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Most books listed are available at independent book stores in the Detroit area. See Books for more information on authors and titles.

June 28
Richard Grossman, author, Defying Corporations; Defining Democracy, discussed the new regulations President Obama is proposing to control the financial system.

Michael Klare, author,  Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy, discussed how the world demand for oil will soon outstrip the supply and the political consequences for our economy. His recent essay is at www.tomdispatch.com. Click here for its URL

June 21
Steve Early, author, Embedded with Organized Labor: Journalistic Reflections on the Class War at Home, discussed the current state of the union movement pointing out its strengths in weaknesses in a period economic downturn.

June 14
Jonathan Marks, author, Why I Am Not a Scientist: Anthropology and Modern Knowledge, discussed science as thought and performance, creationism, scientific fraud, and modern scientific racism.

June 7
Sasha Abramsky, author, Breadline USA: The Hidden Scandal of American Hunger and How to Fix It, discussed solutions to the wide-scale hunger that plagues the richest country in the world.

May 31
Larry Tye, author, Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend, sketched the life African-American baseball great and how his career intersected with segregation of the game and society.

May 24
Danny Schechter, editor of MediaChannel.org, discussed his recent article, "American Expression: Card Companies Resisting Reforms, and how the new legislation will effect credit card debtors.

John Nichols, Washington D.C. correspondent for The Nation magazine, discussed the town hall meeting he is hosting in Detroit about the economy and solutions to repair it.

May 17
David Ward, author, Alcatraz: The Gangster Years, described the results of harsh imprisonment at the famous facility and its implications for penitentiaries such as Marion, Illinois and Florence, Colorado.

May 10
Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul, and Mary, related the high moments in his performance and political life, and described the work of Operation Respect which he founded to teaches tolerance and respect to students.

John Taylor Gatto, author, Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher's Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling, said that contemporary schools cripple imagination and discourage critical thinking leaving education empty as a vehicle for imparting crucial knowledge and problem solving.

May 3
Marjorie Cohn, president, National Lawyer Guild, discussed the issue of torture and whether the President should have released CIA memos relating to its practice at Guantanamo.

April 26
Actor and activist, Mike Farrell, described his travels across the U.S. in support of his memoir, Just Call Me Mike. The new book is titled Of Mule and Man.

Paul Gunter, Director of Reactor Oversight, at Beyond Nuclear, and Keith Gunter, Co-chair, Peace Action-Michigan, discussed the problems with nuclear power and suggested clean energy alternatives to power the future.

April 19
Erna Paris, author, The Sun Climbs Slow: The International Criminal Court and the Struggle for Justice, described the work of the new ICC and the impact it will have on the behavior of nation states.

Chuck Collins, senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies, discussed the release of their study, "Reversing the Great Tax Shift: Seven Steps to Finance Our Economic Recovery Fairly."

March 29
Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould, co-authors, Invisible History: Afghanistan's Untold Story, told of their journalistic work in that country since the early '80s, and that the U.S. ignores the complexities of the countries politics and ethnicities at its own peril.

Matthew Rothchild, editor of The Progressive, told about the centenary of his magazine and how it has intersected with the history of the last hundred years. He described an upcoming celebration with Robert Redford as host and a new book with selections from the magazine's century of publishing.

March 22
Loretta Alper, a producer for the Media Education Foundation, and co-director, War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits are Spinning Us to Death, commented on the sixth anniversary of the U.S. occupation of Iraq, and the impact it's had  on the American economy in cities like Detroit.

March 15
Jerry Mander, author, The Superferry Chronicles: Hawaii's Uprising Against Militarism, Commercialism, and the Desecration of the Earth, described the legal and direct action fight against the attempts of a corporation to force a huge ferry the islanders opposed. Mander is also the author of the highly recommended Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television.

Matthew Stein, author, When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability, and Surviving the Long Long Emergency, spoke about preparedness for everything from a simple power failure to an absolute collapse of civilization. Be prepared, he says.

March 8
Allison J. Pugh, author, Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture, described her three year study of children and their parents regarding how they dealt with pressure to consume.

Bonnie Garvin, writer and producer of "The Killing Yard," described the different aspects of constructing film particularly as it relates to her film which chronicled the story of Detroit attorney and his defense of an Attica Uprising defendant.
     Garvin is giving a Detroit-area workshop, March 21 & 22 on screenwriting. For more information, go to Facebook and type in Bonnie Garvin Screenwriting Workshop, or email her at bonniesworkout@sbcglobal.net.

March 1
John Gibler, author, Mexico Unconquered: Chronicles of Power and Revolt, described the contemporary Mexican economy and its politics and how it relates to immigration, drugs, and NAFTA.

Christine Guarino, Director of Cultural Affairs for Macomb Community College, described the upcoming conference, "The 60s: How a Decade Shaped a Generation." A full schedule of concerts and workshop is at www.lorenzoculturalcenter.com.

February 22
Azadeh Moaveni, author, Honeymoon in Tehran: Two Years of Love and Danger in Iran, described how her work as Time magazine's correspondent in Iran intersected with her personal life.

February 15
Jay Mathews, author, Work Hard; Be Nice: How Two Inspired Teachers Created the Most Promising Schools in America, described the theories and practice of a nationwide network of middle schools called the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP), that he said could be the model for education reform.

February 8
Alan Michael Collinge, author, The Student Loan Scam: The Most Oppressive Debt in U.S. History and How We Can Fight Back, described how educational loans can cripple individuals, and how the five million default loans may be the next bubble to burst.

Larry Gabriel, author, Daddy Plays Old-Time New Orleans: Six Generations in the Music Business, told the story of his musical family based in Detroit and New Orleans.

February 1
Aaron Glantz, author, The War Comes Home: Washington's Battle Against America's Veterans, spoke about the need for properly caring for the increasing under of war veterans from the Iraq and Afghan conflicts.

Charles Bracelen Flood, author 1864: Lincoln at the Gates of History, talked about how the Obama presidency uses the Lincoln iconography and sense of historical moment as it begins its entry into a period of crisis for the country.

January 25
Dean Baker, author, Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy, explained the growth and collapse of the stock and housing bubbles, and how they effect the economy of Detroit and Michigan.

Charles and Sandra Simmons, directors of The Hush House Community Museum and Leadership Training Institute for Human Rights, described the work of their facility in providing models of excellence for young people in their poor Detroit neighborhood. The Hush House is open to the public; call 313-896-2521 for visiting information.

January 18
Greg Mortensen, author, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace. . .One School at a Time, told the story of how he helped create almost 80 schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan, amidst war and opposition from the Taliban. Mortensen will be in speak in the Detroit area, Sunday, January 25 (see calendar page).

Lamar Waldron, author, Legacy of Secrecy: The Long Shadow of the JFK Assassination, described his research which has uncovered those responsible for killing President Kennedy and Martin Luther King.

January 11
Kim Fellner, author, Wrestling with Starbucks: Conscience, Capital, Cappuccino, discussed the pluses and minuses of the giant coffee chain.

January 4
Reese Erlich, author, Dateline Havana: The Real Story of U.S. Policy and the Future of Cuba, discussed the impact of the American embargo on Cuba for the economy of both nations.

December 28
Rudy Simon, part of a 14-person Detroit delegation to Iran organized by the Fellowship of Reconciliation, described his travels throughout the country and his impressions of the people and the government.

December 21
Frida Berrrigan, co-author of the report, U.S. Weapons at War 2008: Beyond the Bush Legacy, discussed the global impact of arms sales and military assistance that is used by other countries to purchase American weapon systems on the U.S. and Michigan economies.

December 14
Robert Justin Goldstein, professor emeritus of political science at Oakland University, and author, American Blacklist: The Attorney General's List of Subversive Organizations, discussed the impact of the half century old listings on political debate today.

December 7
Wafaa Bilal, author, Shoot An Iraqi: Art, Life, and Resistance Under the Gun, described his early life in Saddam Hussein's Iraq, the death of his brother in during the U.S. invasion, and how he responded to it with a controversial art project. Click on link to see it.

Daniel J. Weiss, Senior Fellow and Director, Climate Strategy, for the Center for American Progress, discussed the proposed auto company bail out and now the Big 3 have to begin manufacturing environmentally friendly cars as a way to financial stability.

November 30
Jana Lipman, author, Guantanamo, A Working Class History Between Empire and Revolution, described the history of U.S. base and the adjoining city of the same name and how both figures in Cuban/American political relations.

Barbara Harvey, founding member, American Jews for a Just Peace, described her travels to Israel and Palestine and spoke about the prospects for peace in that region.

November 23
Bill Ayers, author, Fugitive Days: Memoirs of an Antiwar Activist, and the man the Republican campaign tried to link to Barack Obama as "palling around with terrorists," described the impact on his life and election.

Lamar Waldron, author, Legacy of Secrecy: The Long Shadow of the JFK Assassination, said that on the 45th anniversary of the Kennedy killing, the government still has not released all relevant document, ones that show conclusively that Lee Harvey Oswald was not the assassin. Using available documents, Waldron says it was a mafia crime boss that ordered the hit.

November 16
Norman Solomon, syndicated columnist, stated that Barack Obama has a mandate for spreading the wealth through increased government spending on social programs and infrastructure construction.

Robert Kuttner, senior fellow, Demos Institute, and author, Obama's Challenge: America's Economic Crisis and the Power of a Transformative Presidency, said the problems facing the new president and the solutions he offers will determine his success in the office.

November 9
Ismael Ahmed, director, Michigan Department of Human Services, promoted The Voices for Action Poverty Summit that the Greater Media stations are involved with held Thursday, Nov. 13 at Detroit's Cobo Hall.

Ron Aronson, author, Living Without God: New Directions for Atheists, Agnostics, Secularists, and the Undecided, described how free thinkers live in a society that gives claims to great religiosity.

November 2
Carl Glickman, editor, Those Who Dared: Five Visionaries Who Changed American Education, discussed the current state of the U.S. educational system, and how the ideas of several people can reinvigorate it.

October 26
Jeff Halper, coordinator, Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, discussed the prospects for peace with the Palestinians.

Lew Daly, senior fellow at Demos, and author, Unjust Deserts: How the Rich are Taking Our Common Inheritance and Why We Should Take It Back, discussed how disproportionately distributed wealth hurts the economy and democracy.

October 19
Isabel MacDonald, communications director with FAIR, wrote about the role anti-Muslim sentiment is playing in the upcoming elections. www.smearcasting.com

October 12
Antonia Juhasz, author, The Tyranny of Oil: The World's Most Powerful Industry and What We Must Do To Stop It, described how the major petroleum companies can control world energy prices and including what gasoline costs at the pump.

Fred Pearce, author, Confessions of an Eco-Sinner: Tracking Down the Sources of My Stuff, discussed his 100,000 mile journey to investigate the origins of everyday commodities and the impact they have on the environment.

October 5
Gary Paul Nabhan, author, Where Our Food Comes From, described the serious limits to our capacity to feed the world, and suggested steps to bring agriculture back within community levels.

Chuck Collins, senior scholar at the Institute for Public Policy, described the effects the proposed bailout will have on states like Michigan and metropolitan areas such as Detroit.

September 28
Danny Goldberg, author, Bumping into Genius: My Life Inside the Rock and Roll Business, described his work with the rocking greats from Led Zeppelin to Nirvana.

Ashar Usman, one of three comics who star in the film, Allah Made Me Funny: The Movie, spoke about how he extracts humor from the Muslim experience and community in America.

September 21
Greg Palast, a reporter for the BBC 's TV News Night, talked about his coverage of the U.S. election for the British network.

Stuart Townsend, director, Battle in Seattle, starring Charlize Theron and Woody Harrelson, discussed his film  and public policy relating to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and protests against its 1999 meeting.

September 14
Larry Beinhart, author, Salvation Boulevard, used the novel format to confront the role of religion in politics in which a Muslim student accused of murdering an atheist professor is defended by a Jewish lawyer who uses a born-again Christian as an investigator.

David W. Moore, former senior editor with the Gallup polling organization, and author, The Opinion Makers: An Insider Exposes the Truth Behind the Polls, talked about the manner in which poll results are more of an aid to the media and politicians than to the population.

September 7
Kath Weston, author, Traveling Light: On the Road with America's Poor, described her extensive travels across the country on Greyhound buses to get a ground level sense of the culture of poverty.

Harvey Wasserman, author, Solartopia: Our Green Powered Earth, spoke about the proposal of John McCain to build 45 new nuclear power plants

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August 18
Sally Castleman, chair, Election Defense Alliance, talked about how the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections were stolen through election fraud, vote suppression, and electronic manipulation of voting machines. This information is vibrantly illustrated in the documentary, "Stealing America: Vote by Vote."

August 17
Dave Zirin, author, A People's History of Sports in the United States: 250 Years of Politics, Protest, People, and Play, commented on the 2008 Olympics and the impact they have on China's standing in the world.

Henry Rosemont, Visiting Scholar, Brown University Department of Religion, discussed the evolution of China from a fractured society into a world power that still suffers great problems.

July 27
Doug Henwood, editor, Left Business Observer, commented on the current economic problems the country and particularly Michigan is facing.

July 20
Judy Polumbaum, author, China Ink: The Changing Face of Chinese Journalism, discussed her interviews with writers in China as a window through which to view the changes in the society as a whole.

Joseph Nevins, author, Dying to Live: A Story of U.S. Immigration in an Age of Global Apartheid, used the death of Julio Cesar Gallegos, who died trying to enter this country illegally, to amplify the larger questions of American immigration policy.

July 13
Buffy Sainte-Marie, Academy Award-winning singer-song writer, UNESCO spokesperson, and Native American activist, discussed the state of Native people in North America today.

Tyler Colman, author, Wine Politics: How Governments, Environmentalists, Mobsters, and Critics Influence the Wines We Drink, discussed each of the issues contained in the subtitle of the book.

June 29
Michael Klare, Professor of Peace & World Security Studies, Hampshire College, and author, Rising Powers; Shrinking Planet: The Geopolitics of Energy, discussed the impact of the expanding economies of China and India and how their need for oil and other resources will bring them into conflict with the U.S.

June 22
Daniel Pinchbeck, author, 2012: The Return of Quetzacoatle, discussed the Mayan prophecy of great change for that year as it relates to the world's economic and political problems.

Susan Quinn, author, Furious Improvisation: How the WPA and a Cast of Thousands Made High Art Out of Desperate Times, discussed the history of the 1930's Federal Theatre Project, and how such a program today would be of benefit.

June 8
Terry K. Aladjem, author, The Culture of Vengeance and the Fate of American Justice, described the cultural context in which people are more concerned with extracting punishment from malefactors than with how to prevent anti-social behavior.

Historian Bruce Chadwick, in his book, 1858: The War They Failed To See, described the political situation in the year prior to the historic election of Abraham Lincoln and drew parallels to today.

June 1
Vincent Bugliosi, the famed prosecutor of Charles Manson, has now trained his sights on the president of the United States in his latest book, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder. He laid how his proofs, and says he is sending them to 1,000 U.S. prosecutors with the hope they will begin legal proceedings.

May 25
Distinguished American novelist, Russell Banks, author, Dreaming Up America, delved into the American character, both past and present.

May 18
Mark Bauerlein, author, The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future, said that the proliferation of technological communication in all aspects of the lives of young people is creating a shrinking ability for knowledge retention, verbal talents, and decision making.

Thom Hartmann, author, Walking Your Blues Away: How to Heal the Mind and Create Emotional Well-Being, described an approach to using walking to heal emotional trauma and bring forth optimal mental functioning.

May 11
Utah Phillips, singer/song writer, troubadour of the Industrial Workers of the World, described his life on the road and in the labor movement.

James Gustave Speth, Yale University dean and author, The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability, discussed the ecological, social and political crises the planet faces, and said his organization, 1 Sky, is addressing them with solutions.

May 4
Stan Cox, author, Sick Planet: Corporate Food and Medicine, asserted that large food corporations threaten the global food supply.

Mark Juergensmeyer, author, Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State, described the how radical religionists are confronting a modern world through force of arms.

April 20
Suzanne Gordon, co-author, Safety in Numbers: Nurse-to-Patient Ratios and the Future of Health Care, described the coming nurse shortage that threatens quality patient care and how the importance of corrupt staffing of nurses plays into this.

Katarina Walhberg, social and economic policy program coordinator, The Global Policy Forum, described the current world wide food crisis and said it will only worsen unless immediate steps are taken to address it.

April 6
Brian D. Schultz, author, Spectacular Things Happen Along the Way: Lessons from an Urban Classroom, described his experiences in creatively teaching in a deprived school district and how they can act as a model for other such settings.

Michael Rubyan, co-director, "Life is for the Living," a documentary about the controversy over stem cell research described the impact of disease on the six families he featured in his film, and their hopes for cures. Also, Amber Shinn, communications director, Stem Cell Research Ballot Question Committee, discussed the bi-partisan effort to have Michigan lift its restrictions on stem cell research.

March 30
Geoff Thale, director, Washington Office on Latin America, discussed how recent events in the countries south of us have an impact on our economy, particularly the proposed free trade agreements.

Larry Adelman, executive producer of the PBS four-hour special on stress and health, Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick, described how one's economic status was a greater determiner of health than previously assumed.

March 23
Tamara Traut, co-author, Up to Our Eyeballs: How Shady Lenders and Failed Economic Policies Are Drowning Americans in Debt, talked about the precarious financial position of tens of millions of citizens, and what policies need to be instituted to correct the situation.

Ismael Ahmed, director, State of Michigan director, Department of Human Resources, discussed the extent of poverty in our state, its causes, and what his department is doing to turn it around.

March 16
Betsy Hartmann, author, Deadly Election, moves from her usual writing venue of non-fiction to the novel form to talk about the dangers and possibilities inherent in the upcoming presidential election.

Peter Linebaugh, author, The Magna Carta Manifesto: Liberties and Commons for All, described how this centuries old document formed the basis of the U.S. Constitution, the anti-slavery movement, and its continuing relevance for today.

March 9
Leslie Balong, Cuba and South America Coordinator, Global Exchange, discussed the recent political changes in Cuba and what lies ahead for the nation regarding U.S. policy.

Ali Abunimah, from Electronic Intifada, discussed the issue of Palestine/Israel.

March 2
Nancy Polikoff, author, Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage: Valuing All Families Under the Law, argued that all families, regardless on their composition, deserve full recognition and rights under the law.

Marnia Lazreg, author, Torture and the Twilight of Empire: From Algiers to Baghdad, discussed why powerful nations fighting small insurgent groups resort to torture.

February 24
John Moe, author, Conservatize Me: A Lifelong Lefties Attempt to Love God, Guns, Reagan, and Toby Keith, discussed the political and cultural gulf between liberals and conservatives.

Jamey Lionette, essayist in Manifestos on the Future of Food & Seed, described the impact of mass-produced, industrialized food production and convivial alternatives.

February 17
Show host Peter Werbe discussed his recent trip to Cuba commenting on the politics and culture of the island.

February 10
Susan Allport, author, The Queen of Fats: Why Omega-3s Were Removed from the Western Diet and What We Can Do to Replace Them, discussed the importance of plant-based foods for good health.

February 3
David Sirota, author and nationally syndicated columnist, discussed George Bush's State of the Union speech, commenting particularly on the plan to grant tax rebates as an economic stimulus.

January 27
Elena Herrada, executive director, Detroit Obrero Centro, discussed the impact of raids by immigration authorities on the people of the Mexican-American community and the Detroit economy.

Chalmers Johnson, author, Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic, drew upon his experience as a CIA consultant and Naval officer, to warn about the direction the military/industrial complex is taking the country both economically and politically.

January 20
Jeff Cohen, author, Cable News Confidential, talked about his days as a producer and on-air host on Fox News and MSNBC, and how news is shaped around issues like Iraq then, and Iran today.

Graphic novelist, Rick Geary, creator of J. Edgar Hoover: A Graphic Biography, discussed the history of the FBI under its legendary first director and what his reign said about institutionalized power.

January 13
Two of the most important interviews Peters says he's done in recent years.

Edwin Black, author, Internal Combustion: How Corporations and Governments Addicted the World to Oil and Derailed the Alternatives, described the manner in which elites have created energy monopolies for their benefit, but ones that do great harm to the majority of people and the planet.

Ismael Hossein-Zadeh, author, The Political Economy of U.S. Militarism, described how the military-industrial complex not only enriches the ruling elite, but also acts as a strategy to destroy social programs hated by conservatives.

December 24
Dave Zirin, author, of Welcome to the Terrordome: The Pain, Politics and Promise of Sports, discussed the performance-enhancing drug scandal in major league baseball, and how its impact went beyond just the players involved.

December 16
Jonathan Schell, author, The Seventh Decade: The New Shape of Nuclear Danger, talked about the consequences of expanded proliferation of nuclear weapons as well as an increasing belligerence between the U.S. and Russia.

Chris Albers, former president, Writers Guild of America-East, explained the ongoing issues in the writers' strike from the unions perspective.

December 9
Dave Marsh, author, The Beatles Second Album, told how the mop tops were influenced both musically and politically by Motown music and led them to refuse to play before segregated audiences during their 1964 U.S. tour.

December 2
Kevin Kamps, Radioactive Waste Coordinator with Beyond Nuclear, described the dangers of the nuclear waste accumulating at Michigan generating plants and discussed the proposal for new reactors at state and Ontario sites.

Joel Kovel, author, OVERCOMING ZIONISM: Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine, discussed the current Middle East peace talks.

November 25
Robert Matheu, co-author, CREEM: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine, told the story of the seminal Detroit-based publication and its impact on the city's cultural and political scene during its run, 1969-88.

November 18
Derrick Jensen, author, As the World Burns: 50 Simple Things You Can Do To Stay In Denial, said that small, personal acts of environmental and consumer choices aren't sufficient to meet the challenge of global warming. He said, larger, structural changes are needed.

Craig Covey, mayor-elect, city of Ferndale, Michigan's first openly gay mayor, spoke about this achievement and also described his work with the Michigan AIDS project.

November 11
Cathy Wilkerson, author, Flying to Close to the Sun: My Live and Times as a Weatherman, described her life during the 1970s as an underground guerrilla hunted in by the FBI.

Naomi Klein, author, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, discussed the use of public disorientation following massive collective shocks--wars, terrorist attacks, natural disasters--to push through highly unpopular economic policies, particularly ones that privatize government programs.

November 4
Dahr Jamail, author, Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq, described his experiences as an unaffiliated American journalist who toured the back streets and battle zones to get stories on how the war effected average Iraqis.

Graham W.J. Beal, Director, of the Detroit Institute of Arts, discussed the $158 million renovation the museum has undertaken and the impact it will have on it visitors for an appreciation of the arts, movies and music presented there.

October 21
Robert Jensen, author, Getting Off: Pornography and the end of Masculinity, continued his discussion about effect pornography has on the culture and the concepts it creates about sexuality, masculinity, and women.

October 14
Pete Seeger, the revered American folk singer and civil rights activist, discussed the documentary about his life, The Power of Song, and how his years of performing altered his life and the lives of others. Now playing at Royal Oak's Main Theatre. See home page for link to theatre.

Robert Jensen, author, Getting Off: Pornography and the end of Masculinity, discussed the impact sexually explicit material has on male self-definition and the results women experience.

October 7
Robert H. Frank, author, Falling Behind: How Rising Inequality Harms the Middle Class, described a deteriorating economic situation for the middle-class, due, not to falling income, but rising consumption which strains budgets and engenders debt.

David Barsamian, author, Targeting Iran, said Iran and the United States are on a collision course. He discussed the 1953 CIA coup and the rise of the Islamic regime; Iran's internal dynamics and competing forces; relations with Iraq and Afghanistan; and the consequences of U.S. policy.

September 30
Frances Moore Lappe, author,, Getting a Grip: Clarity, Creativity, and Courage in a World Gone Mad, discussed how ordinary citizens can alter the world.

Frank Joyce, labor communications consultant, evaluated the terms of the UAW/GM labor pact.

September 23
Norman Solomon, author, MADE LOVE, GOT WAR: Close Encounters with America's Warfare State, gave a personal account of four decades of trying to stop this country's march to one war after another.

September 16
Ann Wright, a former State Department diplomat, and a retired 29-year Army colonel, discussed the Congressional testimony by Gen. David Patraeus and Ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker.

David Cole, co-author, Less Safe, Less Free: Why America is Losing the War on Terror, said that the Bush administration's anti-terror policies are counter-productive. He suggested other means to confront the threat of domestic security.

September 9
Katherine S. Newman, co-author, The Missing Class: Portraits of the Near Poor in America, discussed the tens of millions of citizens between the poor and middle-class and the economic problems they experience.

September 2
Doug Henwood, editor, Left Business Observer, described the subprime housing bubble fallout on Wall Street and the impact it has on the Detroit area.

Cristina Page, author, How the Pro-Choice Movement Saved America: Freedom, Politics and the War on Sex, and spokeswoman for birthcontrolwatch.org, said that widespread availability of birth control will satisfy both pro-choice and anti-abortion viewpoints by reducing unwanted pregnancies.

August 26
Reese Erlich, author, The Iran Agenda: The Real Story of U.S. Policy and the Middle East Crisis, analyzed the conflict between the U.S. and Iran, and whether there will be an American military strike at that country.

Larry Birns, director Council on Hemispheric Affairs, described the effect of the North American Free Trade Agreement on Michigan and Detroit.

August 12
Henri Picciotto, chair, Jewish Voice for Peace, described the work of his organization to bring about a vision of peace and justice for the Israelis and Palestinians.

Monique Harden, director, Advocates for Environmental Human Rights, described the work of her organization in New Orleans to assure a quality environment and the rights of hundreds of thousands displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

August 5
Jonathon Mooney, author, The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal, described his personal story as a child labeled dyslexic and ADHD who rose above the description to graduate with honors from Brown University. He discussed how to deal with similar children in an education setting.

July 29
Carolyn Nordstrom, author, Global Outlaws: Crime, Money, and Power in the Contemporary World, described the parallel economy based in smuggling counterfeiting, sex and slave trade, and numerous other illegal activities which total in the billions.

July 22
Joe Bageant, author, Deer Hunting with Jesus: Dispatches from America's Class War, said millions of American working class poor are on the brink of economic catastrophe.

July 15
Christopher M. Finan, author, From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act; A History of the Fight for Free Speech in America, described the battle throughout U.S. history to make the First Amendment guarantee of free expression a reality.

July 1
Guy Dauncey, author, Cancer: 101 Solutions to a Preventable Epidemic, said that the solution to the disease lies more with community, state, and national commitment to an environment free of carcinogens than with individual choices of diet and lifestyle, although he emphasized the importance of the latter.

Norman Solomon, author of the dialogue for the DVD, "War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death," charged that intentional dishonesty and marked the reasons for U.S. war from Vietnam to Iraq. The video is narrated by Sean Penn.

June 24
Scott Ritter, author, Waging Peace: The Art of War for the Antiwar Movement, and a former U.S. Marine, said that citizen involvement with the great issues of the day, such as the Iraq occupation, acts out the mandate of the Constitution.

Felicia Kornbluh, author,