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Radical Day in History - 12/13/2006

Published 13 Dec 2006 at 1:10 pm. No Comments.
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New York Bans Trans Fats

Published 13 Dec 2006 at 9:37 am. No Comments.
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TransfatsGUEST: Stephen Joseph, the CEO of BanTransfats.com

Earlier this month, the city of New York decided to ban all restaurants from using artificial trans fats. City health officials created the unprecedented new requirements which set a limit of a half-gram of artificial trans fats per serving of any menu item. Restaurants have until 2008 to comply. …


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Will Congress Continue Large Farm Subsidies?

Published 13 Dec 2006 at 9:37 am. No Comments.
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Farm Bill 2007GUEST: George Pyle, editorial writer at the Salt Lake Tribune, and author of “Raising Less Corn, More Hell: The Case for the Independent Farmer and Against Industrial Food.”

One of the major challenges for the new Congress in January is the 2007 Farm Bill which specifies the amounts of federal subsidies to agribusinesses. …


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The Future of Music?

Published 13 Dec 2006 at 9:36 am. No Comments.
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Future of MusicGUEST: Peter DiCola, Research Director at the Future of Music Coalition, and author of the report “False Premises, False Promises”

It’s been ten years since the Telecommunications Act passed in 1996. To mark this anniversary, the Future of Music Coalition will release a new report today taking a look at radio consolidation and how …


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December 13, 2006

Published 13 Dec 2006 at 9:35 am. No Comments.
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“Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate” – Bertrand Russell


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