time. This is less than two-thirds of the poverty line for a family of four, and well below what most families actually need to get by.•According to the company, most workers make less than $25,000 a year. In a September 2013 presentation, Walmart US CEO Bill Simon included the fact that out of all Walmart associates in the country, only 475,000 make more than $25,000 a year.•Walmart pays less than other retail firms. A 2005 study found that Walmart workers earn an estimated 12.4% less than retail workers as a whole and 14.5% less than workers in large retail in general. A 2007 study which compared Walmart to other general merchandising employers found a wage gap of 17.4%.•Last year, Walmart slashed already meager health benefits again, dropping health insurance for new hires working less than 30 hours a week and leaving more workers uninsured.Fact: Taxpayers are paying the price for Walmart.•Taxpayers subsidize Walmart's low wages and poor benefits. Just one Walmart store costs taxpayers an estimated $1 million in public assistance usage by employees, according to a new report from the Democratic staff of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce.•In many of the states across the country that release such information, Walmart is the employer with the largest number of employees and dependents using taxpayer-funded health insurance programs. A few examples:•In Arizona, according to data released by the state in 2005, the company had more 2,700 employees on the state-funded plan.•The company also topped the list in their home state of Arkansas, with nearly 4,000 employees forced onto the state's plan according to data released by the state in 2005.•In Massachusetts, in 2009, taxpayers paid $8.8 million for Walmart associates to use publicly subsidized healthcare services.•Despite all the damage they have done to US workers and communities, a 2007 study found that, as of that date, Walmart had received more than $1.2 billion in tax breaks, free land, infrastructure assistance, low-cost financing and outright grants from state and local governments around the country. This number has surely increased as Walmart continues to receive additional subsidies.•Meanwhile, the Waltons use special tax loopholes to avoid paying billions in taxes. According to a recent Bloomberg story, the Waltons are America's biggest users of a particular type of charitable trust that actually allows the donor to pass money on to heirs after an extended period of time, without having to pay much-debated estate and inheritance taxes. According to Treasury Department estimates reported in Bloomberg, closing the two types of loopholes the Waltons appear to use would raise more than $20 billion over the next decade.The message of the Occupy movement has moved from Wall Street to Main Street, as all 1% corporations are scrutinized for their irresponsible behavior. And the "Mother of all 1% corporations," according to author Al Norman, is none other than the mightiest retailer of them all, Walmart. Norman, the chief anti-Walmart activist for 20 years, argues that Walmart is the perfect target for effecting change in the unfair global economy. Walmart, "the most ubiquitous symbol of what has gone awry in corporate America today," is in our neighborhoods. As the 99% become less tolerant of the 1% who make billions by exploiting workers, taxpayers, and shoppers, they long to bring back local citizen control to our hometowns. In such places as Athens, Georgia and Mira Loma, California, groups have begun actions against Walmart and its distribution centers. Occupy Walmart is a compilation of essays Norman has published in the Huffington Post, along with updates of the issues and additional commentary. In the book's foreword, Robert Greenwald, founder of Brave New Films and producer of the 2005 documentary about Walmart, The High Cost of Low Price, says, "these essays create an uncomfortable film about the greed, profiteering, and cheating that make up the Walmart business model." A grassroots activist who has helped countless groups organize efforts to fight the spread of Walmarts in their hometowns, Al Norman has been on 60 Minutes and quoted in publications from Fortune to the Wall Street Journal to the New York Times. He posts frequently on his blog, Sprawl-Busters.com, and continues to contribute essays to the Huffington Post.http://www.amazon.com/Occupy-Walmart-Al-Norman/dp/0982664486/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=theopprep-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=QV6VL4KR5CNVH4FU&creativeASIN=0982664486http://www.amazon.com/The-Case-Against-Wal-Mart-Norman/dp/0971154236/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=theopprep-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=J3OLOVMFWISTGQV7&creativeASIN=0971154236http://www.amazon.com/The-Case-Against-Wal-Mart-Norman/dp/0971154236/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=theopprep-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=J3OLOVMFWISTGQV7&creativeASIN=0971154236This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement

Wal-Mart Strikes, Boycotts & Govt Welfare for1% Walton Family The Case Against Wal-Mart In This Week's Aftershow-Special guests join in. The six Waltons on the Forbes 400 list—Christy, Alice, Jim, Rob, Ann, and Nancy—are worth a combined $148.8 billion. According to the most recent data available, they have the same wealth as the bottom 42% of American families combined. Walmart associates, in comparison, have been risking arrest in their fight for $25,000 a year for full time work. Some have responded to criticism of the Waltons by arguing that the family is helping to create much needed jobs. Sadly for U.S. workers and families, the facts just don't support this statement. Here are the facts. Fact: Walmart is a job killer.•Walmart store openings destroy almost three local jobs for every two they create by reducing retail employment by an average of 2.7 percent in every county they enter.•Walmart costs America an estimated 196,000 jobs – mainly manufacturing jobs – between 2001 and 2006 as a result of the company's imports from China. Fact: Walmart jobs are poverty jobs.•Walmart workers average just $8.81 hour. This translates to annual pay of $15,576, based on Walmart's definition of full-time. This is less than two-thirds of the poverty line for a family of four, and well below what most families actually need to get by.•According to the company, most workers make less than $25,000 a year. In a September 2013 presentation, Walmart US CEO Bill Simon included the fact that out of all Walmart associates in the country, only 475,000 make more than $25,000 a year.•Walmart pays less than other retail firms. A 2005 study found that Walmart workers earn an estimated 12.4% less than retail workers as a whole and 14.5% less than workers in large retail in general. A 2007 study which compared Walmart to other general merchandising employers found a wage gap of 17.4%.•Last year, Walmart slashed already meager health benefits again, dropping health insurance for new hires working less than 30 hours a week and leaving more workers uninsured. Fact: Taxpayers are paying the price for Walmart.•Taxpayers subsidize Walmart's low wages and poor benefits. Just one Walmart store costs taxpayers an estimated $1 million in public assistance usage by employees, according to a new report from the Democratic staff of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce.•In many of the states across the country that release such information, Walmart is the employer with the largest number of employees and dependents using taxpayer-funded health insurance programs. A few examples:•In Arizona, according to data released by the state in 2005, the company had more 2,700 employees on the state-funded plan.•The company also topped the list in their home state of Arkansas, with nearly 4,000 employees forced onto the state's plan according to data released by the state in 2005.•In Massachusetts, in 2009, taxpayers paid $8.8 million for Walmart associates to use publicly subsidized healthcare services.•Despite all the damage they have done to US workers and communities, a 2007 study found that, as of that date, Walmart had received more than $1.2 billion in tax breaks, free land, infrastructure assistance, low-cost financing and outright grants from state and local governments around the country. This number has surely increased as Walmart continues to receive additional subsidies.•Meanwhile, the Waltons use special tax loopholes to avoid paying billions in taxes. According to a recent Bloomberg story, the Waltons are America's biggest users of a particular type of charitable trust that actually allows the donor to pass money on to heirs after an extended period of time, without having to pay much-debated estate and inheritance taxes. According to Treasury Department estimates reported in Bloomberg, closing the two types of loopholes the Waltons appear to use would raise more than $20 billion over the next decade. The message of the Occupy movement has moved from Wall Street to Main Street, as all 1% corporations are scrutinized for their irresponsible behavior. And the "Mother of all 1% corporations," according to author Al Norman, is none other than the mightiest retailer of them all, Walmart. Norman, the chief anti-Walmart activist for 20 years, argues that Walmart is the perfect target for effecting change in the unfair global economy. Walmart, "the most ubiquitous symbol of what has gone awry in corporate America today," is in our neighborhoods. As the 99% become less tolerant of the 1% who make billions by exploiting workers, taxpayers, and shoppers, they long to bring back local citizen control to our hometowns. In such places as Athens, Georgia and Mira Loma, California, groups have begun actions against Walmart and its distribution centers. Occupy Walmart is a compilation of essays Norman has published in the Huffington Post, along with updates of the issues and additional commentary. In the book's foreword, Robert Greenwald, founder of Brave New Films and producer of the 2005 documentary about Walmart, The High Cost of Low Price, says, "these essays create an uncomfortable film about the greed, profiteering, and cheating that make up the Walmart business model." A grassroots activist who has helped countless groups organize efforts to fight the spread of Walmarts in their hometowns, Al Norman has been on 60 Minutes and quoted in publications from Fortune to the Wall Street Journal to the New York Times. He posts frequently on his blog, Sprawl-Busters.com, and continues to contribute essays to the Huffington Post.http://www.amazon.com/Occupy-Walmart-Al-Norman/dp/0982664486/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=theopprep-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=QV6VL4KR5CNVH4FU&creativeASIN=0982664486http://www.amazon.com/The-Case-Against-Wal-Mart-Norman/dp/0971154236/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=theopprep-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=J3OLOVMFWISTGQV7&creativeASIN=0971154236http://www.amazon.com/The-Case-Against-Wal-Mart-Norman/dp/0971154236/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=theopprep-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=J3OLOVMFWISTGQV7&creativeASIN=0971154236This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement

Robert Greenwald of Brave New Films speaks with Nicole Sandler about Rethink Afghanistan, out on DVD Oct 2

Robert Greenwald of Brave New Films talks about Sick for Profit and Rethink Afghanistan with Nicole Sandler

Nicole Sandler interviews bravenewfilms.org's Robert Greenwald about The Cost of War-- part 3 of "Rethinking Afghanistan"

Ray McGovern on Senate CIA report & Robert Greenwald on ‘Outfoxed' The post Counterspin – July 16, 2004 appeared first on KPFA.