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Amanda Pike is the executive producer and director of the video department at CIR. Previously, she managed The I Files, CIR's investigative YouTube channel, and produced video content. Before coming to CIR, Amanda spent 17 years reporting and producing documentaries for PBS, CBS, ABC, National Geographic, A&E, Lifetime and The Learning Channel, among others. Subjects have ranged from militia members in Utah to young entrepreneurs in Egypt and genocide perpetrators in Cambodia. Amanda also has d…

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Amanda Pike is the producer for The I Files, a project of the Center for Investigative Reporting. The I Files…

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If Betty Draper Joined The Army

If Betty Draper Joined The Army

A look back at the Army’s awkward instructional videos for women’s fashion and etiquette.

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LOOK: The 10 Worst World Leader Gaffes

LOOK: The 10 Worst World Leader Gaffes

Whether it's throwing up on the Japanese prime minister or forgetting how many states are in the union, presi…

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The 10 Best Unintentionally Hilarious Propaganda Videos

The 10 Best Unintentionally Hilarious Propaganda Videos

Sampling some of the worst and most unintentionally entertaining propaganda videos from around the world.

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Hollywood-style surveillance technology inches closer to reality

Hollywood-style surveillance technology inches closer to reality

CIR and KQED take an inside look at the emerging technologies that could revolutionize policing - and how int…

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The Iran War’s Other Bill—And You’re Paying It

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently told Congress that the US government has spent an estimated $37.5 billion to date on the Iran war and requested an additional $67 billion in emergency funding. But there are several hidden costs that don’t factor into Hegseth’s accounting—ones that the rest of us are actually paying. The most obvious example is increased fuel prices.
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The Venice Biennale’s US Pavilion Was Supposed to Say Something About America. It Didn’t—And That’s the Point.

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Every two years, nearly 100 countries send their best artists to the Venice Biennale, sometimes called the Olympics of art. It’s cultural diplomacy dressed up as art—a chance for each nation to make a statement to the world about who they are. I am by no means an art expert; the closest I’ve come to curation is deciding which of my kids’ sketches goes on the fridge.
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Trump Is Branding America. History Has a Word for That.

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No sitting American president has ever put his name on US currency. That will change later this year when bills bearing President Donald Trump’s signature start to roll out. Trump is engaged in a personal branding campaign unlike anything in the history of the American presidency. More than a dozen symbols of national life now bear his name or face, from a government prescription drug website to the national parks pass. And he shows no signs of stopping.
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