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Al Mal Tiempo Buena Cara
From: Voces de Nuestro Mundo
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Encontrando oportunidades en tiempo de crisis. Finding opportunities during time of crisis.

Bought by KDNA Radio


  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 28:34
  • Purchases: 1
NAFTA #8 - BORDER BOOMTOWNS
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: NAFTA - 20 YEARS LATER
Caption: Secure Origins worksite, Credit: Monica Ortiz Uribe
Booming cross-border trade has helped border towns grow. Manufacturing jobs have disappeared south of the border, but new service industries are m...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 23, 2012
  • Length: 04:05
  • Purchases: 1
NAFTA 5 - BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: NAFTA - 20 YEARS LATER
Caption: Trucks line up for for inspection at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas. About 5,000 trucks per day travel through this commercial crossing., Credit: Monica Ortiz Uribe
Part 5 in our series on the 20th anniversary of the signing of NAFTA, we look at the state of border infrastructure and how well it is supporting c...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2012
  • Length: 03:46
NAFTA 4 - The North American Development Bank
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: NAFTA - 20 YEARS LATER
Caption: Water treatment plant employees test a raw water sample as part of a two-day training workshop funded by NADBANK., Credit: HERNAN ROZEMBERG
Part of the mandate of the North American Free Trade Agreement was the establishment of the North American Development Bank or NADBANK, designed to...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2012
  • Length: 04:10
NAFTA 3 - TOMATO WARS
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: NAFTA - 20 YEARS LATER
Caption: Carlos Fisher, co-owner of Sierra Seed Company, inside one of his greenhouses in Imuris, Sonora, Mexico., Credit: Michel Marizco
Florida tomato producers say Mexican growers are competing unfairly and they want the Obama Administration to take action. In an election year, it...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Oct 13, 2012
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 1
NAFTA 2 - MIGRATION
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: NAFTA - 20 YEARS LATER
Caption: NAFTA is 20 years old, Credit: Jill Replogle
NAFTA promised an end to illegal immigration. Good jobs in Mexico would stem the flow of immigrants to the US. Twenty years after the free trade ...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2012
  • Length: 08:23
PepsiCo's Donna Hrinak on Public Policy and Business in Latin America
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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In a wide-ranging conversation, former U.S. ambassador Donna Hrinak discusses her regional responsibilities in Latin America, and her global work w...

  • Added: Nov 21, 2011
  • Length: 24:59
Why more Latinos across the Midwest translates to good news for the economy
From: Changing Gears
Series: Changing Gears: Remaking the Manufacturing Belt
Caption: Laid off from Caterpillar, Javier Galvez is opening up a pizza shop in Aurora to cater to growing Latino families ., Credit: Niala Boodhoo
Recent census reports show Midwestern cities are shrinking and people are moving out. But one group is actually growing - the Hispanic population. ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and Vocalo.org


  • Added: Jun 17, 2011
  • Length: 06:33
  • Purchases: 2
DIY Economy
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Local currency, bartering on the playground and other ways of looking at money through a DIY lens. ***This show aired on Oregon Public Broadcasting...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio, XRAY.fm, WRVO Public Media, WYSO, and WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Apr 21, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Havana Road
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: Havana Road
The American Dream travels a little ways down the Havana Road. When the economy tanked in 2009, Marta Quintana lost her job and her stock portfo...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2010
  • Length: 07:11
Toymaker
From: World Vision Report
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Visit any toy store and you'll see a dizzying array of models – from simple wooden blocks to complex child-size cars with gadgetry. What are ofte...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 04:07
  • Purchases: 2
This Is Why I Drove
From: Ben May
Series: [Chapters from] The Great American Novel
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Tales of a taxi driver in the after hours of the night

  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 15:05
The Girl From Empanada
From: Robynn Takayama
Caption: The Girl From Empanada working it on a Friday night, Credit: Photo by Myleen Hollero
Street food is hot! But why are entrepreneurs turning to this option? For the owner of Chile Lindo, an empanada storefront, the answer is simple: i...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 19, 2009
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 2
La Tanda -- A Grassroots Savings Scheme
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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A newshole ready first-person piece about "La Tanda", a tradition of many immigrant communities of pooling their money, and sharing the benefits.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 15, 2009
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 2
Educating Borrowers Away From Debt
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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We take a look at MEDA, a program providing support and financial literacy so borrowers don’t fall into lending traps.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 15, 2009
  • Length: 09:54
  • Purchases: 2
Non Profit Check Casher May Ease Predatory Lending Pinch
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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A new business is trying to clean up the image of check cashers, one customer at a time.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Oct 15, 2009
  • Length: 07:41
  • Purchases: 1
Contractors of Color
From: George Mesthos
Series: Memories of WBRU
Caption: Elevator interview with John Kerry., Credit: Ryan Muller, 2007
This investigation epitomized my summer as News Director (2007). A tiny aspect of a Providence Journal story turned into an interview which turned ...

Bought by WCSU-FM


  • Added: Jun 09, 2009
  • Length: 07:31
  • Purchases: 1
The Trouble With Black boys
From: Smart City Radio
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This week on Smart City...every city has a unique story: how it came to be, who it's citizens are, and what its future holds. We'll speak with de...

Bought by KUOW, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT-HD and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2009
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 10
Izquierda
From: World Vision Report
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Cuba marked the 50th anniversary of its revolution on New Year’s Day. While most Cubans are proud of their education and health care systems, many...

  • Added: Jan 12, 2009
  • Length: 05:35
Migrants in Central Oregon
From: KLCC
Caption: Gloria Sauceda and her husband Armando own Gloria's Espresso in Madras. They have noticed a drop in income as the economy has slowed down.
This story explores the changing migrant population in Central Oregon.

  • Added: Jan 05, 2009
  • Length: 06:48
Follow the Money
From: Liz Jones
Series: A Village Away from Home
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A look at the economic forces that push the Purepecha from home and pull them toward Seattle.

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 09:02
Modista Makes It In Queens
From: NYCity News Service
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Since she was a little girl, Flor Diaz dreamed of being a modista, or dressmaker. Originally from the Dominican Republic, she is now the owner of a...

  • Added: May 23, 2008
  • Length: 02:42
Nafta Boy Episode 3
From: Claes Andreasson
Series: NAFTA BOY
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Some say there is nothing funny about free trade. NAFTA Boy disrespectfully disagrees

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Mar 30, 2008
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Nafta Boy Episode 2
From: Claes Andreasson
Series: NAFTA BOY
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Some say there is nothing funny about free trade. NAFTA Boy disrespectfully disagrees:

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Mar 30, 2008
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 1
Nafta Boy Episode 1
From: Claes Andreasson
Series: NAFTA BOY
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Some say there is nothing funny about free trade. NAFTA Boy disrespectfully disagrees

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Mar 30, 2008
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 1