The infamous 18 are El Salvador's biggest gang. They battle with the rival MS13 for control of the drugs market. They charge 'renta' to local...
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When Obama took over office in 2009 he declared that the Guantanamo detention camp would be closed by January 22nd 2010. As this day approaches, producer Will...
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In this extract from the Current special, Quarter Life Crisis Holly explores how the ageing process affects a Quarter Life Crisis.
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Domestic Violence historically implies male on female abuse. In this pod, vc2 producer Rev. Melissa Mummert introduces us to a victim of female on male domestic...
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On the back of Beth Ditto's nude cover for the launch of hyper-trendy Love magazine, Tat Gray investigates the phenomenon of Rent A Fatty in which the media use...
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This piece follows a former marine, Ismael Valenzuela, as he adjusts to academic life at Borough of Manhattan Community College.
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As a college student, Stefan Heise relied on student loans and credit cards to pay for his education. Now out of school, he is more than $80,000 in debt and facing...
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This film explores the life of Liverpudlian kids who find themselves excluded from "straight" society. They spend their lives on the streets where they...
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A fascinating insight into the challenges facing a young British black man, recently released from HMP Pentonville after a career of selling drugs, robberies, gun...
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Mosquitos are independent recycling collectors who roam around town in ramshackle pick up trucks collecting cardboard, often illegally. The predominantly immigrant,...
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A comic look at CCTV in which Rory decides to become his own neighbourhood watch monitor after the CCTV in his street has failed him and he's increasingly...
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In an age when the headlines scream of murders of innocent citizens for daring to ask youths to keep down the noise or pick up litter the issue of young people...
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California domestic partnerships grant gay couples state-level rights but none of the 1138 rights and benefits granted to married couples under federal law. While...
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Joe came home one might to discover a burglar hiding under his brother's bed... the problem was, the police wouldn't believe him because he'd been out...
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What are green collar jobs and how can you get one? Luis Nunes tells you how some people are doing it in the East Bay.
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Muslim women in the west defend their right to veil themselves only because they already benefit from the privileges of western liberalism and feminism. The debate is...
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Christina Heller is a New Hampshire resident without health insurance. She explores how her situation would be different if she lived in Massachusetts, 26 miles away.
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