National Politics

Archives of the show until 2018. For recent archives, go to: The Marc Steiner Show at the Real News Network

May 27, 2014
Attorney General Eric Holder
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We’re Dreaming if We Think We’ve Dealt With Racism

May 27, 2014 - Segment 3 - We talk with columnist and political analyst Edward Wyckoff Williams about the piece he recently wrote for The Root: "We're Dreaming if We Think We've Dealt With Racism." Williams is Contributing Editor at The Root and a contributor to Al Jazeera America. He appears on MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS Washington and national syndicated radio.
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May 26, 2014
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Conversation With Eddie Conway

May 26, 2014 - Segment 2 - We listen to tape from a special evening Marc hosted with Eddie Conway last week at Red Emma's. Eddie Conway is a former Black Panther who was released from prison earlier this year after being incarcerated for 44 years. He discusses his time in prison, his work with young men inside and outside prison, and Friend of a Friend, a mentoring project he started with American Friends Service Committee. We also hear from Green Bay, one of the young men Eddie mentored who is part of Friend of a Friend.
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May 23, 2014
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National News Roundtable: Guns, Veterans’ Affairs and Sanctions on Venezuela

May 22, 2014 - Segment 3 - We have a National News Roundtable. Our panel of guests includes: Greg Kline, attorney, co-Founder and Contributing Editor for Red Maryland, host of the Conservative Refuge Podcast and co-host of Red Maryland Radio; Dr. Lawrence Brown, Assistant Professor of Public Health at Morgan State University; and Zoë Carpenter, reporter for the Washington Bureau of The Nation magazine.
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May 21, 2014
Brown v. Board of Education
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60 Years After Brown v. Board & The Resegregation of America’s Schools

May 21, 2014 - Segment 4 - Saturday was the 60th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision, which established that separate public schools for black children and white children was unconstitutional. We remember that decision and look at today's schools.
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May 20, 2014
J. Edgar Hoover
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The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover’s Secret FBI

May 19, 2014 - Segment 3 - We look at another critical moment in our nation's history: the first time a journalist received secret government files from outside sources who had stolen them, as we talk with former Washington Post reporter Betty Medsger about her new book The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBI.
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May 19, 2014
Baltimore Economic Development Conference
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Baltimore Economic Development Conference 2014

May 16, 2014 - Segment 3 - We close out our show at 10:30 with another important event that's happening today and Saturday, May 16 and 17, in Baltimore, the 2014 Baltimore Economic Development Conference with organizers and panelists of the conference.
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May 14, 2014
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Ras Baraka, The New Mayor Of Newark

May 14, 2014 - Segment 3 - We look at yesterday's heated mayoral election in Newark, New Jersey, where Ras Baraka, community activist, high school principal and son of beloved poet Amiri Baraka, won the seat that Cory Booker vacated. We're joined by Todd Burroughs, writer, consultant, and independent researcher.
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May 14, 2014
Benghazi Attacks
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National News Roundup: Benghazi, International Affairs & More

May 13, 2014 - Segment 3 - We host a National News Roundtable, with: Bob Somerby, Editor of the Daily Howler; and Lenny McAllister, Republican strategist and host of "NightTalk: Get to the Point" on the Pittsburgh Cable News Channel and of "Get Right with Lenny McAllister" on Newsradio 1020 KDKA in Pittsburgh.
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May 12, 2014
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Sexual Assaults On College Campuses

May 12, 2014 - Segment 4 - We look at a report just released by the White House about widespread sexual assault on college campuses. We look at the contents of the report, recommendations made in the report, and the underlying issues
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May 9, 2014
Raj Patel
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The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy

May 9, 2014 - Segment 4 - We close the show with a special episode from our archives, my 2010 conversation with Raj Patel, author of The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy.
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May 7, 2014
The Gilchrest Brothers
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Shared Weight: The Gilchrest Brothers – How Five Brothers Were Impacted By The War

May 7, 2014 - Segment 3 - We bring you the deeply emotional and inspiring story of the five Gilchrest brothers, four of whom were actively involved with the War but who had never discussed it among themselves before our interview. Listen in as former congressman Wayne Gilchrest and his four brothers - Jeffrey, Alan, Richard, and Clifford - reflect on how they were affected by the war and how their views of the world evolved in the years hence.
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May 7, 2014
Homer Steedly
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Shared Weight: Wandering Souls – US Viet Nam Veteran Meets Family of Young Soldier He Killed

May 7, 2014 - Segment 2 - Two young soldiers meet on a jungle trail in Viet Nam. One lives, one dies, and their fates are connected for over 40 years. This is the story of Homer Steedly, and the journal of the young soldier he killed. Wandering Souls is a story of patriotism, mysticism, remorse, and redemption. This is part of our acclaimed documentary series, Shared Weight: The Fall of Saigon, 30 Years Later.
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May 6, 2014
Taylor Branch and Harry Belafonte
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Taylor Branch on Citizenship & Freedom: Memphis 1968, and Afterward

May 5, 2014 - Segment 3 - We talk with Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the America in the King Years Trilogy, Taylor Branch, about the course he teaches at the University of Baltimore, " Citizenship & Freedom: The Civil Rights Era." On Tuesday evening, May 6, at 5:30, acclaimed singer, actor, and human rights activist Harry Belafonte will be the featured guest at the final seminar for Branch's class.
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May 1, 2014
Immigration reform protest
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On International Workers’ Day: Protest For Immigration Reform

April 30, 2014 - Segment 3 - International Workers' Day, traditionally a day to celebrate the accomplishments of labor and the workers, is May 1. This year May Day will bring protests across the country on behalf of immigrant rights and immigration reform.
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May 1, 2014
Why american apples just got banned in Europe
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Sound Bites: Eat Less Chicken / American Apples Banned in Europe / The Bay Bridge Ospreys

April 29, 2014 - Segment 3 - We begin our newest edition of Sound Bites with a look at how much water it actually takes to raise and slaughter a chicken. Then, we explore why American apples were just banned in Europe and hear about the Bay Bridge ospreys that made headline news this week.
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April 28, 2014
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Public Housing Residents Fighting Privatization

April 28, 2014 - Segment 3 - We continue our coverage of Baltimore City's plan to privatize public housing. We hear from public housing residents and activists: Jessica Lewis, housing organizer at the Right to Housing Alliance; Mitch Peterson from the Chase House; Sharon Jones from the Bel Park Tower; and Gary Stroud from Bernard E. Mason Apartments.
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April 26, 2014
The Coates' and Marc
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The Coates: A Father & Son Discuss the Road to Manhood

April 25, 2014 - Segment 5 - Ta-Nehisi Coates is an author whose new book is called The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood. He and his father, Paul Coates, joined us to discuss the complexities of coming of age and raising a family in black, urban America. Their real-life story takes place in Baltimore, but could translate easily to many cities around the United States.
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April 17, 2014
Kansas City Shooting
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Tragic Shooting in Kansas City: Is It an Act of Terror?

April 16, 2014 - Segment 4 - We turn our attention to Sunday's tragic shooting in Kansas City, where a self-proclaimed white supremacist murdered three people outside a Jewish community center. One of the questions we consider is why this incident hasn't been labeled a terrorist act.
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April 14, 2014
Unite Here BWI Airport Workers
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The Future of the Labor Movement in America

April 14, 2014 - Segment 3 - We discuss the state of the labor movement in Maryland and beyond. We are talking with labor activists and workers involved in a number of struggles, including individuals who work at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, former Sparrows Point employees, and a person who is organizing community college employees.
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April 10, 2014
The Pursuit of Happiness
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The Pursuit of Happiness: The Founders v. All of Us

April 10, 2014 - Hour 2 - What does "happiness" mean to you? Keeping in theme with WEAA's "Happiness Spring Membership Drive," join us for a discussion about the pursuit of happiness! We will examine what that phrase meant to the founders of the United States, what it means to us today, and how we can create a world where everyone has the right to happiness.
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April 4, 2014
the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
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On The Day He Was Assassinated: The Legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

April 4, 2014 - Segment 4 - Friday marks the 46th anniversary of the death of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and we take time to reflect on Dr. King's legacy, with: the Rev. Dr. Brad Braxton and Dr. Peniel Joseph.
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April 4, 2014
The New Black
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The New Black: Exploring The Campaign to Legalize Gay Marriage in Maryland

April 3, 2014 - Segment 2 - We look at The New Black, which documents activists, families and clergy on both sides of the campaign to legalize gay marriage. Then, Edward Wyckoff Williams gives us a national perspective on the issues raised in the film.
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April 1, 2014
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
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U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development on the Future of Public Housing

March 28, 2014 - Segment 2 - We continue our discussion on the privatization of public housing in Baltimore, in particular the Rental Assistance Distribution (RAD) program which is a program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), with Carol B. Payne, Baltimore Field Office Director for HUD.
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March 27, 2014
Congressman Elijah Cummings
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Congressman Elijah Cummings On The Affordable Care Act Deadline

March 27, 2014 - Segment 3 - Congressman Elijah Cummings joins us to discuss signing up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act and to promote the Health Insurance Enrollment Fair, this Saturday, March 29, 9:00am to 4:00pm at the Baltimore Convention Center. March 31st is the last day to sign up under open enrollment in the Maryland Health Connection.
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March 26, 2014
MSA
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Military Sexual Assault: What Does Military Justice Look Like?

March 25, 2014 - Segment 3 - In light of last week's ruling by a military judge that a former U.S. Naval Academy football player was not guilty of sexually assaulting an inebriated female midshipman, we examine sexual assault in the military
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March 25, 2014
three people who are on a hunger strike to protest conditions at the Tacoma Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, one of the largest immigration detainment centers in the US.
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Hunger Strike Inside U.S. Immigration Detainment Center

March 21, 2014 - Segment 3 - We talk about the three people who are on a hunger strike to protest conditions at the Tacoma Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, one of the largest immigration detainment centers in the US.
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March 19, 2014
Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, and Josh Fattal
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A Sliver of Light: Three Americans Imprisoned in Iran

March 19, 2014 - Segment 4 - We meet Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, and Josh Fattal. They were arrested along the border between Iraq and Iran in 2009. They were accused by the Iranian authorities of being spies, though no evidence was ever presented to support that claim. Sarah Shourd was released 14 months later, and Bauer and Fattal were released in September 2011.
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March 19, 2014
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Stokely Carmichael: His Life and Legacy

March 18, 2014 - Segment 2 - We talk to Dr. Peniel E. Joseph, about the life & legacy of Stokely Carmichael. Dr. Joseph is a Professor of History at Tufts University, Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at Tufts, and author of the biography, Stokely: A Life.
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March 17, 2014
Missing Malaysian Airlines airplane
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News Roundup: Missing Airplane’s Increasingly Strange Circumstances / Crimea, Ukraine & Russia / CIA & The Senate

March 17, 2014 - Segment 2 - We talk about the news with Jackie Wellfonder, Dr. Lawrence Brown of Morgan State University, and Dr. Tara Bynum of Towson University.
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March 13, 2014
Chicago Schools Strike
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Public Education: Protesting the MSAs & Impact of Chicago Teacher’s Strike

March 13, 2014 - Segment 3 - We turn to the topic of Education, as we hear from students who have written poems to protest the Maryland School Assessment, or MSA, tests. Then, we take a look at the 2012 Chicago Teachers' Strike, with Micah Uetricht, author of Strike for America: Chicago Teachers Against Austerity.
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March 13, 2014
Palin Green Eggs and Ham
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National News Roundup: CPAC, Choke Lumumba & Missing Malaysian Flight

March 12, 2014 - Segment 4 - We talk the National News from CPAC and Paul Ryan to conversation surrounding the death of Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba with our panelists: John Nichols, Dr. Kimberly Moffitt, and Dr. Richard Vatz.
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March 13, 2014
Orcas at SeaWorld
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Proposed CA Legislation Would Ban Orcas in Captivity

March 12, 2014 - Segment 3 - We travel across the country to California, to look at proposed legislation that would ban the captivity of Orcas, with David Kirby, author of Death at SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity.
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February 26, 2014
Chokwe Lumumba
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Remembering Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba & Trayvon Martin

February 26, 2014 - Segment 3 - Wednesday is the second anniversary of the tragic shooting death of Trayvon Martin, our panel addresses revisits Trayvon's death and examines where we have come as a society since that day. We also reflect on the death of Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba.
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February 24, 2014
Michael Dunn
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National News Roundup: Michael Dunn Verdict, Minimum Wage and More

February 24, 2014 - Segment 2 - We begin our week with a national news roundtable on the Michael Dunn verdict and more, with Towson University's Dr. Tara Bynum, Colorlines' Imara Jones, and Maryland Public Policy Institute's Marta Mossburg.
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February 22, 2014
Angela Davis
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On The Anniversary Of Her Release: ‘Free Angela and All Political Prisoners’

February 21, 2014 - Segment 3 - We discuss a new documentary, Free Angela and All Political Prisoners, near the anniversary of Angela Davis' release from prison. We talk with Jarvis Tyner, long time friend of Angela Davis, Executive Vice-Chair of the Communist Party USA and founding member of the Black Radical Congress.
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February 21, 2014
CeCe McDonald
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CeCe McDonald, Trans Woman & Activist, Released From Prison

February 20, 2014 - Segment 3 - Listen to our interview with CeCe McDonald, a transgender woman and activist from Minneapolis, and Katie Burgess, Executive Director of Trans Youth Support Network in Minneapolis. McDonald was released from prison on January 13th after serving 19 months for her alleged involvement in stabbing a man with scissors.
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February 17, 2014
Thurgood Marshall
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Larry Gibson on ‘Young Thurgood: The Making of a Supreme Court Justice’

February 17, 2014 - Hour 1 - Larry S. Gibson, law professor from the University of Maryland Carey School of Law and noted political strategist will discuss his book Young Thurgood: The Making of a Supreme Court Justice. Gibson's book focuses on the early life of the civil rights icon.
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February 15, 2014
Mary Matalin and James Carville
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‘Love and War: Twenty Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters, and One Louisiana Home’ by James Carville & Mary Matalin

February 14, 2014 - Segment 3 - We close out the week with a conversation Marc hosted last week at the Enoch Pratt Free Library with husband and wife political commentators James Carville and Mary Matalin, about their new book, Love and War: Twenty Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters, and One Louisiana Home.
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February 10, 2014
Keystone XL Pipeline Protest
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Is Approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline Inevitable?

February 10, 2014 - Segment 3 - We turn to the controversy over the Keystone XL Pipeline. Last week the U.S. Department of State released the results of a study on the pipeline, stating that approval of the pipeline would not have a significant impact on climate change - because, whether or not the pipeline is approved, the oil will be extracted anyway. Environmental activists continue to organize against the pipeline.
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February 7, 2014
Benjamin Barber
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Dr. Benjamin Barber: ‘If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities’

February 7, 2014 - Segment 3 - We talk with Dr. Ben Barber, Senior Research Scholar at The Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society of The Graduate Center at The City University of New York, President and Founder of the Interdependence Movement, and Walt Whitman Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Rutgers University, about his new book: If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities.
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February 7, 2014
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Gyasi Ross on Richard Sherman, White Privilege, Racism & Being a Brown Man

February 7, 2014 - Segment 2 - We talk to Gyasi Ross - father, writer, entrepreneur, attorney, and member of the Blackfeet Tribe - about his most recent articles, "Big Brown Men, Richard Sherman and the Fire Next Time" and "Is There a Problem? Racism, White Privilege and That 'Scary' Brown Man."
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February 6, 2014
Silvia Federici
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Autonomous Marxists Silvia Federici & George Caffentzis

February 6, 2014 - Segment 2 - Autonomous Marxists Silvia Federici & George Caffentzis stopped by when they were in town. Federici's latest book is 'Revolution at Point Zero' and Caffentzis' new work is 'In Letters of Blood and Fire: Work, Machines, and Value.'
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February 4, 2014
Farm Bill
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Sound Bites: Federal Farm Bill Slated To Pass | GMO Labeling Returns To Annapolis Legislative Agenda

February 4, 2014 - Segment 4 - We discuss and debate of the latest federal Farm Bill, which is slated to pass through Congress today, on the newest installment of Sound Bites. Then, we hear from Maryland Senators on the debate taking place in the Maryland Legislature over whether to label foods as containing GMOs.
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January 24, 2014
NAACP Diversity and Inclusion in Banking
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NAACP Gives Major Banks Failing Grade on Diversity & Inclusion

January 23, 2014 - Segment 2 - We take a look at a recent NAACP report on diversity and inclusion in the consumer banking industry with Dedrick Muhammad, Senior Director of the Economic Department and Executive Director of the Financial Freedom Center at the NAACP.
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January 21, 2014
Coalition of Immokalee Workers
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Sound Bites: Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ Victory | Marketing “Less Bad Food” To Millenials | Sustainability & The Legacy of George Washington Carver

January 21, 2014 - Segment 3 - It's the newest episode in our series about the food we eat, Sound Bites! We discuss the Coalition of Immokalee Workers' victory with Wal*Mart, which announced it would join the Fair Food Program. Then, we talk about marketing "less bad food" to Millenials, and the legacy of George Washington Carver, misunderstood but incredibly important inventor and agricultural contributor.
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January 18, 2014
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James Carville and Mary Matalin

January 17, 2014 - Segment 3 - We close out the week with a conversation Marc hosted last week at the Enoch Pratt Free Library with husband and wife political commentators James Carville and Mary Matalin, about their new book, Love and War: Twenty Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters, and One Louisiana Home. You will hear this power couple talk about his ADHD, her love of stray cats, and more!
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