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United States Bill of Rights

I ran across an interesting website called Librivox, which has a large number of audio readings of public domain documents and books.  One of the documents that caught my attention was the Bill of Rights from our Constitution.

The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. They were introduced as a series of amendments in 1789 in the First United States Congress by James Madison. Ten of the amendments were ratified and became the Bill of Rights in 1791. These amendments limit the powers of the federal government, protecting the rights of all citizens, residents and visitors on United States territory. (Summary courtesy of Wikipedia) Read the rest of this entry »

The following podcast is brought to you courtesy of A World of Possibilities and The Mainstream Media Project.

The mechanistic world view that has dominated Western thinking has much to learn from healthy, well-balanced biological systems, as well as from indigenous cultures that have a symbiotic relationship with their environment. This weeks show was recorded at a major international conference on biocultural diversity held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York in April 2008. Read the rest of this entry »

This week on American Radio Journal: Ryan Shafik gets the “Real Story” from Club for Growth President Pat Toomey on what is happening to the U.S. economy; Lowman Henry talks with Jim Boulet, Jr. of English First about the latest efforts to have English be the official language of the U.S. government; Colin Hanna of Let Freedom Ring, USA has an American Radio Journal commentary on the impact of Barack Obama’s speech on racial issues. Read the rest of this entry »

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Deserts advancing toward cities. Dust storms visible from space. Topsoil literally blowing away. Sounds like an apocalyptic act of nature but actually is the result of overgrazing, heedless development and poor land use planning. Is this trend reversible? Listen with us to some of those who are doing cutting edge work to try to stem the tide of the world’s advancing deserts. Read the rest of this entry »

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Farmers’ markets: From four hundred to four thousand in less than two decades. They’re sprouting like sunflowers in parking lots, town squares and plazas all across the country. They represent signs of life, connection and community in a culture of isolation and alienation. Join us for a stroll through the throngs, the music, the aromas, colors and laughter of farmers’markets. Read the rest of this entry »

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Ever wish you could put your own words in the president’s mouth? You’re not alone! Join us to hear how regular folks and political insiders talk about and re-conceive America’s foreign policy and its role in the world. Read the rest of this entry »

This podcast is courtesy of The Keystone Report by Matt Best on Good Politics Radio Pennsylvania.

Today on The Keystone Report, host Matthew Best interviews Dr. Paul Kengor. Dr. Kengor is a professor of Political Science at Grove City College, in Grove City, PA. Dr. Kengor specializes on Foreign Policy, the Middle East, and the Reagan and Bush Administrations. He’s also a fellow at the Hoover Institution and has authored over 2 dozen articles that have appeared in national newspapers. He’s also the published author of two national best sellers, God and Ronald Reagan and God and George W. Bush. In addition, his newest book, God and Hillary Clinton was released in September of this year. Read the rest of this entry »

On November 15, 2007, a huge cyclone hit the country of Bangladesh, killing more than 3200 people, injuring 34,500 more and damaging more than 450,000 homes. The cyclone and recent floods have caused losses currently estimated at $1.4 billion.

In this podcast Muriel Glasgow interviews Mr. Fazle Abed, chairman and founder of BRAC (formerly the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee). Mr. Abed has been working at the grassroots level for over 35 years and has helped to mobilize 70,000 of Bangladesh’s 80,000 villages. Read the rest of this entry »

Speak Out Georgia
By Chika Oduah

Greetings! Welcome to Speak Out Georgia here on Good Politics Radio. I’m Chika Oduah, your podcast anchor. Thank you for joining in.

Let’s talk about that 7 letter word that negatively affects about 1 billion people worldwide. I’m talking about poverty. So, there’s finally an international initiative to fight poverty. Sounds like another dreamy wish? Think again. Stay tuned to find out more. Read the rest of this entry »

Coming up soon, on October 16 and 17, is an event called Stand Up and Speak Out. Stand Up is a collection of events worldwide where participants are encouraged to stand up and speak out in favor of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.

Last year a total of about 23.5 million people participated in the event. Schools, church groups, political groups, business groups, and individuals literally stood up to show their support for the Goals. The event set a record that was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records and the event expects to set a new record this year. Read the rest of this entry »