2:05pm: John Collins, associate chair of the Sustainable Living Dept at MUM in Fairfield talks with station manager James Moore about the bills and the issues on the Iowa legislation supporting new nuclear reactors. Collins lays out the pros and cons, coming down clearly on the side of not supporting the measure which is looking likely to pass this year's Iowa legislature.

3pm: Delia Ephron writes about bank nightmares in Greenwich Village for the New York Times. 

3:10pm: As the drumbeats for another Islamic war grow louder, Vali Nasr discusses the Obama administration's big stick diplomacy-vacant Iran nuclear containment strategy on Foreign Affairs. 

3:20pm: Ari Berman, contributing writer for The Nation, talks about his book HERDING DONKEYS, which has just been released in paperback edition. Ari, who has written for the NY Times, Rolling Stone, Editor & Publisher and The Guardian, grew up in Fairfield and hosted Politickin' with Ari in 2007-08 on KRUU-FM. Here's Ari's piece from today's Nation called "How the GOP is resegregating the South."

4pm: Join PLANET ERSTWILD host James Moore and Newsvandal JP Sottile (@newsvandal) for an in-depth discussion on the latest haps in newsville every Friday at 4pm CT on www.KRUUfm.com. For a complete list of referenced articles for today's show, click on "Read more" below.

1. Outside the Bubble
Chevron to face charges over Brazil spill
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/26/us-chevron-brazil-idUSTRE80P22M20120126
 
France Defeats Monsanto
http://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news/this-weeks-news/monsanto-s-gm-maize-retreat-1.1145278
 
Queen Strips Shamed Bank Boss of Knighthood
http://www.smh.com.au/world/queen-strips-shamed-bank-boss-of-knighthood-20120201-1qtd0.html
 
Saudi Oil Minister: Global Warming “Humanity’s Most Pressing Concern”
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2012/01/31/415196/saudi-oil-minister-global-warming-humanity-most-pressing-concern/

2. Historically Speaking
Ex-diplomat: US knew about Argentina baby thefts
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/americas/former-us-diplomat-elliot-abrams-confirms-systematic-baby-thefts-by-argentine-dictatorship/2012/01/26/gIQANgoKUQ_story.html
 
3. The Economy Doesn't Suck. It Just Sucks for You.
House Prices hit Post-bubble Low
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/house-prices-hit-post-bubble-low/2012/01/31/gIQAYBTEgQ_story.html
 
Freddie Mac Profits if Homeowners Unable to Refinance
http://www.allgov.com/Controversies/ViewNews/Freddie_Mac_Profits_if_Homeowners_Unable_to_Refinance_120131
 
Foreclosures Attract Private Equity Firms as U.S. Sells Homes
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-31/foreclosures-draw-private-equity-as-u-s-selling-200-000-homes-mortgages.html
 
4. Going Nuclear
Childhood Leukemia Spikes Near Nuclear Power Plants
http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/01/26/childhood-leukemia-spikes-near-nuclear-power-plants/
 
Japanese grapple with waste mountain
http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/japanese-grapple-with-waste-mountain-1.1223093
 
Anti-nuclear movement growing in Asia
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2012/0127/Anti-nuclear-movement-growing-in-Asia
 
America's New Generation of Nuclear Plants
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/01/29/2965421/a-new-generation-of-nuclear-plants.html
 
5. Go Figure
U.S. Pig Farmers Use Drug Banned in China as Unsafe
http://www.allgov.com/Controversies/ViewNews/US_Pig_Farmers_Use_Drug_Banned_in_China_as_Unsafe_120127
 
Why is a Monsanto lobbyist serving as the FDA's Food Safety Czar?
http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/fire_michael_taylor/index.html?rc=fb_share2
 
McDonald's Milkshakes Cannot be Referred to as “Milk” Under Russian Law
http://www.examiner.com/city-buzz-in-charlotte/mcdonalds-milkshakes-can-not-be-referred-to-as-milk-under-russian-law
 
French Chef Attacks 'Le Crap'
http://www.smh.com.au/world/french-chef-attacks-le-crap-20120202-1qvjf.html
 
 
THIS WEEK IN GOOD NEWS!
5.6 Million Americans Switched Banks In Last 90 Days
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/02/02/417054/americans-moving-banks-90-days/
 
 
ODDS & ENDS:
To My Old Master | A Letter from a Former Slave
http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/01/to-my-old-master.html
 
Gingrich Robo-Call: Romney Took Kosher Food From Holocaust Survivors
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/01/gingrich-robo-call-romney-took-kosher-food-from-holocaust-survivors/
 
Why Ritalin Is Wrong
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/opinion/sunday/childrens-add-drugs-dont-work-long-term.html
 
Allergan Erases Doctor Payment Records
http://www.propublica.org/article/allergan-erases-doctor-payment-records
 
Consumer advocates warn of risks from chemicals in cosmetics and soaps
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/soaps-makeup-and-other-items-contain-deadly-ingredients-say-consumer-advocates/2012/01/24/gIQAeJ56cQ_story.html
 
FDA doctors, scientists claim illegal surveillance
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/30/us-usa-fda-lawsuit-idUSTRE80T1L220120130
 
New Self-Guided Bullet Hits Targets Over A Mile Away
http://www.businessinsider.com/bi-self-guided-bullet-2012-1
 
US 'no-fly' list of suspected terrorists doubles in 12 months
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/02/us-no-fly-list-doubles
 
Pentagon Unable to Account for Missing Iraqi Millions
http://www.cnbc.com/id/46160875
 
Elite Wall Street Donations Jumped 700% in the Last 20 Years
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/01/elite-wall-street-donations-jumped-700-in-the-last-20-years/252148/
 
Viacom executives again among America's highest paid
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2012/01/viacom-executives-again-among-americas-highest-paid.html
 
Alabama State Senator: Increasing Teacher Pay Goes Against A ‘Biblical Principle’
http://thinkprogress.org/education/2012/02/01/416446/alabama-teacher-bible-teacher-pay/
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