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Fifty years ago, there was a radical plan to completely remake a county sheriff’s department in an iconic western town. It almost worked, they almo...
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- Added: Jun 16, 2020
- Length: 28:00
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"Defund Police. Invest in Black Lives. What just weeks ago was a slogan is fast becoming law."
The F-Word is released bi-weekly featuring timely ...
- Added: Jun 08, 2020
- Length: 03:30
The F-Word is features timely commentaries by Laura Flanders and guests.
The latest:
"It is the essence of American liberalism to trash radical ...
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- Added: Apr 10, 2020
- Length: 03:00
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Moral Development thinkers of the 1960's and 70's helped make sense of those polarized times. The "moral" twist of these times is often reduced to ...
- Added: Aug 05, 2019
- Length: 07:35
A musical tribute to a special soon-to-be-retiring Government Elected! George Gershwin might not mind if you sing this to his 1937 "They Can't Take...
- Added: Nov 15, 2018
- Length: 03:51
A musical tribute to polling before Election Day! In the Department of Poetic Justice (and Reckoning) with lyrics for "The Great American Wrongboo...
- Added: Nov 05, 2018
- Length: 03:20
For Mother's Day: we bring you a discussion by women of color writers and poets who contributed to the anthology, Revolutionary Mothering: Love on ...
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- Added: May 05, 2018
- Length: 29:00
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Journalist Juan González discusses his new book, Reclaiming Gotham. He chronicles the evolution of the growth machine in America’s cities - from r...
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- Added: Jan 09, 2018
- Length: 29:00
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There is not a single insurance company in the country that has gone out of business because of the ACA . They’ve created new alliances, to wit Op...
- Added: Mar 11, 2017
- Length: 06:03
The lessons of D.L. Rosenhan's study of imposters pretending to have psychiatric illness on psychiatric units have not been lost on the world of me...
- Added: Jun 22, 2016
- Length: 07:32
Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza tells the story of how that phrase, and the movement came to be.
- Added: Apr 29, 2015
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 3
In Episode 18 of Behind The Thread, we look at wages around the world. Sokny Say of the Free Trade Union of the Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia ...
- Added: Nov 21, 2014
- Length: 40:07
Sandip Roy investigates the latest social media challenge and finds out what all this 'Rice' is about.
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- Added: Sep 02, 2014
- Length: 04:30
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Commentary: Student athletes get very little of the millions generated by college football's bowl games.
- Added: Dec 06, 2012
- Length: 04:01
- Added: Nov 15, 2012
- Length: 02:45
Raising the minimum wage should be a key post-election priority.
- Added: Nov 08, 2012
- Length: 04:33
Commentary: Labor faces its greatest election challenge in California.
- Added: Oct 25, 2012
- Length: 02:41
Commentary: Although we're recovering from the Great Recession, most of the new jobs are low-paying, non-union jobs.
- Added: Oct 05, 2012
- Length: 03:01
Anti-labor forces have launched a major drive to stifle the political voice of workers and unions.
- Added: Aug 16, 2012
- Length: 05:51
The Internet has had a profound impact on media labor coverage.
- Added: Jul 12, 2012
- Length: 07:03
The right to unionization, a basic civil right, is under serious attack.
- Added: May 10, 2012
- Length: 04:04
Despite what anti-union forces claim, public employees are not drawing fat pensions that threaten to bankrupt state and local governments.
- Added: Mar 22, 2012
- Length: 05:53
Unions are preparing massive election campaigns in support of President Obama and other labor-friendly Democrats.
- Added: Mar 15, 2012
- Length: 05:38
It's time to honor Filipino labor leader Larry Itliong, who played a key role in formation of the United Farm Workers union.
- Added: Feb 16, 2012
- Length: 05:53
Despite the anti-discrimination laws, many pregnant workers are being legally fired for being pregnant.
- Added: Feb 09, 2012
- Length: 04:42
