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Are we winning the war on drugs? Don Winslow, author of “The Cartel”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Don’s 19th thriller may be fiction, but it’s the truth about our longest war, the war on drugs, especially in all the ways it effects Mexico. To le...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 31, 2015
  • Length: 09:55
  • Purchases: 1
Death of the Liberal Class, Life of Our Inner Sky - Chris Hedges & Damion Searls
From: Open Source
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This hour brings politics with Chris Hedges and poetry with Damion Searls. Chris Hedges' new book recounts The Death of the Liberal Class. And the ...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 23, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
A Few Reams of Freedom - Noam Chomsky & C.D. Wright
From: Open Source
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We're talking politics and poetry with Noam Chomsky and C.D. Wright. Noam Chomsky is on an upbeat about American views on war and imperialism, and ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and Wyoming Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 04, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Our American "Empire" with controversal Harvard historian Niall Ferguson -- on ThoughtCast!
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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Contrarian historian Niall Ferguson says the US is an empire -- in denial! And that we'd better get our act together!!

  • Added: Mar 16, 2009
  • Length: 19:21
No Peace, No Work
From: Dick Meister
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Longshoremen plan to close West Coast ports on May 1 to lead widespread labor protests against the Iraq war.

  • Added: Apr 25, 2008
  • Length: 02:58
We Will Not Be Silent
From: Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
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Protesting a war can be confusing, is it worth it?

  • Added: Apr 09, 2008
  • Length: 04:47
Red Crystal Palace ~ 4: Who will be the next president?
From: Fereshteh Toosi
Series: Red Crystal Palace
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RED CRYSTAL PALACE is a mobile tent with a crystal ball inside, operated by a nurse seeking predictions about the future from people on the street.

Bought by The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Nov 08, 2007
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 1
Red Crystal Palace ~ 2: When will the war be over?
From: Fereshteh Toosi
Series: Red Crystal Palace
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RED CRYSTAL PALACE is a mobile tent with a crystal ball inside, operated by a nurse seeking predictions about the future from people on the street.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2007
  • Length: 03:26
Kevin Phillips lecture
From: KUOW
Series: Speaker's Forum
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Kevin Phillips, former Republican strategist and author of "American Theocracy," talks about President Bush's mental health, his religious beliefs,...

  • Added: May 11, 2007
  • Length: 53:59
The After-Effects of War
From: WFUV
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Soldiers in Iraq are suffering a higher rate of traumatic injuries than soldiers in previous wars.

  • Added: Sep 01, 2006
  • Length: 04:29
Clearing Their Heads
From: WFUV
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Research shows one in ten soldiers returning from Iraq suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It's symptoms include anxiety, depression, night...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2006
  • Length: 05:36
  • Purchases: 1
War Stories from the Homefront
From: WFUV
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Veterans returning from Iraq are facing a new set of post-war challenges.

  • Added: Aug 31, 2006
  • Length: 30:02
Alan Dershowitz on the doctrine of preemption, the Hezbollah and the 'war on terror' -- on ThoughtCast
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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The controversial Harvard Law professor, author and celebrity lawyer Alan Dershowitz talks about the doctrine of preemption, the Israeli-Hezbollah ...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston, WNED Buffalo, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Aug 15, 2006
  • Length: 57:20
  • Purchases: 4
Out of the Melting Pot, Into the Fire
From: Seattle Globalist
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An exploration of American expatriates' decisions to move from the United States to Israel or Palestine

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, WBEZ, WMNF, and CKMO


  • Added: Aug 12, 2006
  • Length: 14:47
  • Purchases: 4
Toy Soldiers, Real War
From: Dale Short
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An urban artist uses his apartment window to comment on the Iraq War

  • Added: Jun 10, 2006
  • Length: 05:30
Democratic U.S. Congressman Jim McDermott, talks about depleted uranium used by the U.S. military to
From: Hawaii Public Radio
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Democratic U.S. Congressman Jim McDermott, talks about depleted uranium used by the U.S. military to encase armor and ammunition. McDermott believ...

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: Jun 02, 2005
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 1