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Polarization is an ongoing problem that has been linked to violence in our streets, angry outbursts in our homes, and civil unrest. Numerous groups...
- Added: Sep 13, 2022
- Length: 44:12
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
A refreshingly independent voice for this Independence Day episode: Amy Chua talks with host Robert Pease about our zero sum American orthodoxies, ...
Bought by WRFA-LP
- Added: Jul 01, 2022
- Length: 28:38
- Purchases: 1
Students at CUNY's Hunter College in New York City are complaining about mice running the halls, broken windows, and leaky ceillings. But, the scho...
- Added: Apr 20, 2022
- Length: 02:43
In “A Civic Way to Reverse Polarization,” The Purple Principle takes on these questions with four special guests well versed in civics, kicking off...
- Added: Sep 07, 2021
- Length: 39:53
Police reform, gun violence, global warming... When did you last have a civil, informative, productive conversation with someone of differing opini...
- Added: Jun 29, 2021
- Length: 29:10
Avinash Bakshi, President of the Penn State College Independents, describes the importance of having a third, less tribal option among political gr...
- Added: Dec 22, 2020
- Length: 19:19
From: When We Fight, We Win!
The continued closures of our public schools and high-stakes testing illustrate the institutionalized racism embedded in our educational system. Ji...
- Added: Aug 02, 2020
- Length: 58:23
Texans across the state and across the political divide agree: public school funding needs fixing. What that means exactly, however, is tricky. In ...
- Added: Mar 12, 2019
- Length: 41:58
The public University as we know it is in crisis, as business prerogatives overtake its values and executive-style leadership eats away at its budg...
- Added: Apr 10, 2018
- Length: 58:01
How to Fix U.S. explores the two-party system and a simple change that's gaining traction to end Republican and Democratic dominance.
- Added: May 11, 2017
- Length: 07:29
Former United States Congress Chief of Staff for The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) Bob Shapiro shares Visions of a Fiscally Healthy Nation with...
Bought by WCNY and KFOI Radio
- Added: Apr 06, 2017
- Length: 27:57
- Purchases: 2
You may have heard of executive orders, but how about executive memoranda? Today, we talk about the different tools of executive action that the Pr...
Bought by KPIP-LP
- Added: Mar 03, 2017
- Length: 03:59
- Purchases: 1
What's the purpose of the National Security Council? When was it created? Who serves on it? And why is Steve Bannon's appointment to its principals...
- Added: Mar 01, 2017
- Length: 04:06
- Purchases: 2
We're often urged to call our elected representatives to voice opinions on the issues, but what happens after that call is made? Where does the me...
Bought by KPIP-LP
- Added: Mar 01, 2017
- Length: 04:13
- Purchases: 1
Tune into our Innovate interview with Managing Editor Robert Rimm and Liz Maw, CEO of Net Impact. Liz discusses nonprofit strategy and the importan...
- Added: Oct 23, 2015
- Length: 34:18
One of the hottest issues in State Houses this year was Common Core. The Southern Education Desk examines why these public school standards are sti...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Jun 16, 2015
- Length: 05:05
- Purchases: 1
How well do you understand what the cops say when they arrest you? We interview forensic linguist Dr. Aneta Pavlenko. She testified at the trial of...
- Added: Apr 09, 2015
- Length: 08:59
After years of struggle, the Oakland Police Department is finally getting some positive news. Crime rates are down in all major categories, includi...
- Added: Oct 27, 2014
- Length: 07:24
Every time news of another school shooting hits the headlines, so does the debate about how to keep children safe. After the shootings at Sandy Hoo...
- Added: Oct 21, 2014
- Length: 10:14
Juan learns about the conservation efforts of WildCoast, an organization based in Imperial Beach, California, and Ensenada, Mexico, that works on b...
Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and KVSC
- Added: Sep 01, 2014
- Length: 11:56
- Purchases: 2
As part of the North Carolina teacher Project, Dave DeWitt takes a look at how we evaluate the state’s 95,000 public school teachers.
- Added: Apr 10, 2014
- Length: 06:56
At 49 years of age, Michael Santos is getting his first taste of college. He's walking through the main quad at San Francisco State, beaming like a...
- Added: Jan 13, 2014
- Length: 09:35
To enroll at West Brooklyn Community High School, students must buy in to a certain level of support and counseling. In exchange, the school promis...
- Added: Jan 06, 2014
- Length: 04:48
This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Ardis Dee Hoven, President of the American Medical Association, the largest and ...
Bought by WRIR and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
- Added: Dec 31, 2013
- Length: 30:00
- Purchases: 2
