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What the rape of a 5 year old Saudi girl by her father, an extremist cleric, can tell us about the growing power of public opinion in Saudi Arabia.

  • Added: Feb 13, 2013
  • Length: 02:03
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What the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia can tell us about Vladimir Putin’s quest for national pride in the 21st Century.

  • Added: Feb 06, 2013
  • Length: 02:03
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What soccer rioting in Egypt can tell us about the disappointing legacy of the Arab Spring.

  • Added: Jan 30, 2013
  • Length: 02:11
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What an Islamist attack on an international gas facility in Algeria can tell us about President Obama’s foreign policy priorities during his second...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2013
  • Length: 01:59
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What French intervention in Mali to combat Islamist militants can tell us about al-Qaeda’s future prospects in West Africa.

  • Added: Jan 15, 2013
  • Length: 02:11
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What the return of lethal bonfires to Australia can tell us about the difference between natural and manmade catastrophes.

  • Added: Jan 09, 2013
  • Length: 02:13
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What the gang rape of a 23 year old medical student in the Indian city of Delhi can tell us about the need for a rapidly developing country to prot...

  • Added: Dec 26, 2012
  • Length: 02:10
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What the International Monetary Fund’s “red card” for Argentina can tell us about the effects of nationalism and insularity in the modern global ec...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 02:08
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What the European Union's receipt of the Nobel Prize this week can tell us about the politics of peace.

  • Added: Dec 12, 2012
  • Length: 02:09
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What a new arrival for the House of Windsor can tell us about the positive image of "Austerity Britain" around the world.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2012
  • Length: 01:58
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What a failed independence vote in Spain can tell us about the rumblings of secession being heard in the "Red States" back at home.

  • Added: Nov 28, 2012
  • Length: 02:20
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What President Obama's historic visit to the South East Asian country of Burma can tell us about promoting democratic values in other countries.

  • Added: Nov 21, 2012
  • Length: 02:07
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Barack Obama’s first term has been a disappointment for many, and leaves open the question for those with a progressive agenda—is voting for Obama ...

  • Added: May 25, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
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A recent Cleveland City Club Forum tackled the issue of government collaboration from several points of view.

  • Added: Mar 12, 2012
  • Length: 29:04
Caption: www.theciviccommons.com/radio
Occupy Cleveland--from the outside. Like in the policy places. Follows on the heels on Occupiers interviewed a couple of weeks before.

  • Added: Jan 15, 2012
  • Length: 28:31
Caption: www.theciviccommons.com/radio
what's it like to be on the other side of the voting booth, like running the whole election for a county?

  • Added: Jan 15, 2012
  • Length: 29:30
Caption: Ali Abunimah
Electronic Intifada founder Ali Abunimah says a global movement against Israeli government policy is breaking through. On this edition, Abunimah ex...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: THE AVERAGE JOE MAKES A POINT
Economic recovery efforts pushed by President Obama and Congress are simply another attempt to throw good money after bad. More importantly, he sho...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2011
  • Length: 06:09
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Open Source "Shorties" are 7-8 minute cuts of our best evergreen material. Today: Mark Blyth on the political economy of uncertainty in Japan, Egyp...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 25, 2011
  • Length: 07:47
  • Purchases: 1
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We're talking with the Pakistani journalist Najam Sethi and the fictionist Daniyal Mueenuddin. With both the underlying supposition is that it's Pa...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 20, 2011
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 2
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From Don't Ask, Don't Tell 10/08/2010: War News Radio reports on opponents of the US military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2010
  • Length: 05:55
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After the news that the Senate had not passed legislation to end "don't ask don't tell," commentator Mark Blackmon decided that it was time to remi...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2010
  • Length: 04:08
Caption: Marijuana Is Safer
An interview with Paul Armentano on his new book Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We driving People to Drink?

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Aug 12, 2009
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Accountable
Stephanie Robinson's newest book is Accountable: Making America as Good as its Promise. She joins us to discuss President Obama's first 100 days in...

  • Added: May 06, 2009
  • Length: 29:28
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1