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Democracy News Wasn’t All Bad in 2023; MI, MN, NM, CT, PA, & NY All Passed Substantial Pro-Voter Legislation
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report, Credit: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Democracy News Wasn’t All Bad in 2023; MI, MN, NM, CT, PA, & NY All Passed Substantial Pro-Voter Legislation

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ohio Voters May See Both Voting Rights and Anti-Gerrymandering Amendments on the November 2024 Ballot
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Ohio Voters May See Both Voting Rights and Anti-Gerrymandering Amendments on the November 2024 Ballot

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Grassroots Effort to Save Lives: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 6
From: KSFP
Series: Civic Presents: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis
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Fentanyl-related deaths among teens more than tripled across the U.S. from 2019 to 2021. And the CDC reports that two thirds of teens who died had ...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Dec 01, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
State Supreme Courts in New Mexico and Ohio Uphold Redistricting Maps. One of these is not Like the Other.
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
State Supreme Courts in New Mexico and Ohio Uphold Redistricting Maps. One of these is not Like the Other.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Nov 28, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Punishing the Amalekites
From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast
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October 7 didn’t happen in a vacuum. As Israel retaliates, with customary super-violence, reducing little Gaza to rubble, in the occupied West Bank...

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 59:44
The Fight for Safe Consumption Sites: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 5
From: KSFP
Series: Civic Presents: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis
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As overdose fatalities reach two to three deaths a day in San Francisco, demands for supervised consumption sites are getting more urgent. But city...

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  • Added: Nov 02, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
The War on Drugs Revisited: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 4
From: KSFP
Series: Civic Presents: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis
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Some San Francisco city officials are advocating jail for unhoused people who use drugs and murder charges for people who sell drugs. Critics say t...

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  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Criminalizing Drug Use: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 3
From: KSFP
Series: Civic Presents: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis
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San Francisco city officials have decided that arresting unhoused people for using drugs is the way to get them into treatment programs. Critics sa...

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  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
How Drug Addiction and Homelessness Connect: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 2
From: KSFP
Series: Civic Presents: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis
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While San Francisco is on track to break records for the highest number of fatal overdoses in one year, health experts say the city is failing when...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
The Origins of Rampant Opioid Addiction: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis Part 1
From: KSFP
Series: Civic Presents: San Francisco and the Overdose Crisis
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San Francisco is experiencing its worst rate of drug-related fatalities ever, and as city officials impose increasingly punitive measures against p...

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  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 28:12
  • Purchases: 1
Defamation Lawsuit Against Producers of Debunked Drop Box Fraud Film “2000 Mules” Can Proceed in Georgia Court Ruling
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Defamation Lawsuit Against Producers of Debunked Drop Box Fraud Film “2000 Mules” Can Proceed in Georgia Court Ruling

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 05, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Investigation Expands Into Alleged Sketchy Behavior of Groups Trying to Repeal Alaska’s Ranked Choice Voting
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Investigation Expands Into Alleged Sketchy Behavior of Groups Trying to Repeal Alaska’s Ranked Choice Voting

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KICI Iowa City, and WUTC


  • Added: Aug 31, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
State of New Hampshire Seeks 14th Amendment Legal Advice on Whether Candidate Donald Trump Can Appear on the First in the Nation 2024 Primary
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
State of New Hampshire Seeks 14th Amendment Legal Advice on Whether Candidate Donald Trump Can Appear on the First in the Nation 2024 Primary

Bought by KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Aug 29, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
New Mexico Redistricting Case One of the First to Employ a Partisan Gerrymandering Test Proposed by U.S. Supreme Court’s Justice Kagan
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
New Mexico Redistricting Case One of the First to Employ a Partisan Gerrymandering Test Proposed by U.S. Supreme Court’s Justice Kagan

Bought by KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Aug 28, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Pardon Me: Can a U.S. President Pardon Him or Herself? The Question Will Likely End Up in the U.S. Supreme Court.
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Pardon Me: Can a U.S. President Pardon Him or Herself? The Question Will Likely End Up in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KICI Iowa City, and WUTC


  • Added: Aug 27, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
How Did Presidential Pardons Evolve, and What Are Their Limitations?
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
How Did Presidential Pardons Evolve, and What Are Their Limitations?

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 24, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
GOP Activists Are Pitching an Alternative to ERIC for Voter List Maintenance. But it Could Also Be Used for Voter Suppression.
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
GOP Activists Are Pitching an Alternative to ERIC for Voter List Maintenance. But it Could Also Be Used for Voter Suppression.

Bought by KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Aug 22, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Trump Announces He’s Skipping the Initial GOP Primary Debates. How Much Do Presidential Candidate Debates Matter?
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Trump Announces He’s Skipping the Initial GOP Primary Debates. How Much Do Presidential Candidate Debates Matter?

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 21, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Under the Cloak of “Election Integrity,” North Carolina Legislature Overhauls Election System
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Under the Cloak of “Election Integrity,” North Carolina Legislature Overhauls Election System

Bought by KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Aug 17, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Georgia Indictment of Trump & Allies Includes Ties to Breach of Voting Machines in Coffee County, GA
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Georgia Indictment of Trump & Allies Includes Ties to Breach of Voting Machines in Coffee County, GA

Bought by KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ohio’s Politician-Led Redistricting Commission Failed. Citizens Are Proposing a Citizen-Led Commission Instead.
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Ohio’s Politician-Led Redistricting Commission Failed. Citizens Are Proposing a Citizen-Led Commission Instead.

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
DC Democrats Attempt to Block Citizen Initiative Proposing Ranked Choice Voting and Semi-Open Primaries in City Elections
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
DC Democrats Attempt to Block Citizen Initiative Proposing Ranked Choice Voting and Semi-Open Primaries in City Elections

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and WUTC


  • Added: Aug 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Should Commodities Traders Be Able to Gamble on Who Wins Control Congress?
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Should Commodities Traders Be Able to Gamble on Who Wins Control Congress?

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  • Added: Aug 10, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ohio Voters Defeat Republican Effort to Raise Citizen Ballot Initiative Passage to 60% in Pro-Voter Victory
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Ohio Voters Defeat Republican Effort to Raise Citizen Ballot Initiative Passage to 60% in Pro-Voter Victory

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 09, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Oregon Expands Automatic Voter Registration, Protects Voters Who Move In-State From Losing Eligibility, and Seeks Funding for Dropbox Security
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Oregon Expands Automatic Voter Registration, Protects Voters Who Move In-State From Losing Eligibility, and Seeks Funding for Dropbox Security

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Aug 08, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1