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Barbara Miner

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My guest this week is Barbara Miner, author of "Lessons from the Heartland: A Turbulent Half-Century of Public Education in an Iconic American City."read more

Doug Bradley

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My guest this week is Doug Bradley, author of "DEROS Vietnam: Dispatches from the Air-Conditioned Jungle."read more

Selma James

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My guest today is Selma James, a leader in the women's rights movement, especially on wages for housework.read more

Saul Williams

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My guest this week is the spoken word artist Saul Williams.read more

Gus Speth

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My guest this week is environmentalist Gus Speth, author of America the Possible: Manifesto for a New Economy.read more

Jonathan Balcombe

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My guest this week is Jonathan Balcombe, animal rights activist.read more

Shawn Francis Peters

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My guest this week is Shawn Francis Peters, author of "The Catonsville Nine."read more

Bill Fletcher Jr.

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My guest today is author and union activist Bill Fletcher Jr.read more

Ellen Brown

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My guest this week is Ellen Brown, author of “Web of Debt: The Shocking Truth About Our Money System and How We Can Break Free.”read more

Al Gedicks and Jan Morrill

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My guests today are Al Gedicks and Jan Morrill, anti-mining activists in Wisconsin and El Salvador.read more

Dan Savage

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My guest this week is Dan Savage, the sex columnist and gay activist.read more

Miko Peled

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My guest this week is Miko Peled, an Israeli peace activist and the author of The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine.read more

Frank X. Walker

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My guest this week is the poet Frank X. Walker, author of "Isaac Murphy,” “Buffalo Dance," and the new and fantastic “Turn Me Loose: The Unghosting of Medgar Evers.”read more

Esther Hyneman

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My guest this week is Esther Hyneman of Women for Afghan Women.read more

Gar Alperovitz

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My guest this week is Gar Alperovitz, author of "America Beyond Capitalism."read more

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CURRENT ISSUE: June 2013

June 2013

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The Commerce of Violence

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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.

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