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ArchivesUnforgivable Blackness Part 2By John Walters on Monday, January 17, 2005.We continue our conversation with Ken Burns about Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson. The film takes a look at the remarkable life of the early 20th century boxer. He enjoyed wealth and status that few whites could even dream of and that most resented. His fame, fortune, history with white women, and reputation in the boxing ring started America?s search for the Great White Hope. listen:
 Down, But Not Quite OutBy Shannon Mullen on Monday, January 17, 2005.On January 1st, the worldwide textile industry started operating under new rules. A set of export quotas expired that determined who could sell what textiles to whom. The big winner is expected to be China, with its vast resources and cheap labor. Some in the U.S. textile industry are looking for better ways to compete. Others figure this is the end, and are closing shop. Still others are joining forces with the competition. The L.W. Packard Company in Ashland, New Hampshire is taking that last route. And as NHPR correspondent Shannon Mullen reports, after nearly a century in operation, this may be the company's last shot. listen:
Keepin' It Local (REBROADCAST)By Laura Knoy on Monday, January 17, 2005.We'll talk to him about what it means for businesses to "stay local" and we'll ask him why its important. Bill McKibben is the author of many books including The End of Nature and Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age and scholar in residence at Middlebury College. *This show originally aired 4/6/04* listen:
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