Equal Time with Martha Burk is a weekly 2 ½ minute podcast, with occasional 30 minute interviews on current affairs. She covers political issues, how decisions in Washington and around the world affect ordinary citizens, particularly women (with no shouting), historical anniversaries of note, what’s changed and what hasn’t. Lively, pithy commentary on a wide variety of important topics with a light (and sometimes irreverent) touch: past progress, needed future advances, and what’s at stake n ...
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The first (and probably only) Prez candidate debate is this week. Will both parties go by the rules? More importantly, will we learn anything we don't already know?
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Labor Day: So-called Good Guy Companies Quietly Union Busting
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Labor Day became a national holiday in 1894, when President Grover Cleveland signed a law making the first Monday in September a day off for workers. Labor unions had campaigned for years to gain recognition of both the contributions and the mistreatment of workers. History is littered dirty tricks to keep unions out with bullets and billy clubs. N…
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Women have made steady gains in many areas since they got the right to vote in August of 1920, but there is still work to do. When elected officials refuse to back pro-woman policies, today's females should borrow a page from the suffragists and use their votes to hold them accountable.
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Equal Time with Martha Burk Women Paying a Well Hidden Tax
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We all know about taxes – income taxes, property taxes, sales taxes, use taxes, entertainment taxes – it seems like the list is endless. But there’s one tax that’s a new one on me, even though I’ve been paying it for most of my life. If you’re a female, chances are you’ve been paying it too.
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Kids Are Back in School: The Good, Bad and Illegal
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School varies by state and even towns and districts. Some kids get what they need, others get less or nothing -- what gives?
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Choose Carefully -- You Could Be Voting for the Next Two Prezes
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Most people think Vice Presidents don't matter -- just window dressing for low level events. But history shows they could become number one at any minute: Let's look at the best & the worst.
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A New Kind of Sports Bra -- For You Too Guys
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Sports on TV has long been guy heavy. But a new kind of sports bra for both genders may just be the uplift the fans need.
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Presidential history was made when President Biden gracefully ended his candidacy for a second term. He put country over self and very possibly saved our democracy. The crowds are loving his prosecutor replacement. His convicted felon opponent is less than thrilled.
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July marks a milestone you’ve may never have thought about, and it ain’t pretty.
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Besides record heat and fireworks on the 4th, July is known for something else: Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. The day in 2024 when Black women’s wages caught up to what white men made by the end 2023: one hundred and ninety one extra days work, to be exact.Bởi Martha Burk, PH.D.
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Equal Time with Martha Burk It Shoulda Been a Giant Step for Womankind Too
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When the U.S. space program was launched, women were tested for astronaut duty -- and passed. But male astronauts candidates and NASA big-wigs objected, and the women's program was shut down. So we literally put a man on the moon. That giant step should have been for womankind too.
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The Republican Convention: Women in the Platform Crosshairs
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Political conventions always lay out a party's vision for the future if their folks get in power. This year's Republican plan is a doozy for the majority of voters: women.Bởi Martha Burk, Ph.D.
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A Perfect Solution to Biden's Dropout Dilemma
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After President Biden's recent meltdown during a debate with Donald Trump, various factions are calling for him to drop out of the presidential race. He says no -- here's a great solution.
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July 4, 1776: A Surprise Signer Lost to History
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If you remember your junior high history lessons, you know that the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, famously declaring that “all men are created equal.” All of the signers were male. Nevertheless, a woman’s name appeared on the official document.
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An Anniversary You Don't Want to Celebrate
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June 24th marks the anniversary of the infamous Dobbs Supreme Court decision, trashing women’s right to abortion guaranteed since Roe v. Wade in 1973. Let's inventory the damage to women’s rights, emboldening states to jump on the anti-woman, anti-abortion, anti-choice bandwagon.
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Are You a Kid at Heart of Ever Been One? Pick Your Prez.
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The New York Times Kid Section recently showcased the candidates' answers to kid friendly questions. Listen to their direct quotes and pick your leader for the next four years.
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Back in the day Mom stayed home with kids, housework, and runny noses. Dad went to work, plopped down in the evening with the newspaper or TV and did little else. No more -- it's a new world out there for fathers.
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The D-Day Stowaway: 150,000 Sailors and One Surprise
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June 6 marks the anniversary of D-Day, the day in 1944 when Allied forces in World War II invaded France from offshore. It was the largest seaborne invasion in history. Thousands never made it out of the water, making the landing on Normandy one of the deadliest days of the war. In an all-out push, 150,000 sailors – and one stowaway -- hit the beac…
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Memorial Day: Not What You Were Taught in School
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Official history says the first Memorial Day celebration was held in Arlington National Cemetery on May 30, 1868, where Union and Confederate soldiers from the Civil war are buried. Nope. The earliest ceremony was years earlier, and the participants not the people you learned about in school.
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Learn Something New: It's Asian American Pacific Islander Month
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May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Month, was designated in 1992 by President George H. W. Bush to pay tribute to immigrants who enriched America's progress -- but only after a century of persecution.
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A New Corporate Dirty Trick to Pick Your Pocketbook
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We all have to buy groceries, household goods, and a fair amount of fast food. But are we getting what we pay for, or a hidden swindle?
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Who Invented Mother's Day? Not Hallmark or the Florist Society
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Most people think Mother's Day is just a day for mom to get gifts and thanks. But it has a far more serious and important origin and history.
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Live Anywhere You Want? A Black/White Duo Made it Happen
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If you were born before 1968, it was legal and normal to deny folks housing based on skin color or heritage. Enter two guys – one white, one black – who changed all that.
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College is now ridiculously expensive and students are in hock up to their eyebrows. President Biden wants to help -- but the Supremes have stopped him once. Rerun or success?Bởi Martha Burk
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Tax Day: Who Gets the Gold Mine, Who Gets the Shaft?
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Taxes are necessary for a civilized society, and most ordinary people pay their fair share. But there's one group that pays nothing at all, while rewarding their benefactors handsomely.
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Solar Eclipse - Good Luck or Bad Omen? It depends.
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Wake up and view the solar eclipse, last one 'til 2044. If you think really has no significance except crazy superstition, think again. Ancient voices from the past tell us it was a battle of the sexes.
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April Fools Day -- Who Takes the Grand Prize?
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Okaay, April Fools Day is upon us, so let's have a little fun and nominate some of your national leaders for the biggest fool prize, and of course pick a winner. And the nominees are . . .
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From Paper Bags to Circular Saws -- Who Thunk 'Em Up?
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The old saying "necessity is the mother of invention" may be true, but it leaves out an important component -- the real "mothers" and "aunts" and "sisters" and even "wives" of invention.
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Women’s History Month: Let's Ditch This Bit of Unfair History
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It’s Women’s History month, and the feds are banning government agencies from using salary history to set the pay of new hires. We need it for the private sector too.
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Rematch: Will the Biggest Loser Win Again?
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Trump was President from 2016 To 2020, but he’s never won an election. He lost the nationwide popular vote in 2016, but still made it to the White House, due to a ridiculous voting system that ought to be abolished – the electoral college.
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The Oscars and Upon Us: Who Are the Bigtime Losers?
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Females are without question the stars of Hollywood costume design, raking in Oscars in numbers that far outstrip the men. They get lots of well deserved recognition for what they do. Except in one very important category . . .
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Without This Brave Woman, We May Never Have Heard of MLK Jr.
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It started with one thin dime, and a bus ride in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. City busses were segregated back then – whites in the front, Blacks in the back. On that fateful day, an African American woman named Rosa Parks paid her 10c fare, and took a seat in the Black section.
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President's Day -- Guess Who's Never Been Honored
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In 1971, Congress created President's Day, to fall yearly between the birthdays of Washington and Lincoln on the 3rd Monday in February. Many have aspired to the office, but a significant group has never made it.
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Want to Know the Truth About Valentine's Day? Me Too.
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I thought it would be simple. Just google Valentine’s Day and learn all about it – when and where it started and modern ways it’s celebrated around the world. Well, it worked – sort of. Seems there’s disagreement, disinformation, fantasy and frolic when it comes to researching the day of sweethearts.…
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February became Black History Month in 1976. It was about time.
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February is Black History Month, officially recognized by President Gerald Ford in 1976. It was about time. The 1960s had seen crucial economic gains for African Americans, even as the Black Freedom struggle faced assassinations and government suppression.
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She Fought Goodyear in 2009:Today's Women Are Still Winning
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In 2009 Lilly Ledbetter learned she had been paid 40% less than men in the same Goodyear Tire & Rubber job. It was a long slog, but she won, and working women today still benefit.
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The Most Important Court Decision of the 20th Century Didn't Last
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January 22 marks the 51st anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, when the court ruled abortion was legal under U.S. Constitution's guarantee of a right to privacy. But it didn't last. Where are we now?
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Minimum wages went up in a number of states on January 1. Pizza Hut is crying foul and punishing delivery drivers for the hike by firing them all. Are these workers getting rich at your expense? Nope, but somebody else is.
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Women Lack Something Starting with a "P". Here's a Remedy
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Men have an abundance of something women lack. It's starts with a "P" and can be easily remedied with one big change of habit.
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Too Much New Year's Eve Bubbly? Here's an Easy Long Term Cure
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Millions will wake up on New Year's Day hung over and unhappy. Here's a long term cure that doesn't mean giving up alcohol, and it's not "hair of the dog."
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Christmas Traditions Around the World: Is Santa in a pickle?
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Christmas traditions around the world have different origins and different meanings -- not all Santa and elves, sometimes funny, many surprising.
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Year in Review for Women: Losses, Gains, & a Special Award
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Many great women snagged honors this year, from athletics to movies, science and more, and we lost a few great ones too. But one gets our personal year end award.
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Guns or Butter: How 'Bout Kids or War Toys?
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The term Guns or Butter? goes back to World War I and protests over prioritizing the production of munitions over the production of dairy products. Nowadays it's unneeded war toys over needs of kids.
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Pearl Harbor Dec 7, 1941. Combatants You Never Knew About
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December 7, 1941 was one of the deadliest days in American History. The massive assault on Pearl Harbor drove the American military to do something it had never done before.
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The last of the turkey has gone to hash, and Black Friday's behind us. Consumers are snapping up the latest gee-whiz gadgets, cheesy clothing, and mountains of plastic soon-to-be-junk from toy stores. Call a halt -- and start a new tradition.
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A New Twist for Thanksgiving Could be Deadly
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Thanksgiving is coming up – and once again turkey will be the star of the show. But there’s always an issue with side dishes. No worries, a business in Florida has definitely got you covered, and not in the way you think.
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Ready, Set, and a Year to Go -- Election 2024 Preview
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Last week marked the one year countdown to the 2024 Presidential election. It was both a kick in the pants and clown show on the Republican side, and a cause for celebration for the Dems. But -- far from predictive for a year from now.
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Are We Really "Buying American?" Do We Need To?
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"Buy American" was a phrase coined by the government in 1933, in the midst of the Great Depression. It granted a preference to domestic products in government purchases to shore up US companies when the economy was in the pits. Is it still a good idea today in a global economy?
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Halloween is Here: Beware of Scary Clowns
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Halloween used to be about Fairies and Superman, but in the 1970s a new spook came on the scene -- the evil clown. Historians say it was because kid's clown entertainer John Wayne Gacy was also a serial killer. Since then more scary clowns have followed, including a terrifying new one this year.
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Ready to Make a Difference? It's easy -- listen up.
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The carnage in the Middle East rages on, and most folks are worried and frustrated, because there’s nothing ordinary individuals can do to solve the conflict and stop the killing. But there’s lots you can do to make things better right here in the USA, now matter where you live.
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International Day of the Girl Child: We're NOT number one
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The United Nations designates October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child, promoting empowerment and rights of girls to safe, educated, and healthy lives as they mature into women. In researching the day, I planned to take aim at backward countries where girls are mistreated and devalued. To say I was surprised at what I found is the unde…
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