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Madeleine Brand

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Madeleine Brand has had a long career in public media. Most recently, she was special correspondent for KCET's award-winning nightly news show SoCal Connected. Prior to that, she created and hosted her own daily public radio news show.
Former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni
Conflict
The US just condemned Israeli settlement building. What Israel’s former foreign minister thinks.
Tibetan Freedom Concert at RFK Stadium in June, 1998
Music
Remember when the Beastie Boys played for Tibet? Here’s how it happened.
The Dalai Lama in Berlin
Belief
What will happen after the Dalai Lama dies?
Myra Dahgaypaw
Justice
Myra Dahgaypaw, an ethnic minority in Myanmar, vows not to let her people disappear
Aung San Suu Kyi
Global Politics
The rise of Myanmar’s ‘Lady’ Aung San Suu Kyi
Mabel van Oranje
Culture
Mabel van Oranje of Girls Not Brides wants to end child marriage in one generation
Dean Obeidallah
Culture
Middle East comedians are using ISIS to make jokes
The Underground Girls of Kabul
Development
Why some Afghans are raising their girls as boys
Conflict & Justice
Moroccan Film Examines the Roots of Terrorism