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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited pay discrimination against women and minorities was passed August 1964. Some thought it was a joke -- looks...
- Added: Jul 27, 2023
- Length: 03:00
The Navigators chronicles the Pacific Islanders voyaging across the vast Pacific Ocean in search of new islands to settle.
- Added: Dec 28, 2015
- Length: 05:18
Chemical weapons have played a chilling role in human history ever since World War I. As accounts of recent uses permeate the news, we decided to f...
- Added: Nov 07, 2014
- Length: 44:21
Two and one half minute commentary by series host Martha Burk on what was wrong with the Declaration of Independence.
- Added: Jul 02, 2013
- Length: 02:30
The tenth anniversary of 9/11 is a good time to recognize the importance of public employees.
- Added: Sep 08, 2011
- Length: 03:43
A commentary noting Martin Luther King Jr.'s staunch support of union rights, which he died defending.
- Added: Apr 04, 2008
- Length: 02:58
This is a commentary about the 25th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's firing of 11,500 air gtraffic controllers, an action that propelled A...
- Added: Aug 10, 2006
- Length: 02:28
The "Wheatland Riot" nine decades ago laid the foundation for creation of an effective union and other steps to improve the miserable conditions of...
- Added: Jul 23, 2006
- Length: 03:14
The Ludlow Massacre of April 20, 1914 was one of the most horrific events in U.S. labor history -- but one that led to desperately needed reforms.
- Added: Apr 14, 2006
- Length: 04:22
Few leaders have done more for ordinary Americans than Eugene V. Debs, born 150 years ago.
- Added: Dec 21, 2005
- Length: 04:06
This one hour radio documentary tells the inside story of Bruce Springsteen's classic album, Born To Run on it's 30th anniversary.
Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, KAZU Seaside, Calif., The Pulse--Messiah College Radio, KUOW and more
- Added: Nov 10, 2005
- Length: 59:02
- Purchases: 36
Despite what the official histories say, Labor Day actually was first observed in San Francisco.
Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KICI Iowa City, WTJU, and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.
- Added: Aug 17, 2005
- Length: 02:21
- Purchases: 4
A commentary marking the anniversary of one of the most significant strikes in U.S. history -- the West Coast longshoremen's strike of 1934.
- Added: May 19, 2005
- Length: 03:10
An engineer looks at the Declaration of Independence and sees the science underlying the document.
Bought by RadioFreePalmer, Prairie Public, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KTRT RADIO INC, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more
- Added: Jun 14, 2004
- Length: 02:46
- Purchases: 16
