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Why can't the U.S. negotiate a domestic solution to health care? Individuals are certainly responsible for their health. A wealthy society can also...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy recently declared that burqas are not welcome in France. To some, the burqa represents the suppression of women. Y...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
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When are elections legitimate? What about Iran? Elections assume that losers accept results. Because many disagree, can they overturn an election? ...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
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Fairness is a universal concept, but its application depends on time and place. The three pillars of ethical choice—pluralism, rights and responsib...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
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Balancing rights and responsibilities is one of the pillars supporting ethical choice. How far do our rights extend? Do responsibilities diminish o...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
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How do we celebrate differences without falling into the trap of cultural relativism?

  • Added: Sep 12, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
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To become ethical, must behavior be grounded in a religious faith or other system of belief? How do we judge the behavior of states and people?

  • Added: Sep 12, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
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New York is no longer viewed as the financial capital of the world, or even of the United States. Given the recent government intervention in state...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
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Participants in Britain's nuclear weapons testing program argued recently that health was damaged by radiation. Who is responsible? Should compensa...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
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Senator Specter is now a Democrat. Was his decision to switch parties principled, pragmatic, or just expedient?

  • Added: Sep 11, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
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According to Dambisa Moyo, large foreign aid flows to Africa disenfranchise Africans and prop up corrupt African leaders. If we follow Moyo's advic...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
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Competition magnifies the importance of choices people make, as penalties for failure and rewards for cheating increase. What would you do if faced...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
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Can public discussion of issues acknowledge gray areas despite being polarized by the media and single issue groups?

  • Added: Sep 11, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
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What are the ethics of global sports development? Now that America's favorite pastime has gone global, is baseball watched and played for the love ...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
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Do we respect the wishes of anti-Castro Americans, to restrict trade, or the wishes of agriculture and medical sales interests, to open Cuban marke...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
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Banning headscarves may violate an individual's right of religious expression and choice. Allowing headscarves may violate a state's commitment to ...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
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A Colombian immigrant was recently denied her investor's visa, forcing her to shut down her U.S. company and fire her six employees. Does immigrati...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
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Less than one percent of the earth's water is consumable, and many parts of the world may be heading toward water bankruptcy. Should private owners...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Sep 11, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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While saving jobs is an urgent task in today's economy, promoting "Buy American" policies may hurt our chances of recovering from the recession. Ho...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
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Councilman Ron Rice and his father, State Senator Ron Rice, both of Newark, have had some very public political differences in the past few years. ...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2009
  • Length: 59:58
Caption: Marijuana Is Safer
An interview with Paul Armentano on his new book Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We driving People to Drink?

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Aug 12, 2009
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 1
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Julia Kennedy interviews Michele Wucker on migration, its role in global development, and the ethical questions it raises.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2009
  • Length: 27:31
Caption: Puerto Rico's Rainbow
If confirmed, Sonia Sotomayor will become the first Hispanic and the first Puerto Rican to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. This is a subject of pri...

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Jul 15, 2009
  • Length: 07:54
  • Purchases: 1
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Author/Journalist Larry Tye interviews on his new book Satchel. This is the first comprehensive biography of perhaps the best pitcher in baseball h...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and KSFR


  • Added: Jun 24, 2009
  • Length: 29:28
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: NJ Assembly Medical Marijuana hearing 6-4-09
Actuality Audio from the NJ Assembly health committee hearing on medical marijuana 6-4-09 and interview with New Mexico Drug Policy Alliance on the...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Jun 10, 2009
  • Length: 29:28
  • Purchases: 1