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When the plague broke out in San Francisco in 1900, the public health department singled out Chinatown—as if Chinatown were the problem.

  • Added: May 15, 2023
  • Length: 51:34
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Learn about the basics of the ballot initiative, the history of how it caught on in the United States, and the pros and cons that she will explore ...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2022
  • Length: 32:45
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Season 1, Episode 11 The legal system operates very differently for juveniles and for adults. Yet the age at which a person is considered an adult...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 09:20
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Sri Lanka's civil war lasted 26 years. It cost the lives of an estimated 100,000 people and devastated the north and east of the island nation. In ...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2016
  • Length: 05:38
Caption: St. Augustine, FL Police jump into a wade in
In 1964, Congress had a noteworthy Civil Rights Bill before it. But Southern Democrats, supporters of Jim Crow laws, were pushing a filibuster to k...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2014
  • Length: 04:55
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Deputy Superintendent Michael Haggen discusses how new programs are helping students in New Orleans' alternative schools develop a voice.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 05:06
Caption: An Iraqi man reads a newspaper in Baghdad., Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Jan 15, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
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Haiti is often considered a classic example of a failed state. But what does that actually mean in practice?

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  • Added: Oct 12, 2006
  • Length: 29:29
  • Purchases: 2