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Public Libraries Become Targets of Budget Cuts

April 17, 2003 • Public libraries are becoming vulnerable targets as cities and states seek ways to cut their budgets. Some libraries already are feeling that pressure -- even as they serve more job-seekers. NPR's Margot Adler reports.

Public Libraries Become Targets of Budget Cuts

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Homework Series, Part One

March 11, 2003 • Across the nation, educators are balancing mandates to improve test scores and a chronic lack of resources with the need for children to have enough time to simply be children. In the first of a four-part series about homework on Morning Edition, NPR's Margot Adler examines how the increasing academic workload is stressing out kids and their families.

Homework Series, Part One

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Lysistrata: 'Ancient' War Protest

March 4, 2003 • All over the world yesterday, voices rose in opposition to war in the form of theater. The ancient Greek play, Lysistrata tells the story of women who stop war by witholding sex from their husbands until they agree to lay down their arms. NPR's Margot Adler reports on some of those performances and the motives of the organizers.

Lysistrata: 'Ancient' War Protest

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Study: Senior Women Reluctant to Cross Digital Divide

February 23, 2003 • Despite the fact that American women now outnumber men in cyberspace, a new poll shows women over the age of 65 are more reluctant to use the Internet than any other group. NPR's Margot Adler reports.

Study: Senior Women Reluctant to Cross Digital Divide

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Anti-War Activists Peace Rally

February 16, 2003 • Marches and rallies opposing military action against Iraq take place in more than 150 cities across the United States. In New York City, throngs of anti-war activists gather near the United Nations, holding a lively demonstration despite the city's refusal to permit an outright march. NPR's Margot Adler reports.

Anti-War Activists Rally for Peace

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New York Protests

February 15, 2003 • Throngs of anti-war activists gathered Saturday in New York City near the United Nations, holding a lively demonstration despite the city's refusal to permit an outright march. Meanwhile, among New Yorkers who chose not to take part, some cited frustration with the results of past protest efforts. Hear NPR's Margot Adler, NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Rick Karr.

NYC Protests

February 15, 2003 • NPR's Margot Adler talks to Steve Inskeep about large anti-war protests in New York today. Organizers were denied a permit to march, so demonstrators gathered four blocks north of the United Nations.

NYC Protests

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New Yorkers Take Their Own Approach to Anti-Terror Efforts

February 14, 2003 • As the rest of the nation stocks up with food, water, medicine and duct tape, New Yorkers follow their own strategies for survival. The city has been at an increased alert level for terrorism since the Sept. 11 attacks. NPR's Margot Adler reports.

New Yorkers Take Their Own Approach to Anti-Terror Efforts

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'Black Studies' Scholars Debate the Future

February 7, 2003 • Historians and other scholars are examining the state of black studies. Some 400 black studies programs and departments exist, but there have been few conferences such as the one in New York this weekend, and some say there's an identity crisis. NPR's Margot Adler reports.

'Black Studies' Scholars Debate the Future

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Teaching Patriotism in Time of War - Part II

February 7, 2003 • As the United States moves closer to war with Iraq, educators are taking different approaches to teaching what it means to be a patriot. In the conclusion to Morning Edition's "Citizen Student" series on civics education, NPR's Margot Adler moderates a Justice Talking debate between scholars who disagree on how -- or if -- American schools should teach patriotism.

Teaching Patriotism in Time of War - Part II

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Pakistan-NYC

February 4, 2003 • NPR's Margot Adler visited a community in Brooklyn, New York that is home to many of the Pakistanis who traveled north to seek asylum in Canada. Thousands more have left their homes in the United States for other destinations.

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The Public Conversations Project

January 19, 2003 • In 1995, in the wake of two shootings at women's health clinics in Boston, a group of leaders from opposing sides of the abortion debate agreed to hold four secret meetings to prevent further acts of violence. The meetings continued for seven years. NPR's Margot Adler visits the women at the Public Conversations Project offices, located in a small home in Watertown, Mass., to talk about the effect of their conversations. Online, hear the women's stories and read more about the 30th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

The Public Conversations Project

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Public Conversations Project

January 19, 2003 • In 1995, in the wake of two shootings at women's health clinics in Boston, a group of leaders from opposing sides of the abortion debate agreed to hold four secret meetings to prevent further acts of violence. Those meetings ended up continuing for seven years. Now the women have gone public. NPR's Margot Adler reports from the Public Conversation Project in Watertown, Mass.

Malcolm X Papers

January 7, 2003 • NPR's Margot Adler was in Harlem today to witness a deal resolving a longstanding controversy over what should be done with the papers of the civil rights and religious leader Malcolm X. The six Shabazz daughters agree to deposit the documents, photos and audiotapes with the Schomberg Center and the New York Public Library for 75 years. The family will retain intellectual and property rights, yet the public will have access to the archived materials.

Malcolm X Papers

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NYC Ready for New Year's Eve

December 31, 2002 • Security in midtown Manhattan is tight, but New York City officials say they're ready for the thousands of people who will celebrate the new year at Times Square. Along with fireworks, confetti and balloons, partiers will find heightened security and officers ready to search their bags. NPR's Margot Adler reports.

New York Readies for New Year's Eve Revelers

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