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VC2 producer, Mirna Shbaro, follows her friend
Lana for a day - a doctor who is volunteering to treat and help the traumatized refugees in one of the many refugee centers in Beirut.VC2 producer, Mirna Shbaro, follows her friend
Lana for a day - a doctor who is... more
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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.What are green collar jobs and how can you get one? Luis Nunes tells you how some... more
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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 overshadowed by French, British and American Muslim women, who have portrayed the hijab is an acceptable cultural norm. But by wearing the hijab, they actually do a disservice to women in the Muslim world, for whom one of the effects of wearing the hijab is to be denied equality and freedom. Jobeda Ali, a British Muslim, bravely rebels against the recent acceptance of the hijab and embarks on a journey to unwrap the liberal western tolerance of the hijab and discover the degree to which women in the Muslim world are prepared to rebel against the hijab. Do women in Turkey defend the hijab as passionately as their western counterparts?
Turkey banned the hijab in 1980 - only to allow the hijab again in universities in 2008.Muslim women in the west defend their right to veil themselves only because they... more
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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.Christina Heller is a New Hampshire resident without health insurance. She explores... more
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Humans are consuming more oil, more food ... more of everything than ever before. And as modern societies become more dependent on the resources they exploit, we're beginning to see signs that we may be pushing the planet to its limits. Vanguard and Collective Journalists explore the far-reaching consequences of this global fight for resources.Humans are consuming more oil, more food ... more of everything than ever before. And... more
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All over the nation, Americans are furious about the rapidly increasing price of gas. Take a look at how one savvy gas-station owner chose to deal with his customers who are pissed-off at the pump.All over the nation, Americans are furious about the rapidly increasing price of gas.... more
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California State Prison at Corcoran is a maximum security facility that houses some of the most violent inmates in the country. Laura Ling reports on the complex power plays taking place behind bars as various prison gangs vie for power.California State Prison at Corcoran is a maximum security facility that houses some of... more
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Louise, a young Irish artist from Dublin, shares the mixed emotions about her her journey to London to obtain an abortion. Every year around 6000 women travel from Ireland to England to have abortions. Despite being legal in England, Scotland and Wales for over 40 years, abortion it is still illegal in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.Louise, a young Irish artist from Dublin, shares the mixed emotions about her her... more
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China is building megacities like this at a pace and scale the
world has never seen before. Chongqing has 12 million people and counting.
It's part of the central government's plan to bring some of China's economic
boom to its impoverished interior province where three out of four Chinese
live. Vanguard takes you on a whirlwind tour of the city---from inside a
cramped boarding house where migrant workers to inside a starter apartment
of China's new class of yuppies; from inside ancient, crumbling teahouses to
gleaming new car factories.China is building megacities like this at a pace and scale the
world has never seen... more
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Chris is 17 and has lived in foster care since his mother's boyfriend beat her to death when Chris was 12. Growing up in the heart of South LA, Chris struggles like many teenagers but knows that on his 18th birthday the Department of Children and Family Services will terminate his file and he will be on his own. Of the 20,000 similarly released teenagers nationwide, one quarter will experience homelessness, one in five will be in
jail and half will be unemployed by their 24th birthday. In this pod, Chris shares his fears of his pending emancipation and we hear what the DCFS is doing to keep him from becoming another statistic.Chris is 17 and has lived in foster care since his mother's boyfriend beat her to... more
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South Dakota has passed a bill that restricts a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy. The people of Sioux Falls have something to say about this highly charged issue.South Dakota has passed a bill that restricts a woman's right to terminate her... more
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South Dakota is ground zero in the battle for a women's right to choose. Here are a chorus of voices from the land of Mt. Rushmore.South Dakota is ground zero in the battle for a women's right to choose. Here are... more
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