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- Added: Apr 22, 2013
- Length: 07:03
A commentary on labor leader Harry Bridges, one of the 20th century's greatest leaders of any kind, on the anniversary of his death.
- Added: Mar 18, 2010
- Length: 04:21
Of the many dramatic events in the long struggle to win decent conditions for America's farm workers, none have been more dramatic -- or influentia...
- Added: Aug 07, 2009
- Length: 03:11
It's the 75th anniversary of "Bloody Thursday," the day in July of 1934 when open warfare between police and striking longshoremen raged on San Fra...
- Added: Jul 02, 2009
- Length: 04:45
A commentary noting Martin Luther King Jr.'s staunch support of union rights, which he died defending.
- Added: Apr 04, 2008
- Length: 02:58
A commentary noting that Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the staunchest and most effective supporters working Americans have ever had.
Bought by Prairie Public, WEZU, RadioFreePalmer, KBRP Community Radio, KUT and more
- Added: Jan 13, 2008
- Length: 03:11
- Purchases: 7
Three essays about different aspects of Stravinsky's life and work
Bought by WCQS
- Added: Jun 07, 2007
- Length: 01:00:25
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Mar 23, 2007
- Length: 03:44
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Jan 20, 2007
- Length: 03:38
- Purchases: 1
This commentary celebrates the 70th anniversary of the fledgling auto workers union's spectacular victory over mighty General Motors.
Bought by KPFT
- Added: Jan 20, 2007
- Length: 03:20
- Purchases: 1
A commentary marking the anniversary of the execution of Joe Hill, one of the most enduring and influential of American symbols.
Bought by KPFT
- Added: Nov 05, 2006
- Length: 04:06
- Purchases: 1
This is a commentary about the 25th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's firing of 11,500 air gtraffic controllers, an action that propelled A...
- Added: Aug 10, 2006
- Length: 02:28
The "Wheatland Riot" nine decades ago laid the foundation for creation of an effective union and other steps to improve the miserable conditions of...
- Added: Jul 23, 2006
- Length: 03:14
A once-suppressed newsreel showing Chicago police chasing, killing and wounding strikers and their families on Memorial Day in 1937 played an impor...
Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KFAI Minneapolis, and KPFT
- Added: May 27, 2006
- Length: 03:02
- Purchases: 3
The Ludlow Massacre of April 20, 1914 was one of the most horrific events in U.S. labor history -- but one that led to desperately needed reforms.
- Added: Apr 14, 2006
- Length: 04:22
It's the 38th anniversary of farmworker leader Cesar Chavez's extraordinary 25-day fast.
- Added: Mar 09, 2006
- Length: 02:46
Few leaders have done more for ordinary Americans than Eugene V. Debs, born 150 years ago.
- Added: Dec 21, 2005
- Length: 04:06
Despite what the official histories say, Labor Day actually was first observed in San Francisco.
Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KICI Iowa City, WTJU, and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.
- Added: Aug 17, 2005
- Length: 02:21
- Purchases: 4
A commentary noting that at age 70, the National Labor Relations Act is badly in need of reform.
- Added: Aug 14, 2005
- Length: 05:00
A commentary on the 100th anniversary of the Industrial Workers of the World, one of the most influential and colorful organizations in U.S. history.
Bought by BSR Radio
- Added: Jun 30, 2005
- Length: 09:36
- Purchases: 1
A commentary marking the anniversary of one of the most significant strikes in U.S. history -- the West Coast longshoremen's strike of 1934.
- Added: May 19, 2005
- Length: 03:10
Christmas day at Ground Zero--Essay
- Added: Oct 02, 2003
- Length: 07:27
- Purchases: 7
- Added: Sep 16, 2003
- Length: 07:07
- Purchases: 1
