[Marxism] NPR's Talk of the Nation jabbers about the antiwar movement

["Eli Stephens" <elishastephens@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you have a strong stomach, feel free to listen to today's "Talk of the 
Nation" on NPR here:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14386637

The war in Iraq continues to capture the nation's attention, with debate 
centering on continuing United States involvement there. Almost every 
published opinion poll shows that most Americans disapprove of the war. 
Which leads to the question, why does the anti-war movement seem to lack 
movement?

Todd Gitlin, professor of journalism and sociology at Columbia University 
and author of the book The Bulldozer and the Big Tent

Medea Benjamin, co-founder Code Pink and Global Exchange

Adam Reilly, staff writer covering media at the Boston Phoenix

Benjamin actually does a decent job rebuffing the host (Andrea Seabrook), 
Gitlin, and Reilly, who go on about how ANSWER is led by the Workers World 
Party (NOT!), their demonstrations actually mention Mumia and Palestine, 
anarchists actually appear at demonstrations (the horror!) and such like.

Naturally, when the subject is, among other things, Saturday's 
demonstration, it wouldn't occur to NPR to actually have someone from ANSWER 
on the show. Heaven forfend!


Eli Stephens
 Left I on the News
 http://lefti.blogspot.com

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