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31 Podcasts:
 1. Prg31-podstereo.mp3 (played 9 times)
2. Prg30-podstereo.mp3 (played 6 times)
3. Prg29-podstereo.mp3 (played 4 times)
4. Prg28-podstereo.mp3 (played 5 times)
5. Prg27-podstereo.mp3 (played 5 times)
6. Prg26-podstereo.mp3 (played 4 times)
7. Prg25-podstereo.mp3 (played 5 times)
8. Prg24-podstereo.mp3 (played 5 times)
9. Prg23-podstereo.mp3 (played 5 times)
10. Prg22-podstereo.mp3 (played 6 times)
11. Prg21-podstereo.mp3 (played 5 times)
12. Prg20-podstereo.mp3 (played 5 times)
13. Prg19-podready.mp3 (played 3 times)
14. Prg18-podready.mp3 (played 3 times)
15. Prg17-podready.mp3 (played 4 times)
16. Prg16-podready.mp3 (played 4 times)
17. Prg15-podready.mp3 (played 4 times)
18. Prg14-podready.mp3 (played 6 times)
19. Prg13-podready.mp3 (played 4 times)
20. Prg12-podready.mp3 (played 3 times)
21. Prg11-podready.mp3 (played 5 times)
22. Prg10-podready.mp3 (played 6 times)
23. Prg9-podready.mp3 (played 3 times)
24. Prog8-podready.mp3 (played 5 times)
25. Prg7-podready_copy_1.mp3 (played 4 times)
26. Prg6-podready.mp3 (played 3 times)
27. Prg5-podready.mp3 (played 7 times)
28. Prg4-podready.mp3 (played 3 times)
29. Prg3-podready.mp3 (played 4 times)
30. Prg2-podready.mp3 (played 3 times)
31. prg1-podready.mp3 (played 8 times)
Content:
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Shades Prg #31 May. 22, 2006
This is the first in a series of programs focusing on values that promote or degrade democracy. Competition and the obsession with winning is this month's value that is incompatible with democracy. Byron Bangert comments on the role of competition and proposes that the spirit of public service is one of the most serious missing characteristics in today's elected officials.
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Shades Prg #30 Apr. 16, 2006
Shades takes a new approach to promoting democracy. See the ABOUT page on this web site. No response yet from Sensenbrenner. The Pork Book documents $29 billion in pork spending. Here are nine things you should expect from your elected representatives:
1. You should expect your representative, when responding to a person's question, to finish by asking the person: Does that answer your question?
2. You should expect your representative to read every bill they vote on.
3. You should expect your representative to provide you with an up-to-date, annotated voting record.
4. You should expect your representative to provide you with an accurate version of the oppossition's arguments to demonstrate his/her understanding of all sides of an issue.
5. You should expect 24 hour service.
6. You should expect a three-day turn-around for responses to inquiries.
7. You should expect your elected representatives to offer full disclosure of all their finances as the price of serving as a representative.
8. You should expect your elected representatives to do everything in their power to give you the same level of healthcare that they give themselves.
9. You should expect your representatives to not become a paid lobbyist when they leave office - ever!
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Shades Prg #29 Mar. 31, 2006
No response yet from Congressman Sensenbrenner. Advertisers "abuse" students. An on-the-ball City Clerk. Another thing you should expect from your elected representatives.
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Shades Prg #28 Mar. 18, 2006
House Judicary Committee inquiry. Union leader talks about democracy. Letter puts Democracy and Republic in perspective. Thing #7 that you should expect from your elected representatives.
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Shades Prg #27 Mar. 9, 2006
Rant on TV ads. Sweetwater.com recommended. Instant Runoff Voting introduced. Expectations 4, 5, and 6.
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Shades Prg #26 Feb. 26, 2006
Vermont independence movement explored at vermontrepublic.org. Principle of secession explored at secession.net. The ugly truth about factory farming at themeatrix.com.
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Shades Prg #25 Feb. 19, 2006
http://usbluepages.gov
Micheal Greenman chairs@circainfo.org
The People's Email Network usalone.com
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Shades Prg #24 Feb. 10, 2006
League of Women Voters web site is recommended. A Democracy Conference is announced. David Sirota, his book, Hostile Takover, is introduced, his blog, The Corruption Digest is recommended. One more expectation is added to the list of things you should expect of your elected representatives.
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Shades Prg #23 Feb. 3, 2006
An introduction to Project Vote Smart which has a lot of voting record information. IU Professor Jim Hart give his views of the relationship between democracy and community. One item is added to the list of expectations of elected representatives.
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Shades Prg #22 Jan. 27, 2006
Update on franking by Congressmen. More on votng records. Media Matters podcast. The Death of Media and the Fight to Save Democracy (book). Beginning of a list of expectations from elected representatives. Rafia Zakaria reports on democracy in Iran.
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Shades Prg #21 Jan. 20, 2006
Progress report on Congressional franking. Progress report on Congressional voting records. Letter from POCLAD to the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee with questions for Alito. An interview with Gretchen Clearwater, candidate for congress in the Indiana 9th district.
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Shades Prg #20 Jan. 13, 2006
Selected reports of Zapatista political activity in Mexico, some strongly biased. Indiana University professor Erik Bucy talks about ways to improve US democracy. A quote by Thom Hartmann.
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Shades Prg #19 Jan. 6, 2006
Robert trys to get more information from Congress about members' spending. Excerpts from Robert McChesney's book Rich Media, Poor Democracy. Introduction to Rights newsletter by the Center for Democracy and the Constitution. Telephone update on political events in Ukraine over the past nine months. Quote by T. Jefferson about corporations.
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Shades Prg #18 Dec. 30, 2005
Senator Lugar responds to a request for information. Senate Report received. IU Professor Ruth Needleman offers opinions and observations about unions in Cuba.
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Shades Prg #17 Dec. 23, 2005
The Statement of Disbursements of the House (of Representatives) and a brief description of the kinds of data about Congressmen's spending it contains is described. A Ukrainian citizen talks about the Orange Revelotion.
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Shades Prg #16 Dec. 16, 2005
Part 2 of an interview with the director of the Parliamentary Development Project in Ukraine, IU Professor, Charles Wise. A salute to C-Span and the C-Span web site, www.c-span.org.
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Shades Prg #15 Dec. 9, 2005
A salute to Senator Russ Feingold for an energetic effort to maintain effective two-way communications with his constituents. Part 1 of an interview with the director of the Parliamentary Development Project in Ukraine, IU Professor, Charles Wise.
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Shades Prg #14 Dec..3, 2005
Robert Ivie tells of a surprising encounter with his elected representative. Lee Hamilton says that ordinary citizens have more influence than they think.
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Shades Prg #13 Nov. 25, 2005
In this 13th edition, we hear from Indiana Professor of political science, Russell Hanson. He talks about the historical role democracy has played in our government and about tyranny of the majority. I salute the government web site http://thomas.loc.gov which documents, among other things, how each senator and representative voted on every roll-call vote.
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Shades Prg #12 Nov.18, 2005
In this 12th edition, we hear again from IU School of Journalism Dean, Brad Hamm. He talks about commercialism in media, about the Internet and âreclaimed media,â about journalism and democracy, about where bloggers and podcasters fit in, and about the ethics of good journalism. I quote IU professor Lucaites, and tip my hat to the Since Sliced Bread web site.
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Shades Prg #11 Nov. 11, 2005
In this 11th edition, we hear from IU School of Journalism Dean, Brad Hamm. He talks about the meaning of the term "Free Press," and why it is essential for democracy. He talks about corporate control of media and about the role of bias in American journalism. I quote IU professors David Weaver and Erik Bucy.
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Shades Prg #10 Nov. 4, 2005
In this 10th edition, we hear the second half of an interview with IU professor Yvette Alex-Assensoh. She enumerates the steps that could be taken to foster civic particiption. I salute the Center for Democracy and Technology, and I quote a Zapatista comandante.
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Shades Prg #9 Oct. 28, 2005
In this 9th edition, we hear from IU professor Yvette Alex-Assensoh. She tells about the research project in which she and others assessed the status of democracy in the US. I salute the Adbusters Media Foundation, and I quote Noah Webster.
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Shades Prg. #8 Oct. 21, 2005
In this 8th edition, Dick Rogers co-hosts the program. We hear the second half of the Lee Hamilton interview. We salute the Serendipity web site, and we quote John Stuart Mill on the topic of tyranny of the majority. Stay tuned for the Post Script.
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Shades Prg. #7 Oct. 14, 2005
In this 7th edition, we hear from retired US Congressman Lee Hamilton. He talks about some of the problems in our government that are undemocratic. I salute Bicycle Mark and Chris Cronin (again) for their contributions to the sitmulation of an active discussion about democracy. And I quote Abbie Hoffman.
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Shades Prg #6 Oct. 7, 2005
In this 6th edition, we hear again from Les Lenkowsky, Indiana University professor who served in the Reagan and G.W.Bush administrations. He talks about the prospects of solving the three problems that he enumerated in program #5.. I salute the Democracy Now podcast with Amy Goodman. I tip my hat to Wikipedia. I quote the late General Smedley Butler on his role in protecting US interests abroad.
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Shades Prg #5 Sept. 30, 2005
In this 5th edition, we hear from Les Lenkowsky, currently an Indiana University professor who served in the Reagan and G.W.Bush administrations. He is much more at ease with the status of democracy in our country than previous interviewees but recognizes three major problems. I salute Chris Cronin of American Dissent Radio podcast. I quote Aristotle regarding the importance of working to keep a government stable.
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Shades Prg #4 Sept. 23, 2005
In this 4th edition, we hear from Dark Rain Thom, clan mother in the Shawnee Remnant Band. The Shawnee approach to group decision-making is quite different from our own. She does not have high hopes for democracy in this country. I highlight the "5 minutes with Wichita" podcast and The Alliance for Democracy. My quote of the week is Aristotle's declaration of the importance of a large middle class.
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Shades Prg #3 Sept. 16, 2005
In this 3rd edition, we hear from Indiana State Senator Vi Simpson and from one of her constituents, Joan Bennett. They both rate our democracy at the state and federal level rather low. I highlight KCRW's Left, Right, and Center podcast and WILPF. My quote of the week is Aristotle's description of the perversions of the three major types of governments.
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Shades Prg #2 Sept 9, 2005
In this second edition, we hear from Andy Ruff again briefly and from Bill Baus, one of Andy's constituents. They share a concern about the influence of corporations on democracy. I highlight the Lee Hamilton Comments on Congress podcast and the POCLAD organization. My quote of the week, from Aristotle's Politics, concerns slaves.
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Sept. 1 Shades of Democracy
Shades' objective is to stimulate conversation and critical thinking about democracy. In this first edition, I share excerpts from an interview with a city councilman who expresses his take on democracy. I refer to the Annenberg/CPB site at www.learner.org and the Digital Flotsam site at digitalflotsam.org. I quote Noam Chomsky who paraphrases some interesting comments by Aristotle about democracy.
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