Compassionate Journalism?

Journalism and Compassion

Host and producer, Krista Tippett interviews New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, who has learned that news can deaden rather than awaken consciousness, much less the hearts, of his readers. He shares his ethics on human life in our time. This is about 47 minutes.
Source: From Sept. 23, 2010, Journalism and Compassion

We Found A Socialist!

Most Democrats aren't socialists nor are most Republicans free-market libertarians. What is socialism? Hear from an actual socialist -- Richard Wolff, professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts -- about socialism. This about 23 minutes.
Source: Planet Money: The Friday Podcast: We Found A Socialist!, from September 17, 2010

Why Do They Want To Kill Us.  Because We Occupy Their Land! 

Rep. Ron Paul on the floor of the House of Representatives.  This is about 6 minutes.
Source: July 27, 2010 C-SPAN, Ron Paul: Why Do They Want To Kill Us? Because We Occupy Their Land!

Reducing consumption is essential for environmental and economic sustainability.

Examining the limits to growth
The Limits to Growth, published in 1972, and was a landmark publication and one of the first studies to link the world's economy with the state of the environment. In this podcast, Dr. Graham Turner talks about his recent study that validates one of the book's key scenarios. This is about 8 minutes.
Source: Examining the limits to growth, November 11, 2008

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