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(donjuanna/flickr)Collateral Damage
Pulitzer Prize-winner Chris Hedges spent a year interviewing veterans of the Iraq War. What he uncovered was how much Iraqi civilians have suffered at the hands of American troops. Also, two Army veterans speak out against the Iraq War. And legendary artist Gary Panter. Plus, Underreported looks at what America's nurse shortage means for the future of health care.
The Hearts and Minds of Iraqi Civilians
Pulitzer Prize-winner Chris Hedges spent a year interviewing over fifty veterans of the Iraq War to uncover how Iraqi civilians have suffered at the hands of American troops. Collateral Damage: America’s War Against Iraqi Civilians details how civilians are routinely shot to death at checkpoints, run over by military convoys, and terrorized by late-night detentions.
Two Army Veterans Speak Out Against the Iraq War
Two Army veterans discuss their public opposition to the Iraq War. Sergeant Matthis Chiroux served in the Army for over four years until he received an honorable discharge last summer. He was recently stop-lossed, but has publicly refused to deploy to Iraq. Captain Luis Carlos Montalván, served in the Army for 17 years, and witnessed first-hand the enormous extent of corruption in Iraq.
Legendary Artist Gary Panter
Gary Panter has been one of the most influential figures in visual art since the mid-1970s. Gary Panter is the definitive volume on his work: from his record covers for Frank Zappa to his production design on “Pee-wee’s Playhouse.”
Underreported: Nurse-Patient Ratios and the Future of Health Care
By 2020, it’s estimated that the US will be short 1 million nurses! On Underreported, Suzanne Gordon, of the University of Maryland and UCSF Schools of Nursing, and John Buchanan, Director of the Workplace Research Group at the University of Sydney, discuss how nurse-patient ratios are partly responsible for the nurse shortage, and how that ratio needs to change in order to attract and retain more nurses. They are co-authors of Safety in Numbers: Nurse-to-patient Ratios and the Future of Health Care.
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FDA to Regulate Tobacco?
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Congress is getting ready to a vote on whether to make tobacco subject to FDA regulation. You can listen to a segment we did in May about the bill and what it would mean for the cigarette companies.
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