From 1980 to 2004 the Stanley Center produced Common Ground, an award-winning weekly radio program on world affairs.
Common Ground, a weekly radio program on world affairs, ran from 1980 to 2004. Hundreds of public and noncommerical radio stations across the United States and Canada depended on Common Ground for news and in-depth analysis of critical international issues.
During its tenure, Common Ground earned a reputation for excellence in broadcast journalism and was honored by the Robert F. Kennedy Awards, the Clarion Awards, the New York Festivals, the National Headliner Awards, the American Women in Radio and Television, and other recognitions.
Over the years, Common Ground was produced and hosted by Jeff Martin, Jim Berard, Mary Gray-Davidson, Keith Porter, and Kristin McHugh. This archive contains the audio and transcript files of the show.
A group of Indian authors reflect on what this anniversary means to them.
Cherif Bassiouni argues that it’s time the world had a permanent international criminal court.
This program continues our occasional series on India’s fiftieth anniversary by looking at its mixed development record.
Here we compare three distinct approaches to race relations and what we can learn from them.
A talk with three people working to achieve reconciliation and a sense of justice in Rwanda, Bosnia, and Haiti.
A look at the international informal economy. Plus, India’s ambassador to the UN on the nation’s fiftieth anniversary since independence.
Two of South Africa’s moral leaders discuss both the redemptive and controversial aspects of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s process.