http://miccheckradio.org A free radio research service from the Center for American Progress Action Fund offering news, facts, gossip and audio clips. en-us Copyright 2008 Center for American Progress Action Fund Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:00:02 GMT Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:00:02 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss miccheck@americanprogressaction.org webmaster@americanprogress.org 60 http://miccheckradio.org/issues/2008/july/04 Plus: Patriotic tunes to get your toes tapping...stirring words from former presidents...patriotic movies to get you in the mood...and the news of the day. It's Friday, July 4 and this is Mic Check Radio. See you at the barbecue. None http://miccheckradio.org headline, ID 19154 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:45:00 GMT http://miccheckradio.org/issues/2008/july/04/necessary_news All you need to know to sound brilliant Necessary News http://miccheckradio.org headline, ID 19155 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:45:00 GMT http://miccheckradio.org/issues/2008/july/04/watercooler_sensation Read once for instant popularity Watercooler Sensation http://miccheckradio.org headline, ID 19156 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:45:00 GMT http://miccheckradio.org/issues/2008/july/03 Plus: Guess who Rush Limbaugh compares to oily newsman Ted Baxter?...U.S. torture tips were an ancient Chinese secret (that never worked the first time around)...waterboarding Christopher Hitchens...why that guy with the cool new phone may have serious self-esteem issues...Justice really is blind, as the DOJ ascribes to the out-of-sight, out-of-mind philosophy...Katie to all the Couric-haters: How you like me now?!...and what some women are doing to afford gas money (hint: you can get arrested.) It's Thursday, July 3 and this is Mic Check Radio. We wish we were Trouble. None http://miccheckradio.org headline, ID 19123 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:45:00 GMT http://miccheckradio.org/issues/2008/july/03/necessary_news All you need to know to sound brilliant Necessary News http://miccheckradio.org headline, ID 19124 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:45:00 GMT http://miccheckradio.org/issues/2008/july/03/watercooler_sensation Read once for instant popularity Watercooler Sensation http://miccheckradio.org headline, ID 19125 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:45:00 GMT http://miccheckradio.org/issues/2008/july/02 Plus: KBR is ordered to fix their "shocking" electrical mistakes in Iraq...we spy with our little eye the Pentagon fixing their satellites to spy right back at us...Wal-Mart gets busted for breaking labor laws two million times...find out how much cash one candidate took from people he called “dishonest and dishonorable"..forget the little blue pill - slip your boyfriend a slice of watermelon instead...monkeys are funny, especially when you think they're your children...And sweet, sweet funnel cake, why must you tempt us so? It's Wednesday, July 2 and this is Mic Check Radio. The 20th Anniversary of "Heathers" came out this week...now don't you feel old? None http://miccheckradio.org headline, ID 19088 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:45:00 GMT http://miccheckradio.org/issues/2008/july/02/necessary_news All you need to know to sound brilliant Necessary News http://miccheckradio.org headline, ID 19089 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:45:00 GMT http://miccheckradio.org/issues/2008/july/02/watercooler_sensation Read once for instant popularity Watercooler Sensation http://miccheckradio.org headline, ID 19090 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:45:00 GMT http://miccheckradio.org/issues/2008/july/01 The President signed the G.I. Bill, though he never backed it in the first place. PLUS: Your water bottles are lying to you...gas numbers are showing record numbers--again, while the White House is caught in an oil scandal....Molly Ringwald is begging for a hit...there's a break in the U.S.S. Cole case....selling your life on E-bay is great, but buying a fake bag off the site isn't...Don Cheadle receives nice words from Halle Berry...U.S. brings aid to North Korea...and fireworks are a 'no-go' for some parts of the nation. It's Tuesday, July 1st and this is Mic Check Radio. Watch out-- your phone may be more 'toxic' than that Britney Spears song. None http://miccheckradio.org headline, ID 19055 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:45:00 GMT http://miccheckradio.org/issues/2008/july/01/necessary_news All you need to know to sound brilliant Necessary News http://miccheckradio.org headline, ID 19056 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:45:00 GMT http://miccheckradio.org/issues/2008/july/01/watercooler_sensation Read once for instant popularity Watercooler Sensation http://miccheckradio.org headline, ID 19057 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:45:00 GMT http://miccheckradio.org/issues/2008/june/30 Plus: Did our Commander in Chief deliberately under-staff the war in Iraq...why is our government discouraging solar panels and alternative energy development...guess who won the European Championship...is our children learning?... carbon bootprints matter as much as their civilian counterparts...and why is Facebook promoting the gender binary? It's Monday, June 30th, and MicCheck is planning this weekend's staycation. None http://miccheckradio.org headline, ID 19030 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:45:00 GMT http://miccheckradio.org/issues/2008/june/30/necessary_news All you need to know to sound brilliant Necessary News http://miccheckradio.org headline, ID 19032 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:45:00 GMT http://miccheckradio.org/issues/2008/june/30/watercooler_sensation Read once for instant popularity Watercooler Sensation http://miccheckradio.org headline, ID 19033 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:45:00 GMT