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Harvard professor Ogletree speaks about his book, The Presumption of Guilt: The Arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Race, Class and Crime in Ameri...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
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Congress is only adding to our economic problems by refusing extra aid to the unemployed and to states faced with having to lay off many vital publ...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2010
  • Length: 04:10
Caption: Gerald Ford Journalism Award Winners Ben Feller (Associated Press), left, and Greg Jaffe (Washington Post), right, are congratulated by awards luncheon keynote speaker Brent Scowcroft, former National Security Advisor to President Ford., Credit: Terry Hill
Brent Scowcroft, national security adviser to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush, spoke at the National Press Club on June 7th, presentin...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2010
  • Length: 54:00
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Former Secretary of Labor Willard Wirtz, who died on April 24, was one of the greatest friends working people ever had.

  • Added: Apr 29, 2010
  • Length: 05:10
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Workers Memorial Day on April 28 will honor the millions of men and women who've needlessly suffered and died because of workplace hazards.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2010
  • Length: 03:49
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Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau Chief Rick Dunham hosts a political roundtable featuring Jim Rowley of Bloomberg News and Steve Thomma of McCla...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2010
  • Length: 54:00
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President Obama's lengthy honeymoon with labor has finally ended.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2010
  • Length: 05:18
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MSD (musculoskeletal disorder) is the most common of the serious injuries suffered by U.S. workers, but corporate interests have blocked attempts t...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 04:17
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The number of unionized workers varies widely from state to state, but whatever the state, union members do much better than non-union workers.

  • Added: Feb 18, 2010
  • Length: 03:05
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President Obama's State of the Union promise to help women win pay equality has been largely overlooked.

  • Added: Jan 29, 2010
  • Length: 03:44
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Genocide has claimed the lives of millions of civilians worldwide. Now, in the aftermath of such atrocities, human rights advocates are beginning t...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2010
  • Length: 55:00
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The AFL-CIO and a coalition of its allies have launched a major campaign aimed at creating many thousands of new jobs.

  • Added: Nov 27, 2009
  • Length: 03:27
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Action Speaks! - Underappreciated Dates that Changed America presents What Now? a series of 8 one hour programs suitable for individual or serial a...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WRIR, KVNF, WRPI, WCPN and more


  • Added: Oct 20, 2009
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 6
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While some have predicted that "water will be the next oil" as the resource that countries will start wars over, the fact is that over centuries no...

Bought by KUOW, RadioFreePalmer, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUOW, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2009
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: UN Goldstone's ''Kangaroo Court'' Report -- on Gaza, Credit: SLG
Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren's Spontaneous Responses to the UN Kangaroo Court Findings of alleged ''War Crimes'' in Gaza

  • Added: Sep 16, 2009
  • Length: 04:39
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The Waxman-Markey Climate Bill is making its way through Congress, and stirring up controversy within the environmental movement between those who ...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2009
  • Length: 29:36
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Farm and domestic workers are seeking the vital union rights that were granted other U.S. workers way back in 1935.

  • Added: May 28, 2009
  • Length: 03:55
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Without Comment is a 13 week series looking at the first 100 days of the Barack presidency.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2009
  • Length: 09:45
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A profile of sorts and an exploration of the history and legacy of George W. Bush and the first eight years of a new millennium. A look at what may...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, and KWIT


  • Added: Mar 03, 2009
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Local residents share sweets after the government decision to implement Islamic Law in Pakistan's Swat Valley., Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
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The war in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now a decade old, and the impacts on women's health and safety in the country are dire. This progra...

  • Added: Feb 07, 2009
  • Length: 38:50