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Despite the anti-discrimination laws, many pregnant workers are being legally fired for being pregnant.

  • Added: Feb 09, 2012
  • Length: 00:04:42
Caption: A farmer in Merikegia, a village in Iraqi Kurdistan., Credit: Rachel Stacy
Iraqi Kurdistan, once known for its rich soil, is rapidly becoming identified with its rich oil. War News Radio’s Amy DiPierro explains how these t...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2012
  • Length: 00:06:19
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Touching on ethics, justice, democracy, and global citizenship, Rabble Rousers explores the notion of protest as a spontaneous installation of impr...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2012
  • Length: 00:28:00
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Although President Obama said nothing about organized labor in his State of the Union address, he won labor plaudits for the pro-worker programs he...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2012
  • Length: 00:04:43
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Last Thursday, January 19th, the activist group Occupy IU organized a teach in, titled “Why the Occupy Movement is Happening Now.” The group invite...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:01:30
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San Francisco labor leader Walter Johnson was a key supporter of gay rights.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2012
  • Length: 00:04:13
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A bricklayer considered suicide when he couldn't marry the woman he loved. Now he just remembers her when a job is going badly.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2012
  • Length: 00:00:31
Caption: Teresa Amabile
Host Phalana Tiller talks with author George Anders about his new book, The Rare Find. She also interviews Teresa Amabile, professor and co-author ...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2012
  • Length: 00:58:59
Caption: Building 92, Credit: Shannon Geis
Ever wondered what goes on behind the gates of the Brooklyn Navy Yard? We found out!

  • Added: Jan 11, 2012
  • Length: 00:08:52
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So-called student athletes should be paid for their work in bringing billions of dollars to the nation's colleges and universities.

  • Added: Jan 04, 2012
  • Length: 00:03:49
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Neurosurgeon Lee Buono and his eighth grade science teacher, Al Siedlecki, remember reconnecting after more than 15 years.

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:52
  • Purchases: 1
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The Labor Department will poll workers to find out how much voice they feel they have.

  • Added: Dec 24, 2011
  • Length: 00:16:45
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The minimum wage is increasing in eight states.

  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:25
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A round-the-world tour of protests in Canada, England, France, Spain, Ukraine, the United States, and beyond.

  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:05:40
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Two worker necessities--downtime and pay raises.

  • Added: Dec 21, 2011
  • Length: 00:15:08
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A look back at some of the most important issues of 2011: Attacks on organized labor, the Egyptian revolution, and the struggle to address climate ...

Bought by KHNS, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KMUN


  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 00:29:00
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Queen Jackson tells her case manager, Debra MacKillop, how she became homeless.

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  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 00:02:16
  • Purchases: 1
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The need to combat sexual harassment on the job is drawing lots of attention.

  • Added: Dec 15, 2011
  • Length: 00:02:53
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Radio Curious visits the West Coast Port Shutdown, so tune in as we occupy your radio

  • Added: Dec 14, 2011
  • Length: 00:29:00
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Public employees, many of them African-Americans, are being hit particularly hard by today's high levels of unemployment.

  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:03
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The two most important leadership attributes are empathy and humility, says Ken Kraft. He works with Bank of New York Mellon employees in 36 countr...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 00:26:31
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On this edition of Culture Clique, KQAL's Bill Stoneberg visits with Barbara Martinez Jitner, an Emmy and Golden Globe Nominated television and fil...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 00:37:50
Caption: Gloria Lowe, Credit: Amanda Le Claire
How one woman is re-imagining the possibilities of living, working, and building a sustainable Detroit

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Dec 05, 2011
  • Length: 00:07:14
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Bob Jordan with his anvil, Credit: JP Davidson
Bob Jordan has a 3000-degree forge in his garage. He’s a blacksmith with over 40 years of experience – including work with German, Italian and Nort...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC


  • Added: Dec 04, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:27
  • Purchases: 2
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The AFL-CIO has a very promising plan to heal our very sick economy.

  • Added: Nov 30, 2011
  • Length: 00:03:25