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On the issues of the day - political, social and cultural - Redeye digs deeper. Open your ears to alternative voices. Hear incisive and challenging interviews with activists and progressive thinkers. Produced by an independent media collective, broadcasting over 25 years on Vancouver Cooperative Radio.
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Redeye

Hidden costs of the 2010 Winter Olympics

February 9, 2010
| Chris Shaw takes us back to early estimates of the costs, and potential profits, of the Olympics and compares these figures with what we know now will be the total cost of the Games.

15:20 minutes (14.04 MB)
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Redeye

Canada's weapons industry thriving

February 9, 2010
| Canada has a reputation as a peaceful nation, yet the arms industry is alive and well here and providing weapons that fuel wars around the world.

14:44 minutes (13.5 MB)
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First Nations oppose pipeline from tar sands to the B.C. coast

February 9, 2010
| The Wet'suwet'en is one of fifty First Nations whose territory will be crossed by the Northern Gateway pipeline.

10:02 minutes (9.19 MB)
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Porfirio Lobo sworn in as new president in Honduras

February 8, 2010
| Despite substantial evidence of election fraud and repression of mass mobilization against the coup last June, Canada and the United States recognize the new president.

12:19 minutes (11.27 MB)
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Red tents for the homeless

February 8, 2010
| Bright red tents will soon be springing up in the streets on Vancouver, each one housing one or two people for a night. The tents are part of a campaign to pressure the federal government.

9:23 minutes (8.59 MB)
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Vancouver Special

February 6, 2010
| Activist and comedian Charles Demers was born and raised in Vancouver. Vancouver Special is a hilarious look at the city's past and present, from its pot industry to its dog mania.

22:26 minutes (20.55 MB)
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Global recession may save farmland in B.C.

February 6, 2010
| The highway expansion planned for the Lower Mainland was designed for increased truck traffic from a container port in Delta to Highway 1. Opponents say it's no longer needed.

13:03 minutes (11.95 MB)
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Presence of foreign troops in Haiti hampers aid efforts

February 2, 2010
| Roger Annis of Haiti Solidarity B.C. says Haitians have reacted to the earthquake with dignity and community spirit. Yet donor countries have insisted on sending in the military along with the aid.

14:31 minutes (13.3 MB)
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Redeye

Challenging Israeli impunity

February 5, 2010
| George Bisharat details Israel’s campaign to transform international humanitarian law so they have immunity for their human rights violations.

13:02 minutes (11.94 MB)
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Progressive bookstore in Vancouver celebrates 65th anniversary

February 4, 2010
| People's Coop Books has been selling a wide range of progressive books in Vancouver since 1945. We find out some of the history of the store from Ray Viaud.

12:36 minutes (11.54 MB)
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