The Spiritual Side of Occupy Wall Street
Last week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The Rev. Madison Shockley made a pilgrimage to Liberty Square, Dr. Marcia Dawkins traveled to the Holy Land, Reese Erlich reported from recently bombed Turkey and we compared Obama's jobs bill to the WPA.Last week on Truthdig Radio: A pilgrimage to Liberty Square, a "real American" in the Holy Land, Turkey invades Iraq and Obama's jobs bill vs. the WPA.
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Last week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The Rev. Madison Shockley made a pilgrimage to Liberty Square, Dr. Marcia Dawkins traveled to the Holy Land, Reese Erlich reported from recently bombed Turkey and we compared Obama’s jobs bill to the WPA with “American-Made” author Nick Taylor.
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The Rev. Madison Shockley / Spirituality and Occupy Wall Street
Marcia Dawkins / “Real American” in the Holy Land
“American-Made” author Nick Taylor on the WPA and Obama’s jobs program
Reese Erlich reports from Turkey
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