Progressive Commentary Hour

Sept 24, 2009

Wendell Berry is one of America’s most recognized “men of letters” as well as one of the early ‘pioneer’ farmers of organic, sustainable agriculture in our modern age. What Wendell wrote about 40 years ago,[1960]  ignored as a Luddite at the time, is now the norm among the environmental opponents of big agriculture & the food industry. Wendell has written over 50 books and tomes including novels & novellas, stories, non-fiction works, poems & essays. After teaching English at New York Univ. in the early 60s, he moved to a farm- Lane’s Landing- in rural Kentucky, while periodically teaching at the Univ. of Kentucky. Since then his farm has served as a base to commune with the land, master the art of farming with the purity of food in mind, and to be inspired by our relationship to the soil, to food, wildlife & nature, and experience the importance of a nurturing community.

Many of you will know Jimmy Dore as a popular award winning American comedian, a political commentator and a prominent internet personality as the host of the Jimmy Dore Show on Youtube, Rumble, Twitter and other platforms. As a comic he has highlighted several Comedy Central Specials and his Citizen Jimmy Special was chosen best of year by Punchline magazine and iTunes. His channel now has over 2 million subscribers with over 1 billion views.  For about a dozen years, Jimmy was affiliated with Cenk Ugyur's Young Turks program and network. Later in 2021, he went fully independent where he covers themes related to the corruption within the duopoly in Washington, American foreign policy, Covid-19, vaccines and much more. You can follow the Jimmy Dore Show on Youtube, or visit his website Jimmydore.com for additional programming.  

WEBSITE:   The Jimmy Dore Show on Youtube, or JimmyDore.com 

John Leake is a nonfiction author with a lifelong interest in medical history, psychology and criminology. Since 2021, he has collaborated closely with Dr. Peter McCullough and is currently the Vice President of the McCullough Foundation. Together with Dr. McCullough, he is the primary author of their New York Times bestsellers "Vaccines: Mythology, Ideology and Reality" and their book "The Courage to Face Covid-19". His first book "Entering Hades" was a New York Times Editors' Choice and became the inspiration for the theatrical stage film The Infernal Comedy starring John Malkovich. John holds a masters in philosophy from Boston University where he studied with the British philosopher and social critic Sir Roger Scruton. His most recent book "Mind Viruses: America's Irrational Obsessions" explores our nation's societal and national security fears and how irrational beliefs spread like viruses. John also writes a daily newsletter at The Focal Points substack, and you can learn more about John and his writing at MindVirusesJohnLeake.com

BOOK: “Mind Viruses: America’s Irrational Obsessions”

NEWSLETTER: The Focal Point on Substack

WEBSITE: MindVirusesJohnLeake.com

Dr. Helmut Sterz is a career toxicologist who served as the head of two of Pfizer's toxicology centers in Europe and CEO of Global R&D at its Amboise lab in France until his retirement in 2008.  Trained as a veterinarian and virologist, Dr. Sterz started his professional career in 1971 He headed Bohringer-Mannheim's Department of Reproductive Toxicology for 14 years to assess toxicity in pregnant laboratory animals and their offspring. Various international regulatory agencies would approve his techniques to assess adverse effects of new drugs.  Later Helmut headed toxicology divisions at Servier in France and the large Swiss pharmaceutical giant Hoffmann LaRoche before joining Pfizer.  Since the Covid pandemic he has been a harsh critic of Pfizer's lack of accountability to properly evaluate the toxicity of its mRNA Covid-19 vaccine, and has raised serious concerns about AI eventually taking over the role of toxicologists and resorting to just human laboratory animals. After thoroughly evaluating the released Pfizer documents from their clinical trials, Dr. Sterz recently published book "The Vaccine Mafia" is a critical analysis of how toxic substances in the mRNA vaccines were illegally pushed on the world's population as a solution against Covid-19  

Bret Weinstein is the co-host of the popular Dark Horse podcast with his wife Heather Heying, which can be heard on YouTube.  The podcast addresses a wide range of topics including medical freedom, free speech, the challenges of artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and much more. He is a former professor of biology at Evergreen State College, which he had resigned from in the wake of campus riots on the school's campus due his opposition to racial segregation and the college's diversity and equity proposals.  As a scholar Bret's research focuses on evolutionary tradeoffs, the evolution of senescence and cancer, and adaptive strategies and the significance of human morality and religion. He is author of "The Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century." Bret received his PhD in biology from the University of Michigan where he received a distinguished award in evolutionary biology, and earned his BA from the University of California at Santa Cruz. You can also follow him on his X account for Bret Weinstein. Finally, as a reminder to our audience Bret will be participating in this year's 911's 25th anniversary 4-day conference in Manhattan from September 10 to 13. Entitled  "Turning the Tide", the conference will be hosting a stellar group of researchers and speakers, many who have appeared on this program during the past couple decades.  For more information about the conference and registration visit TurningTheTide911.org

Prof Niels Harrit was a professor of chemistry at the University of Copenhagen from 1971 until his retirement in 2009. He was the co-founder of the university's nanoscience center. Prof has published dozens of peer-reviewed papers in chemistry journals. His 2009 paper "Active Thermitic Materials in the World Trade Center Dust" documents his groundbreaking discovery of energetic materials used in a demolition of the towers. Niels has lectured extensively all over the world, having given about 400 presentations, on the collapse of the World Trade Towers and his finding of carbon nanotubes in the lungs of 911 first responders. Then a reminder to our audience, Prof Harrit will be participating in this year's 911's 25th anniversary 4-day conference in Manhattan from September 10 to 13. Entitled  "Turning the Tide", the conference will be hosting a stellar group of researchers and speakers, many who have appeared on this program.  For more information about the conference and registration visit TurningTheTide911.org

Richard Gage is an architect who has been in practice in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 30 years, which include very large fire-proofed, steel framed structures. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects and the founder and former CEO of Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth. Richard, along with his wife Gail, continue to conduct his research in to the collapse of the 3 World Trade Center skyscrapers independently. His website RichardGage911.org is a treasure trove of information -- technical articles, white papers, videos, and documentaries dealing with 911 and much more. On his site, his film series -- Crime Scene to Courtroom -- is an ongoing series that presents an in depth account of the demolition of the 3 buildings.  Also this year is 911's 25th anniversary. In remembrance o that day, Richard has organized and will be hosting a 4-day conference in Manhattan from September 10 to 13. Entitled  "Turning the Tide", the conference is hosting a stellar group of researchers and speakers, many who have appeared on this program, including Denis Kucinich, Roger Waters, James Corbett, Danish demolition expert Niels Harrit, Bret Weinstein, Jimmy Dore, and dozens more.  For more information about the conference and registration visit TurningTheTide911.org

GARY... IN ADDITION TO LATER SPEAKING ABOUT THE CONFERENCE, RICHARD WANTS TO BE CERTAIN TO HAVE A LOT OF TIME ON THE DEMOLITION OF THE 3 BUILDINGS.

TOPIC:  The official 911 Commission Report -- what are the most important conclusions of the report that the evidence clearly refutes?

TOPIC:  The many ways that the NSIT that was responsible for carrying out the investigation was compromised and failed to follow any genuine science-based investigation into the collapse of the buildings. Include suppression of evidence such as melted steel

TOPIC:  The evidence of foreknowledge of an attack on the WTC

TOPIC:  Foreknowledge and warnings given to people on the ground of a collpase of Building 7 before the demolition

TURNING THE TIDE CONFERENCE - September 10 to 13 in Manhattan ... TurningTheTide911.org

Film Series -- CRIME SCENE TO COURTROOM at   RichardGage911.org

Prof. John Vervaeke is an award winnig professor of psychology at the University of Toronto and the university's former director of its Cognitive Science Project. His areas of focus include the psychology and nature of reasoning and rationality, Buddhist psychology and the cognitive science of consciousness. He currently directs the University of Toronto's Consciousness and Wisdom Studies Laboratory.  Prof Vervaeke is the host of a 50 part lecture series on Youtube entitle, "Awakening from the Meaning Crisis", which is also the title of his most recent book, and another series called "After Socrates". The series and book map the course of the dark wave of nihilism that as now overwhelmed our civilization and much of the world. He is also the co-author of books of "Zombies in Western Culture A 21st Century Crisis" and a 4-part books series "Mentoring the Machines" which tackles our future in the brave new world of artificial intelligence. His website is JohnVervaeke.com

Blake Horowitz is one of Chicago's leading civil rights trial lawyers with over 30 years of experience in Federal and state courts. He has prosecuted over 400 federal claims and brought over 30 high profile cases to trial. One notable victory was the $28 million verdict against the City of Chicago for police misconduct -- the largest case of its in midwestern states.  Other large successes include battling municipal corruption, putting an end to racial profiling in a county sheriff department and other cases involving police abuse. Blake is currently one of three lead attorneys in the organization The GeoFight, along with Tom Renz who listeners may recall led the charge in the legal fight against the government's pandemic mandates. The GeoFight is building the largest coordinated legal action against geoengineering and unauthorized atmospheric programs.  He is also the principal at the Blake Horowitz Law Firm in Chicago, and received in JD degree from the Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology. For more information on the legal efforts against geoengineering, the website is TheGeoFight.com

Prof. Paul Goddard is a retired medical doctor, professor and radiologist. He is an expert in magnetic resonance imaging or MRI and was a past president of the British Magnetic Resonance Radiologists Association. For over two decades Dr. Goddard has been critiquing and battling -- in his words -- the managerial dictatorship that has overtaken academia and the British healthcare system. Before retiring he was a whistleblower on the corruption of the UK's department of Health's hospital rankings.  Based on his own investigative research, he predicted in 2017 a forthcoming pandemic of a novel coronavirus strain. At the outset of the Covid-19 in 2020, he warned the SARS virus originated in the Wuhan laboratory in China and attributed it to gain of function research. Dr. Goddard has published four books including "Pandemic", and more recently the "Death of Science" and "Profiteering from Doom: Just Follow the Money" along with British oncologist Dr. Angus Dalgleish who listeners may have heard interviewed on this program.