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The long weekend honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. passed amid
state violence against people of color, dictatorial posturing from the
American president, and saber-rattling against the Republic's oldest allies.
And elsewhere, brutal repression seems to have cr...
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Recorded by R. Gordon Wasson June 29-30, 1955 in Huautla de Jiménez, Oaxaca,
Mexico, and published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Inc. in 1974 as four
records with clothed book, and four cassette tapes with book.
Another record edition of one record was produced by Folkways...
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On April 12, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and nearly 50 other
protestors and civil rights leaders were arrested after leading a Good Friday
demonstration as part of the Birmingham Campaign, designed to bring national
attention to the brutal, racist treatment suffered...
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Tune in after the MLK Special for an all music program hosted by Fortunato.
Featured artists include Marvin Gaye, George Benson, Carmen McCrae, Monty
Alexander, Esperanza Spalding, Issac Hayes, Lee Morgan, Jimmy Cliff, Mel
Brown, and more.
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Last year four of the dams on Klamath River were removed. The largest dam
removal project in United States history, this is a remarkable test case to
show how nature and people can thrive on free-flowing rivers. But there are
still many dams around the United States and...
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Luisa Martinez speaks with immigration lawyer and activist Daniel Kanstroom
about the political economy of labor migration, the historical antecedents of
current US immigration policy, the racialization of immigration enforcement,
and immigration policy through the lense...
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When "Superman", the latest film adaptation of our iconic superhero, was
released earlier this year, right-wing commentators maligned it for being too
politicized. In response, Andrew Slack and Jose Antonio Vargas published a
piece, which appeared in the Hollywood Report...
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The Reverend Martin Luther King once said: "We may have all come on different
ships, but now we're in the same boat." Were he alive, MLK would have been
the first to condemn the state terror campaign currently inflicted on our
immigrant communities. Surely he would ha...
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Wake up with an intriguing mix of contemporary and eclectic folk music that
brings clarity and momentum to start the day. Today’s episode presents
inspiring styles and stories from artists such as Yasmin Williams, boygenius,
Townes Van Zandt, Jason Isbell, I’m With Her, ...
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