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What does equine capital in a Grandpa farm have to do with Turing Pharmaceuticals and its bid to raise the price of a life-saving drug by 50 times?...
- Added: Jul 24, 2016
- Length: 08:57
This week, we discuss the economics and ethics of hedge fund bets on life-saving medication. What’s wrong with companies like Turing Pharmaceutical...
- Added: Jul 10, 2016
- Length: 03:45
Two and one half minute commentary by series host Martha Burk on low wage employment -- and the worst offender is a big surprise.
- Added: Jul 23, 2013
- Length: 02:30
Two and one-half minute commentary by Equal Time host Martha Burk on how the sequester hurts kids and the elderly while corporations shirk taxes.
- Added: May 28, 2013
- Length: 02:30
A look at community motivated selfishness in "Buy Local" movements.
- Added: Apr 24, 2013
- Length: 04:47
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When the votes are counted, the election night parties are over and the mud-slinging stops, voters (according to...
- Added: Nov 15, 2012
- Length: 04:59
- Added: Jul 30, 2010
- Length: :36
- Purchases: 1
If you don't pollute, you can sell your clean-air credit to those who do.
- Added: Jul 09, 2010
- Length: 02:08
When he felt the heart attack coming on he shot out the windows of the house next door.
- Added: Jun 26, 2010
- Length: 01:35
- Added: Jun 09, 2010
- Length: 02:52
- Purchases: 1
- Added: May 24, 2010
- Length: 02:37
It is necessary to offer great perks to our friends who serve in Congress
- Added: Feb 11, 2010
- Length: :54
The good thing about the recent Supreme Court decision is that now corporate dollars will buy legislators from both parties.
Because everyone wil...
- Added: Jan 26, 2010
- Length: :33
When it comes to formulating an opinion on global warming, would you be more inclined to believe an MIT professor who has studied climate change or...
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Jun 29, 2009
- Length: :58
- Purchases: 1
Have you noticed that all of a sudden there is a lot of opposition to the bailouts?
- Added: Feb 24, 2009
- Length: :16
Kellogg's pulled their support for Michael Phelps and American cannabis consumers have called for a boycott.
- Added: Feb 11, 2009
- Length: 03:21
22-60 Million pounds of marijuana grown domestically in 2007, worth from $50-$230 Billion, serving 25-80 million consumers. This massive market rem...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Feb 05, 2009
- Length: 04:12
- Purchases: 1
