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Mark Levine’s Inside Scoop on Washington

Mark Levine debates with Republican strategist Mike Lane.

They talk about the recent elections and their meaning.  Then they talk about health care reform.  Lastly, they talk about Mark’s recent appearances on Fox News.

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The Inside Scoop is nationally syndicated on the Head-On Radio Network and iTunes. The show can be heard on radio weekdays, 5-6 pm Eastern, and can be seen on television Monday 7-8 pm Eastern.

Since June 2003, Mark Levine has given listeners The Inside Scoop from political players inside the Beltway - news that the Media almost never reports and those in power in the Government do not want you to know about. Mark welcomes all during his talk radio hour, and he particularly values calls from folks who disagree with him.

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Mark Levine’s Inside Scoop on Washington

Mark Levine is on the Air America show Clout, subbing for Richard Green.  He agreed to go meatless for the day, making it a meatless Monday.

Therefore, Mark decided to make suffering by humans and animals the subject of the show.

Levine asks:

Whose suffering moves you most?

Animals? (Are you a vegetarian?)
Your family’s?
People in your neighborhood, city, or nation?
People with inadequate health care?
People suffering genocide?
People who don’t deserve suffering?
The homeless?
People of your race, religion, or ethnicity?

Levine also talks to Joel Segal about health care reform.

Later in the show Levine talks to several callers who talk about vegetarianism.

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The Inside Scoop is nationally syndicated on the Head-On Radio Network and iTunes. The show can be heard on radio weekdays, 5-6 pm Eastern, and can be seen on television Monday 7-8 pm Eastern.

Since June 2003, Mark Levine has given listeners The Inside Scoop from political players inside the Beltway - news that the Media almost never reports and those in power in the Government do not want you to know about. Mark welcomes all during his talk radio hour, and he particularly values calls from folks who disagree with him.

Visit Radio Inside Scoop.com to access more information and additional podcast shows.

Mark Levine’s Inside Scoop on Washington

Mark Levine talks about his political philosophy and takes questions from listeners on this interesting show.

Based on listener feedback on an earlier show, Mark decided that it was ok to talk about philosophy on a radio show.  On this show Mark talked about his own political philosophy.  He talked about the background for his thinking and outlines his political philosophy on topics like Religion, Economics, Equality of Opportunity, Socialism, Rule of Law, Health Care, Civil Rights, the Sept 11 Attacks, and Lobbyists.

Mark took calls from 7 thought-provoking callers who promted further explanation of his philosophy.

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The Inside Scoop is nationally syndicated on the Head-On Radio Network and iTunes. The show can be heard on radio weekdays, 5-6 pm Eastern, and can be seen on television Monday 7-8 pm Eastern.

Since June 2003, Mark Levine has given listeners The Inside Scoop from political players inside the Beltway - news that the Media almost never reports and those in power in the Government do not want you to know about. Mark welcomes all during his talk radio hour, and he particularly values calls from folks who disagree with him.

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Professor M. S. Swaminathan has been acclaimed by TIME magazine as one of the twenty most influential Asians of the 20th century and one of the only three from India, the other two being Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore. He has been described by the United Nations Environment Program as “the Father of Economic Ecology” and by Javier Perez de Cuellar, past Secretary General of the United Nations, as “a living legend who will go into the annals of history as a world scientist of rare distinction”.

A plant geneticist by training, Professor Swaminathan’s contributions to the agricultural renaissance of India have led to his being widely referred to as the scientific leader of the green revolution movement. (more…)

Mark Levine’s Inside Scoop on Washington

Mark and Garland Nixon ask John Conyers, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, about his single-payer health-care bill.

According to Mark: “How ironic that the elderly are more opposed to “Medicare for All Who Want It” than young people! Because it is precisely young people paying into the system that would strengthen Medicare for those who have it now.

What do Canada, Australia, England, France, Germany, and Japan know that we don’t know? That single-payer is not only cheaper for everyone. It also provides better care. For everyone.”

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The Inside Scoop is nationally syndicated on the Head-On Radio Network and iTunes. The show can be heard on radio weekdays, 5-6 pm Eastern, and can be seen on television Monday 7-8 pm Eastern.

Since June 2003, Mark Levine has given listeners The Inside Scoop from political players inside the Beltway - news that the Media almost never reports and those in power in the Government do not want you to know about. Mark welcomes all during his talk radio hour, and he particularly values calls from folks who disagree with him.

Visit Radio Inside Scoop.com to access more information and additional podcast shows.

Mark Levine’s Inside Scoop on Washington

Today Mark Levine talks about human rights issues in Venezuela.  He points out that some dictatorships in South America come disguised as democracies.

Levine’s guest on the program is Gonzalo Himiob Santome, an active human rights lawyer in Venezuela.  Himiob has been called a “traitor to the nation” by the Venezuelan government because of his investigations of human rights violations in the country.  Himiob is a criminal law professor, writer, and lecturer.

Levine and Himiob discuss the history of the democratic process in Venezuela since 1958.  Hugo Chavez, as leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, was elected in 1998 and reelected in 2006.  Levine points out that progressives originally cheered when Chavez came to power because it was believed that he would look out for the interests of poor people of his country.  Unfortunately human rights violations have been an issue throughout his presidency.

Levine asks many questions of Himiob in an effort to understand how Chavez can be acting like a dictator yet be democratically elected.  Himiob talks about the history and results of the Constitutional Assembly that Chavez called, which overturned the previous Constitution.

There was a recall election to take Chavez out of office but the recall election failed.  Two years later he was elected to a second term.  Himiob talks about how this happened.

You’ll enjoy this podcast as Levine and Himiob create clarity about how the current government of Venezuela came to be.

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The Inside Scoop is nationally syndicated on the Head-On Radio Network and iTunes. The show can be heard on radio weekdays, 5-6 pm Eastern, and can be seen on television Monday 7-8 pm Eastern.

Since June 2003, Mark Levine has given listeners The Inside Scoop from political players inside the Beltway - news that the Media almost never reports and those in power in the Government do not want you to know about. Mark welcomes all during his talk radio hour, and he particularly values calls from folks who disagree with him.

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Mark Levine’s Inside Scoop on Washington

Today Mark Levine talks about Iran and North Korea and the nuclear threats that each poses.  He also talks about Iran’s recent election and the meaning of Mousavi’s protests.

The guest today is Rachel Kleinfeld from the Truman National Security Project.

Levine spends some time talking about the history of North Korea and of Iran before talking to his guest.  His back story for each country is very helpful and interesting.

Rachel Kleinfeld addresses the question of why these nations should not be allowed to have nuclear weapons.  She also talks about the small amount of intelligence that we have on North Korea.  How far will China allow North Korea to go?  Does China have the leverage to effect a regime change in North Korea?

Kleinfeld makes the case that we may have to live with a nuclear Iran.

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The Inside Scoop is nationally syndicated on the Head-On Radio Network and iTunes. The show can be heard on radio weekdays, 5-6 pm Eastern, and can be seen on television Monday 7-8 pm Eastern.

Since June 2003, Mark Levine has given listeners The Inside Scoop from political players inside the Beltway - news that the Media almost never reports and those in power in the Government do not want you to know about. Mark welcomes all during his talk radio hour, and he particularly values calls from folks who disagree with him.

Visit Radio Inside Scoop.com to access more information and additional podcast shows.

Mark Levine’s Inside Scoop on Washington

Today Mark Levine cohosts the Washington D.C. show, Dialogue,  with Terry Kester and Garland Nixon.

Today’s show is about the banks and the mortgage bill in Congress.

The panel is critical about the behavior of the banks lately.  Kester makes the comment that we are now a “nation of the banks, by the banks, and for the banks.”

The panel proposes that if every mortgage loan that is in danger of foreclosure by a bank would be modified, that the economy would benefit greatly.  The loans could be modified with benefit to the loan holder but without detriment to the bank.

The panel answers several questions from callers.

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The Inside Scoop is nationally syndicated on the Head-On Radio Network and iTunes. The show can be heard on radio weekdays, 5-6 pm Eastern, and can be seen on television Monday 7-8 pm Eastern.

Since June 2003, Mark Levine has given listeners The Inside Scoop from political players inside the Beltway - news that the Media almost never reports and those in power in the Government do not want you to know about. Mark welcomes all during his talk radio hour, and he particularly values calls from folks who disagree with him.

Visit Radio Inside Scoop.com to access more information and additional podcast shows.

Mark Levine’s Inside Scoop on Washington

Today Mark Levine talks about the U.S. Navy rescue of the captain of the Alabama from the pirates off the Somalia coast.

Levine begins his show by saying how proud he is of the rescue mission.  He then talks a little about the history of piracy at sea, especially about the history of the Barbary Coast pirates.

Levine takes a call from a caller from Sweden who disagrees with Levine on several points.  They have a long and spirited discussion.

Levine then talks about his hopes that other nations will join the U.S. in providing security in the area by defending their ships.  He asks the logical question about how to redirect the government and citizens of Somalia without invading them so that they cease to allow the protection of pirates within their borders.

Levine concludes the show by talking about nuclear weapons throughout the world.  He distinguishes between democratic nations that have or want nuclear weapons and authoritarian nations who have or want the weapons.

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The Inside Scoop is nationally syndicated on the Head-On Radio Network and iTunes. The show can be heard on radio weekdays, 5-6 pm Eastern, and can be seen on television Monday 7-8 pm Eastern.

Since June 2003, Mark Levine has given listeners The Inside Scoop from political players inside the Beltway - news that the Media almost never reports and those in power in the Government do not want you to know about. Mark welcomes all during his talk radio hour, and he particularly values calls from folks who disagree with him.

Visit Radio Inside Scoop.com to access more information and additional podcast shows.

Mark Levine’s Inside Scoop on Washington

Today Mark Levine cohosts the Washington D.C. show, Dialogue,  with Terry Kester and Garland Nixon.

Today’s show concentrates on poverty.  The panel talks about class struggle, which seems rampant and which seems as American as apple pie.  They discuss the statistic that American CEO’s are compensated 500 times that of their employees, a huge income gap.

The poor seem to be invisible.  They have many obstacles.  Mark believes that changes are coming under President Obama.  We seem to be moving in the right direction.  However, Terry asks, where do you see any system changed under President Obama?

The panel answers several questions from callers.

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The Inside Scoop is nationally syndicated on the Head-On Radio Network and iTunes. The show can be heard on radio weekdays, 5-6 pm Eastern, and can be seen on television Monday 7-8 pm Eastern.

Since June 2003, Mark Levine has given listeners The Inside Scoop from political players inside the Beltway - news that the Media almost never reports and those in power in the Government do not want you to know about. Mark welcomes all during his talk radio hour, and he particularly values calls from folks who disagree with him.

Visit Radio Inside Scoop.com to access more information and additional podcast shows.

Mark Levine’s Inside Scoop on Washington

Today Mark Levine talks with  Republican strategist Mike Lane.

Levine supports the 90% tax on the bonuses that have been awarded to financial executives recently.  Lane does not support the new proposed tax.

The two adversaries discuss President Obama’s economic policies in general and then concentrate on the problems with the AIG bailout.  They talk a bit about insurance products and hedge funds to explain the problems.

Levine and Lane always have lively conversations and this one is a good example.  Lane asserts that Congress’s actions will only serve to prolong the recession and make the recovery less robust.

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The Inside Scoop is nationally syndicated on the Head-On Radio Network and iTunes. The show can be heard on radio weekdays, 5-6 pm Eastern, and can be seen on television Monday 7-8 pm Eastern.

Since June 2003, Mark Levine has given listeners The Inside Scoop from political players inside the Beltway - news that the Media almost never reports and those in power in the Government do not want you to know about. Mark welcomes all during his talk radio hour, and he particularly values calls from folks who disagree with him.

Visit Radio Inside Scoop.com to access more information and additional podcast shows.

The following podcast is brought to you courtesy of A World of Possibilities and The Mainstream Media Project.

Over the decades, U.S. policies towards Latin America have lurched between intervention and apparent indifference, demonstrating its dominance while leaving a residue of resentment. Now, on both sides of the border, new hope emerges for an era of warmer relations. What have been the impacts of U.S. policy, and how are they likely to change in an era of renewed hope but severe economic distress?

Guests:
Tom Barry, Director, TransBorder Project; Americas Policy Program Fellow, Center for International Policy
Oscar Chacon, Executive Director, National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities
Luis Fernando Arias Arias, Secretary General, National Indigenous Organization of Colombia
Joy Olson, Executive Director, Washington Office on Latin America

We also interviewed Gaston Chillier, Executive Director of the Center for Legal and Social Studies located in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but did not include him in the program.

(Click on a guest’s name to listen to their full unedited interview.)

Credits:
Host: Mark Sommer
Senior Producer: Gregg McVicar
Associate Producers: Naihma Deady, Matt Fidler
Translator: Naihma Deady
Credits Narrator: Gabriela Castelan
Production Engineer: Michael Schwartz
Field Engineers: Jennifer Brandel, Paul Castro

Music in this program: Open - “Wave” by Alejandro Escovedo - Bloodshot Ltd.; “A United Earth I” by Alan Stivell and Youssou N’Dour - Putumayo World Music; “La Linea” by Lila Downs - Narada World; “Oye Manita” by Toto la Momposina - Putumayo World Music; “Soy Como Soy” by Fruko y sus Tesos - Putumayo World Music.

Funding: the Ford Foundation.

Duration: 55:00 minutes

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Mark Levine’s Inside Scoop on Washington    

  

Mark Levine recalls the reasons he went to Washington DC; because he believed that right minded people can make a difference.  He recalls his three years, 2001 to 2004, of working for Congress when he kept running into the attitude, no we can’t.

Levine expands upon the theme of Yes We Can to talk about his pride in Senator Obama’s Presidential victory.

Levine talks with some telephone callers about the issues.  He also talks about his disappointment in the outcome of the California ballot measures.

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The Inside Scoop is nationally syndicated on the Head-On Radio Network and iTunes. The show can be heard on radio weekdays, 5-6 pm Eastern, and can be seen on television Monday 7-8 pm Eastern. 

Since June 2003, Mark Levine has given listeners The Inside Scoop from political players inside the Beltway - news that the Media almost never reports and those in power in the Government do not want you to know about. Mark welcomes all during his talk radio hour, and he particularly values calls from folks who disagree with him.

Visit Radio Inside Scoop.com to access more information and additional podcast shows.

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Mark Levine reveals that he is nervous that Senator Obama has a significant lead in all of the polls on the eve of the second Presidential debate.  Perhaps something really bad will happen at the debate that will cause a reversal of the polls.  Levine has numerous interesting points of view on the election, including the observation that this is a once in a lifetime election.

 Mark has good conversations with a couple of callers who have interesting questions and comments.

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The Inside Scoop is nationally syndicated on the Head-On Radio Network and iTunes. The show can be heard on radio weekdays, 5-6 pm Eastern, and can be seen on television Monday 7-8 pm Eastern. 

Since June 2003, Mark Levine has given listeners The Inside Scoop from political players inside the Beltway - news that the Media almost never reports and those in power in the Government do not want you to know about. Mark welcomes all during his talk radio hour, and he particularly values calls from folks who disagree with him.

Visit Radio Inside Scoop.com to access more information and additional podcast shows.

Mark Levine’s Inside Scoop on Washington    

 

Mark Levine talks about the silver lining in the financial bailout crisis–it has given Senator Obama an insurmountable lead in the polls and in electoral votes.  Mark believes that the Presidential race is not Senator Obama’s to lose.

Mark talks to Robert Weiss, an anti-Wall Street lawyer about the financial crisis.  They hate the bailout, but believe that it is necessary at this point in time.  Mark looks forward to better times after Senator Obama becomes President.

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The Inside Scoop is nationally syndicated on the Head-On Radio Network and iTunes. The show can be heard on radio weekdays, 5-6 pm Eastern, and can be seen on television Monday 7-8 pm Eastern. 

Since June 2003, Mark Levine has given listeners The Inside Scoop from political players inside the Beltway - news that the Media almost never reports and those in power in the Government do not want you to know about. Mark welcomes all during his talk radio hour, and he particularly values calls from folks who disagree with him.

Visit Radio Inside Scoop.com to access more information and additional podcast shows.

Mark Levine’s Inside Scoop on Washington    

On this edition of The Inside Scoop, Mark Levine discusses the $700 billion bail out plan.  He levels criticism at those he believes are responsible and then talks about the details of the plan.  Mark gives some of his own ideas that he feels will work better.  It’s a lively hour of commentary.

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The Inside Scoop is nationally syndicated on the Head-On Radio Network and iTunes. The show can be heard on radio weekdays, 5-6 pm Eastern, and can be seen on television Monday 7-8 pm Eastern. 

Since June 2003, Mark Levine has given listeners The Inside Scoop from political players inside the Beltway - news that the Media almost never reports and those in power in the Government do not want you to know about. Mark welcomes all during his talk radio hour, and he particularly values calls from folks who disagree with him.

Visit Radio Inside Scoop.com to access more information and additional podcast shows.

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On this show Mark Levine discusses the polls and the current projections of electoral votes.  Mark made a prediction three months ago that the winner of the state of Colorado will win the election.  Other important battleground states are Virginia, Ohio, and Nevada.

Levine talks about why he feels that the election results from Colorado will be the key to this election.

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The Inside Scoop is nationally syndicated on the Head-On Radio Network and iTunes. The show can be heard on radio weekdays, 5-6 pm Eastern, and can be seen on television Monday 7-8 pm Eastern.

Since June 2003, Mark Levine has given listeners The Inside Scoop from political players inside the Beltway - news that the Media almost never reports and those in power in the Government do not want you to know about. Mark welcomes all during his talk radio hour, and he particularly values calls from folks who disagree with him.

Visit Radio Inside Scoop.com to access more information and additional podcast shows.

Mark Levine’s Inside Scoop on Washington  

Back from the conventions, Mark Levine spends time recalling the highlights of the Democratic and Republican conventions.  His guests are Shannon Sullivan, a Democratic delegate, and Republican Strategist Mike Lane.  They discuss a wide range of interesting topics during this lively debate.

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The Inside Scoop is nationally syndicated on the Head-On Radio Network and iTunes. The show can be heard on radio weekdays, 5-6 pm Eastern, and can be seen on television Monday 7-8 pm Eastern.

Since June 2003, Mark Levine has given listeners The Inside Scoop from political players inside the Beltway - news that the Media almost never reports and those in power in the Government do not want you to know about. Mark welcomes all during his talk radio hour, and he particularly values calls from folks who disagree with him.

Visit Radio Inside Scoop.com to access more information and additional podcast shows.

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Mark Levine is at the Republican National Convention.  On this show he is filling in for Leslie Marshall.  Levine talks about Governor Sarah Palin and about the issues that surround her candidacy.

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The Inside Scoop is nationally syndicated on the Head-On Radio Network and iTunes. The show can be heard on radio weekdays, 5-6 pm Eastern, and can be seen on television Monday 7-8 pm Eastern.

Since June 2003, Mark Levine has given listeners The Inside Scoop from political players inside the Beltway - news that the Media almost never reports and those in power in the Government do not want you to know about. Mark welcomes all during his talk radio hour, and he particularly values calls from folks who disagree with him.

Visit Radio Inside Scoop.com to access more information and additional podcast shows.

Left, Right and Center
from KCRW    

Left, Right and Center is a weekly half-hour radio broadcast and podcast produced by KCRW in Santa Monica. 

The three panelists begin the show by talking about the Democratic National Convention.  They talk about former President Clinton’s impassioned speech, the Clintons’ endoresement of Senator Obama, and Senator Obama’s economic policies as outlined in his acceptance speech in front of 75,000 people in Denver.

Then the panelists talk about the surprising pick of Governor Sarah Palin as Senator McCain’s running mate.  They talk about her lack of national experience and about her accomplishments as Alaska’s governor.

The three participants on the show are Robert Scheer who represents the left, Tony Blankley who represents the right, and Matt Miller who represents the center.  Arianna Huffington who represents the progressive blogosphere is away on assignment.

At the end of this entertaining show the participants each have a 30 second rant to summarize the issue that each sees as most significant.

Click here to be taken to the Left, Right and Center home page where you can download or listen to the podcast.

Click here to read the ABC News article about Governor Sarah Palin.