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America's Drug War May 13, 2001

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After 30 years America's War on drugs costs U.S. taxpayers $40 billion a year with no victory in sight. Combatants from both sides of the drug war shed light on the U.S. government's fight against one of the world's most profitable industries.

Oh Freedom Over Me Feb 13, 2001

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In the summer of 1964, about a thousand young Americans, black and white, came together in Mississippi for a peaceful assault on racism. It came to be known as Freedom Summer, one of the most remarkable chapters in the Civil Rights Movement.

Radio Fights Jim Crow Feb 13, 2001

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During the World-War-II years a series of groundbreaking radio programs tried to mend the deep racial and ethnic divisions that threatened America.

Nicaragua 'Free Zone' Aug 13, 2000

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Global companies fight unions on former Sandinista turf.

Jailing the Mentally Ill Jul 13, 2000

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Why are so many mentally ill Americans behind bars?

25 Years from Vietnam Apr 13, 2000

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Twenty-five years after the fall of Saigon, the legacy of the war affects lives on both sides of the Pacific. In this series of reports, American RadioWorks reveals how events fading into memory still influence our environments, institutions, and cultures.

Vietnam: A Nation, Not A War Apr 13, 2000

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To most Americans, Vietnam is a nation frozen in time and memory. It seems a distant place where 58,000 Americans lost their lives.

Shadow over Lockerbie Mar 13, 2000

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Two hundred seventy people died when Pan Am 103 was blown out of the sky over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988. It was the worst-ever act of airline terrorism against the United States. It was also called the world's biggest unsolved murder.

Massacre at Cuska Feb 13, 2000

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In 1999 Serb death squads attacked the ethnic Albanian village of Cuska and left 41 unarmed civilians dead.

Walking Out of History: The True Story of Shackleton's Endurance Expedition Oct 13, 1999

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The true story of 28 men lost in Antarctica for almost two years, fighting ice and the ocean. It's the story of Sir Ernest Shackleton, the Endurance, and the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914.

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