/tags/communism Communism en-US Copyright Wed, 27 Mar 2019 16:41:44 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-03-27/a-musical-ode-to-a-martyr-in-maos-china Lin Zhao was a poet and journalist who was arrested as a political dissident during the Mao Zedong regime in China. She stands as the only known Chinese… Wed, 27 Mar 2019 16:41:44 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-03-27/a-musical-ode-to-a-martyr-in-maos-china Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2019-03-27/a-musical-ode-to-a-martyr-in-maos-china Lin Zhao was a poet and journalist who was arrested as a political dissident during the Mao Zedong regime in China. She stands as the only known Chinese… Wed, 27 Mar 2019 16:41:44 GMT /arts-culture/2019-03-27/a-musical-ode-to-a-martyr-in-maos-china Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-12-26/the-state-of-things-producer-picks-a-2014-look-back-with-hady-mawajdeh As the year draws to a close, The State of Things staff take a look back at some of their favorite segments of 2014. Producer Hady Mawajdeh highlights… Fri, 26 Dec 2014 17:00:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-12-26/the-state-of-things-producer-picks-a-2014-look-back-with-hady-mawajdeh Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio /the-state-of-things/2014-12-26/the-state-of-things-producer-picks-a-2014-look-back-with-hady-mawajdeh As the year draws to a close, The State of Things staff take a look back at some of their favorite segments of 2014. Producer Hady Mawajdeh highlights… Fri, 26 Dec 2014 17:00:00 GMT /the-state-of-things/2014-12-26/the-state-of-things-producer-picks-a-2014-look-back-with-hady-mawajdeh Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-10-02/the-czech-romance-with-american-bluegrass People in the Czech Republic first heard bluegrass music during World War II when Western music was hard to access in the sphere of Soviet influence.… Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:06:40 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-10-02/the-czech-romance-with-american-bluegrass Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2014-10-02/the-czech-romance-with-american-bluegrass People in the Czech Republic first heard bluegrass music during World War II when Western music was hard to access in the sphere of Soviet influence.… Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:06:40 GMT /arts-culture/2014-10-02/the-czech-romance-with-american-bluegrass Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-09-08/meet-hana-pichova-choosing-her-own-path Hana Pichova grew up under a totalitarian regime in Czechoslovakia during the 1970s. For Pichova, opportunities for learning and discovery were rare under… Mon, 08 Sep 2014 16:30:31 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-09-08/meet-hana-pichova-choosing-her-own-path Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio /education/2014-09-08/meet-hana-pichova-choosing-her-own-path Hana Pichova grew up under a totalitarian regime in Czechoslovakia during the 1970s. For Pichova, opportunities for learning and discovery were rare under… Mon, 08 Sep 2014 16:30:31 GMT /education/2014-09-08/meet-hana-pichova-choosing-her-own-path Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-09-04/chronicling-the-fall-of-the-iron-curtain-through-art This year marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the subsequent collapse of communism in Eastern Europe.To commemorate this event,… Thu, 04 Sep 2014 16:13:18 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-09-04/chronicling-the-fall-of-the-iron-curtain-through-art Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2014-09-04/chronicling-the-fall-of-the-iron-curtain-through-art This year marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the subsequent collapse of communism in Eastern Europe.To commemorate this event,… Thu, 04 Sep 2014 16:13:18 GMT /arts-culture/2014-09-04/chronicling-the-fall-of-the-iron-curtain-through-art Anita Rao, Frank Stasio