May 2009

Shared Sacrifice–Judith Blau, Sociologists Without Borders: May 30, 2009

February 27, 2011
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Judith Blau is our guest today. Ms. Blau is Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she is the chair of the undergraduate Social and Economic Justice Minor. She also is past president of the Southern Sociological Society, President of the U.S. chapter of Sociologists without Borders, co-founder...

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Shared Sacrifice—Open Phones: May 23, 2009

February 27, 2011
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Not Conservative. Not Liberal. AMERICAN. Gary Barkley and Matt Stannard co-host this weekly progressive American conversation. Our goal is to bring all Americans together for a better future. During the show’s air time, listeners are encouraged to call in and share the sacrifice. Give the world your input and ideas, and together we will...

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Shared Sacrifice–Joan Burke, Advocacy Director for Loaves & Fishes, a homeless shelter in California: May 16, 2009

February 27, 2011
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Joan Burke is our guest today. Ms. Burk is the Director of Advocacy for Loaves & Fishes, a homeless shelter in Sacramento, California. Loaves & Fishes is a private charity, which neither solicits or accepts government money and relies only on private donations to support its work of feeding the hungry and sheltering the...

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Shared Sacrifice–Dr. Jeffrey Miron, Harvard University economist, on the economic cost of the War: May 9, 2009

February 27, 2011
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Jeffrey A. Miron is Senior Lecturer on Economics at Harvard University. Dr. Miron received a B.A., magna cum laude, from Swarthmore College in 1979 and a Ph.D. in economics from M.I.T. in 1984. He has served on the faculties of the University of Michigan (associate professor with tenure), Boston University (professor with tenure) and...

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Shared Sacrifice–Economist Richard Wolff on the collapse of capitalism: May 2, 2009

February 27, 2011
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Dr. Richard Wolff is our guest today. He will join us to talk about the collapse of capitalism and his most recent work “Capitalism Hits the Fan”. Dr. Wolff is an American economist, well-known for his work on Marxian economics, economic methodology and class analysis. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Yale University...

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