Need to Know, May 25, 2012: Green jobs, volunteerism
Need to Know correspondent Mona Iskander updates her report from Greenville, Mich., about a town that tried to reinvent itself by bringing in a solar panel manufacturing company. Jeff Greenfield hosts.
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Need to Know correspondent Mona Iskander updates her report from Greenville, Mich., about a town that tried to reinvent itself by bringing in a solar panel manufacturing company. Jeff Greenfield hosts.
May 24th, 2012
 
Need to Know correspondent Mona Iskander updates her report about a town that tried to reinvent itself by bringing in a solar-panel manufacturing company, and David Biello discusses the future of the American solar power industry. Jeff Greenfield hosts. Need to Know correspondent Mona Iskander updates her report from Greenville, Mich., about a town that tried to reinvent itself by bringing in a solar panel manufacturing company. Jeff Greenfield hosts.
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It's not easy being green
Need to Know correspondent Mona Iskander updates her report from Greenville, Mich., about a town that tried to reinvent itself by bringing in a solar-panel manufacturing company.
May 24th, 2012
 
Need to Know correspondent Mona Iskander updates her report from Greenville, Mich., about a town that tried to reinvent itself by bringing in a solar-panel manufacturing company. Need to Know correspondent Mona Iskander updates her report from Greenville, Mich., about a town that tried to reinvent itself by bringing in a solar-panel manufacturing company.
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David Kipen, essayist and former Director of Literature at the National Endowment for the Arts, talks about the value of volunteerism — and the threat it poses to working people.
May 24th, 2012
 
The former director of literature at the National Endowment for the Arts talks about the value of volunteerism — and the threat it poses to working people. David Kipen, essayist and former Director of Literature at the National Endowment for the Arts, talks about the value of volunteerism — and the threat it poses to working people.
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The future of solar energy
The future of solar energy
Scientific American's David Biello talks to Jeff Greenfield about Uni-Solar's bankruptcy and what it means for the U.S. solar industry.
May 24th, 2012
 
Scientific American's David Biello talks to Jeff Greenfield about Uni-Solar's bankruptcy and what it means for the U.S. solar industry. Scientific American's David Biello talks to Jeff Greenfield about Uni-Solar's bankruptcy and what it means for the U.S. solar industry.
'The final frontier for full civil equality'
'The final frontier for full civil equality'
Columnist Dan Savage on how marriage equality would change the lives of same-sex couples and why this issue has become so important to the LGBT movement.
May 23rd, 2012
 
Columnist Dan Savage on how marriage equality would change the lives of same-sex couples and why this issue has become so important to the LGBT movement. Columnist Dan Savage on how marriage equality would change the lives of same-sex couples and why this issue has become so important to the LGBT movement.
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From paper to pixels
Editorial cartoonists like Steve Brodner are fighting to stay relevant in the increasingly digital mediascape of infographics, photo memes and data visualizations.
May 21st, 2012
 
Editorial cartoonists like Steve Brodner are fighting to stay relevant in the increasingly digital mediascape of infographics, photo memes and data visualizations. Editorial cartoonists like Steve Brodner are fighting to stay relevant in the increasingly digital mediascape of infographics, photo memes and data visualizations.
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Need to Know’s Stacey Tisdale travels to Missouri, where activists are collecting signatures for a ballot initiative that would cap payday loan rates at 36 per cent. Jeff Greenfield hosts.
May 18th, 2012
 
Need to Know’s Stacey Tisdale travels to Missouri, where activists are collecting signatures for a ballot initiative that would cap payday loan rates at 36 per cent. Jeff Greenfield hosts. Need to Know’s Stacey Tisdale travels to Missouri, where activists are collecting signatures for a ballot initiative that would cap payday loan rates at 36 per cent. Jeff Greenfield hosts.
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In Missouri, there’s an effort to put an initiative on the ballot this November that would cap payday loan interest rates. But will capping rates mean no credit at all for some Missourians? Stacey Tisdale reports.
May 18th, 2012
 
In Missouri, there’s an effort to put an initiative on the ballot this November that would cap payday loan interest rates. But will capping rates mean no credit at all for some Missourians? Stacey Tisdale reports. In Missouri, there’s an effort to put an initiative on the ballot this November that would cap payday loan interest rates. But will capping rates mean no credit at all for some Missourians? Stacey Tisdale reports.
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The National Urban League's Cy Richardson on how to put money into the hands of those who have historically been shut out.
May 18th, 2012
 
The National Urban League's Cy Richardson on how to put money into the hands of those who have historically been shut out. The National Urban League's Cy Richardson on how to put money into the hands of those who have historically been shut out.
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The high cost of poverty
Journalist Gary Rivlin talks to Jeff Greenfield about the need for affordable, non-predatory credit in poor communities.
May 18th, 2012
 
Journalist Gary Rivlin talks to Jeff Greenfield about the need for affordable, non-predatory credit in poor communities. Journalist Gary Rivlin talks to Jeff Greenfield about the need for affordable, non-predatory credit in poor communities.
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The drone next door
What has mainly been an aerial asset for the U.S. military in countries like Afghanistan or Pakistan is now being used increasingly on the home front – raising some serious legal questions about how to best balance citizens’ rights with law-enforcement goals.
May 14th, 2012
 
What has mainly been an aerial asset for the U.S. military in countries like Afghanistan or Pakistan is now being used increasingly on the home front – raising some serious legal questions about how to best balance citizens’ rights with law-enforcement goals. What has mainly been an aerial asset for the U.S. military in countries like Afghanistan or Pakistan is now being used increasingly on the home front – raising some serious legal questions about how to best balance citizens’ rights with law-enforcement goals.
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In this edition of Need to Know, the program explores the debate about legal immigration. Maria Hinojosa hosts.
May 11th, 2012
 
In this edition of Need to Know, the program explores the debate about legal immigration. Maria Hinojosa hosts. In this edition of Need to Know, the program explores the debate about legal immigration. Maria Hinojosa hosts.
 
 

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