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‘We are the 99 percent’ has become a rallying cry for people uniting to change a system based on greed and exploitation. We’ll look at what it’ll t...
Bought by KHNS and Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Nov 23, 2011
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Historically, the world has been explored and connected by water, linked through the exchange of goods, people, and ideas. The most modern tool of ...
- Added: Oct 16, 2011
- Length: 04:06
Explorer, naturalist, writer ... in his too-short life, Lewis helped to make this country ... literally ... what it is today. From sea to shining s...
- Added: Sep 30, 2011
- Length: 03:00
- Added: Jul 01, 2011
- Length: 26:36
- Added: Jul 01, 2011
- Length: 57:23
In the second of a two-part discussion on Palestine and Israel, Bloomingtonians Michael Grady and Dr. Lori Hoevner talk about their experiences -- ...
- Added: Jun 22, 2011
- Length: 59:19
The Chairman of the Federal Reserve talks to a National Press Club audience about the challenges facing the U.S. economy.
- Added: Feb 04, 2011
- Length: 53:58
James Kakalios discussed the amazing story of quantum mechanics.
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT
- Added: Dec 04, 2010
- Length: 28:14
- Purchases: 3
A stand-alone segment of the Planet Warning Series. Reports on the jobless "recovery" that the US has been moved into from the Great Recession.
- Added: Oct 13, 2010
- Length: 02:00
When China loosens the peg of its currency to the dollar, the U.S. will benefit--but it may hurt labor in China. While the looser Chinese currency ...
- Added: Jun 29, 2010
- Length: 02:00
In Rwanda, 92 percent of citizens have government-mandated health insurance, collectively owned by the policy-holders themselves. Does organizing h...
- Added: Jun 29, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Governments have a moral responsibility to protect their citizens. How far does that extend? Is a "kill list" justified?
- Added: Jun 29, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Should the U.S. be helping developing countries when it has its own dramatic domestic problems?
- Added: Jun 08, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Will the next dominant international conflict be between state capitalism and free market capitalism? Will it supplant the war on terror? What do y...
- Added: Jun 01, 2010
- Length: 02:15
How do we meet the massive global issue of fertility without being mired in the abortion debate?
- Added: May 25, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Are babies born with the morality they need or do they learn it from society? Is morality a biological trait that builds communities through enligh...
- Added: May 25, 2010
- Length: 02:15
Should the U.S. shed some global ambitions and responsibilities? Or, is America's global role simply too important, both to the U.S. and the world?...
- Added: May 25, 2010
- Length: 02:15
Should election results accurately reflect public opinion or should elections promote effective governance?
- Added: May 25, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Is it time to reform the U.S. electoral structure? Should more views be represented? Do narrow interests have too much power? What do you think?
- Added: May 25, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Are nuclear weapons a necessary evil? Is it better to live in a world with nuclear deterrence or one that is free of nuclear threats? What do you t...
- Added: May 25, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Is the role of the NCAA to help students succeed through sports, or to garner money for educational institutions? With the high drop-out rate of NC...
Bought by WXVU 89.1 FM Villanova and KISU
- Added: May 25, 2010
- Length: 02:00
- Purchases: 2
Benefits from altruism include approval, enhanced image, and neural stimulation--feeling good. Yet if you act selfishly you will have more resource...
- Added: May 19, 2010
- Length: 02:00
What do you think maximizes individual benefits in the marketplace? Is it cut throat competition or altruistic norms of fairness and trust? Can you...
- Added: May 19, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Can basic income grants work for those living in extreme poverty? Or are grants discouraging people from taking individual responsibility?
- Added: May 19, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Is Goldman Sachs responsible for the current financial crisis in Greece? Or should Greek politicians who knew of Goldman's practices be blamed for ...
- Added: May 19, 2010
- Length: 02:00
