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'A Principled Stand': Hirabayashi v. the United States  play >

'A Principled Stand': Hirabayashi v. the United States

6/18/2013 | Download File (12.94 MB) - right click to download

In 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, authorizing the wartime incarceration of Japanese-Americans in what he called "concentration camps." A few Japanese Americans defied that order. One of them, Gordon Hirabayashi, broke curfew and refused to go to camp. He became the face of one of the defining Supreme Court cases of that period, Hirabayashi v. United States. Approaching the 70th anniversary of the case, we talk with Gordon's nephew Lane Hirabayashi about his uncle's life and legacy.

Syria Dominates G-8 Talks  play >

Syria Dominates G-8 Talks

6/18/2013 | Download File (11.10 MB) - right click to download

After the first day of the G-8 summit meeting in Northern Ireland, topics like tax evasion, transparency and a U.S.-European Union bilateral trade agreement seemed largely overshadowed by talks of the Syrian conflict. Russian President Vladimir Putin's dismissal of President Obama's call to support Syrian rebels has created a rift between Russia and the seven other members of the summit.

Inside the Lives of Humboldt's Pot Growers  play >

Inside the Lives of Humboldt's Pot Growers

6/17/2013 | Download File (23.89 MB) - right click to download

In Humboldt County, marijuana supports everything from fire departments to schools. Some residents welcome the prospect of legalization. Others want to stick with the inflated profits of the black market. In 2010, journalist Emily Brady decided she would move to Humboldt and live among pot growers. She joins us to talk about her new book, "Humboldt: Life on America's Marijuana Frontier."

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