PRX - Pieces for Topic: Public Affairs
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What is a citys economy for? New York Citys economy has been very good at piling up private wealth and building tall buildings but its done less we...
Bought by KDNK, RadioFreePalmer, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, and KDNK
- Added: Nov 11, 2020
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 4
The Ellis Act lets California landlords evict rent-controlled tenants. Supporters call it an important tool for repurposing land, but opponents fea...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: May 13, 2020
- Length: 12:25
- Purchases: 1
President Donald Trump’s tax plan may exacerbate wealth inequity in the US. Chuck Collins, Director of the Program on Inequality at the Institute f...
Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and WRIR
- Added: Jan 16, 2018
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Financing a business plan or personal project usually means taking out a bank loan, but for many immigrants, there's another alternative. KFAI's Al...
- Added: Feb 24, 2015
- Length: 04:39
Life of the Law and Destination DIY team up to examine the legal grey area occupied by the sharing economy. How are cities grappling with these inc...
- Added: Nov 25, 2014
- Length: 20:51
- Purchases: 2
The outgoing FDIC commissioner gives her final speech at the National Press Club. She discusses the financial crisis that occured during her time a...
- Added: Aug 12, 2011
- Length: 53:57
So-called ‘quality of life’ policing may temporarily decrease crime, but it has harsh consequences for innocent people caught up in the frenzy of a...
Bought by WCSU-FM
- Added: Nov 30, 2010
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
We hear about hip-hop and change in Cuban society, and what people on the ground are saying about new phases in the Cuban revolution.
- Added: Sep 21, 2010
- Length: 30:00
The revolving door between the federal government and its favorite contractors sets up abuses.
- Added: Sep 20, 2010
- Length: 02:00
We go to Michigan, where from the city of Detroit, to the farmlands and countryside, citizens are battling to gain greater control over the bounty ...
- Added: Sep 16, 2010
- Length: 28:56
It’s well known that the people picking food all across the US are predominantly low-paid Latino migrant workers. It’s ironic that the workers car...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Aug 10, 2010
- Length: 08:20
- Purchases: 1
It’s estimated that dairy products make up a full 20% of our daily food intake here in North America. But with increased focus on cattle waste met...
- Added: Aug 10, 2010
- Length: 08:42
Farmers in California's central valley are getting a sneak preview of what much of the country, and the world, can expect to see in the next few de...
Bought by KALW
- Added: Aug 10, 2010
- Length: 07:52
- Purchases: 1
We go to California, America’s leading producer of fruits, vegetables, and dairy, to see some examples of how the nation’s agricultural industry is...
Bought by WSKG, KZYX, and Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Aug 10, 2010
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 3
For Mark Johnston, living next door to a trash incinerator stinks.
- Added: Jun 22, 2009
- Length: 06:34
A profile of Millinocket, Maine, after the mill shut down.
- Added: Jan 20, 2009
- Length: 06:50
Higlights the hurdles that prospective African entreprenuers face.
- Added: Mar 31, 2008
- Length: 10:46
3 stories of rural America where unlikely allies have found common ground in dealing with urban development pressures
Bought by KUT-HD, KXOT Public Radio, WCBU, WVIK, KUER and more
- Added: Mar 15, 2008
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 16
On this Labor Day, WFUV catches up with New York City night shift workers. In this segment, we hit a local newspaper as they put together the morn...
- Added: Aug 24, 2004
- Length: 04:24
