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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
Cheating has long been an important part of baseball. The illegal use of steroids is just the latest evidence of that.
Bought by KRUA
- Added: Dec 18, 2007
- Length: 03:59
- Purchases: 1
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
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
A commentary about the miserable pay and working and living conditions of tobacco harvesters.
- Added: Nov 01, 2007
- Length: 04:02
A commentary noting that author John Steinbeck was one of the best friends American workers ever had.
- Added: Oct 25, 2007
- Length: 04:18
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
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
A commentary on the extraordinary campaign that Democratic presidential candidates are waging to win union endorsements.
- Added: Sep 27, 2007
- Length: 03:52
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
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.
- Added: Sep 13, 2007
- Length: 04:34
- Purchases: 2
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
A commentary on the Homestead strike, one of the most violent and most significant in labor history.
Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.
- Added: Jul 11, 2007
- Length: 03:38
- Purchases: 1
The fawning worship of Princess Diana has intensified in this tenth year since her death.
- Added: Jul 05, 2007
- Length: 03:34
A college student shows us how hard it is to not be taken seriously by her landlord.
Bought by WXLV-FM
- Added: Jul 02, 2007
- Length: 01:45
- Purchases: 1
An analysis of the conservative methodology of Sean Hannity
- Added: May 30, 2007
- Length: 05:55
To a man -- and woman -- the Democratic presidential candidates say they're great friends of American workers. True or false? The answer could depe...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: May 25, 2007
- Length: 03:39
- Purchases: 1
Despite the great importance of teachers, they are by far the most poorly paid of all professionals.
- Added: Apr 11, 2007
- Length: 03:36
Congressman Pete Stark is a rare politician. He takes seriously the separation of church and state and actually has the political courage to say he...
- Added: Mar 22, 2007
- Length: 03:44
- Added: Mar 01, 2007
- Length: 04:23
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Feb 16, 2007
- Length: 03:54
- Purchases: 1
Iraq Study Group: the Pros from Dover tell Junior how things get done.
- Added: Jan 07, 2007
- Length: 01:50
a commentary marking the 60th anniversary of the Oakland general strike, one of the very few general strikes in U.S. history.
Bought by KPFT
- Added: Dec 08, 2006
- Length: 03:07
- Purchases: 1
A commentary on the major role unions played in the Democratic Party's midterm sweep.
Bought by KPFT
- Added: Nov 10, 2006
- Length: 02:32
- Purchases: 1
Although most people work for a living, the mainstream media generally ignore their working lives.
- Added: Sep 15, 2006
- Length: 03:25
