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The view that capitalism is an inherently flawed, exploitative, crisis-prone, oppressive system is not new. But the dangers we face due to its oper...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2018
  • Length: 57:43
Caption: Massachusetts militiamen with fixed bayonets surround a group of peaceful strikers (1912 Lawrence textile strike)
While citizens are encouraged to fear and blame so called outside agitators the real menace lies within: a business community committed to the ranc...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2018
  • Length: 58:12

  • Added: Jun 20, 2018
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Two marble statues of robed women atop a building- one is Lady Justice with her sword and scales., Credit: Thomas Quine/Flickr
All the legal marijuana news and headlines for Thursday, February 1, 2018.

  • Added: Feb 01, 2018
  • Length: 11:19
Caption: Timely, in-depth, progressive analysis since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Mueller's First Indictments Stir Fear in White House; Trickle Down Hoax Ce...

Bought by WRIR and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Nov 01, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, left, a Republican, and Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown, shown last year, are both cap-and-trade proponents. , Credit: Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press
In a rare display of bipartisanship, California governor Jerry Brown and former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger sat side by side recently praising t...

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  • Added: Oct 04, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Trump-GOP Supported Corporate Tax Cuts Don't Produce Jobs; Democrats' Prog...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WRIR


  • Added: Sep 13, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Timely, in-depth, progressive analysis since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: GOP House Guts Dodd-Frank Financial Regulations, Inviting Next Financial D...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jun 21, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Debbie Dooley, President, Conservatives for Energy Freedom, Co-founder, Tea Party Movement
Can the far right and far left come together on clean energy despite the polarization in Washington DC? While Democrats and Republicans may have di...

  • Added: May 02, 2017
  • Length: 58:58
Caption: Author Jane Mayer
Who are the people bankrolling our political system? New Yorker writer Jane Mayer takes us behind the scenes and exposes the powerful group of indi...

Bought by KTRT RADIO INC


  • Added: Apr 24, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Bob Inglis, Former Republican U.S. Representative, South Carolina, Credit: Ed Ritger
Much has been made of the partisan divide when it comes to climate change. But are there Republicans out there who accept the science and believe ...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Timely, in-depth, progressive analysis since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: To Stop Trump Agenda, Progressive Activists Must Push Democrats to Boldly ...

Bought by WRIR, KRZA, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Dec 14, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Tony Thurmond, Assemblyman (D-15)
What’s the future for California with a Donald Trump White House? The country's biggest and bluest state is at odds with the emerging administrati...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 59:00
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Happiness. We all want it. But what can that word mean? What do we imagine we’re seeking as we spend much of our time and effort in pursuit of happ...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2016
  • Length: 58:01
Caption: Bill Moyers, Credit: Dale Robbins
In Part 2 of Bill Moyers’ conversation with Joseph E. Stiglitz, the Nobel Prize-winning economist says the corporate gaming of our tax system is he...

Bought by KBRP Community Radio, KUNV, WCWP, KUOW, KVMR and more


  • Added: Aug 27, 2014
  • Length: 24:00
  • Purchases: 31
Caption: Peter Matthews
Big corporations and their super wealthy owners have bought many American politicians through campaign contributions and lobbying, according to pol...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Aug 13, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The National Flood Insurance Program has paid more than $38 billion in claims since 1978. It was meant to be a self-supporting system, but currentl...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2014
  • Length: 05:14
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We’re somewhere between the legend and the facts of the U.S. economy. The legend, still in our heads, is it’s a rough-and-tumble democracy and a c...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:35
  • Purchases: 1
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Has the perception of whistleblowers changed? With high-profile cases like Edward Snowden and increased protections for those who accuse their empl...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2014
  • Length: 21:21
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Imagine paying almost nothing in taxes.. Sounds great doesn’t it? Some of America’s biggest companies are doing just that and making millions...or...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank, Ph.D.  touring the 2013 DC Auto Show, Joan Michelson of Green Connections  holding mic, Credit: Austin Lee
Getting a Job in the "New" US Auto Industry with Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank - An Interview from the 2013 DC Auto Show

  • Added: Feb 16, 2013
  • Length: 04:54
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(Short commentary under 2 minutes) 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
Caption: THE AVERAGE JOE MAKES A POINT
Senator Joe Carraro discusses how the economy is being driven to ruin by people who keep screwing up and getting ahead.

  • Added: Apr 15, 2011
  • Length: 05:21
Caption: THE AVERAGE JOE MAKES A POINT
Joe Carraro discusses the failures of how just funding more unemployment insurance doesn't fix our unemployment problem, and the government needs t...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 05:40