Vanishing Voices
July 17, 2012What does human society lose when a language disappears forever?
What does human society lose when a language disappears forever?
Think airs Monday to Thursday from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM. Encore airings of Think can be heard Monday to Thursday nights on KERA FM beginning at 9:00 p.m. Podcasts and streamed video are available online at www.kera.org/think. Monday, 7/16 Hour 1: Has the American dream become tarnished in the 21st Century and […]
How do the ways we depart from places, positions, and relationships inform and affect the other aspects of our lives?
as the American dream become tarnished in the 21st Century and what can be done to renew and rethink the way our society defines and rewards success?
Why is our society divided and how do politics and our self-interests conspire to further fragment our culture?
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Pam Patsley, CEO of MoneyGram, discusses the challenges she faced joining the company shortly after their stock price fell 96%. Learn how the second largest money transfer business in the world plans on gaining more of the $500 billion market.
With thousands dead in the country’s drug war, Mexico is going through seriously tough times. But why is the country facing these challenges and what should the U.S. be doing to help its southern neighbor?
Is health care one of the final frontiers for equality in America?
Where did our law-related words and phrases originate and how did they become a common part of our everyday language?