Examine the often-overlooked war that helped define global politics and American life for the second half of the 20th century.
Examine the often-overlooked war that helped define global politics and American life for the second half of the 20th century.
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor faces international war crimes charges arising from one of Africa's most brutal civil wars. American RadioWorks followed investigators as they built their case against Taylor.
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor faces international war crimes charges arising from one of Africa's most brutal civil wars. American RadioWorks followed investigators as they built their case against Taylor.
What impact has America's 30-year War on Crime had on communities and families?
What impact has America's 30-year War on Crime had on communities and families?
Small arms pass from war zone to war zone through a global network of arms traffickers. This is a story about just one part of the illegal arms pipeline.
Small arms pass from war zone to war zone through a global network of arms traffickers. This is a story about just one part of the illegal arms pipeline.
Days of Infamy compares recordings of ordinary Americans reacting to Pearl Harbor and September 11.
Days of Infamy compares recordings of ordinary Americans reacting to Pearl Harbor and September 11.
Every year, a chunk of land almost the size of Manhattan turns into open water in Louisiana, threatening the state's economy as well as vital American industries like seafood, oil and gas.
Every year, a chunk of land almost the size of Manhattan turns into open water in Louisiana, threatening the state's economy as well as vital American industries like seafood, oil and gas.
How do jurors decide who should live and who should die?
How do jurors decide who should live and who should die?
Jobs that are slowly disappearing in New York City and the people that keep them alive.
Jobs that are slowly disappearing in New York City and the people that keep them alive.
From the trials of Nazis at Nuremberg to the prosecution of war criminals in the former Yugoslavia, to people's courts in Rwanda -- how effective is the machinery of international justice?
From the trials of Nazis at Nuremberg to the prosecution of war criminals in the former Yugoslavia, to people's courts in Rwanda -- how effective is the machinery of international justice?
An unlikely corporation -- McDonald's -- has taken the lead in the campaign for animal welfare.
An unlikely corporation -- McDonald's -- has taken the lead in the campaign for animal welfare.
The intimate diary of a woman who loses her brother to terrorism.
The intimate diary of a woman who loses her brother to terrorism.
How corporations, prison guard unions, and police agencies help to shape who gets locked up and for how long.
How corporations, prison guard unions, and police agencies help to shape who gets locked up and for how long.
Is there still a place in America for a competitive and independent family farm? And is the use of popular antibiotics on livestock leading us toward a public health crisis?
Is there still a place in America for a competitive and independent family farm? And is the use of popular antibiotics on livestock leading us toward a public health crisis?
Examining the machinery and insidious legacy of war crimes, and the struggle for justice in societies convulsed by mass violence.
Examining the machinery and insidious legacy of war crimes, and the struggle for justice in societies convulsed by mass violence.
The United States inspires deep and conflicting emotions in other parts of the world. Since the terrorist attacks on September 11, America has been forced to pay closer attention.
The United States inspires deep and conflicting emotions in other parts of the world. Since the terrorist attacks on September 11, America has been forced to pay closer attention.
Follow the international diamond trail from the buckets of child miners in war-torn Western Africa to America's jewelry counters.
Follow the international diamond trail from the buckets of child miners in war-torn Western Africa to America's jewelry counters.
For much of the 20th century, African Americans endured a legal system in the American South that was calculated to segregate and humiliate them.
For much of the 20th century, African Americans endured a legal system in the American South that was calculated to segregate and humiliate them.
During the war in Kosovo in 1999, war-crimes investigators suspected that Serbian forces were hiding evidence of atrocities by removing bodies of murdered Albanians from graves and execution sites. But until now, no one could say precisely what happened to many of these bodies.
This is the story of a secret and grisly operation by Serbian security forces to destroy evidence of possible war crimes in an industrial furnace in northern Kosovo.
During the war in Kosovo in 1999, war-crimes investigators suspected that Serbian forces were hiding evidence of atrocities by removing bodies of murdered Albanians from graves and execution sites. But until now, no one could say precisely what happened to many of these bodies.
This is the story of a secret and grisly operation by Serbian security forces to destroy evidence of possible war crimes in an industrial furnace in northern Kosovo.
Follow Russian writer Aleksandr Radishchev's 200-year-old footsteps from St. Petersburg to Moscow, and discover the soul of a people and the character of a nation.
Follow Russian writer Aleksandr Radishchev's 200-year-old footsteps from St. Petersburg to Moscow, and discover the soul of a people and the character of a nation.
The global economy is changing the way we think about food, from the kinds of things we eat, to the way food is grown and harvested.
The global economy is changing the way we think about food, from the kinds of things we eat, to the way food is grown and harvested.
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.
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.
During the World-War-II years a series of groundbreaking radio programs tried to mend the deep racial and ethnic divisions that threatened America.
During the World-War-II years a series of groundbreaking radio programs tried to mend the deep racial and ethnic divisions that threatened America.
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.
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.
Global companies fight unions on former Sandinista turf.
Global companies fight unions on former Sandinista turf.
Why are so many mentally ill Americans behind bars?
Why are so many mentally ill Americans behind bars?
To most Americans, Vietnam is a nation frozen in time and memory. It seems a distant place where 58,000 Americans lost their lives.
To most Americans, Vietnam is a nation frozen in time and memory. It seems a distant place where 58,000 Americans lost their lives.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In 1999 Serb death squads attacked the ethnic Albanian village of Cuska and left 41 unarmed civilians dead.
In 1999 Serb death squads attacked the ethnic Albanian village of Cuska and left 41 unarmed civilians dead.
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.
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.
A small but growing number of scientists and doctors are helping couples with HIV get pregnant using experimental medical techniques that promise to reduce the risk of passing on HIV.
A small but growing number of scientists and doctors are helping couples with HIV get pregnant using experimental medical techniques that promise to reduce the risk of passing on HIV.
A series about the social implications of infertility and the advanced reproductive techniques designed to correct the condition.
A series about the social implications of infertility and the advanced reproductive techniques designed to correct the condition.
One in five American children is growing up poor. Critics of welfare and other social programs say government spending hasn't solved poverty. But neither has economic growth.
One in five American children is growing up poor. Critics of welfare and other social programs say government spending hasn't solved poverty. But neither has economic growth.
Teens with HIV face the challenge of preparing for an adulthood they may never reach.
Teens with HIV face the challenge of preparing for an adulthood they may never reach.
Nonprofits are being asked to step in to address some of America's most pressing social ills as government steps back.
Nonprofits are being asked to step in to address some of America's most pressing social ills as government steps back.
An extraordinary moment: America in a rare period of price stability.
An extraordinary moment: America in a rare period of price stability.
Frances Densmore spent her life gathering cultural artifacts of old Indian ways.
Frances Densmore spent her life gathering cultural artifacts of old Indian ways.
Predrag Bundalo was waiting for a cup of coffee when a bullet, fired at point-blank range, killed him. He was sitting on the enemy's couch.
Predrag Bundalo was waiting for a cup of coffee when a bullet, fired at point-blank range, killed him. He was sitting on the enemy's couch.
