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A podcast is rich media, such as audio or video, distributed via RSS (Really Simple Syndication), and provides updates whenever there is new content. You can listen to the files on your computer or load them on your media player.

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  • Green Jobs and America’s Community Colleges

    Many American colleges and universities are welcoming the growing interest in clean energy and green jobs with programs that prepare students for work in the renewable-energy and energy-efficiency industry


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  • Policymaking in America

    In Washington, people hear a lot about policy. What exactly is policy? And how is it made?


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  • Education and Development

    Education is one the most important parts of the Obama administration’s policy agenda. The president himself expressed the challenges that face citizens around the world and in America in his speech in Cairo.


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  • The Importance of Civic Education

    Americans sometimes feel dissatisfied with the policies and practices of those who govern. But in fact, American citizens are ultimately responsible for protecting their own rights


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  • Early American Institutions

    The founders of the new American government in 1789 were above all guided by a desire to ensure freedom for their citizens


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  • Americans confidence in legal system.

    A good demonstration of the trust that Americans have in the rule of law is their confidence in the U.S. legal system.


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  • Corporate Social Responsibility In America

    The chief business of the American people is business


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  • President Obama’s Speech in Jakarta, Indonesia
    President Obama’s Speech in Jakarta, Indonesia


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  • Peace & Security
    Peace & Security


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  • Handwashing and Sustainable Development
    Handwashing and Sustainable Development

    Universal education, gender equality and ending poverty are three global goals for achieving sustainable development. Learn how a USAID program called WASH-in-Schools is helping to achieve these goals by promoting handwashing with soap and improving sanitation facilities in schools.


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  • Handwashing and Sustainable Development
    Handwashing and Sustainable Development

    Universal education, gender equality and ending poverty are three global goals for achieving sustainable development. Learn how a USAID program called WASH-in-Schools is helping to achieve these goals by promoting handwashing with soap and improving sanitation facilities in schools


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