Thoughts

"Whether trade is free or not is determined by import and export regulations, but whether trade is fair is determined to some extent by conscience."

K.P.

If you're interested in the recent growth of short term staffing jobs to satisfy the gaping hole in our employment rates and the lack of regulation for this source of work, please read, THE CHALLENGE OF TEMPORARY WORK IN TWENTY-‐FIRST CENTURY LABOR MARKETS FLEXIBILITY WITH FAIRNESS FOR THE LOW-‐WAGE TEMPORARY WORKFORCE

by Harris Freeman and George Gonos, presented on wbur.org

Support Team

"Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell." ~ Edward Abbey

The Long View Support Team

We are grateful to the support team that makes The Long View radio program happen. The team includes Dan Toomey, Jim Giddings, Crystal Johnson and many others, without whose volunteer help we would not have The Long View to share free information and news over the WUML 91.5 FM airwaves.

If you would like to support the all-volunteer The Long View, please fill in the contact form , "Contact Us' above and describe what you might like to offer; from interviewing to suggesting 20-minute relative audio content.

Also, we need donations (right column) to continue to develop the website here to better serve our listeners, [all volunteer] guests and to enhance social media recognition so that the message of achieving Sustainable Development reaches a yet larger and larger audience worldwide. Thank you.

Recent Programs

March 28, 2012 Bryan Sheehan highlights the sustainability practices of Young’s Restaurant of Durham, NH. It has a strong commitment to environmental and social responsibility, the local community, and the local food economy. Learn about some of the fundamental as well as creative things this small business is doing to save energy and resources.

jeff allar and wood turner March 7, 2012 Bryan Sheehan featured Stonyfield Farm's Jeff Allar and Wood Turner on Sustainability Innovation!

Listen in to hear Jeff Allar, VP of Human Resources at Stonyfield Farm, the world’s leading organic yougurt and diary product producer, and Wood Turner, Stonyfield’s VP of Sustainability Innovation. For audio, visit
Under "Sustainable Business"

amy domini February 29, 2012, at 10 am EST on WUML 91.5 FM Bryan Sheehan features Socially Responsible Investing(SRI), with Amy Domini, the world’s leading voice on SRI.

"... investing that targets strong financial returns along with strong ethical, environmental and social performance" Under "Sustainable Business"

Please visit Previous Shows for more >

News and More

Click on the headphones for a message from Producer Isa Cann for thoughts on the economy, sustainability and the upcoming Presidential election.

GlobeScan Alert:

globescan research paid for by BP BP has purchased the services of GlobeScan's "independent opinion research consultancy". If you have relied on GlobeScan's research as an objective voice of sustainability in the past, as I have, I urge you to take another look. Their efforts on behalf of BP can serve to only bolster BP's ability to manipulate media for their profitable end.

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