Author Archives: William Timberman

Terrorism: a Realistic Assessment — Podcast January 19. 2015

Posted on January 22, 2015 by William Timberman

Terrorism: Making Sure That the Cure Isn’t Worse Than the Disease. Mike Cosentino, Gary LaMaster, and Steve Williamson look at the varied definitions of terrorism, the difficulties confronting the U.S. and other Western governments in their attempts to come to grips with so-called asymmetric warfare, … Continue reading →

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The Senate Select Committee’s Study of the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program — Podcast January 12, 2015

Posted on January 13, 2015 by William Timberman

Is This REALLY Who We Are? How Torture Became Enhanced Interrogation, and Moral Depravity Became Official U.S. Policy: Mike Cosentino, Gary LaMaster, and Steve Williamson evaluate the 576 page summary of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s still unreleased Study of the Central Intelligence Agency’s … Continue reading →

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Fair and Balanced: the Trivialization of American Journalism — Podcast January 5, 2015

Posted on January 6, 2015 by William Timberman

Not What You Want to Know, but What You Need to Know? Not Any More: Mike Cosentino, Gary LaMaster, and Steve Williamson look at the dismal state of current American media reporting. Consolidation of ownership, 24/7/365 news cycles, infotainment and the ratings … Continue reading →

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2014: Democratic Perspective’s Year in Review — Podcast December 29, 2014

Posted on December 31, 2014 by William Timberman

Looking Back AND Forward: Democratic Perspective’s 2014 in Review. Mike Cosentino, Gary LaMaster, and Steve Williamson review the most prominent themes of Democratic Perspective’s broadcasts in 2014. From the growing inequality in income and wealth in the U.S. to dark money and phony Republican scandals in national … Continue reading →

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Paul Lenze Interview — Podcast December 22, 2014

Posted on December 23, 2014 by William Timberman

ISIS, ISIL, The Islamic State: Who Are They, What Do They Want, And How Big a Threat Are They? Democratic Perspective’s Gary LaMaster and Steve Williamson discuss the impact of the Islamic State on Middle Eastern politics, and on United States’ and European … Continue reading →

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Israel and the Palestinians: the Fulcrum of Conflict in the Middle East — Podcast December 15, 2014

Posted on December 16, 2014 by William Timberman

The U.S. As Honest Broker, the Oslo Accords, the Peace Process, the Two-State Solution: Does ANY of This Still Make Sense Today? Democratic Perspective’s Mike Cosentino, Gary LaMaster and Steve Williamson consider the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and what appear to be the … Continue reading →

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Think Globally, Act Locally: The Benefits of Local Businesses — Podcast December 08, 2014

Posted on December 10, 2014 by William Timberman

Product Diversity and Local Business Support Networks: A Promising New Alternative to the Big-Box and Franchise Model of Retailing. Democratic Perspective’s Gary LaMaster and Steve Williamson talk about the benefits of buying locally with Meg Williams Jamison, Northern Arizona Director of Local First Arizona, Justin Ove, … Continue reading →

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President Obama and Edward Snowden: Two Perspectives On the State of the Nation — Podcast December 1, 2014

Posted on December 4, 2014 by William Timberman

American Dream or American Nightmare? It Depends On Who You Ask: Democratic Perspective’s Mike Cosentino reflects on the story of the United States in the Twenty-First Century as told from two very different viewpoints: first, that of Laura Poitras’s film Citizenfour, about the fugitive NSA … Continue reading →

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If Not Now, When? Immigration Reform in the U.S. — Podcast November 24. 2014

Posted on November 27, 2014 by William Timberman

Comprehensive Immigration Reform: A Review of Congressional Inaction and President Obama’s Executive Orders. Democratic Perspective’s Mike Cosentino, Gary LaMaster and Steve Williamson discuss the impact of President Obama’s controversial executive orders temporarily regularizing the status of some four million undocumented immigrants. What happens next, … Continue reading →

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Barbara Litrell and Judy Maloney Interview — Podcast November 17, 2014

Posted on November 19, 2014 by William Timberman

The Verde Valley Mental Health Coalition: Community Involvement Makes a Difference. Democratic Perspective hosts Mike Cosentino and Gary LaMaster welcome Barbara Litrell and Judy Maloney, members of the steering committee of the Verde Valley Mental Health Coalition, for a discussion of the mental health … Continue reading →

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