Dec 17th, 2008 · Kemba Smith was sentenced to 24 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine — though she never handled the drug — because of mandatory sentencing laws. She was pardoned in 2000, and she urges President Bush to grant clemency to inmates with similar stories.
Nov 26th, 2008 · Making his third appearance on Mountain Stage, Billy Bragg is best known in America for teaming up with Wilco to set some newly unearthed Woody Guthrie lyrics to music on 2000's Mermaid Avenue. But in his native England, Billy Bragg is highly regarded as an egalitarian songsmith who sings for the working class.
Nov 20th, 2008 · Last week, Mexican journalist Armando Rodriguez was brutally murdered by gunfire outside his home in Juarez. Rodriquez is the 24th journalist to be murdered in Mexico since 2000, making Mexico one of the most dangerous countries for reporters. Journalist Arturo Chacon and Monica Campbell, from the Committee to Protect Journalists, discuss the situation.
Nov 18th, 2008 · One of the most distinctive voices in modern bluegrass, Dan Tyminski visits Mountain Stage for the first time with his own band to perform songs from his second solo release, Wheels. The set closes with "Man of Constant Sorrow," the bluegrass standard prominently featured in the 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Nov 10th, 2008 · More than 2,000 scientists in 82 countries are working on a census of marine life. The study will document all the sea's creatures.
Nov 8th, 2008 · Rural voters have been considered reliably Republican since Bush won their support in the 2000 and 2004. But this election, Obama was able to win over rural voters who don't place a high priority on social issues and are concerned about the economy and the war in Iraq.
Nov 2nd, 2008 · A change in the weather really can change an election, according to Florida State University researcher Brad Gomez. Gomez tells host Andrea Seabrook about two presidential elections — in 1960 and 2000 — that might have turned out differently if the weather had shifted. We'll also run down the swing-state forecast, which Gomez says looks good for Democrats.
Oct 27th, 2008 · Perhaps nowhere are residents more sensitive to potential voting problems than in Palm Beach County, Fla., home of the infamous butterfly ballot from the 2000 presidential recount. The county has a new voting system, but officials still worry about problems on Election Day.