Government Shutdown: A Sign of Failure or Success For Democracy? | Chemical Weapons Inspectors on the Ground in Syria | Valerie Plame on the CIA, Current Events Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Gingrich vs. Clinton, Boehner vs. Obama: Government Shutdowns, Then and Now Chemical Weapons Inspectors on the Ground in Syria Amidst Civil War Coping With the Closing of the National Parks Why Americans Abroad are Giving Up U.S. Citizenship Valerie Plame on the CIA, Current Events, and Her New Crime Novel Government Shutdown: A Sign of Failure or Success For Democracy? Italian President Doubles Back on Threat to Bring Down Government Yosemite National Park ( Steve Dunleavy / flickr ) Produced by PRI and WNYC