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Remembering September 11, 2001: "The Fall"

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

Caption: Breathing: American Sonnets, Credit: Poems by Susan Cook

On the anniversary of September 11, In Memoriam , "The Fall" (submitted 9/16/2013 in "Blue: American Sonnets" to the Beatrice Hawley (now Alice Ja...

Bought by KICI Iowa City

The Future of the AIDS Memorial Quilt

From: KSFP
Series: Civic

The AIDS Memorial Quilt is displayed in San Francisco. "Civic" hears from activists and officials about future plans for combating AIDS.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif.

Remembering a near disaster: U.S. accidentally drops nuclear bombs on itself And Its Allies

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: A nuclear bomb and its parachute rest in a field near Goldsboro, N.C. after falling from a B-52 bomber in 1961. If it had detonated, it could have instantly killed thousands of people. , Credit: U.S. Air Force

During the Cold War, U.S. planes accidentally dropped nuclear bombs on the east coast, in Europe, and elsewhere. "Dumb luck" prevented a historic c...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WUSF, Texas Public Radio, North Country Public Radio, KPBS and more

Race & The Media: 50 Years After the Kerner Report

From: Generation Justice Admin

Caption: Original collage art by Damon Davis

Narratives around people of color added fire to the social unrest of the late 1960s. In this episode of Generation Justice, we look at the Kerner R...

Rabin is Up For Grabs

From: Israel Story

For Israelis, especially in recent years, Rabin can take on almost any shape or form. Shai Satran speaks to filmmakers, educators and politicians a...

From a pretty big project to an enormous one

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: The view driving across the $6.4 billion bridge, Credit: Isabel Angell

A brief history of San Francisco's $6.4 billion bridge

"Seashells and Gunpowder"

From: Pat Duggins
Series: "Oil & Water: Recovering from the Spill"

The Alabama beach tourism industry was hit hard by the Gulf oil spill, and it could take years before local officials know if visitor businesses ha...

"Allen and Tracy"

From: Pat Duggins
Series: "Oil & Water: Recovering from the Spill"

One concern raised by the Exxon Valdez experience is the long term mental health impact, which didn’t hit residents near Prince William Sound until...