On Tuesday, July 24, 2012, just a handful of Diana Linn's favorite ladies of Americana, Bluegrass and Country music are taking center stage. Choice selections from Americana will include Kathleen Edwards, Iris Dement, Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, Eva Cassidy, Carrie Rodriguez, Brandi Carlisle, Gillian Welch, Nanci Griffith, Bonnie Raitt, Kelly...
The stories of four gay and lesbian Orthodox Jews, struggling to live the 'Torah lifestyle' in a faith that considers homosexuality a sin. In Orthodox Judaism, to be both actively gay and "frum," or observant, is a theological taboo. Producer Jon Kalish spoke to four Orthodox men and women who are...
Healer, Nicki Scully, tells us how it is time for us to move from healing ourselves to healing the planet. We can do this collectively by joining together in circles, in phone-bridges, and in our own personal meditations. Now is the time for us to make a quantum leap in...
Shawn Fremstad on Jason DeParle; Mattea Kramer on spending myths
Concerned about the influence of money in politics? You should be. Politics looks more and more like an auction with seats going to the candidate who raises the most money. The so-called level playing field is now heavily tilted toward the wealthy. Democracy is fast becoming a cashocracy ruled by...
Trafficked persons, foreign & domestic, are enslaved in enterprises from nail salons to farms, homes, & prostitution. Some are traded along with drugs & guns.
The emerging green economy promises to provide large-scale job creation while healing the Earth and building the middle class. Roxanne Brown, Assistant Legislative Director for the United Steelworkers and Steering Committee member of the BlueGreen Alliance, describes how this national partnership of major labor unions and environmental organizations is expanding...
Biomimicry is decoding astonishing treasures from nature's recipe book that we can mimic for our technological and industrial practices. It’s also changing how we think: a crash course in environmental education from nature’s viewpoint. Biomimicry Guild co-founder Dr. Dayna Baumeister chronicles the latest biomimicry inventions and educational breakthroughs by asking,...
