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Vets who were exposed to chemicals in the Panama Canal Zone want to be included in the PACT Act
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Steven Price served in the Army in the Panama Canal Zone. He says he was exposed to Agent Orange, DDT, and other toxins. He later developed chronic B-cell leukemia., Credit: Courtesy Steven Price
People who served in the Canal Zone were left out of a law that made it easier to get care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Bought by WRFA-LP, KTEP, and WHRV


  • Added: Apr 08, 2024
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 3
The U.S. military is going to Gaza, hoping to deliver food from a football-field-sized floating dock
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Soldiers and family members await the departure of the James A. Loux, an Army watercraft, from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, March 12. It's among several Army and Navy vessels headed to the Mediterranean Sea for a Gaza relief effort., Credit: Steve Walsh / American Homefront
The mobile dock can deliver up to two million meals a day, but key questions about the mission remain unanswered.

Bought by WRFA-LP, KUT, KRPS, and WHRV


  • Added: Mar 27, 2024
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 4
The National Guard has patrolled the southwest border for years. Has the mission gone on too long?
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: A mobile surveillance camera vehicle operated by federally-deployed National Guard troops sits alongside Border Patrol trucks at Chimney Park RV Resort's boat launch in Mission, Texas., Credit: Carson Frame / American Homefront
Some government watchdogs say the long-running mission is an inappropriate use of the Guard. Even the Pentagon has been looking for an off-ramp.

Bought by KPBS, WRFA-LP, KRPS, Texas Public Radio, and KUT


  • Added: Feb 17, 2023
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 5
Weapons, tents, generators, and more: The U.S. military is sending supplies to Ukraine almost daily
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Troops at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware load pallets of ammunition onto an aircraft bound for Ukraine Aug. 9, 2022., Credit: Cydney Lee / U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Transportation Command has the primary responsibility to load planes, ships, and other vehicles with supplies bound for Ukraine.

Bought by WRFA-LP, KPBS, KRPS, Texas Public Radio, and KUT


  • Added: Jan 05, 2023
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 5
The White House hopes to speed up the immigration process for Afghans who helped U.S. troops
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Abdul is one of more than 500 Afghan refugees that the Connecticut-based resettlement agency IRIS is helping to navigate the legal system. He did not want his full face or name to be used due to fear for his family's safety in Afghanistan. , Credit: Desiree D'Iorio / American Homefront
This month, the Biden Administration hopes to expedite the process by eliminating temporary humanitarian parole and concentrating resources instead...

Bought by KRPS, KPBS, KTEP, WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2022
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 7
Escape from Kabul
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we unpack the war in Afghanistan, the misguided way it began and the catastrophic way it ended.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Part V: "Who is to Blame?"
From: Jed Alexander
Series: The Whistleblower Project
Caption: Picture of Lance Williams, Credit: Provided by Lance Williams
Interview with investigative journalist, Lance Williams who broke the story on the use of steroids in professional sports. He also co-wrote the boo...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2021
  • Length: 18:14
GN_4.26_NazisAgainstNazis
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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A community in Germany fights back an annual nazi parade with pledges to a group that counters hate groups.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
Guinea Bissau Changes Currency (1996 BBC Focus on Africa)
From: Hechtech
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Sample BBC Reporting from the 1990s

  • Added: Aug 01, 2018
  • Length: 06:24
The Nakba: Seventy Years of Oppression, 1948-2018
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
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The Ongoing Nakba: Interviews with Waddah Sofan, Gilad Atzmon, and Richard Toll

Bought by WETS


  • Added: May 13, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Proposed power line under Lake Erie sparks concern from residents
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: by ANGELICA A. MORRISON / Douglas Lavery shows a map of part of the proposed project and converter hall. , Credit: by ANGELICA A. MORRISON / Douglas Lavery shows a map of part of the proposed project and converter hall.
The Lake Erie Connector is the first power line to connect Canada to the U.S. by crossing under one of the Great Lakes. Developers say the project ...

Bought by WBFO, North Country Public Radio, WCPN, Interlochen Public Radio, and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Sep 08, 2017
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 5
Toronto's islands hurt by Lake Ontario flooding
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: An empty car on Centreville Amusement Park's log flume., Credit: Veronica Volk
Flooding has continued along Lake Ontario for two months -- like some slow-motion natural disaster. And it’s still creating problems in Toronto, th...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WCMU Michigan, WBFO, North Country Public Radio, WCPN and more


  • Added: Jun 30, 2017
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 7
Lake Ontario and Montreal are flooded. Can this dam help?
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Tom Piekunka has stacked sandbags along his property line in hopes of keeping the rising water at bay., Credit: Veronica Volk
Flooding continues for a second week along Lake Ontario – and there’s no end in sight. Many residents – and New York’s governor – say the solution ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCPN, WCMU Michigan, WRVO Public Media, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 09, 2017
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 6
Lessons learned -- and missed -- from a deadly water crisis
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Operators monitor Wellington's raw water, water going to residents, and tap water from the town treatment plant., Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
Before water contamination emergencies hit Flint, Michigan, a crisis in Canada became deadly. When E. coli invaded the drinking water in Walkerton...

Bought by WCPN, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan, and WBFO


  • Added: May 05, 2017
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 5
Homeowners fear damage from new Lake Ontario regulations
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: In 1973 waves crashed over Zieres' family's breakwall and flooded their home., Credit: Provided
INTRO: There’s a simmering controversy on the northern border of the United States -- it’s all about water. For the first time in over fifty years,...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WCPN, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, North Country Public Radio, and WBFO


  • Added: Jan 06, 2017
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 5
Unspun More Cynical Than Alex Scrivener of Global Justice Now
From: Doug Bennett
Series: Unspun: An Experiment in Truth-Telling
Caption: Alex Scrivener
Unspun sits down with Alex Scrivener, Policy Officer at Global Justice Now in London. They recently released a report, Gated Development – is t...

Bought by KMUD


  • Added: Apr 25, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:09
  • Purchases: 1
Unspun Discusses the Secret TPP Trade Deal with Kathryn Johnson, Advocate for Fair Trade and Human Rights
From: Doug Bennett
Series: Unspun: An Experiment in Truth-Telling
Caption: Kathryn Johnson
Kathryn Johnson joins us to discuss the recently divulged Trans Pacific Partnership, TPP. Kathryn is the Policy Impact Coordinator with the Office...

Bought by KMUD


  • Added: Nov 16, 2015
  • Length: 59:23
  • Purchases: 1
Part Three: The Small But Mighty Rice Farm
From: KBIA
Series: Shortage in Rich Land
Caption: Chuck Earnest's rice fields near Steele, Mo., are a waterfowl sanctuary during the non-growing season., Credit: Kristofor Husted
For such a small region, this sprawling landscape of the Bootheel has some of the most productive farmland in the U.S. A solid water supply and nut...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2015
  • Length: 06:50
Cross-border Boko Haram attacks displace students in Cameroon’s Far North Region
From: Free Speech Radio News
Caption: Deserted school in Amchidé, Cameroon, Credit: Ngala Killian Chimtom
Report from FSRN's Ngala Killian Chimtom in Cameroon.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 04:21
Yes and No Clash in Final Scottish Independence Debate Before Referendum Voting Begins
From: Bill Lancz
Caption: Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, Credit: Bill Lancz
A recap of Monday night's Scottish Independence Debate. Postal ballots begin arriving at Scottish Homes today.

  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 05:30
Russians Buckle Up
From: Julia Barton
Caption: The NGO "Road Safety Russia" has been using photos like this to promote child car seat use., Credit: Road Safety Russia
A lot of people die on Russian roads. But things are getting better thanks to better enforcement and a clever public service ad campaign.

  • Added: Jun 23, 2014
  • Length: 04:48
Life of the Law Shorts #30 Trouble With Profiling"
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
Caption: U.S. Mexico Border, Credit: Jude Joffe-Block
Is ‘looking Mexican’ a legal reason for the Border Patrol to stop a car? Federal law says agents have to have ‘reasonable suspicion’ that something...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, KUOW, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 16, 2014
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 4
Sweden's “Open Doors” for Syrian Refugees…at a Perilous Risk
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: migrants arriving on the island of lampedusa in august 2007. pictures taken by Sara Prestianni and taken from storie migrante., Credit: Noborder network
When it comes to embracing refugees, Sweden is known to be among the friendliest countries in the EU. The problem is getting all the way to Sweden....

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 07:59
  • Purchases: 1
Where is Amarildo de Souza?
From: Free Speech Radio News
Caption: Amarildo de Souza, Credit: Facebook
Missing laborer in Brazil highlights disappearances amid police crackdown in favelas

  • Added: Aug 17, 2013
  • Length: 04:58
Guest Worker Programs Have A Long History In U.S.
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Fronteras: Immigration Reform
Caption: A former Bracero holds up his identification card from his days as a guest worker in the United States. , Credit: Monica Ortiz Uribe
One of the oldest and certainly the largest guest worker program in United States history was that of the Braceros. Nearly 5 million Mexican labore...

  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 03:48