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Democracy, American-Style: "Democracy Doctor"
From: Sharon Glassman
Series: "Democracy, American-Style"
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Bob, a law professor explains why democracy's "big ideas" depend on us -- and offers a prescription.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Sep 20, 2003
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 1
Democracy, American-Style: "Smaller is Better"
From: Sharon Glassman
Series: "Democracy, American-Style"
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David, a law professor, explains why democracy works best in smaller units -- like his parents' commune

  • Added: Sep 19, 2003
  • Length: 02:05
Grand Old Flag
From: Georgia Public Broadcasting
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Should Georgians vote on whether to return the confederate battle emblem to the state flag?

Bought by WUAL


  • Added: Sep 18, 2003
  • Length: 06:41
  • Purchases: 1
WNYC's Fishko Files: What Can I Say: Culture of Patriotism and Dissent
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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"You want to send a message? Call Western Union," said Sam Goldwyn. How the messages have been sent, and how they have been received by a nation o...

Bought by KPFA, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KPBS, prpdstation, WBAA and more


  • Added: Sep 18, 2003
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
On Deaf Ears
From: KUER
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The disconnect between what the public wants and how lawmakers vote.

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, WVPE, and KUT


  • Added: Sep 18, 2003
  • Length: 07:41
  • Purchases: 3
Primary Participation
From: KCUR
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KCUR's Frank Morris will contrast the vigorous political culture in a small Iowa town with that of a similar-sized town in Kansas.

  • Added: Sep 18, 2003
  • Length: 06:56
Democracy on the Reservation
From: KUNM
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New Mexico Native Americans discuss democracy; in comparison to traditional forms of self-governance and in terms of modern reality.

Bought by KRCC-FM and KSUT


  • Added: Sep 18, 2003
  • Length: 11:58
  • Purchases: 2
The Slow Path to Democracy in Rio Arriba County
From: KUNM
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In Rio Arriba County, democracy has a Spanish accent, a reminder that today's ways are the legacies of Spanish and Mexican explorers and settlers.

  • Added: Sep 18, 2003
  • Length: 11:58
Never Too Young
From: Carolyn Crane
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Thirteen year old activist Maya Danaher--daughter of Medea Benjamin and Kevin Danaher--shares her views about democracy, the state of the nation, a...

Bought by WMUB


  • Added: Sep 18, 2003
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 1
Finding a Voice
From: KUT
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In Austin, Industrial Areas Foundation organizers go to schools and churches to develop community leaders, identify local issues and train immigran...

Bought by KUER, WMUB, and KERA


  • Added: Sep 18, 2003
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 3
Adjusting to America
From: WOSU
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The Somali community in Columbus, Ohio is torn between two worlds: the one it's building in the still-foreign American landscape and the world of i...

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: Sep 18, 2003
  • Length: 07:43
  • Purchases: 1
Democracy, American-Style: "Athens to Now: Why Democracy Matters"
From: Sharon Glassman
Series: "Democracy, American-Style"
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Bob, descendant of a Revolutionary-War Brooklyn family, explains the Why of Democracy -- now, and then.

Bought by NPR Illinois and WUSF


  • Added: Sep 18, 2003
  • Length: 02:04
  • Purchases: 2
Democracy, American-Style: "Love and Compromise"
From: Sharon Glassman
Series: "Democracy, American-Style"
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Steve, a young Detriot politician, and his fiancee', Sharon, talk about why his career democracy involves major compromises -- and why they don't t...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2003
  • Length: 02:07
Democracy, American-Style: "You're Always Running"
From: Sharon Glassman
Series: "Democracy, American-Style"
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Steve, who recently got elected to office in Detroit, and his fiancee', Sharon, lay out the links between dollars and democracy.

  • Added: Sep 16, 2003
  • Length: 02:07
Democracy, American-Style: "We Don't Have to Agree"
From: Sharon Glassman
Series: "Democracy, American-Style"
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If democracy is a marketplace of ideas, Judith asks, why are people scared to say what they believe, and so willing to vote for politicians who don't?

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WMPG, and WVPE


  • Added: Sep 14, 2003
  • Length: 02:04
  • Purchases: 3
Democracy, American-Style: "Mandela...Bush"
From: Sharon Glassman
Series: "Democracy, American-Style"
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Nadine from South Africa remembers voting for Mandela in 94 and asks, crying: Why don't Americans value democracy more?

Bought by KWCW and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Sep 12, 2003
  • Length: 02:03
  • Purchases: 2
Democracy, American-Style: "Wanted: Smarter Citizens"
From: Sharon Glassman
Series: "Democracy, American-Style"
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Essie from Phila: People need to listen to the news, not just soundbites (and not just NPR!)

  • Added: Sep 10, 2003
  • Length: 02:08
Democracy, American-Style: "I Voted for the Dead Man"
From: Sharon Glassman
Series: "Democracy, American-Style"
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Ron, from Minnesota, explains his most important vote was for a man who wasn't even alive...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2003
  • Length: 02:06
Democracy, American-Style: "Definitions...and Best Guesses"
From: Sharon Glassman
Series: "Democracy, American-Style"
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A world of accents and opinions -- intellectual and emotional -- about what the word Democracy means.

Bought by Littleglobe and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Sep 08, 2003
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 2
The Global Condition
From: Lydon McGrath Productions
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This is hour 1 from The Whole Wide World: a 7-part series on Globalization

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Sep 07, 2003
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Wisdom vs. Test
From: Holly Kernan
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Juvenile delinquent wrestles with the pen and the sword

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: Sep 06, 2003
  • Length: 09:16
  • Purchases: 1
Deportation double whammy
From: Holly Kernan
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Keshav Jiwnani is fighting an uphill battle against being deported back to a country where his homosexuality is considered a crime....

Bought by KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 06, 2003
  • Length: 08:22
  • Purchases: 1

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