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Rittenhouse Readers: see update below this post.

WBEZ, the Chicago Public Radio station (link in the right column under "Chicago"), has possibly added a welcome new show to its programming lineup. Called Alternative Radio, it is exactly that, offering opinionated guests in the Chomsky/Palast/Said vein as a counterpoint to the faux-objektif right-wing chatter that passes for American journalism in venues like CNN or even the Washington Post.

Last night's show featured imperialism-journalism critic John Pilger who has written a book entitled The New Rulers of the World. His insights are fascinating, particularly his critique of the internalized distinction Americans journalists unconsciously draw between "people who matter" and "people who do not matter." (E.g., the 3,000 September 11 US dead versus the non-Al-Qaeda Afghan civilians, probably more in number, who died in retaliation.)

I can't even remember what show this replaced, but I'm sure glad. It appears promising.

UPDATE: The post below, originally posted on 11/22/02 for James of The Rittenhouse Review, won't archive correctly so I'm posting here too.

He's back. James Capozzola (hmm, I never noticed those initials before) returns from his break at The Rittenhouse Review.

Here's your bundt cake, James. No MSG, BHT or LGF. Courtesy of iVillage where you can also find the recipe.

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