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8/29/13 10:00pm |
A New Minimum Wage - Many lawmakers are calling for a new minimum wage. This week, Sen. Barbara Boxer said that the minimum wage should be raised to be about $10 an hour to help close the ever-growing gap between the working poor and the rich and to promote a healthy nation. Join Kathleen and her guest, Frank Emspak, Professor emeritus in the School for Workers at UW-Madison for a history of minimum wage.
Guest(s): Frank Emspak |
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8/29/13 2:00pm |
A New Minimum Wage - Many lawmakers are calling for a new minimum wage. This week, Sen. Barbara Boxer said that the minimum wage should be raised to be about $10 an hour to help close the ever-growing gap between the working poor and the rich and to promote a healthy nation. Join Kathleen and her guest, Frank Emspak, Professor emeritus in the School for Workers at UW-Madison for a history of minimum wage.
Guest(s): Frank Emspak |
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8/29/13 1:00pm |
Rising Seas - As the planet gets warmer, sea levels are on the rise. This hour Kathleen Dunn talks about flooding coastlines with the author of, “Rising Seas” in the September issue of National Geographic Magazine.
Guest(s): Tim Folger |
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8/28/13 10:00pm |
30 Americans at MAM - Join Kathleen and her guest from the Milwaukee Art Museum as we take a look at the 30 Americans Exhibit. The exhibit on display only until Sept. 8th, includes paintings, sculptures, installations, photographs, video, and more made by African American artists since 1970 raise questions of what it means to be a contemporary artist and an African American today.
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8/28/13 2:00pm |
30 Americans Exhibit in Milwaukee - Join Kathleen and her guest from the Milwaukee Art Museum as we take a look at the 30 Americans Exhibit. The exhibit, on display only until September 8th, includes paintings, sculptures, installations, photographs, video, and more made by African American artists since 1970. They raise questions about what it means to be a contemporary artist and an African American today.
Guest(s): William Rudolph |
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8/28/13 2:00pm |
30 Americans at MAM - Join Kathleen Dunn and her guest from the Milwaukee Art Museum as we take a look at the 30 Americans Exhibit. The exhibit on display only until September 8th, includes paintings, sculptures, installations, photographs, video, and more made by African American artists since 1970 raise questions of what it means to be a contemporary artist and an African American today.
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8/28/13 1:00pm |
US Military Strikes on Syria Would Have Limited Impact - Join Kathleen Dunn and her guest professor of Middle East Studies who says while there is mounting pressure on the United States to take military action in Syria , there are limits to what strikes can accomplish.
Guest(s): Stephen Zunes |
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8/28/13 1:00pm |
Momentum for Strike on Syria - Momentum is building for a US strike on Syria. Join Kathleen Dunn and her guest professor of Middle East Studies who says while there is pressure on the United States to take military action, there are limits to what strikes can accomplish.
Guest(s): Stephen Zunes |
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8/27/13 10:00pm |
Anniversary of the March on Washington - Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the new PBS documentary, "The March," commemorating the 50th anniversary of the original March on Washington, a watershed moment in the Civil Rights.
Guest(s): Clayborne Carson |
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8/27/13 10:00pm |
Anniversary of the March on Washington - Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the new PBS documentary, "The March," commemorating the 50th anniversary of the original March on Washington, a watershed moment in the Civil Rights.
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8/27/13 2:00pm |
Anniversary of the March on Washington - Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the new PBS documentary, "The March," commemorating the 50th anniversary of the original March on Washington, a watershed moment in the Civil Rights.
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8/27/13 2:00pm |
Anniversary of the March on Washington - Kathleen Dunn and her guest talk about the new PBS documentary, "The March," commemorating the 50th anniversary of the original March on Washington, a watershed moment in the Civil Rights.
Guest(s): Clayborne Carson |
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8/27/13 1:00pm |
Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies - Migrant Farmworkers in the United States, is an ethnographic witness to the everyday lives and suffering of Mexican migrants. Join Kathleen and he guest, Seth Holmes, the author of the book to discuss how market forces, anti-immigrant sentiment, and racism undermine health and health care.
Guest(s): Seth Holmes |
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8/27/13 1:00pm |
Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies - Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the United States, is an ethnographic witness to the everyday lives and suffering of Mexican migrants. Join Kathleen Dunn and her guest, author Seth Holmes, to discuss how market forces, anti-immigrant sentiment, and racism undermine health and health care.
Guest(s): Seth Holmes |
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8/26/13 2:00pm |
Flipped Classrooms - Join Kathleen and her guest, Aaron Sams, one of the "founding fathers" of the Flipped Classroom concept. This concept takes the classroom lecture and the at home homework components and flips them. Using digital media, video and smart devices the lecture portion of school is done at home leaving more time one-on-one with students in class doing homework.
Guest(s): Aaron Sams |
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8/26/13 1:00pm |
All Things Political - Kathleen Dunn hosts another edition of All Things Political as her and her guest recap the top domestic and foreign policy news.
Guest(s): Jeffrey Lord |
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8/22/13 2:00pm |
Dogtripping - Have you ever moved cross-country? How about with 25 dogs? Crime and mystery novelist, David Rosenfelt, joins Kathleen Dunn to talk about his animal rescue, and his family's move from California to Maine.
Guest(s): David Rosenfelt |
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8/22/13 1:00pm |
HIV Prevention Drugs and ACT UP! - A recent report suggests that 1 in 2 gay men under age 30 will contract the HIV virus by age 50. A troubling statistic, that Kathleen's guests want to change. Mark Milano has been an HIV Health and Treatment Educator for over 20 years, and says that proven HIV prevention drugs exist and work to stop the spread of the virus, if people can access them. Members of ACT UP NYC will also be our guest to talk about what they're doing to bring attention to this issue.
Guest(s): James Krellenstein , Mathew Rodriguez , Mark Milano |
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8/21/13 2:00pm |
Worker Cooperatives - Worker cooperatives are workplaces that are owned and controlled by the people who work in them. The two central characteristics are that workers invest in and own the business and decision-making is democratic. Many worker cooperatives exist right here in Wisconsin, and Kathleen's guest, Rebecca Kemble, President of US Federation of Worker Cooperatives will help explain what they are and how they operate. We'll also be joined with worker cooperative members from Madison and Milwaukee.
Guest(s): Rebecca Kemble |
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8/21/13 1:00pm |
The New Phase of The War On Drugs - U.S Attorney General, Eric Holder's surprised many last week when he announced that The Justice Department will no longer pursue mandatory minimum sentences for certain low-level, nonviolent drug offenders. Does this mean a new phase in the War Against Drugs? Join Kathleen and her guest, Andrew Cohen, a fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice. He says the federal government is finally recognizing what many Americans and States have already known for years....that US incarceration rates are out of control.
Guest(s): Andrew Cohen , Jeanne Geraci |
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