Equal Time with Martha Burk

Series produced by KSFR

Caption: Host Martha Burk
Host Martha Burk 

Weekly 2 1/2 minute public affairs commentary on topics in the public debate, political issues, and how decisions in Washington and around the world affect ordinary citizens, often with an emphasis on women. Critical analysis that goes beyond the breaking news.

Equal Time with Martha Burk originates weekly from KSFR public radio in Santa Fe.

Host Martha Burk is a nationally recognized journalist and women's leader. She is Money Editor for Ms. Magazine, and her blog is frequently on the front page of The Huffington Post. Burk is also immediate past Chair of the National Council of Women's Organizations, the nation's oldest and largest coalition of women's groups.

Burk's commentary explores many topics on past progress, future change, and what it means for women and men -- as citizens, as voters, and as inhabitants of the world we live in and help to shape.

For those who are curious and who care about what's going on the the public debate (with no shouting) and issues/ what's at stake now and in the future.

Each commentary is two and one half minutes (02:30)


157 Pieces

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Let's have a little fun -- and celebrate some interesting days in October
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October is here, and there ain’t much good news happening in the US, with daily mass shootings, a government in disarray, and a hurricane a day. So...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2023
  • Length: 02:31
Hispanic Heritage Month: the United Farm Workers & a Surprise!
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It's Hispanic Heritage Month, so let's recognize their leaders, and raise a glass to the founder of the United Farm Workers. If you’re thinking Ces...

  • Added: Sep 21, 2023
  • Length: 03:01
The GOP, Gun Violence, and a Great Plan
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If you're getting nervous these days about going to the grocery or taking your kid to the ballpark for fear of getting shot, rest easy. Republicans...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
Big Ag, Hungry People, Meanies in Congress and $6.41
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Congress is wrangling over the Farm Bill, which includes over $3 billion for giant agriculture corporations and multimillionaire "farmers" who don'...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2023
  • Length: 02:57
Labor Day: Some So-called Good Guy Companies are Bad Guys for Workers
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Labor Day has been a national holiday since 1894, when President Grover Cleveland signed the law making the first Monday in September a day off for...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
Want a Better Country? Here's a Wish List
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August is the month when we mark Women's Equality Day, when the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote passed in 1920. But we're still behi...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2023
  • Length: 02:30
It’s the Dog Days of Summer – and some of ‘em are going to debate.
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Summer in August is known as “dog days” – hot and muggy, panting canines with tongues hanging out, alongside their disgruntled people. Some of th...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
The US Women's Soccer Team: A Victory Greater than the World Cup
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The U.S. Women's Soccer Team won't be in the World Cup finals this year, but even if they were and took the trophy, it wouldn't have been their gre...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2023
  • Length: 02:30
Is Barbie REALLY a New Woman? Don't Count on It!
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I said I wasn’t gonna do it, but in the end I gave in. Went to see the Barbie movie. She’s still tall, thin, white, sporting signature long blond h...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
Civil rights Act and Equal Pay: The Joke's on Women
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited pay discrimination against women and minorities was passed August 1964. Some thought it was a joke -- looks...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
The Robber Barons are Back -- And One of 'em is from Disney
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Rockefeller, Astor, Carnegie, Stanford. Rich guys from the late 1900s for sure, but what else? Robber barons. Big boys at the top of U.S. business,...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
A New Mom's Group -- Would You Want Your Mom to Join?
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A new group is mobilizing Moms across the country, hoping to change the way schools teach and operate, and they've got some high profile support. W...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
Pride Month - Many Victories, But Rough Sledding Ahead?
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June is Pride Month, and June 28th is Pride Day, marking the unofficial beginning of "Gay Liberation" in 1969 with the Stonewall riots in New York...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
Father's Day -- What Dads Really Need
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The annual June Father’s day shopping binge is upon us. Stores are touting the latest gizmos, and everybody loves Dad. All except corporate Ameri...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2023
  • Length: 02:31
Memorial Day - Honor the Military Dead, and Some Others Too
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Memorial Day is when we honor those who died while serving in the armed forces. It dates from 1866, when women decorated graves from both sides of ...

  • Added: May 25, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
The Mess on the Mexican Border -- Who Gets Hurt the Most?
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Whether you're a Republican, Democrat, Independent, Something Else or Nothing at all, you've got to admit the Mexican border is a colossal mess. Bu...

  • Added: May 19, 2023
  • Length: 03:01
Wrangling Over the Debt Ceiling: Where Does Your Money Really Go?
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President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy are meeting over what gets cut in arguments over raising the debt ceiling, with most social programs on ...

  • Added: May 15, 2023
  • Length: 03:01
US Moms Need More Than Flowers
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The U.S. is far behind other developed countries when it comes to support for motherhood. Most mothers are in the paid workforce, and we need new ...

  • Added: May 09, 2023
  • Length: 02:30
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month -- What Don't You Know?
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May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Didn’t know we celebrated such a thing? You’re not alone. Lesser known than Black History Month or ...

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  • Added: Apr 22, 2023
  • Length: 02:59
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God, Guns, & Country Music
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I grew up on country western music – but whether you’re a casual fan, love it or hate it, there’s a message, and it ain’t all good. Some very promi...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2023
  • Length: 02:38

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