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Matt Rothschild interviews activists, scholars, and artists who are making the world a better place. Recent guests include Cindy Sheehan, Camilo Mejia, Laura Flanders, Jim Hightower, and Junot Diaz. RSS | Subscribe in iTunes

Michael Klare

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My guest this week is Michael Klare, the visionary author of the "extreme oil" idea, and the book, "Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet."read more

Susan Douglas

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My guest this week is Susan Douglas, author of "Enlightened Sexism: The Seductive Message that Feminism’s Work Is Done."read more

Dr. Dan Murphy

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My guest this week is Dr. Dan Murphy, who runs the largest clinic in East Timor.read more

Bill Press

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My guest this week is Bill Press, host of "The Bill Press Show," and author of "Toxic Talk."read more

Tariq Ali

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My guest this week is the leftwing foreign policy critic Tariq Ali, who is one of the screenwriters of Oliver Stone's new documentary on Latin America called "South of the Border."read more

Si Kahn and Donna Red Wing

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My guests this week are Si Kahn and Donna Red Wing, the outgoing and incoming leaders of Grassroots Leadership.read more

Joe Meno

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My guest this week is the novelist Joe Meno, the author of "The Great Perhaps."read more

Amy Dean

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My guest this week is Amy Dean, author of "A New, New Deal: How Regional Activism Will Reshape the American Labor Movement."read more

Suzanne Gordon

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My guest this week is Suzanne Gordon, author of "When Chicken Soup Isn't Enough: Stories of Nurses Standing Up for Themselves, Their Patients, and Their Profession."read more

Cindy Sheehan

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My guest this week is the peace activist Cindy Sheehan.read more

Dorceta Taylor

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My guest this week is Dorceta Taylor, author of "The Environment and the People in American Cities."read more

Marc Bamuthi Joseph

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My guest this week is the spoken word artist and educator Marc Bamuthi Joseph.read more

Bill Meadows

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My guest this week is Bill Meadows, president of the Wilderness Society.read more

Margaret Atwood

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My guest this week is the great writer Margaret Atwood, author of more than 40 books, including The Handmaid's Tale and most recently, The Year of the Flood.read more

Bill McKibben

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My guest this week is the environmental activist and writer Bill McKibben, author most recently of "Earth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet."read more

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Welcome to the Radio Offerings of The Progressive

We produce two things.

First, we offer a weekly half-hour interview show called "Progressive Radio," hosted by Matthew Rothschild, the editor of The Progressive.

And second, Rothschild does a short commentary every weekday, called "Progressive Point of View,” which runs approximately 90 seconds.

Both are free to radio stations and listeners.