DescriptionAfter 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. Correspondent: Deborah Amos Editor: Deborah George Coordinating Producers: Stephanie Curtis and Sasha Aslanian Technical Director: Craig Thorson Executive Producer: Bill Buzenberg Managing Editor: Stephen Smith Major funding for American RadioWorks® comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. American RadioWorks is the national documentary unit of American Public Media.
DescriptionHow do jurors decide who should live and who should die? Correspondents: Alan Berlow Editors: Deborah George Host: Deborah Amos Coordinating Producer: Sasha Aslanian Project Coordinator: Misha Quill Production Assistance: Baris Gumus-Dawes, Dania Akkad, and Ellen Guettler Technical Direction: Craig Thorson Managing Editor: Stephen Smith Executive Producer: Bill Buzenberg Major funding for American RadioWorks® comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. American RadioWorks is the national documentary unit of American Public Media.
DescriptionDuring an 18-month investigation, the 9/11 Commission heard extraordinary testimony about the terrorist attacks on America. Witnesses told stories of lucky breaks and deadly errors. The commission pieced together new evidence and new details to tell the most complete story to date of the al Qaeda plot. Producer: Catherine Winter Editor: Deborah George Coordinating Producer: Sasha Aslanian Project Manager: Misha Quill Assistant Producer: Ellen Guettler Production Assistants: Carey Biron and Nate Hall Mixing: Craig Thorson Web Producer: Ochen Kaylan Web Manager: John Pearson Web Production Supervisor: Michael Wells Executive Editor: Stephen Smith Executive Producer: Bill Buzenberg Major funding for American RadioWorks? comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. American RadioWorks is the national documentary unit of American Public Media.
DescriptionThe welfare reform law signed by President Clinton in August 1996 was designed to "end welfare as we know it." To a striking degree, it did: the number of people getting a welfare check dropped by more than half nationwide. Yet moving people off welfare is not the same as moving them out of poverty. Most single-parent households that left poverty increased their income slightly but remained poor. After Welfare explores the impact of welfare reform on women and children in Memphis, TN, Camden, NJ, and in Wyoming. The documentary also visits Oklahoma City, where efforts are being made to promote marriage as a solution to poverty.
DescriptionBankruptcy is booming. The reasons more Americans are filing for personal bankruptcy over the past decade are contentious, from predatory lending to lax morals. And despite a new law designed to slow down filings, America's bankruptcy will likely remain in record territory.
DescriptionLas Vegas: An Unconventional History commemorates the 100th anniversary of Las Vegas with a sweeping look at the city's dramatic past. The program follows a century of Las Vegas' development, from its humble, dusty beginnings as a remote railway station to the fluorescent, 24-hour, corporate-financed destination it is today. Explore Las Vegas' various incarnations during its evolution, including its Depression-era role as the "Gateway to the Hoover Dam" and its mid-century reputation as a gangster-run hideaway known as "Sin City." Drawing upon compelling interviews with historians, journalists, cultural commentators, as well as rich archival sound, this program evaluates Las Vegas' ongoing role as a barometer of American values.
DescriptionMost children can be volatile at some point in their development, with no particular cause for worry. But at what point do irritability, mood swings, and tantrums constitute a mental illness? Up to half a million children are believed to have bipolar illness. This is the story of three of those children, their families, and the professionals who work with them. Producer: Karen Brown Editor: Mary Beth Kirchner Host: Deborah Amos Senior Producer: Sasha Aslanian Project Manager: Misha Quill Web Producer: Ochen Kaylan Production Assistant: Ellen Guettler Mixing: Scott Liebers Executive Editor: Stephen Smith Executive Producer: Bill Buzenberg Major funding for American RadioWorks? comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the members of American Public Media. American RadioWorks is the national documentary unit of American Public Media.
DescriptionRarely has one speech changed history so dramatically. In 1956, Nikita Khrushchev exposed and denounced the crimes of Joseph Stalin, stunning a nation and opening the door to a human rights movement in the USSR. With the assistance of Khrushchev's son, Sergei, producer Robert Rand explores that bold event and its consequences for the Soviet Union and the world. Producer: Robert Rand…
