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The Drug Supply Chain

Thursday, Aug 18, 2011 at 1:06 p.m.
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More than eighty percent of the active ingredients for the prescription drugs we take are now made abroad, mostly in China and India. We explore the globalization of the drug industry and what it means for the quality and safety of our prescription drugs.

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Social Media & Social Unrest

Tuesday, Aug 16, 2011 at 12:06 p.m.
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We explore the role of social media in efforts to spark and squash social unrest taking place in the United States and abroad.

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Too Secret? Rethinking Government Classification

Monday, Aug 15, 2011 at 1:06 p.m.
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President Obama came to the White House pledging to change the culture of government secrecy. But last year, the nearly 77 million government documents were deemed too sensitive public consumption...

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Fights Over "Secure Communities"

Wednesday, Aug 10, 2011 at 12:06 p.m.
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We explore the latest developments with a program that requires local law enforcement agencies to share information with federal authorities.

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The Raw Milk Wars

Wednesday, Jul 27, 2011 at 12:06 p.m.
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Kojo explores what is safe and what is legal when it comes to our consumption of milk.

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Disability and Global Development

Monday, Jul 25, 2011 at 1:06 p.m.
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Kojo explores the new World Report on Disability and examines how disability issues are being integrated into broader approaches to international development.

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Youth Curfews

Wednesday, Jul 20, 2011 at 12:06 p.m.
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Montgomery County is considering imposing a year-round curfew on kids under 18 as a way to address crime and gang-related violence.

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"Freedom From Pain"

Tuesday, Jul 19, 2011 at 1:36 p.m.
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It's a largely unreported byproduct of the global "war on drugs": sick people in nearly half the world's countries have no access to legal morphine to treat pain from cancer and other afflictions. We meet the filmmaker behind "Freedom From...

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"The Interrogator"

Monday, Jul 18, 2011 at 12:06 p.m.
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In 2002, former CIA case officer Glenn Carle led the interrogation of a Senior Al Qaeda detainee. But he soon became convinced the Agency had the wrong man...

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Anti-Poverty: Present, Past, and Future

Wednesday, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:06 p.m.
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We examine America's evolving attitude towards its poor and working classes.

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Beyond Blaming the Victim

Monday, Jul 11, 2011 at 1:21 p.m.
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Several high-profile sexual assault cases are raising old debates and sensitivities about who has power and who is a victim.

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Innovation and Patent Reform

Tuesday, Jun 28, 2011 at 1:19 p.m.
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A new, controversial law- the America Invents Act- proposes to streamline the process and change how patents are awarded. We examine the debate over reforming America's patent system.

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SCOTUS: Gaming Edition

Tuesday, Jun 28, 2011 at 1:06 p.m.
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We analyze the Supreme Court's recent rulings and the overall tone of its most recent session.

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Understanding Your Neighborhood Through Twitter...

Tuesday, Jun 28, 2011 at 12:06 p.m.
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Tech Tuesday explores local political culture through social media, and gets a primer on Twitter jargon and hashtags.

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The Rise of Community Benefit Agreements

Thursday, Jun 23, 2011 at 12:06 p.m.
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Communities across the country are employing a new tactic, demanding signed agreements from developers to address concerns like local jobs, wages, and the environmental impact.

The Kojo Nnamdi Show is produced by member-supported WAMU 88.5 in Washington DC.