Monday, Sep. 3, 2007 | The Kojo Nnamdi Show

Around the globe, most nations honor workers on May 1st. But "May Day" isn't celebrated in the US, despite the fact that the holiday was originally inspired by striking workers in Chicago in 1886. We get a lesson in American labor...

Joe Glazer was often described as America's social conscience. For more than fifty years, Glazer wrote, collected, and performed political protest songs and social commentary. A longtime resident of the Washington region, Joe Glazer died...

As New Orleans marks the two year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the city is struggling to rebuild its buildings and its morale during this long hot summer. American Routes host Nick Spitzer takes us on a musical tour of the roots of...