TNS Radio

In March 2006, The NewStandard launched TNS Radio, produced by PeoplesNetWorks collective member Catherine Komp. See below for information on how you can enjoy to our audio options.

If you wish to play TNS Radio News Updates on your radio show, a high-quality (128kbps) file is available for each edition -- see our message to broadcasters below. We also maintain a static copy of the most current show at this address for use in looped syndication.

Archive

TNS Radio News Update for April 6, 2007

This week on TNS Radio: Push for public campaign funding gathers steam, regulatory loophole for drug companies up for renewal; public-interest groups take on uranium plant; study shows environmental racism still pervasive.
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TNS Radio News Update for March 30, 2007

This week on TNS Radio, 'Racism' seen in opposition to Mexican trucking plan; the EPA proposes to deregulate hazardous waste; More subsidies for factory farms in agriculture bills; and Forest Service plan for Tongass favors timber industry.
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TNS Radio News Update for March 23, 2007

This week on TNS Radio: States defy REAL ID Act; Congress slips oil drilling into energy bill; food-safety advocates challenge cloned-food approval; homeless get protective laws, still lack housing; cops loom over city schools. Correction: This broadcast incorrectly stated Sen. Larry Craig's state as Ohio. It is in fact Idaho.
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TNS Radio News Update for March 16, 2007

This week on TNS Radio, opposition to new free trade proposals; illegal GE rice surfaces in Mexico; domestic workers abused in the US; and anti-war demos planned for the weekend.
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TNS Radio News Update for March 9, 2007

This week on TNS Radio: US government slammed for human-rights hypocrisy; Slavery reparations bill broaches legacy of oppression; Bush education policy blasted for leaving critical thinking behind; special interests trash anti-junk-mail initiatives.
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TNS Radio News Update for March 2, 2007

This week on TNS Radio, the Justice Department's "First Freedom Project" under scrutiny; Monsanto's GE seed dominance could grow; Inuit link climate change to human rights violations; and California cabbies demand fair treatment.
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TNS Radio News Update for February 23, 2007

This week on TNS Radio: Federal safety commission hobbled, ATT spying lawsuit stalled, stealth funds for living-wage opposition criticized, low-income child care frozen, pro-union bill to be vetoed.
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TNS Radio News Update for February 16, 2007

This week on TNS Radio, groups increase calls for Bush impeachment; economists blame ballooning debt on "free trade;" lawmakers want take action on over-use of antibiotics; and Virginia tribes continue struggle for federal recognition.
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TNS Radio News Update for February 9, 2007

This week on TNS Radio, the FDA and drug companies may be putting the public at risk; Gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountain states may lose federal protections; Groups rally to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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TNS Radio News Update for February 2, 2007

This week on TNS Radio: "Enemy combatant's" rights plea reaches Fourth Circuit; 700-ton explosion plan rocks Nevada, antiwar protesters storm DC.
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TNS Radio News Update for January 26, 2007

This week on TNS Radio, President’s grip increses on federal agencies; Dem's drug bill a "political gesture"; Homeless youth and families on the rise (article coming Monday); and more.
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TNS Radio News Update for January 19, 2007

This week on TNS Radio: Democrats hedge on Iraq withdrawal; Transgender struggles; "Unnatural" turkey breeding methods exposed; Fake grassroots groups; Ground Zero clean-up plan
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TNS Radio News Update for January 12, 2007

This week on TNS Radio, global protests against Gitmo and Iraq war; Insurance companies rake in profits; Tribes sue US for trust fund handling; Dems. neglecting racial and economic divide. Thanks to WSQT Radio 87.9 FM for providing sound from the DC rallies.
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TNS Radio News Update for January 5, 2007

This week on TNS Radio: Disability-rights activists battle sub-minimum wages; States hurt by federal corporate tax break; Public utility charged with environmental harms; Families confront NY prison phone regime.
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TNS Radio News Update for December 22, 2006

This week on TNS Radio, Navajo activists fight power plant; Organic advisory board stacked with corporate reps; Less oversight for forest management; NOLA prisoners languish without counsel.
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TNS Radio News Update for December 15, 2006

This week on TNS Radio: Union gets glimpse of Dupont's secret chemical study; Poor families choose to "heat or eat"; EPA skirts mercury regs; Orlando homeless confront authority; LA workers hunger for living wage.
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TNS Radio News Update for December 8, 2006

This week on TNS Radio, Renewed efforts to drill in coastal waters; Meat-eating leads to climate change; KBR's history of contract abuses; Native American voting rights victory; and New York Commission wants to close hospitals.
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