Dahr Jamail's update from the Gulf; Ariel Luckey's explores America's violent history

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Another update from the Gulf of Mexico's disaster zone with independent journalist Dahr Jamail, this time from Alabama. Has 'the cap' really capped the flow from 5000 feet below the surface? Or, does the low pressure signify other, more insidious leaks that we may not know about? Can we trust BP or the president to tell us if there are more leaks?

We talk with performance artist Ariel Luckey whose piece, Free Land, explores the underbelly of American history and Manifest Destiny. Ariel Luckey is one of the few white men in American who grapples with the reality that he and his family, like most of the white population in the United States today, derives privilege from a very violent past. He says, "It is about truth...and moving on from a history that most prefer to ignore...."

NOTE: Two file formats:
128 kbps, broadcast quality
24 kbps, local listening

Links mentioned in this show:
www.dahr.org
www.arielluckey.com

"A giant flame - the burning off of methane and benzene - roared off the side of a rig, leaving a chemical gas floating lazily to the south as it rose" from the article; see Erika Blumenfeld's pix and read the update on Truthout