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Renewed U.S. Intervention in Iraq Won't Solve the Nation's Many Internal Ethnic Conflicts; Activists Gear Up for Historic New York City Climate Cha...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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Police Killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson Exposes U.S. Culture of Racism and Violence; Lake Erie Algae Bloom Reveals Lax Regulation and Wider Thr...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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After Declaring 'There's No Military Solution,' Obama Launches New U.S. Military Intervention Targeting ISIS in Iraq; Detroit Citizens Rise Up to S...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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In Major Breach of the Separation-of-Powers, CIA Admits it Spied on Senate; Accountability Demanded for U.S. Role in Supplying Munitions and Suppor...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
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What India's latest space mission to Mars can tell us about the difficulties in reconciling the aspirations of the "haves" and the "have nots."

  • Added: Nov 06, 2013
  • Length: 02:23
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What the adoption of Sharia in Brunei can tell us about the importance of modern interpretations of Islamic law.

  • Added: Oct 24, 2013
  • Length: 02:15
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After the Boston Marathon bombing, journalists scrambled to identify those responsible for the attack, and their motive. Rolling news and online m...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
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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
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Labor was a big election winner.

  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 02:45
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Raising the minimum wage should be a key post-election priority.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2012
  • Length: 04:33
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Commentary: Labor faces its greatest election challenge in California.

  • Added: Oct 25, 2012
  • Length: 02:41
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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
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Anti-labor forces have launched a major drive to stifle the political voice of workers and unions.

  • Added: Aug 16, 2012
  • Length: 05:51
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The Internet has had a profound impact on media labor coverage.

  • Added: Jul 12, 2012
  • Length: 07:03
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Barack Obama’s first term has been a disappointment for many, and leaves open the question for those with a progressive agenda—is voting for Obama ...

  • Added: May 25, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
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Graduation time is here, but graduates can't be sure of good jobs despite their education.

  • Added: May 24, 2012
  • Length: 03:27
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The right to unionization, a basic civil right, is under serious attack.

  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 04:04
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The Colombian Free Trade Agreement aligns the US with a notorious abuser of workers and their unions.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2012
  • Length: 03:54
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It's essential that we raise Social Security benefits.

  • Added: Apr 12, 2012
  • Length: 03:19
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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
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Unions are preparing massive election campaigns in support of President Obama and other labor-friendly Democrats.

  • Added: Mar 15, 2012
  • Length: 05:38
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Author Glenn Greenwald talks about his book, ‘With Liberty and Justice for Some.’ Americans claim to live under the rule of law; that no one is abo...

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  • Added: Mar 14, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
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A recent Cleveland City Club Forum tackled the issue of government collaboration from several points of view.

  • Added: Mar 12, 2012
  • Length: 29:04
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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
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Despite the anti-discrimination laws, many pregnant workers are being legally fired for being pregnant.

  • Added: Feb 09, 2012
  • Length: 04:42