Worldview—February 28, 2005 |
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Millennium Development Goals
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Millennium Development Goals
What are the Millennium Development Goals? Producer Breeze Luetke-Stahlman takes our microphones to the streets to ask some Chicagoans. |
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U.S. Response to Millennium Development Goals
Paul Applegarth—CEO, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Congress and the Bush Administration made a move in 2004 to increase and change the way the U.S. distributes aid to developing countries. They started the Millennium Challenge Corporation to grant money to countries that meet certain criteria. |
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Millennium Challenge Corporation Not Enough
Steve Radelet—Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
Some experts like that the U.S. has started distributing aid to developing countries based on measurable criteria, but they also see challenges for the strategy and for the Millennium Challenge Corporation. |
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Worldview—February 25, 2005 |
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Canada—No to Missile Defense
Steve Staples—Defense Analyst, Polaris Institute
Prime minister Paul Martin announced that Canada would not join the US balistic missile defense program, but Canada already
participates in the aerospace monitoring system NORAD. Polaris's Steve Staples talks to us about the situation. |
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Brazil—American Nun Slain
Sr. Joan Krimm—Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
Sr. Dorothy Stang worked for 22 years to help rural Amazonian farmers protect themselves from expropriation of land until she
was killed by mercenaries in Anapu, Brazil. Sr. Joan Krimm joins us to talk about Stang's life and the issues in Brazil. |
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Brazil—Land Needs vs. Conservation
Ederson Augusto Zanetti—Visiting Fulbright Scholar, Federal University of Mato Grosso
Visiting Fulbright Scholar Ederson Augusto Zanetti joins us to discuss the murder of Sr. Dorothy Stang. He also highlights
the debate about Brazillian land use issues.
Guest Ederson Augusto Zanetti is a guest faculty member at the College of Lake County and William Rainey Harper College. |
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Documenting the Global Race to End Polio
Scott Thigpen—Filmmaker
We speak with filmmaker Scott Thigpen about his documentary, The Last Child, which deals with the global effort to
eradicate polio and touches on the larger implications of this struggle.
The film, The Last Child, airs on Sunday, February 27 at 1 pm on WTTW Channel 11. |
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Worldview—February 24, 2005 |
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Russia—Presidents Bush and Putin Meet in Slovakia
Lilia Shevtsova—Senior Associate, Russian and Eurasian Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Western observers are trying to influence President Putin to move away from his authoritarian tendencies and closer to policies they find more pleasing. Ideas being floated include stalling on Russia's WTO membership and kicking Russia out of the G8.
Guest Lilia Shevtsova is author of Putin's Russia. |
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Global Activism Story: Volunteer Vacationing in Ecuador
Marlene Brandis—Volunteer, Global Volunteers
The organization, Global Volunteers, offers short-term opportunities to participate in community development projects abroad. North suburban Evanston resident Marlene Brandis tells us about her experience working with children in Quito, Ecuador.
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Film: Hotel Rwanda
Originally broadcast December 22, 2004
Terry George—Filmmaker
Paul Rusesabagina—Survivor, 1994 Rwandan Genocide
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
We revisit a conversation with hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina, who saved more than a thousand refugees during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Don Cheadle is nominated for a 2005 Academy Award for his portrayal of Rusesabagina in the movie, Hotel Rwanda.
Film commentator Milos Stehlik is director of Facets Multimedia in Chicago. |
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Worldview—February 23, 2005 |
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The Progressive Agenda of the United States
Medea Benjamin—Founding Director, Global Exchange; Cofounder, Code Pink
The elections in Iraq have made some western observers optimistic about a democratic future for the country. But opponents of the war in Iraq still see the U.S. presence as counterproductive. Activist Medea Benjamin joins us to discuss the cost of American involvement in Iraq. |
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The Ambassadors of Afro-Peruvian Music in Chicago
 Juan Murillo—Manager, Peru Negro
Ronny Campos—Musician and Leader, Peru Negro
With drums outlawed during the colonial period, Peruvian slaves improvised instruments using commonplace objects such as crates and donkey jaw bones. Members of the ensemble Peru Negro join us in Chicago Public Radio's Jim and Kay Mabie Performance Studio to perform their brand of Afro-Peruvian music for which they still utilize these traditional instruments.
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Worldview—February 22, 2005 |
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A Decade of U.S. Agricultural Dumping
Ben Lilliston—Communications Director, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
The global agriculture market is a mess, due in no small part to U.S. companies and policies. That's according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, which has released the first in a series of reports on the first ten years of the WTO.
Read the report, “WTO Agreement on Agriculture: A Decade of Dumping,” at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy's Web site. |
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Togo—Elections Proposed, Sanctions Imposed
Calestous Juma—Professor of the Practice of International Development, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Militaries in West Africa aren't always helpful to the democratization process, and Togo is a good example. We talk with an advocate of transforming Africa's military budgets into funding for schools and other civic projects. |
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India—Tamil Nadu Tsunami Relief
Prasanna Pendse—Volunteer, Asha for Education
Following the South Asian tsunami disaster, Chicago resident Prasanna Pendse traveled to India to assess the aftermath for himself. Pendse joins us to share what he saw and how he and other volunteers tried to help.
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Worldview—February 21, 2005 |
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Bush in Europe, Mideast Negotiations, and Iraqi Violence
Shibley Telhami—Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development, University of Maryland, College Park
Speaking before a group of European business leaders, President Bush addressed in great length both the U.S.-European alliance and the future of the Middle East. We get reaction from Middle East expert Shibley Telhami. |
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The Future of U.S.-European Relations
Originally broadcast November 16, 2004
Timothy Garton Ash—Director, European Studies Centre; St. Anthony's College, Oxford University
We revisit a conversation with internationally-acclaimed historian Timothy Garton Ash about his book, Free World: America, Europe, and the Surprising Future of the West (Random House, 2004). |
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Worldview—February 18, 2005 |
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Nuclear Weapons—Iran, North Korea, and Missile Defense
Joe Cirincione—Senior Associate and Director, Non-Proliferation Project; Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The International Atomic Energy Agency has found no evidence to suggest an Iranian nuclear weapons program, and Russia has promised Iran continued support in developing nuclear energy. Author Joe Cirincione joins us to discuss the situation.
Guest Joe Cirincione is author of the book, Deadly Arsenals: Tracking Weapons of Mass Destruction (Carnegie Endowment, 2002). |
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Berlin International Film Festival—Scientific Racism and Gun Obsessions
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
Commentator Milos Stehlik reviews the films, Man to Man, Small Town Italy, and Dear Wendy, playing at the International Film Festival in Berlin.
Stehlik is director of Facets Multimedia in Chicago. |
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World Institutions Seek to Fill Executive Positions
Tim Cullen—Former Chief Spokesman, World Bank
We speak with former World Bank spokesman Tim Mullen about the strange processes by which the new leadership of the World Bank, WTO, and other dominant global institutions will be chosen in the next 18 months. |
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Worldview—February 17, 2005 |
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U.S. Torture Training Opponents
Elizabeth Deligio—Member, School of the Americas Watch
Ron Durham—Member, School of the Americas Watch
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Dorothy Pagosa—Director of Social Justice Programs, Eighth Day Center for Justice
Accusing the U.S. military of training Latin American soldiers in torture techniques, activists continue to lobby the federal government to close the former School of the Americas in Fort Benning, Georgia.
SOA's name has been changed to the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation. |
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Negroponte's Latin American Ties
Geoff Thale—Senior Associate, Washington Office on Latin America
Director of National Intelligence nominee John Negroponte was ambassador to Honduras in the early 1980s. During that time, he worked closely with Honduran general Gustavo Alvarez, who's been implicated in numerous tortures and disappearances. |
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Global Activism Story: Humanitarian Assistance to Nicaragua
Jens Nielsen—Founder, Nicaragua-Direct
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Since he first visited Nicaragua in 1996, Jens Nielsen has been independently collecting and delivering cash and other donations to distribute to schools, hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages—wherever he sees a need.
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Nicaragua-Direct
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Worldview—February 16, 2005 |
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Syria—History and Politics
Joseph Kechichian—Visiting Fellow, Pepperdine University
The geopolitical landscape of the Middle East continues to be rocked by the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, and many—including the United States—are pointing the finger at Syria.
Guest Joseph Kechichian is author of Succession in Saudi Arabia. |
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U.S. Asylum Seekers Face Expedited Removal
Mary Meg McCarthy—Director, Midwest Immigrant and Human Rights Center, Heartland Alliance
The Department of Homeland Security often subjects refugees to a harsh, long, and arbitrary asylum petition process. That's the conclusion of a government report examining how the concept of “expedited removal” actually plays out.
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Report on Asylum Seekers in Expedited Removal—United States Commission on International Religious Freedom |
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Worldview—February 15, 2005 |
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Togo—Family Coup Unsettles Region
Will Reno—Associate Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University
After President Gnassingbe Eyadema died, his supporters changed Togo's constitution to allow his son, Faure, to succeed him. The move has ignited concerns in West Africa and beyond that Faure Eyadema plans to continue his father's repressive policies. |
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Berlin International Film Festival—Politics and History
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
Commentator Milos Stehlik checks in from Berlin, discussing the films, U-Carmen e-Khayelitsha, Sophie Scholl—The Final Days, and Paradise Now.
Stehlik is director of Facets Multimedia in Chicago. |
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Jamaica—Violence against Gays and Lesbians
Gareth—Cochair, Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-sexuals, and Gays (J-FLAG)
Karlene—Cochair, Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-sexuals, and Gays (J-FLAG)
Both pop culture and police are complicit in homophobia in Jamaica, and neither church nor community do much to discourage it, either. We talk with the cochairs of the country's only gay rights organization, which operates virtually underground.
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Letter-writing Campaign against Homophobia in Jamaica—Amnesty International |
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Worldview—February 14, 2005 |
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Lebanon—Former Prime Minister Assassinated
Patrick Seale—Journalist
Rafik Hariri was considered by many to be the glue of a diverse coalition that was encouraging Syria to accept a lesser role in Lebanon. We get reaction to his death from Patrick Seale, author of Asad of Syria: The Struggle for the Middle East.
Seale is on the board of directors for Middle East International magazine. |
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Africa—Peace with Justice Tour
Gregory Angeluki—Subcommittee Chairman, Peace One Day Initiative; UNESCO, Botswana
Abdul Rahman Kamara—Peace Activist, Sierra Leone
Roxanne Lawson—Associate Director, Peacebuilding Unit; American Friends Service Committee, Africa Program
Brenda Mofya—Representative, Southern Africa Quaker International Affairs; American Friends Service Committee, Zambia
As G7 nations consider canceling all debt owed by poor countries to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, members of an African delegation are touring the U.S. to raise awareness about the crippling effects of debt in the developing world.
Related Link
Toward a New Africa—American Friends Service Commitee
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Worldview—February 11, 2005 |
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Interim Report on U.N. Oil for Food Scandal Released
George Lopez—Professor, Department of Political Science and Director of Policy Studies; Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
Former Federal Reserve chair Paul Volcker's IIC report alleges corruption on the part of senior officials in the U.N. Oil-for-Food scandal. We speak with Kroc Institute policy studies director George Lopez about the situation. |
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The Question of Independence for Kosovo, Part One
John Norris—Advisor to the President, International Crisis Group
With ethnic tensions still high and U.N. peace-keeping forces in place, the debate over Kosovo's future has been reignited. John Norris of the International Crisis Group joins us to discuss the organization's report that argues for the creation of an independent Kosovo.
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Read a summary of the International Crisis Group's “Kosovo’s Final Status” report |
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The Question of Independence for Kosovo, Part Two
Desko Nikitovic—Consul General of Serbia and Montenegro, Chicago
Chicago Consul General of Serbia and Montenegro Desko Nikitovic speaks with us about the arguments against an independent Kosovo.
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Worldview—February 10, 2005 |
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North Korea—Pyongyang Announces it has Nuclear Weapons
Bruce Cumings—Professor, Department of History, University of Chicago
North Korea announced they have nuclear weapons to protect themselves from the United States and have walked away from six-party talks. Bruce Cummings discusses whether North Korea is manufacturing nuclear weapons and if they are really done with the talks.
Bruce Cumings is author of the book, North Korea: Another Country (New Press, 2004). |
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Berlin Film Festival Preview
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
Milos Stehlik looks at films showing at the Berlin Film Festival.
Milos Stehlik is the director of Facets Multimedia.
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Global Activism Story: Building Bridges around the World
Ken Frantz—Founder, Bridges to Prosperity
Ken Frantz thought of the idea for Bridges to Prosperity while waiting for an oil change. Bridges to Prosperity goes into developing countries and repairs footbridges—seven in Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Nepal so far.
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Bridges to Prosperity |
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Worldview—February 9, 2005 |
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The U.S. and Torture: Part One
Kareem Irfan—Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago
Kareem Irfan discusses sexual humiliation interrogation techniques reported to have been used at Guantanamo Bay on Islamic men and the impact these techniques can have. |
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The U.S. and Torture: Part Two
Habib Rahiab—Research Fellow, Human Rights Program, Harvard Law School
Habib Rahiab took testimonies of Afghans who were held in U.S. detention centers. He discusses reports of sexual humiliation. |
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The U.S. and Torture: Part Three
Dr. Gregg Bloche—Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law School
Dr. Bloche discusses charges that doctors were complicit in torture at Abu Ghraib prision.
Dr. Gregg Bloche is codirector of the Georgetown-Johns Hopkins Joint Program in Law and Public Health. |
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The U.S. and Torture: Part Four
Doug Cassel—Human Rights Commentator
Human Rights Commentator Doug Cassel discusses the widespread use of torture and how embedded in U.S. policy it is. |
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Worldview—February 8, 2005 |
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Iraq—Kurdish Reaction to Elections
Kani Xulam—Director, American Kurdish Information Network
Early results of an unofficial referendum indicate that Iraqi Kurds overwhelmingly support autonomy for their region of the country. Some think the Kurds will accept a federal arrangement with Iraq. But others worry about the possibility of civil war. |
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Avian Flu—Economic and Health Concerns
Dr. Michael Osterholm—Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota
The avian flu may have jumped from one person to another in a case in Vietnam. And that has some public health officials worried that the bird flu could touch off a worldwide disaster on the scale of the 1918 influenza pandemic. |
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Jamaica—Film Explores IMF Policies
We hear a clip from Life and Debt, a documentary by Stephanie Black and Jamaica Kincaid. The film uses Jamaica's experience with crippling debt to explore the effects of International Monetary Fund policies toward developing countries.
A free screening of the movie takes place on Wednesday, February 9, 2005, at 7:30 pm at the Evanston Public Library—1703 Orrington Avenue in north suburban Evanston. It's presented by ReelTime Independent Film and Video Forum |
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G7 Proposes 100-Percent Debt Relief for Poor Nations
Jonathan Hepburn—Advocacy Officer, Oxfam International
The G7 finance ministers have decided that they are open to 100-percent debt relief on World Bank and International Monetary Fund loans for poor countries. We get reaction from Oxfam International's Jonathan Hepburn. |
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Worldview—February 7, 2005 |
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Film: The Power of Nightmares
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
The BBC documentary The Power of Nightmares argues against the preponderance of fear generated by the global war on terrorism. Film commentator Milos Stehlik shares his thoughts on the movie, which was produced by Adam Curtis.
Stehlik is director of Facets Multimedia in Chicago.
Related Link
Use Google to search the Web for The Power of Nightmares.
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What Is Al Qaeda?
Jason Burke—Chief Reporter, The Observer, London
Is Al Qaeda more dangerous as an idea than as an actual organization? We talk with Jason Burke, author of Al Qaeda: Casting a Shadow of Terror (I.B. Tauris, 2004). |
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Ukraine—Prospects for NATO and EU Membership
John Tefft—Deputy Assistant Secretary for Eurasian and Russian Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Ukrainian president Viktor Yuschenko has promised to implement irreversible democratic reforms to prepare his country for entry into the European Union. Are EU and NATO membership in the cards for Ukraine? |
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Worldview—February 4, 2005 |
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North Korea and Nuclear Proliferation
Charles “Jack” Pritchard—Visiting Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings Institution
President Bush mentioned North Korea but once in the State of the Union address, and a recent New York Times story claimed that they may have sold uranium hexafluoride to Libya. Former special envoy to North Korea Charles “Jack” Pritchard talks about these issues.
Guest Charles “Jack” Pritchard is the former Special Envoy to North Korea for the U.S. State Department. |
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American Taste and House of Flying Daggers
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
American film audiences can be rather fickle when it comes to foreign films. In his weekly commentary, Milos Stehlik weighs in on the American response to House of Flying Daggers and other films by Zhang Yimou.
Stehlik is director of Facets Multimedia in Chicago.
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NAFTA Ten Years Later
John Coatsworth—Professor of History and Latin American Affairs and Director; Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University
Ten years after the inception of NAFTA, some want to see further economic integration between Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. akin to that of European Union countries. Harvard University's John Coatsworth joins us to talk about the situation. |
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Worldview—February 3, 2005 |
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State of the Union Response: Iraq
Fawaz Gerges—Chair of International Affairs and Middle Eastern Studies, Sarah Lawrence College
Fawaz Gerges weighs in on President Bush's State of the Union address and its messages about Iraq. Fawaz Gerges is author of the book, America and Political Islam: Clash of Cultures or Clash of Interests? (Cambridge University Press, 1999). |
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State of the Union Response: Iran
Ahmad Sadri—Professor, Department of Sociology, Lake Forest College
Ahmad Sadri talks about President Bush's State of the Union address and its messages about Iran. Ahmad Sadri is a columnist for The Daily Star of Lebanon.
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Justices Oppose Each Other Over Guantanamo Prisoners
Doug Cassel—Human Rights Commentator
Two federal court judges have given opposite positions on habeus corpus rulings for seven Guantanamo detainees. Human rights commentator Doug Cassel weighs in. |
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Worldview—February 2, 2005 |
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Russia—Soldier’s Mothers Demand End of Abuse by Military
Natalia Zhukova—Head, Soldier’s Mothers Committee of Nizhnii Novgorod
Diederick Lohman—Senior Researcher, Europe/Central Asia Division, Human Rights Watch
Natalia Zhukova started the Soldier's Mothers Committee to fight for better conditions for Russian soldiers. She was honored recently by Amnesty International for her work. Zhukova's remarks are translated by Diederick Lohman.
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“The Wrongs of Passage: Inhuman and Degrading Treatment of New Recruits in the Russian Armed Forces”—Human Rights Watch:
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Deceased Soldier’s Father Criticizes U.S. Military Policies
Fernando Suárez del Solar—Founder, Guerrero Azteca Project
On March 27, 2003, Jesús Suárez del Solar Navarro became the fifth U.S. casualty during the Iraq invasion. After his son's death, Fernando Suárez del Solar became an activist. He joins us to discuss the ways in which he speaks out.
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Military Families Speak Out
Proyecto Guerrero Azteca
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Worldview—February 1, 2005 |
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After the Tsunami—The Politics of Aid
Shruti Pandalai—Student, Asian College of Journalism
Shruti Pandalai, a student at the Asian College of Journalism in Chennai, India, narrates this look at the disparity between those who need help recovering from the South Asian tsunami disaster and the political machines that deliver the help.
Pandalai was a student in a broadcasting class taught by Robert Quicke, advisor to Chicago-based St. Xavier University's student radio station, WXAV.
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Politics of Humanitarian Relief
Ray Offenheiser—President, Oxfam America
Both individuals and governments have reacted generously to the South Asian tsunami disaster, but coordination of such aid can be a problem. We talk with Oxfam America president Ray Offenheiser about the issues raised by emergency relief efforts.
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Make Trade Fair
“Weathering the Storm: Lessons in Risk Reduction from Cuba” (Adobe Acrobat .pdf format) |
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