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This week, we begin with the story of a woman who was in flight to the US when President Trump signed his first travel ban. We later hear about how...
- Added: Jul 13, 2018
- Length: 29:59
- Purchases: 2
It was the 1960s – and throughout the United States, opposition to the War in Vietnam was growing. The Draft forced young men to make a choice abo...
Bought by WRIR
- Added: Jun 23, 2017
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
This week’s episode begins to explore the intersections of borders, documentation, and incarceration. We look at the history of U.S. immigration po...
Bought by KZYX
- Added: Dec 15, 2016
- Length: 29:11
- Purchases: 1
From farm to fork, few things matter more than the food we eat. We all want the freedom and opportunity to choose what ends up on our plate- but wh...
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Feb 06, 2014
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
On November 19th citizens of Albuquerque, New Mexico, will vote on the first city-level 20 week abortion ban in the U.S., with no exceptions for r...
- Added: Nov 13, 2013
- Length: 02:30
Chicken is big business in the U.S. During National Chicken Month, the industry gives us ways to celebrate -- by eating more chicken of course. Bu...
- Added: Sep 26, 2013
- Length: 02:30
President Obama got a short reprieve when Russia put forward a plan to avoid a U.S. missile strike on Syria by sequestering Syria’s chemical weapon...
- Added: Sep 11, 2013
- Length: 02:30
Two and one half minute commentary on the debate about bombing Syria, and the domestic trade-offs.
- Added: Sep 05, 2013
- Length: 02:30
Labor Day was created in the 19th century by the unions, to celebrate the economic achievements of American workers. But if we look at the 21st ce...
Bought by KMUD, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
- Added: Aug 28, 2013
- Length: 02:30
- Purchases: 3
The historic 1963 March on Washington with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech featured a number of other speakers -- all male. Or...
- Added: Aug 19, 2013
- Length: 02:30
- Purchases: 2
Two and one half minute commentary on why House Republicans took their 40th meaningless vote to repeal Obamacare before getting out of town for a 5...
- Added: Aug 06, 2013
- Length: 02:30
A dialogue between Princeton University professor Cornel West, and Revolutionary Communist Party USA spokesman Carl Dix about the future of America...
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Dec 19, 2011
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Electronic Intifada founder Ali Abunimah says a global movement against Israeli government policy is breaking through. On this edition, Abunimah ex...
- Added: Nov 08, 2011
- Length: 29:00
Some bands are getting creative about making a political spectacle, by becoming the protest themselves, and using the internet to make their messag...
- Added: Sep 08, 2010
- Length: 10:54
- Purchases: 2
Marching bands from North Carolina to Portland, Oregon are bringing humor, politics, and a unique sound to the streets.
Bought by WXDU
- Added: Sep 08, 2010
- Length: 09:49
- Purchases: 1
We look at how political marching bands are stirring up public spaces; from the streets, to supermarkets to your facebook feed.
Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KVSC
- Added: Sep 08, 2010
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 3
We hear from activists and experts who say the U.S. can learn a lot from social movements in Latin America.
Bought by KRZA
- Added: Jul 01, 2010
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
It’s been decades since the U.S. has had a powerful labor movement and recent efforts to revive it have mostly fallen flat. But there is hope for a...
Bought by KZYX
- Added: Jun 08, 2010
- Length: 29:59
- Purchases: 1
On this edition, we hear from LGBTQ immigrants in the U.S. who not only have to hide their legal identity, but their sexuality too. Their stories d...
- Added: Apr 20, 2010
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 3
