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By Susan Barnetthttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-655820.mp3Kingston, NY – County legislators voted to fund economic…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-576118.mp3Albany, NY – Billy Easton of the Alliance for Quality Education joins Alan…

Albany, NY – The Roundtable's Social Security series continues with WAMC's Alan Chartock and Freedomworks' Max Pappas speaking about the Pros & Cons of…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-490699.mp3The Book Show #907Albany, NY – Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina talks with Sara…

By Joe Donahuehttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-915903.mp3Albany, NY – In her new book, Tortured, Mother Jones…

Diaa Hadid has covered South Asia and Afghanistan from NPR's bureau in Mumbai since October 2023. She previously spent 6 years in NPR's Islamabad bureau, where she covered Pakistan and Afghanistan. Her favorite stories are about people and moments that capture the complexity of the places she covers.

The Trump administration has been battling to stop wind power projects in the United States citing various dubious reasons such as national security, danger to birds and whales, and even cancer risks. The President has had a personal vendetta against wind energy for more than a decade since he was unable to stop a wind turbine project near his golf course in Scotland. The executive orders to halt wind-energy leases and permits last year were ultimately overturned by the courts, allowing projects such as five offshore wind projects in the Northeast to continue.

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation holds its annual conference this week. Host Michel Martin talks with Representative Chakah Fattah of Pennsylvania about the foundation's new investment in minority-owned banks. Michael Grant, president of the National Bankers Association, also joins the conversation.

To further his business interests, the real estate mogul and casino owner made friends with politicians on both sides of the aisle in the Garden State.

This year has seen an explosion of professional online videos, eclipsing home videos of cats and babies. In 2012, 8 of the top 10 YouTube videos were professional — and Hulu, Netflix and multichannel networks like MiTu all produced exclusive new programming.