Top Corporate Tax Dodgers for 2012

On this episode we take a look at the top Corporate tax dodgers for the year 2012.  Just let your jaw hang open starting now. [Click to Listen]

What is Terrorism?

Four recent news stories present wildly different definitions of terrorism.  Assata Shakur becomes the first woman on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist list (after almost 30 years in exile) - the Boston Marathon Bombings and the ensuing terrorizing of the local population - two bills going thru the Oregon Senate that seek to redefine Eco terrorism - the recent Ag Gag bills turn a woman with a camera in a public place into a potential terrorist. [Click to Listen]

Activist Cinema 1

The inaugural episode of a new series here at Mic Check Radio that focuses on the political, social and educational value of different films from throughout the 100+ years of the medium.  This episode focuses on THE political propaganda film of all time (so far) and the contradictions it causes by watching the film within today's political environment. [Click to Listen]

Corporations Are Psychopaths

If Corporations are people, then what kind of a person are they?  On this episode we take a look at the Exxon Mobile Pipeline 'Pegasus' that burst in Arkansas at the end of March.  How did this "person" know as Exxon Mobile deal with the situation? [Click to Listen]

The Powell Memo

In August of 1971, Lewis F. Powell Jr. was about to be sworn in as an Associate Supreme Court Justice after previously turning down the same offer from President Nixon in 1969.  Before being sworn in, he wrote a memo entitled, "Attack on American Free Enterprise System" (to become known as 'The Powell Memo') to Eugene B. Syndor Jr. at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.  The memo called upon Corporate America to aggressively shape politics, media, education and the court system of this country.  Over 40 years later, almost everything Powell wrote about has happened. [Click to Listen]

C.I.P. Exposed! (Center for Industrial Progress)

In another attempt at knowing what the opposition is up to, we spy on a key advocate for the Keystone XL Pipeline -  The Center for Industrial Progress.  By spying, it means we play some audio selections from their YouTube channel.  And then yell into a microphone. [Click to Listen]

Anti Civ vs. Center for Industrial Progress

In the debate about the Keystone XL Pipeline there are the voices of reason (the activists) and insanity (the corporate shills).  In this episode we take a look at the philosophies of two groups who represent these two sides; Anarcho-Primitivism and and the Center for Industrial Progress. [Click to Listen]