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Overseas Voices is a worthy initiative:

Because we are a group the size of Virginia that ought to be heard

Because living among those affected by US foreign policy we have a unique view on its impact

Since Americans will be able to find out about how other countries successfully tackle key socio-economic issues

Since it will help enrich the level of discourse in America on key issues

Because we are mad and we are not going to take it any more

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Radio Reports

 

 

 

  Europe and the Bush Administration

Overseas Dispatch for Air America Radio

Feb. 17, 2005

 

In the last several years, Europe has made significant advances in its own political and economic evolution.

 

The introduction of a single currency throughout most of Europe along with the eastern expansion of Europe’s borders has dramatically changed the European political landscape.

 

Mark Stenzler met with Andreas Gross, a member of the Swiss parliament and a leading figure in several European wide democracy-building initiatives.  Mark spoke with him in a café in the Swiss city of Delemont and asked him how the policies of the Bush Administration have affected European political attitudes towards the United States.

 

Discuss this report and give us your views on the Bush Administration from abroad by adding a comment on our Blog.

 

  Overseas Views on the State of the Union Address

Overseas Dispatch for Air America Radio

Feb. 3, 2005

 

On February 3, 2005, the day after the president gave his State of the Union address, Mark Stenzler sat down with four Americans residing in the Geneva area to talk about their impressions of Bush's speech.

 

Dr. Daniel Warner, Deputy Director at The Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzlerland

Jack Pogany, International Media Consultant who has lived in Europe for 12 years.

Caitlin Kraft Buchman, Writer

Norman Rolnick, Retired businessman who has lived in Geneva since 1963.

 

  Framing political issues

Overseas Dispatch for Air America Radio

Jan. 20, 2005

 

On January 20, 2005 while the Republicans were celebrating the 2nd inauguration of George W. Bush, 40 or so Americans residing in Geneva, Switzerland gathered together for a counter-inaugural dinner sponsored by the local chapter of Democrats Abroad.

 

During the course of the evening, there was much discussion about what liberals and progressives need to do in order to better position themselves and their arguments in getting their points across in public debate.

 

George Lakoff’s book, Don't Think of an Elephant, was mentioned and it quickly led into a discussion of just how important the role of language can be, which words are chosen, when discussing political ideas.

 

Warren Furth, an American citizen who was a former Assistant Director-General for the World Health Organization and currently a Vice Chair of Democrats Abroad Switzerland, in Charge of Communications had done some thinking about how language can be used as a tool to influence how people will think about current political issues.

 

 

 

 

  Halliburton Bribery Scandal

"So What Else Is News" w/ Marty Kaplan –

Interview with Mark Stenzler of Overseas Voices

Nov. 13, 2004

  Sacred Forests of the Swahili Coast

Mark Stenzler interviews Sasha Kamen, a London-based Wildlife Documentary Filmmaker, about her latest project on Zurich radio (Radio LoRa)

Oct. 30, 2004

  Laura Flanders of Air America Radio

Interviewed by Mark Stenzler on Zurich radio (Radio LoRa)

Oct. 2, 2004

 Diana Kerry helps with Overseas Registration

"So What Else Is News" w/ Marty Kaplan –

Interview with Mark Stenzler of Overseas Voices

Sept. 18, 2004

 The current state of media in the US

Mark Stenzler interviews Matthew Stevenson, contributing editor to Harper's Magazine, on Zurich radio (Radio LoRa)

June 12, 2004

 Friends of Hudson take on Swiss Company

Mark Stenzler interviews Sam Pratt, Executive Director of the Friends of Hudson, about the grassroots opposition to the plans of a Swiss company (Holcim) to build a massive coal-burning cement plant in the Hudson Valley of New York State, on Zurich radio (Radio LoRa)

May 8, 2004

 Dr. David Grinspoon on Space Exploration and more

Mark Stenzler interviews Dr. David Grinspoon, Planetary Scientist and Author of Lonely Planets, on Zurich radio (Radio LoRa)

Jan. 24, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Useful links and info

 

Air America Radio

 

Common Dreams

 

Daily Kos

 

Democratic Underground

 

Democracy Now

 

The Guardian

 

Le Show (Political Satire w/ Harry Shearer)

 

truthout

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