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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
KNME’s American Graduate series profiles nex+Gen Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a magnet school focused on engaging average students with proj...
- Added: Aug 21, 2012
- Length: 07:24
KSJD's Jeff Pope talks with RE- 1 Interim Superintendent Mary Rubadeau and School Board Member Pete Montano about the board's decision to go back t...
- Added: Aug 17, 2012
- Length: 27:27
KSJD's Jeff Pope talks with Interim RE-1 School District Superintendent Mary Rubadeau about her views on academic metrics, her goals as interim sup...
- Added: Aug 17, 2012
- Length: 28:49
Jeff and Gail talk with two Dolores High School students and the Dolores School District Superintendent about how their education compares to stude...
- Added: Aug 17, 2012
- Length: 26:41
Could SEAL Team 6 have captured bin Laden alive? Should training for elite military forces prioritize thoughtfulness at the risk of indecision?
- Added: Jun 01, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Created and managed by Carnegie Council Ethics Studio and written by Senior Fellow William Vocke, Global Ethics Corner is a weekly 2 minute segment...
- Added: May 16, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Taiwan requires electric utilities to purchase renewable energy, subsidized by the government. Recently when solar rates went down, the government ...
- Added: May 16, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Japan's recent tsunami and nuclear disaster have devastated its fishing industry. Fish are at the heart of Japanese culture, yet worldwide stocks o...
- Added: Apr 29, 2011
- Length: 02:00
In transitions from authoritarian rule to democracy, systems must decide who to exclude from public office. What do you do with those who, without ...
- Added: Apr 08, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Bill Gates is spending one billion dollars in two years to eradicate polio. Although a deadly and crippling disease, it is extremely hard to end an...
- Added: Mar 18, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Turkey’s democracy has been extolled as a model in the Middle East, but has also been belittled for its creeping authoritarianism. Does Turkey offe...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Mar 11, 2011
- Length: 02:00
- Purchases: 1
How well do the institutions of government live up to the expectations of their people? What has America got right? What should it change? How do o...
- Added: Mar 08, 2011
- Length: 02:00
In March 2011, there were over 50 vessels and 800 people held hostage by Somali pirates. What should be the response to these captures? Should a th...
- Added: Mar 07, 2011
- Length: 02:00
The proposed building of an Islamic community center two blocks from 9/11’s Ground Zero has become a contentious issue. Would building the center p...
- Added: Feb 28, 2011
- Length: 02:00
The Indian government plans to give all 1.2 billion Indians a fingerprint ID. Are you in favor of a national biometric ID to prevent identity theft...
- Added: Feb 28, 2011
- Length: 02:00
The annual announcement from the Eurasia Group of top global risks is here. Do you agree with their choice of fundamental issues for 2011?
- Added: Feb 28, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Chinese policies tilt the field and undermine free trade, according to journalist David Leonhardt. Should the U.S. use sanctions more aggressively ...
- Added: Feb 28, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Wikileaks cables reveal that U.S. diplomats are "a big part of the sales force." Is diplomacy diminished or conflicts harder to resolve if diplomat...
- Added: Feb 28, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Should non-state armed groups be excluded from the formal realm of international humanitarian law? Should they be held to the same standards as sta...
- Added: Feb 28, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Western support of Israel demonstrates a clash of interests and values. Israel is a key U.S. ally, yet its policies towards Gaza and the West Bank ...
- Added: Feb 24, 2011
- Length: 02:00
The UN Charter states that human rights is the responsibility of international society. It also prohibits forceful interference against the territo...
- Added: Feb 24, 2011
- Length: 02:01
With the rise in power of emerging markets and developing economies should the architecture of global economics change to reflect their market appr...
- Added: Feb 24, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Brazil's President Lula da Silva handpicked Dilma Rousseff as his successor, even though she has never held political office. How important is cont...
- Added: Feb 24, 2011
- Length: 02:00
If you’re a young person looking for a job, it looks pretty dismal out there, and it may not brighten up anytime soon. On this edition of How We Su...
Bought by WCSU-FM, WXVU 89.1 FM Villanova, and KZYX
- Added: Nov 16, 2010
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 3
