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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
Caption: Chelsea Green jacket cover
In his new book, economist Gar Alperovitz speaks plainly about why the time is right to democratize the ownership of wealth as a way to strengthen ...

Bought by KCBX and KCBX


  • Added: May 21, 2013
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Dr. Marina Adshade
Dr. Marina Adshade provides a fascinating look at just how central the interplay of libido, gender, love, power and economic forces is to the most ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Frances Moore Lappe
Author Frances Moore Lappe describes herself as a “possibilist” rather than an optimist or pessimist. In her recent book, she argues that solutions...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 15, 2013
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
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With shows like Medium and The Mentalist providing the basis for the general public’s idea of the relationship between parapsychologists and police...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2013
  • Length: 42:30
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
Caption: Joan Michelson  of GCR (l) and Hilary Fordwich of KSI, Credit: Joan Michelson
What are the Opportunities in Government Contracts in 2013? Listen to Government Contracting Expert Hilary Fordwich of AOC Key Solutions (aka KSI)...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2013
  • Length: 16:14
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Food stamps help protect our nation’s neediest citizens (now one in six Americans) against hunger, or “food insecurity.” But food stamps (now calle...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Michael Washburn, Vice President of Sustainability for Nestle Waters
What is "Recycling Reinvented"? Nestle Waters' VP of Sustainability Michael Washburn explains this innovative, ambitious, cross-industry initiative...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2013
  • Length: 26:04
Caption: Kathy Loftus, Global Leader of Sustainable Engineering and Energy Management, Whole Foods Markets
Listen to Kathy Loftus, Global Leader of Sustainability and Energy Efficiency talk to host Joan Michelson about the realities of running Whole Food...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2013
  • Length: 22:33
Caption: James Gustave Speth
Average Americans are painfully aware of the challenges we face as a nation – joblessness, failing schools, declining health, intractable poverty, ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Alexandre Montegu
“Intellectual property law impacts virtually all modern business,” says Alexandre Montagu. Several years ago he established MontaguLaw , focusing o...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 05, 2012
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Strait of Malacca, one of the most important shipping lanes in the world., Credit: AllVoices.com | lethibichlan
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss China's relationship with the sea, and will explain the exchange of goods, tran...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2012
  • Length: 05:31
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The Living Well Show presents a two part interview with Dr. Richard D. Wolff author of Occupy the Economy. Dr. Wolff is Professor of Economics Emer...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Sep 10, 2012
  • Length: 28:46
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Shareholder Value Myth, Credit: Berrett-Koeler Publishers
The mantra is that corporations are required to maximize shareholder value. That’s a complete falsehood according to corporate and business law pr...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2012
  • Length: 28:57
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Marijuana is legal for medical use under California law, but sale and possession are still federal crimes. Raids on growers and dispensaries – and ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 09, 2012
  • Length: 07:07
  • Purchases: 1
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Food Sleuth Radio host, Melinda Hemmelgarn, interviews Nora Goldstein, Editor of Biocycle, the magazine devoted to composting, renewable energy and...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Feb 13, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Anne Mosness -- an ocean and fisheries advocate, and family fisherwoman describes our fragile oceans and exposes the risks of both factory fish f...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Feb 13, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Big for-profit corporations are subsidized to earn profit.

  • Added: Dec 24, 2011
  • Length: 12:09
Caption: Karl Spurzem
Author, columnist and economics professor Robert H. Frank's new book, The Darwin Economy, describes what Darwin can teach us about building a bette...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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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
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Yea, Though I Walk Through the Valley of South Coast Plaza, I Fear No Evil

  • Added: Oct 21, 2011
  • Length: 06:20
Caption: Opal Palmer Adisa is an Oakland homeowner whose tenants refuse to pay their rent or leave
As Californians struggle with foreclosure, those who still own their homes might be facing other struggles. Take Oakland resident Opal Palmer Adisa...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 04:22
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On Arranmore - one of the few inhabited islands off the Donegal coast - fishing has sustained a population for generations. Now, as the fishing ind...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jun 20, 2011
  • Length: 39:35
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: THE AVERAGE JOE MAKES A POINT
Turning off the water pumps in the Central California Valley to protect the smelt is criminal and will destroy our nations agriculture.

  • Added: Apr 15, 2011
  • Length: 02:53