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Two and one half minute commentary by series host Martha Burk on the gender gap and gun control, and why it will make a difference in the next elec...
- Added: May 02, 2013
- Length: 02:30
As Burma transitions from dictatorship to democracy, hundreds of political prisoners have been freed after decades behind bars. On this edition, we...
- Added: May 02, 2013
- Length: 29:00
As authorities searched for one of the Boston Marathon bombers, the city of Boston and its suburbs were put on lockdown. Was this action justified?...
- Added: Apr 29, 2013
- Length: 02:09
With recent events in Boston highlighting the horrors of domestic terrorism, we're re-broadcasting this episode of BackStory, which originally aire...
Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WUFT, XRAY.fm, KBRP Community Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more
- Added: Apr 26, 2013
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 10
With over half of the detainees on a hunger strike, tensions are worse than ever at Guantanamo Bay. Is it finally time for the United States to clo...
- Added: Apr 22, 2013
- Length: 02:02
After a controversial election, Kenya has inaugurated Uhuru Kenyatta, who has been indicted by the ICC for crimes against humanity, as its new pres...
- Added: Apr 15, 2013
- Length: 02:05
A recent nuclear test and renewed threats from North Korea has led to new sanctions from the UN Security Council. Does this mean that China's patie...
- Added: Mar 27, 2013
- Length: 02:06
The world's eyes are on Venezuela as Hugo Chavez's death leaves many questions. Will he be remembered as a champion of the poor or will his legacy ...
- Added: Mar 13, 2013
- Length: 02:13
For years, large global organizations, like the G-20 or the UN, have failed to cooperate on major international challenges, like climate change. Is...
- Added: Feb 26, 2013
- Length: 02:16
Inspired by the campaign to end South African apartheid, Palestinians are leading an international campaign to put economic and political pressure ...
- Added: Feb 21, 2013
- Length: 29:00
The European Union has faced criticism in recent years for not doing enough to promote democratic values abroad. With the formation of the European...
- Added: Feb 15, 2013
- Length: 02:13
Energy policy expert Kate Gordon of The Center for the Next Generation talks about what state and local governments, as well as Congress and the Pr...
- Added: Dec 29, 2012
- Length: 28:18
From Spain to Scotland to even the United States, separatist movements are making headlines. Do any of these have a chance to succeed? Or all they ...
- Added: Dec 17, 2012
- Length: 02:02
After decades of violence, rebel group FARC is negotiating with the Colombian government. The group has unsuccessfully petitioned the American gove...
- Added: Dec 07, 2012
- Length: 02:08
As Burma begins to reform its government, the U.S. has been quick to begin normalizing relations with the Asian state. Are geostrategic considerati...
- Added: Dec 07, 2012
- Length: 02:09
This election felt divisive and strident and the feelings today are those of the victors and the losers, joyous and excitement for those that won, ...
- Added: Nov 09, 2012
- Length: 49:10
Is it time to reform the U.S. electoral structure? Should more views be represented? Do narrow interests have too much power?
- Added: Nov 08, 2012
- Length: 02:03
Anti-gay legislation is garnering support in Ukraine and many other countries are backtracking on equal rights for homosexuals. Is there anything i...
Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
- Added: Oct 24, 2012
- Length: 02:05
- Purchases: 1
From: Voces de Nuestro Mundo
La importancia de votar y el papel decisivo del voto hispano.
The importance of voting and the decisive role of the Hispanic vote.
- Added: Oct 17, 2012
- Length: 57:04
With a U.S.-made anti-Islam film angering many in the Muslim world, some are wondering if there is an unbridgeable divide between the two cultures....
- Added: Sep 24, 2012
- Length: 02:01
Do the presidential nominating conventions still serve a purpose in American politics? Do these events need to be reformed or scaled down? Or shoul...
- Added: Aug 27, 2012
- Length: 02:03
From: Voces de Nuestro Mundo
Cómo los nativos participan de la vida cívica.
How natives take part in civic life.
Bought by KDNA Radio
- Added: Aug 14, 2012
- Length: 29:06
- Purchases: 1
Análisis de cómo el voto hispano impactarás las elecciones presidenciales.
A closer look at how the Hispanic vote will impact the presidential...
Bought by Marfa Public Radio
- Added: Aug 14, 2012
- Length: 29:05
- Purchases: 1
The premier of Beyond the Spin, a new weekly program focusing on issues relating to the 2012 elections with community radio hosts and reporters fro...
Bought by KRCB 104.9, WVAS, KVNF, KVMR, and RadioFreePalmer
- Added: Aug 09, 2012
- Length: 55:13
- Purchases: 5
The gun control debate in the United States has been revived in the wake of the Aurora massacre. With thousands of firearm-related homicides each y...
- Added: Aug 01, 2012
- Length: 02:00
