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As Congress repeatedly flirts with government shutdowns, military families face crisis fatigue

Caption: U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks with troops at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana on Feb 23, 2024. Since Johnson became Speaker in October, Congress has dealt with multiple government shutdown threats as the House has struggled to pass long-term, Credit: Seth Watson / U.S. Air Force

Each threatened shutdown can lead to stress in the military community about missing paychecks and losing access to federal programs.

Bought by KMXT, KUT, KRPS, North Country Public Radio, WRFA-LP and more

The Supreme Court will decide if Guardsmen and reservists can sue states for employment violations

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Former Texas State Trooper LeRoy Torres reviews legal paperwork with his wife Rosie in their Robstown, Texas home in 2019. Torres resigned from his job after returning home from Iraq in 2008. He said the state refused to make job accommodations for a disa, Credit: Carson Frame / American Homefront

When National Guard members and reservists deploy, a federal law is supposed to preserve their civilian jobs and benefits. But in some states, gove...

Bought by WRFA-LP, KPBS, and KUT

The Rough Draft Diaries Revisit: Us Together

From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor

For this new short series, we're going to check in on previous guests of The Rough Draft Diaries to see how their doing. This week we're finding ou...

War Widows

From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

In our everyday lives we often see veterans wearing their hats designating where and when they served. What we never see, from any war, is the wido...

Studs Terkel: Born to Live

From: The WFMT Radio Network

Born to Live is Studs Terkel’s remarkable Prix Italia-winning audio collage program (produced with Jim Unrath) that first aired in 1962 and serves ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WWNO, WCQS, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more

Everything Has Collapsed

From: Vaska Trajkovska

A documentary exploring the effects of being a refugee on identity and personal relationships.

This I Believe - Aileen Mory

From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe

Listener Aileen Mory believes democracy is a shared responsibility -- especially during a time of war.

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Voices of the Fallen Part 2

From: Voices of Our World

Newsweek magazine has compiled the personal correspondence of various fallen soldiers in Iraq, and today we are pleased to finally give voice to th...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA

Voices of the Fallen Part 1

From: Voices of Our World

In a special issue, Voices of the Fallen, Newsweek brought readers the last letters home, the final thoughts and feelings of our military men and w...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA