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Archive for July, 2008

Making a Killing: The Business of War

July 10th, 2008 | post a comment

Private contractors rely on the current war in the Middle East to continue in order to stay in business. As it turns out, investors are banking on these companies to thrive in order to turn a dollar. We’ll speak with foreign policy analyst Conn Hallinan about the unfortunately healthy business of war as well as Massie Ritsch of the Center for Responsive Politics, who recently released a report that outed several U.S. politicians who are investing in the war.

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The Music Show: Smaller is Better

July 3rd, 2008 | post a comment

With big box music stores closing down left and right, the independent music scene has found a way to thrive and succeed in its market. We’ll speak with “the suits” at Drag City Records about their experiences as a successful indie label and also hear the artist’s perspective with indie rock band, MahJongg.

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2008: May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

• The Business of War
• The Business of Shock
• The Business of Fear
• The Challenge for the 44th
• The Real Truth Behind the Bailout

• Living in a Bubble
• What happened to make things seem so bad?
• Waldorf Education and Social Renewal - a guest posting
• NCLB: Bad Education Policy for 21st Century Education - a guest posting
• Small is Beautiful and Productive - a guest posting

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