Progressive News Network

SUNDAY SEPT. 22nd - 7-9pmNew Mercury Media Presents  GREEN GREEN GREEN THEY SAY!Join News Director Rick Spisak and his GUESTS:  Drew Martin, Soil and Water BoardLeague of Women Voters discuss upcoming eventZack Kaldveer talks about the GMO Labeling Case in WAAlexis Meyer, Everglades Habitat AssessmentBarry Silver, Environmental Activist  ?LISTEN 9/22/13 -   Listen Live each Sunday 7pm (Eastern) PN...

News Director Rick Spisak interviews  Jessica Lowe Minor Executive Dir of Florida's League of Women Voters. The League is planning a very special trip down the Peace River Tune In also to our GREEN,  GREEN, GREEN SHOW SUNDAY 9/22/13 7PM EASTERN

NEW MERCURY MEDIA PRESENTS:  "WOMEN ON THE BARRICADES - Women Activists"  Join News Director  Rick Spisak and Special Guest Co-Host Activist Amy Ritter   Melbourne NOW President Laura Fausone and Media Contact Vicki ImpocoJennifer Wing on Golden Gate Estates Oil Drilling PermitTrish Shelton founder GM Free Florida and renown Diva of BLUE SKY DRIVEDr. Rachel Pienta writer and policy consu...

PNN's  News Director Rick Spisak interview Melbourne Activists NOW President Laura Fausone and Media Contact Vicki Impoco, for our Sunday Show called "WOMEN ON THE BARRICADES - Women Activists" We'll learn about the work of not just NOW but also the work of these two fine women activists. Tune in Sunday for the whole show Sept 18th 7pm  

New Mercury Media Presents PNN - In Union We are STRONGjoin us as we interview:  Nick Surgey Director of Research,  Center for Media & Democracy- He will speak about his research on the working of ALEC  AFL CIO LeadersRick Smith  Union Leader,  Union President Alphonso Mayfield, Chuck Ridley a Union Community leader in West Atlantic corridor who has  worked to change how politics work in Delra...

New Mercury Media Presents  Healthcare and MORE... except WAR!Join us as PNN bring you these guests  Anna Vishkaee Eskamani -on Womens Equality DayAlan Maki - Union Organizer on WAR and PEACEKeith McHenry - Founder of Food Not Bombs - on feeding the HungryLeah Barber-Heinz - Florida Chain on Healthcare update  Tune in Live  - Sunday 9/1/13 - 7pm Eastern or Anytime  Remember if you can't tune i...

PNN on the Far Shore of Summer,  Progressives Gather, Immigration Enforcement, Women' Equality,  Human Rights and an update on the TPP Meeting in Orlando Join News Director Rick Spisak and his guests: Kofi Hunt Board Member Fl Dem Progressive Caucus - on Rick Kriseman for St. Pete Mayor Meredith OckmanVP Florida NOW - Women's Right to Vote centennial celebration and Human Rights Report Gre...

PNN Presents the Immigration Show with these guest contributors Luis Cuevas - Executive Director for PROGRESSIVE PUSH Edwin Enciso  - Organizer with CIR Now! Annette Taddeo-Goldstein -  Chair of the Miami-Dade Democratic Party, Vice Chair of the Florida Democratic Party and DNC Committeewoman. Just nominated to the DNC's Executive Committee Daisy Baez - President Democratic Hispanic Caucus Mia...

Isabel Vinent is Deputy Director of the Florida Immigrant Coalition, Inc. (FLIC),  Palm Beach County   Part of the Immigration Show   Interviewed by Rick Spisak, News Director, Progressive News Network  

PNN - THE PROGRESSIVE JOURNALISTS ROUNDTABLE News Director Rick Spisak & Associate Producer Renee Shaker welcome these excellent journalists: Hank Meyer - the Tallahassee Report Stephen Malagodi  - Journalist/Producer formerly with WLRN FM in Miami  Gwen Holden Barry - Progressive Journalist and Producer/Host of Here Be Monsters a Progressive Web Radio Show  Robert Abston - Executive Director...

PNN takes a look at another group - whose work is creating a better world Carol Strick – Artist and Curator, 20 year career with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, now works with men and women behind bars to bring their art to the public Vicki Richards – Indian Violin Master whose style combines classical Indian music and jazz Samia Halaby – World renown Artist, Writer and Activist for Palestinian ca...

PNN brings you a discussion of FOOD SAFETY Tune in as News Director Rick Spisak interviews these guests: Michael Hansen PHd. - Sr. Scientist Consumer Union/Reports Jeane Economos  - Farmworker Pesticide Safety Winona Hauter- Exec. Director Food and Water Watch Jeffrey Brooks - Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Zack Kaldveer - Organic Consumer Organization Tune in Sunday 7/28/13 - L...

PNN's News Director Rick Spisak will interview Ms. Hauter regarding some of the threats to both our food and water resources. Wenonah Hauter is the Executive Director of Food & Water Watch. She has worked extensively on food, water, energy and environmental issues at the national, state and local level. Her book Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America examines...

Join News Director Rick Spisak Jeannie Economos has worked for over 25 years on issues of environmental justice, immigrants’ rights, and labor.  Since 2007, Jeannie has been the Pesticide Safety and Environmental Health Project Coordinator for the Farmworker Association of Florida (FWAF) http://www.floridafarmworkers.org/ . She coordinates trainings in Florida that teach farmworkers how to identif...

PNN - Interviews Tangerine Bolen  NDAA Case is now concluded, Tangerine Bolen, who was part of the suit, to defend Americans from the over-reach of the Imperial Executive. Ms Bolen, Chris Hedges, Daniel Ellsberg and other sued the President to put an end to the UNCONSTITUTIONAL over-reach of the NDAA which in breach of the Constitution announces that Americans may be held indefinitely without any...

PNN  - Arab Summer,  Arab voices from the Mediterranean to the Golan and Tahir Square   Our Guests:Samia Halaby: World renown Palestinian-American artist and activist;Sarab Al-Jijakli: President of Network of Arab-American Professionals; Charlotte Kates: activist and organizer, member of BDS (Boycott, Divest and Sanctions); Moudi Khalil PhD - an International Artist and designer with strong ties t...

PNN presents Patriot on Patrol - featuring activists and the challenges they've undertaken. Patriotism, isn't flag waving, flag waving's easy. Patriotism, isn't shouting slogans, shouting slogans is easy. Activists undertake reducing mountains to tiny grindy pebbles. PNN's Guests: Congressman Patrick Murphy Dem. Florida's 16 District Jonel Jones - Muslim Democratic Activist...

New Mercury Media Presents:  PNN presents - The Voting Rights Show  Renee Shaker Associate Producer and News Director Rick Spisak welcome  Progressive Push's Executive Director Luis Cuevas,Palm Beach County Supervisor of ElectionsSusan Bucher, Vice Chair of Walton County DEC,and also a State Committee Woman,Samantha Hope-Herring   Pam Goodwinof the League of Women Votersand Corry WestbrookeCan...

Tune in as News Director Rick Spisak interviews Joe Mule of Protect Our Paradise as they discuss FRACKING FLORIDA in NAPLES and Points East. And Listen in as Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher of Palm  Beach County discusses the lay of the land for Florida's Voters in 2013 Listen Live or Anytime 9:30am Eastern Wednesday  July 3rd  

New Mercury Media Presents: PNN Salutes - Powerful Women, Today'sProgressive Leaders Associate Producer Renee Shaker and News Director Rick Spisak  Welcomes these POWERFUL WOMEN LEADERS Meredith Ockman Vice President Florida NOW Dr. Katherine Albrecht Nationally known Privacy Expert Debbie Frazier founder of United Straight and Gay Alliance Nan Rich Progressive Democratic Candidate for Florida...

New Mercury Media PresentsSUMMER GREENS: A veritable festival of information on a range of Environmental IssuesHosted by Associate Producer Renee Shaker & News Director Rick Spisak  PNN 's Green Guests:Palm Beach County's Soil Water Board Member and Sierra Club's Drew Martin  Award Winning Journalist Prof. Walter Barash on Fracking damage  Oceana' Rebecca Marques will discuss t...

Progressive News Network hosts a show focusing on the Democratic Party from officials to grassroots activists. Associate Producer Renee Shaker and News Director Rick Spisak wil talk with these "BIG" and "little" democratic activists  * Dr. Rachel Pienta -  PhD is a College of Education professor at Valdosta State University. Dr. Pienta’s career in Education has included working...

Tune in to hear PNN's News Director Richard Spisak  interview Dr. Katherine Albrecht who is currently working with the most private Search Engine available online, discuss the state of privacy online. Dr. Albrecht has spent a career, working with issues related to privacy and encryption. Join us as she shares her thoughts as America's attention is captured by the issue of Internet Privacy...

News Director interviews Alan Clendenin, First Vice Chair Florida Democratic Party. We wanted to get First Vice Chair Clendenin's take on the challenges facing the democratic party, both at the state level and on the national scene. Tune in live or anytime 

PNN Presents a Warning TPP - The Trans-Pacific Partnership Renee Shaker has done considerable research and has prepared a show with soe very informed guests so that you'll know exactly what the TPP will do - to Safety and Labor Standards, to Environmental and to Regulations across the GLOBE. If you know alittle about NAFTA and what it has done to American Industry - you'll want to learn ab...