Archive for the 'Social Commentary' Category
JFK Would Like A Word With You About Medicare – May 20, 1962 – Past Daily Reference Room
• May 20, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1960's, Capitol Hill, Corporate America, Corruption, Day in history, Democracy, Deregulation, Disconnect, Disputes, Education, Healthcare, John F. Kennedy, Medicare, Medicine, Mid-Century America, Middle Class, Past Daily, Past Daily Reference Room, Social Commentary, Society, Uncategorized, Unreleased recordings, Vintage Recordings
Tags: Big Pharma, John F. Kennedy, Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Madison Square Garden, Medicare, New York City, United States Constitution
Natalia Lafourcade – In Session At Conciertos de Radio 3 – Nights At The Roundtable: Rock Without Borders Edition
• May 20, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Broadcast Concert, Broadcasts, Mexico, New Folk, Nights At The Roundtable, Past Daily, Past Daily Nights At The Roundtable, Pop Music, Popular Culture, Radio, Rock Without Borders, Social Commentary, Society, Spain, Uncategorized
Tags: Jalisco, Mexican Pop Music, Mexico, Mexico City, MySpace, Natalia Lafourcade, RNE Radio 3, South America
Having A Continent Despise You – Nixon In South America – May 16, 1958
• May 16, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Uncategorized, History, Day in history, Soviet Union, 1950's, Vintage Recordings, Civil War, U.S. Intervention, Broadcast Journalism, Protest Movements, Democracy, Congress, Cold War, Nixon, Society, Corporate America, World News, Communists, Eisenhower, Commentators, Pundits, Mid-Century America, Conflicts, Disputes, Politics, Riots, Violence, Broadcasts, United Nations, Week In History, Red Scare, Social Commentary, The Press, The Fourth Estate, Crime, Corruption, Civil unrest, Disconnect, Coup d'Etat, Brazil, Radio, Emerging Nations, Dictator, Socialists, Unreleased recordings, Past Daily, Foreign Policy
Tags: CBS, Cuba, Fidel Castro, Foreign Policy, Nixon, Richard Nixon, South America, United States
Getting Ready For the Spring Offensive – May 13, 1951
• May 13, 2013 • 3 CommentsPosted in 1950's, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Capitol Hill, Cold War, Commentators, Communist China, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Democrats, Disconnect, Disputes, Foreign Policy, Harry S. Truman, Korea, Mid-Century America, News reports, Newscast, Past Daily, Post World War 2, Presidents, Radio, Red Scare, Republicans, Social Commentary, Society, Soviet Union, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, United Nations, Unreleased recordings, Veterans, Vintage Recordings, War, Week In History, World News
Tags: Capitol Hill, Douglas MacArthur, Harry Truman, Korea, Korean War, North Korea, Spring Offensive, White House
Pakistan At The Polls – 1950 – Today With Mrs. Roosevelt – Past Daily Reference Room
• May 10, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1950's, Border wars, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Commentators, Communist China, Communists, Conflicts, Disputes, Eleanor Roosevelt, Elections, Emerging Nations, Harry S. Truman, History, Independence Movements, India, Iran, Nehru, Pakistan, Past Daily Reference Room, Post World War 2, Social Commentary, Socialists, Society, Soviet Union, The Fourth Estate, The Press, Uncategorized, Unreleased recordings, Vintage Recordings
Tags: Afghanistan, China, Elections in Pakistan, India, Iran, Kashmir, Pakistan, Taliban
That Was The Week That Was – May 10, 1975
• May 10, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in 1970's, Boat People, Border wars, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Cambodia, Capitol Hill, Cities, Commentators, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Day in history, Disconnect, Disputes, Holidays, News reports, Newscast, Past Daily, President Ford, Presidents, Radio, Social Commentary, Socialists, Society, Thailand, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, Veterans, Vietnam War, Vintage Recordings, Violence, Week In History, World News
Tags: Cambodia, Ho Chi Minh City, Khmer Rouge, North Vietnam, Pol Pot, South Vietnam, United States, Vietnam
A Day Both Odd And Personalized – May 9, 1979
• May 9, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1970's, 1979, Americana, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Cities, Congress, Corporate America, Crime, Day in history, Disputes, economy, Energy Crisis, Environment, History, Jimmy Carter, Labor, Los Angeles, News reports, Newscast, Oil Companies, Past Daily, Pollution, Popular Culture, Quality of Life, Radio, Social Commentary, Society, Soviet Union, Uncategorized, Week In History
Tags: Automobile, Electronic Frontier Foundation, KNX, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department, Southern California, Vanity plate, Vehicle registration plate
A Year After Toasts And Hugs; Suspicion – May 8, 1946
• May 8, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1940's, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Capitol Hill, Cold War, Commentators, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Day in history, Democracy, Democrats, Disconnect, Disputes, Egypt, Emerging Nations, Gun violence, Harry S. Truman, History, Independence Movements, Iran, Labor, Mid-Century America, Middle East, News reports, Newscast, Northern Ireland, Past Daily, Police, Politics, Post World War 2, Poverty, Pro-Democracy, Protest Movements, Radio, Red Scare, Social Commentary, Socialists, Society, Solidarity, Soviet Union, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Unions, United Nations, Veterans, Vintage Recordings, Violence, War, Week In History, World News, World War 2
Tags: Britain, British Army, Cold War, David Fleming, Frazier Hunt, Northern Ireland, United Nations, United States
And Then There Was Dien Bien Phu – May 7, 1954 – Past Daily Reference Room
• May 8, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in 1950's, Border wars, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasts, Cambodia, Capitol Hill, Civil War, Cold War, Commentators, Communist China, Communists, Conflicts, Congress, Day in history, Democracy, Eisenhower, Emerging Nations, Foreign Policy, Independence Movements, Past Daily, Past Daily Reference Room, Post World War 2, Red Scare, Social Commentary, Socialists, Society, Soviet Union, The Fourth Estate, The Press, U.S. Intervention, Uncategorized, United Nations, Veterans, Vietnam War, Vintage Recordings, Violence, War, World News
Tags: Dien Bien Phu, Domino Theory, Edward R. Murrow, France, Joe McCarthy, May 11th 1954, Red scare, Vietnam, World War II
FDR Has A Few Words On Fiscal Policy – May 22, 1939
• May 22, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1940's, Americana, Broadcasts, Capitol Hill, Cities, Congress, Corporate America, Day in history, Democracy, Democrats, economy, FDR, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Middle Class, Past Daily, Presidents, Small business, Social Commentary, Society, Taxes, Uncategorized, Vintage Recordings
Tags: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Presidents, Public works, Roosevelt, United States, United States Chamber of Commerce, United States federal budget, Washington D.C