All Pieces for Dick Meister

 
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The mainstream media invariably claim it's someone else's fault when their pre-election predictions prove to be wrong. But don't you believe it.

  • Added: Jan 10, 2008
  • Length: 02:24
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Few leaders have left a greater legacy than labor leader Jack Hall, a major figure in the transformation of feudalistic Hawaii into a democratic st...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2007
  • Length: 04:43
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Cheating has long been an important part of baseball. The illegal use of steroids is just the latest evidence of that.

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  • Added: Dec 18, 2007
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
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The loss of air traffic controllers upset over their working conditions is a major reason airlines are consistently operating behind schedule and f...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2007
  • Length: 03:08
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This discusses the attempts of Burger King to undo agreements by its major fast-food competitors to improve the shameful conditions of tomato pickers.

  • Added: Dec 06, 2007
  • Length: 03:52
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Christmas Shoppers Alert: Beware of those popular personal audio players that are turning people into near-zombies living in their own electronica...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 02:46
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A commentary about the miserable pay and working and living conditions of tobacco harvesters.

  • Added: Nov 01, 2007
  • Length: 04:02
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A commentary about the supporting roles played by me and my teen and pre-teen buddies on the World War II Home Front.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Length: 04:17
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A commentary noting that author John Steinbeck was one of the best friends American workers ever had.

  • Added: Oct 25, 2007
  • Length: 04:18
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A commentary about the growing number of women going into law, medicine and other professional occupations -- and the blatant discrimination they f...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2007
  • Length: 03:39
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A commentary noting that the two sometimes hostile factions of the labor movement are waging major campaigns to recruit new members and strengthen ...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2007
  • Length: 03:59
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A commentary on how we're losing what has been in effect the hometown baseball team of millions of Americans.

  • Added: Oct 07, 2007
  • Length: 02:34
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A commentary on the extraordinary campaign that Democratic presidential candidates are waging to win union endorsements.

  • Added: Sep 27, 2007
  • Length: 03:52
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This commentary notes that although now largely forgotten, labor leader Lou Goldblatt was one of America's most influential leaders of any kind.

  • Added: Sep 20, 2007
  • Length: 04:13
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This commentary is about the fierce steelworkers strike of 1919 that was one of the key events leading to the mass unionization of American industry.

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  • Added: Sep 13, 2007
  • Length: 04:34
  • Purchases: 2
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This commentary outlines the extraordinary career of Fred Ross, one of the most successful community organizers ever, the man who trained Cesar Ch...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2007
  • Length: 04:29
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Thanks to their growing poliitical strength, American iunions will be celebrating Labor Day this year with much greater expectations for success th...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2007
  • Length: 04:00
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A commentary noting that two National Football League coaches have made a small but possibly significant move that could undermine human billboardi...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2007
  • Length: 04:38
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It's time we halted the home run bashing that's seriously corrupting our grand old game of baseball.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2007
  • Length: 03:09
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A commentary noting that the new minimum wage should now be raised to at least $9.50 an hour.

  • Added: Aug 09, 2007
  • Length: 04:26