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Can preschoolers be depressed? They can if we say so. Should we? Many think so. But theyand#039;re not looking at environmental causes.

Psychologist Dr. Myrtle Heery discusses the unique way that baby boomers are approaching aging. She is co-editor of the book "Awakening to Aging: Glimpsing the Gifts of Aging."

On HKR 8-31: Political prisoner and commentator Mumia Abu-Jamal on a Matter of the Mosque. Also we speak with Hip-Hop artists Immortal Technique and KRS-1 and the POCCand#039;s minister of information speaks with Malcolm Shabazz about the unauthorized autobiography of Malcolm X.

Daily labor radio newscast produced by Workers Independent News (WIN) www.laborradio.org

Journalist Winslow Wheeler analyzes the new defense budget, Congressman Bob Philner fights for veterans rights, and civil liberties leader Anne Fagan Ginger praises the California State Assemble for a new resolution.

Santwana Dasgupta is Director of the Partnership for the Education of Children in Afghanistan (P.E.C.A) for the past 2 years, working from Kabul. The path to Afghanistan grew from her youth in India, the events of 9-11 and from her work with Friends for a Non-violent World (FNVW).

In 1973 a military junta toppled Chilean president Salvador Allende. We tell the story of a group of Chilean exiles who transform their experience of terror into artistic expression.

An entertainment and creativity development program for children and their families. Each section of the show provides an opportunity to participate in an expressive arts activity that supports a variety of child development skill areas.

Two hours of continuously mixed club music. This week, the welcome return of show host DJ Mark. Beginning this week, DJ Mark begins to celebrate his tenth anniversary behind the turntables with his first ever mix from 2001.

Pardiss Kebriaei of the Center for Constitutional Rights talks about new lawsuit to stop Obama administration from targeted assassinations. Laura Carleson of the International Policy Center talks about the latest on the drug wars. Normon Solomon, author of the book War Made Easy, previews Obamaand#039;s speech on Iraq.

Class struggle erupts in South Africa with a series of strikes culminating with the two-week strike of 1.3 million worker public sector workers. Program includes brief update with Ralph Poynter on the Lynne Stewart case.

August 29, 2010 marks the 40th Anniversary of what is now know as the Chicano Moratorium, where upwards of 30,000 protesters, gathered in Laguna Park in East Los Angeles to peacefully protest the Vietnam War.

Critically and internationally acclaimed Canadian writer and director, Ruba Nadda has written and directed over a dozen shorts, including Aadan, Unsettled, and Do Nothing. Rubaand#039;s films have been shown over 500 times in film festivals around the world with over 30 retrospectives of her work. In 2005, Ruba wrote and directed her first feature film, Sabah, which had Atom Egoyan as an executive producer. Ruba?s 2nd feature film, Cairo Time was filmed on location in Egypt. Cairo Time is a love letter to a city intertwined with a love story about a woman. It stars Patricia Clarkson and Alexander Siddig. Cairo Time had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it won Best Canadian Feature Film, screening in cinemas worldwide.

The Cutting Edge looks at the 47th Anniversary of Martin Luther King;s "I Have A Dream" speech, the building of the Islamic Center in NYC and a sound collage of the 2005 aftermath of Hurricane, Katrina.

Norm Mathews grew up mostly in Pentacostal churches, but it was really as an adult that this became his chosen religious practice. Heand#039;s rededicated his life to Christ at times when he faced real challenges to his heart, like when he became an over-the-road trucker or when his 2nd daughter was on the verge of death. He is a devoted student of the Bible, trying to discern Godand#039;s call for his life.

This week, five years after Katrina hit the coast and broken levees flooded New Orleans, lawyers and a woman who play a lawyer on TV join us to reflect on lessons learned and not learned. Attorneys Bill Quigley and Traci Washington, and Melissa Leo star of the HBO hit series set in New Orleans, Treme, join me. And Steve Earle, another cast member of Treme, talks about the city, and songs of finger pointing and hope..And why he named his new son John Henry. Then, whether you watch Fox News or not, youand#039;re being affected by Glenn Beck. Is he a huckster to laugh at or a dangerous demagogue? Weand#039;ll talk to Beckand#039;s very unofficial biographer Alexander Zaitchik in an in depth conversation with Goldwater historian, Rick Perlstein. And by way of antidote, Texasand#039;s own Jim Hightower, the author of the Hightower Lowdown, reminds us what a real populist movement is - in a special feature recorded this spring. And some thoughts from me on rising waters, tides, and are there boats for everybody? Itand#039;s all coming up on GRITradio...