Shows featuring Susan Galleymore
Founder of MotherSpeak, host of Raising Sand Radio, and a GI Rights counselor. Her son served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and her latest book is a collection of essays on war and its consequences based on her interviews with mothers across the United States and the Middle East. It’s called Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak About War and Terror.
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Author Susan Galleymore on "Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak About War and Terror"
Author Susan Galleymore’s son served in Iraq and Afghanistan. For her latest book, Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak About War and Terror, Galleymore traveled to Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon, the US, and Israel and the Occupied Territories to interview other mothers about war and its consequences. [includes rush transcript]May 08, 2009 | Story
By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]


