| We speak with Cole Gately, media spokesperson for the Hammer Pride Alliance about the importance of Pride, what standing in solidarity with the oppressed means, and more.

| On this week's episode of Progressive Voices, we speak with President Mark Platt of Local 548 CUPW on the labour dispute with Canada Post.

| We speak with Grahame Russell of Rights Action on the environmental destruction, indigenous dispossession and human rights violations by Canadian mining companies operating in South America.

| We speak with Dr. George Sorger, professor emeritus at McMaster University, on the recently implemented Free Trade Agreement with Colombia.

| Riaz and Ryan discuss the riots in response to austerity in Greece and Britain, the shifting of the NDP to the centre, the expanding war in Libya and the Freedom Flotilla II to Gaza.

| We speak with Dr. Hayden King on Stephen Harper being named honourary chief of the Blood Tribe, Canada's residential school system, the annexation of Six Nations land in Caledonia, and more.

| We speak with Kevin Edmonds of the Canada Haiti Action Network and Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti on rebuilding after the 2010 earthquake, the Canadian coup d'etat of 2004, and more.

| We speak with criminal defence lawyer Shane Martinez on the Harper crime agenda, Hudak's vow of manual labour for prisoners, criminalization of activism, policing of marginalized communities and more.

| We speak with hip-hop artist Intikana on the origins of hip-hop and its connection to political activism, the colonization of Boriken (Puerto Rico) by the United States, and more.

| We speak with Maximillian Forte, professor of anthropology at Concordia University, on NATO's war in Libya and whether this was a popular uprising against Gaddafi.

| On this week's episode of Progressive Voices, we speak with the Media Committee of Occupy Hamilton on the origins and importance of the Occupy movement, and what Occupy Hamilton hopes to achieve.

| On this week's episode of Progressive Voices, we speak with world-renowned author, political scientist and activist Dr. Michael Parenti.

| We speak with Roger Annis, co-ordinator of the Canada Haiti Action Network, on his recent delegation to Haiti, the detrimental effects of corporate NGOs on the rebuilding process, and more.

| We speak with Yves Engler on the imperialist nature of Canadian foreign policy. The effects of Canada's bombing of Libya, and the potential for war against Syria and Iran, are discussed.

| We speak with Nora Loreto about the Liberal tuition rebate, how the majority of students in Ontario don't qualify, the need for greater public funding of post-secondary education, and more.

| We speak with Jord Samolesky, drummer of the Canadian punk band Propagandhi, on their involvement in a variety of political movements.

| On this week's episode of Progressive Voices we speak with MMA fighter Jeff Monson, who's fought in the top tier of the heavyweight division for M-1, Strikeforce, and UFC.

| On this week's episode of Progressive Voices, we speak with Donald Wells, Director of McMaster University's School of Labour Studies, on the campaign to introduce a living wage in Hamilton.

| On this week's episode of Progressive Voices, we speak with Lisa Nussey, executive member of the Hamilton Friendship Association with Cuba.

| Pearson was an ardent Cold Warrior who backed colonialism and apartheid in Africa, coups in Guatemala, Iran, and Brazil, and was an important contributor to the American war against Vietnam.

| Mcgill alumnus and lawyer Adrian Lomaga speaks to the blood ban on men who've had sex with other men, why the current policy is outdated and unscientific, and the need for a change in policy in Canada

| On this week's episode of Progressive Voices, I speak with Rou Reynolds of the band Enter Shikari on today's culture of war and austerity, the Zeitgeist and Occupy movements, and more.

| This global day of mobilization for Palestinian rights, the response of the Israeli government and the dim prospects for a change in Canadian foreign policy under Thomas Mulcair's NDP are discussed.