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In the aftermath of World War II, Europe lay in ruins. Cities were devastated, economies shattered, and the continent faced a crisis of unprecedent...
- Added: Jan 13, 2024
- Length: 03:18
One principle guiding Burning Man is "Radical Inclusion." But it's never been racially diverse. Activists like Favianna Rodriguez are changing that.
- Added: Aug 21, 2023
- Length: 56:11
Medicare is in the midst of a pretty dramatic transformation. Before long, two out of every three enrollees will likely have a private Medicare Adv...
Bought by WABE
- Added: Jun 16, 2023
- Length: 24:09
- Purchases: 1
The final episode of the season explores whether ballot initiatives can withstand the challenges they’re up against, and some groups are looking to...
- Added: Aug 17, 2022
- Length: 24:47
State legislatures across the country have taken notice of how ballot initiatives are creating political change. And now they're trying to make it ...
- Added: Aug 17, 2022
- Length: 29:28
By design, ballot initiatives require coalitions that cross party lines to secure the votes needed to win. Some campaign organizers view this rule ...
- Added: Aug 17, 2022
- Length: 35:48
In the words of one expert, California has “gone crazy for propositions.” In this episode, we tell the story of one of the state’s most notorious b...
- Added: Aug 17, 2022
- Length: 30:41
The theme of this special is a great fit for your programming needs in the days leading up to and the days following the July 4th holiday! This sel...
Bought by WRKF, KUAF Public Radio, KMXT, WABE, WJCT and more
- Added: Jun 23, 2021
- Length: 59:58
- Purchases: 41
We're marking Labor Day with a special episode about a group of women in Appalachia who defied stereotypes to get better living conditions for thei...
Bought by WYAP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUHF, and KOWS
- Added: Aug 24, 2020
- Length: 54:25
- Purchases: 4
The Cutting Edge presents Angela J. Davis talking about her book “Policing the Black Man: Arrest, Prosecution, and Imprisonment”, in which she exp...
Bought by KMSU and KISA Digital Studios
- Added: Sep 05, 2017
- Length: 01:00:03
- Purchases: 2
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
Series: "The Cutting Edge: Black News and Views- Where Journalism, Culture, Politics and Activism Converge"
Series: "The Cutting Edge: Black News and Views- Where Journalism, Culture, Politics and Activism Converge"
An audio collage of the development of the Klan, the Alt. Right and White Supremacy in the U.S.
- Added: Aug 15, 2017
- Length: 53:48
This episode of Art Beat we cover The Dinky Town Uprising, a film from the 2016 Frozen River Film Festival dealing with a 40 day and 40 night occup...
- Added: Aug 09, 2017
- Length: 40:28
Pete Seeger died in 2014 at the age of 94, a cultural icon, and a so-called a “consensus hero." But the hero was also a pariah too many.
Seeger’s ...
Bought by Prairie Public
- Added: Jul 05, 2017
- Length: 01:28:26
- Purchases: 1
This first episode of Kite Line is an introduction to some of the issues we want to cover here on the show. We give updates on prison news, talk ab...
Bought by KPIP-LP
- Added: Oct 03, 2016
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
No one wants to go to prison, but when the St. Cloud Correctional Facility opened its doors to the press last year during its 125th anniversary, KF...
- Added: Mar 11, 2015
- Length: 03:12
The Mount Polley taililngs pond breach happened a couple of weeks after Liz returned from the Action Camp. She speaks to author Arno Kopecky about ...
- Added: Sep 21, 2014
- Length: 18:40
The Administration of and Inaugural Address by new Newark Mayor Ras Baraka
- Added: Jul 02, 2014
- Length: 24:48
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
In this second part of a two-part series, The Cutting Edge presents excerpts from a forum presented by the Baruch History Department at their Perfo...
- Added: Apr 26, 2013
- Length: 59:59
December 2011: a hundred Occupy protesters have been camping out in the centre of London's financial district for 2 months. Who are they? Do they a...
Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
- Added: Mar 28, 2012
- Length: 29:04
- Purchases: 1
Joe Carraro discusses his first meeting with Ronald Reagan, and how he was the only true small businessman in the then-governor's small business ro...
- Added: Apr 13, 2011
- Length: 04:28
The libraries of Los Angeles might shut down in a few years, unless the people of the city rally and write letters, demanding they stay open. Plans...
- Added: Mar 22, 2010
- Length: 59:40
- Added: Jan 19, 2010
- Length: 01:28:37
Over 17,000 people gathered at NYC's Madison Square Garden to honor folk musician Pete Seeger.
- Added: May 08, 2009
- Length: 55:29
IN IT’S THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN;S DAY PROGRAM, CASA ATABEX ACHE & MOMMAS HIP HOP KITCHEN PRESENT “.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO ...
- Added: Mar 09, 2009
- Length: 54:15
"Without Comment" was a mini-series produced during the Democratic Primaries and begins with the final battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Ob...
- Added: Feb 05, 2009
- Length: 01:02:45