Saving America-Saving the World with Helen Caldicott, M.D.

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This interview is "must" listening for anyone in danger of becoming complacent. An articulate firebrand and one of the world's leading advocates of nuclear disarmament, environmentalism and citizen action delivers a scathing wake-up call about abuses of power in American government, media and industry, and the urgent need to truly care for the planet and each other. "Take back your country," she says. "The president isn't your father. You have to stop behaving as children. You've got to grow up and say, 'Right! This is my country. I'm taking over, and I'm going to make sure it functions in a totally compassionate way.'" (hosted by Michael Toms)

Bio

Helen Caldecott, M.D. is founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility and was named one of the most influential women of the twentieth century by the Smithsonian Institute. She is one of the world’s leading spokesperson for the antinuclear movement and was a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize. In 2003 she was winner of the Lannan Prize for Cultural Freedom. She lives in Matcham, Australia.

Helen Caldecott’s books include:

• Missile Envy: The Arms Race and Nuclear War (Bantam 1986)
• If You Love This Planet: A Plan to Heal the Earth (W.W. Norton 1992)
• A Desperate Passion: An Autobiography (W.W. Norton 1997)
• The New Nuclear Danger
• Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer (New Press 2007)
• Loving This Planet: Leading Thinkers About How To Make a Better World (Editor) (The New Press 2011)
• Sleepwalking to Armageddon: The Threat of Nuclear (The New Press 2017)
• Nuclear Power is Not the Answer (The New Press 2007)
• Crisis Without End: The Medical and Ecological Consequences of the Fukushima Nuclear Catastrophe (Editor) (The New Press 2014)

Host: Michael Toms     Interview Date: 5/1/1992       Program number: 2329