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Netherlands—Vote on EU Constitution
Ian Bickerton—Netherlands Correspondent, Financial Times
With 55 percent of them rejecting it, French voters have delivered a serious strike against the European Union constitution, which needs ratification from all 25 member states. And Dutch voters appear set to deliver a fatal blow. |
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Left to right: translator Geoff Neill, bombing survivor Katsuji Yoshida, host Jerome McDonnell, and Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims director Toru Maruta. See a larger version of the photo >> |
Nagasaki—When the Atomic Bomb Fell
Our guests, Katsuji Yoshida and Toru Maruta, were in Chicago to help deliver The Hiroshima Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Exhibition:
Through August 14, 2005
The Peace Museum
100 North Central Park Avenue
Garfield Park
Chicago
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Nagasaki—A Survivor's Story
Katsuji Yoshida—Nagasaki Bombing Survivor
Geoff Neill—Translator
On August 9, 1945, 13-year-old Katsuji Yoshida was walking home from school with friends. Then the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, and Yoshida's life changed forever. |
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Nagasaki—Sharing a Message of Peace
Toru Maruta—Director, Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims
Geoff Neill—Translator
We talk with Toru Maruta, director of the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims, which was built to remember Japanese victims of the atomic bomb and to work toward lasting peace. |
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Worldview—May 30, 2005
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Worldview—May 27, 2005 |
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France—Vote on E.U. Constitution
Dominique Moisi—Deputy Director, French Institute of International Relations
Despite President Jacques Chirac's efforts to garner support for the pending E.U. constitution, French opinion polls project the majority of the country's citizens voting against the charter. Dominique Moisi of the French Institute of International Relations discusses the situation.
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Film: Cannes International Film Festival Review
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
Back from the French Riveria, film commentator Milos Stehlik reflects on the winning and unrewarded films at this
year's festival, including Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's The Child, Broken Flowers by Jim Jarmusch, and Hou
Hsiao-Hsen's film, Three Times.
Stehlik is director of Facets Multimedia in Chicago.
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$50 Million Aid Package to Palestine—Palestinian Perspective
Ali Abunimah—Editor, Electronic Intifada
President Bush met for the first time with Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas, promising $50 million to the Palestinian
Authority. This promise of aid money has been called a vote of confidence for Abbas. Electronic Intifada's Ali Abunimah gives
offers his opinion on the offer.
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$50 Million Dollar Aid Package to Palestine—Israel Perspective
David Makovsky—Director, Project on the Middle East Peace Process, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
David Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy weighs in on whether the promise of aid money to the
Palestinian Authority is a vote of confidence for Mahmoud Abbas.
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Worldview—May 26, 2005 |
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Iran—Democracy, Islam, and Human Rights
Shirin Ebadi—Attorney
In the early 1990s, Shirin Ebadi became Iran's first female judge. She's also represented plaintiffs in some of the country's most sensitive cases. And in 2003, she won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Shirin Ebadi's remarks are translated by Mohammed Sahimi. |
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Iran—A Visitor's Perspective
Anne Miller—Director, New Hampshire Peace Action
We continue discussing democracy, Islam, and human rights in Iran with Anne Miller. She's back from a trip to Iran with the organization, Global Exchange. |
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GlobeMed supplies arrive in Ho, Ghana. |
Global Activism Story: Distributing Medical Supplies around the World
John Broach, Jr.—Founder and Board Chairman, Global Medical Relief Program
Ashley Pasen—President, Global Medical Relief Program
Founded in 1999 as a small student organization at Northwestern University in north suburban Evanston, the Global Medical Relief Program, or GlobeMed, has expanded to college campuses all across the country.
GlobeMed is holding a benefit for the tropical disease center it's building in Ghana:
HOPE Initiative Unveiling
Thursday, June 2, 2005 @ 6 pm
Keynote address by Joseph Achana, executive director of GlobeMed Ghana
Palmer House Hilton
17 East Monroe Street
Chicago
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Worldview—May 25, 2005 |
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Judicial Appointment Processes in Other Countries
Doug Cassel—Human Rights Commentator
A compromise between seven Democratic senators and seven Republican senators has narrowly avoided the nuking of the Senate's filibuster rule. In his weekly commentary, Doug Cassel compares the process of judicial nominations in the U.S. to that of other countries.
Cassel is director of the Center for International Human Rights at the Northwestern University School of Law.
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Mayors against Nuclear Weapons
Tadatoshi Akiba—Former Mayor, Hiroshima, Japan
2005 marks the 60th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but Japan and the U.S. still maintain differing views of the morality of nuclear weapons. Former Hiroshima mayor Tadatoshi Akiba talks about Mayors for Peace and its efforts to eradicate nuclear weapons.
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U.S. Nuclear Policy
Kevin Martin—Executive Direction, Peace Action
Congress is set to vote on whether to fund the research of President Bush's proposed Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator, as the U.S. downplays its disarmament commitments under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at a New York conference. Peace Action's Kevin Martin talks about these nuclear issues.
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Worldview—May 24, 2005 |
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Egypt—Referendum on Multi-party Presidential Elections
Nathan Brown—Senior Associate, Democracy and the Rule of Law Project, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Egyptian parliament has already approved the multi-party election measure, but opposition groups argue that the move is intended to improve the country's image without creating real democratic change. |
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Peace through Reconciliation and International Justice
Richard Goldstone—Former Justice, Constitutional Court of South Africa
While the U.S. opposes the International Criminal Court, renowned South African jurist Richard Goldstone is passionate about the Court's potential. He's a former prosecutor for the war crimes tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. Justice Goldstone also chaired the committee that laid the groundwork for South Africa's truth and reconciliation commission. |
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Uzbekistan—Massacre and Protests Leave Future Uncertain
Alisher Ilkhamov—Research Fellow, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Why does China say the shooting of more than 500 Uzbek protestors is a domestic affair? Central Asia expert Alisher Ilkhamov says Uzbekistan's strategic position in the region makes its neighbors, as well as the U.S., reluctant to be too critical.
Ilkhamov is a contributor to the Moscow Times. |
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Worldview—May 23, 2005 |
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Afghanistan—Karzai Reacts to U.S. Abuse Reports
John Sifton—Researcher, Asia Division, Human Rights Watch
After an ultimately-retracted report that U.S. interrogators had desecrated a copy of the Koran and a leak detailing the murder of two Afghan detainees in 2002, relations between Afghanistan and the U.S. have been tense. |
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Sudan—Counting Civilian Casualties in Darfur
John Hagan—John D. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and Law, Northwestern University; Senior Research Fellow, American Bar Foundation
How are mortality statistics generated, and what is the process for getting them accepted? We talk with Northwestern University professor John Hagan, who led a study analyzing mortality rates for the genocide in Sudan's Darfur region.
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“Documenting Atrocities in Darfur”—U.S. Department of State |
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Worldview—May 20, 2005 |
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Jose Posada Carriles's Case a U.S. Terror Dilemma
Philip Brenner—Professor, School of International Service, American University
Jose Posada Carriles, wanted in Venezuela for a 1976 Cuban airline bombing, has been detained by federal agents for entering the U.S. illegally. American University's Phillip Brenner talks about the dilemma posed by Carriles. |
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Bolivia—National Gas Debate Continues
Jim Shultz—Founder and Executive Director, The Democracy Center
Energy reserves in Bolivia remain a central point in the country's political debate. Some want the industry nationalized, whereas others feel increased taxes on energy resources will provoke legal action. The Democracy Center's Jim Shultz discusses the situation.
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Worldview—May 19, 2005 |
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Space—No Weapons...Yet
Theresa Hitchens—Vice President and Director, Space Security Program, Center for Defense Information
The U.S. has militarized, but not yet weaponized, space. But that could change, as President Bush is expected to issue a directive moving American policy closer to fielding weapons in space.
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“United States Space Command Vision for 2020” (Adobe Acrobat .pdf format)
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Global Activism Story: For the Children of Armenia
Lucine Harvey—Coordinator, Mission to Armenia, St. Garabed Church
For more than a decade, former Chicago resident Lucine Harvey has helped deliver supplies to a children's rehabilitation center in eastern Armenia. She's also helped raise enough funds for 150-thousand dollars in renovations at the center.
For more information on St. Garabed Church's annual mission to Armenia, E-mail Lucine Harvey.
Financial contributions may be sent to:
St. Garabed Church
Attn: Mission to Armenia
P.O. Box 1242
Windermere, Florida 34786
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Film: Opening at Cannes
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
On location at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, commentator Milos Stehlik gives us a preview of Woody Allen's Match Point, Gus Van Sant's Last Days, Johnny To's Election, and Eric Khoo's Be with Me.
Stehlik is director of Facets Multimedia in Chicago.
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Worldview—May 18, 2005 |
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Uzbekistan Revolt Touches Kyrgyzstan
Morgan Liu—Cultural Anthropologist, Harvard University
Vowing to build an Islamic state, a Muslim rebel group claims to have seized control of a small town on Uzbekistan's border with Kyrgyzstan. |
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Koran Abuse in U.S. Detention Centers
Doug Cassel—Human Rights Commentator
Although Newsweek has rescinded its report that U.S. interrogators at Guantanamo Bay flushed a copy of the Koran down the toilet, human rights commentator Doug Cassel says there are other accounts of Koran desecration.
Cassel is director of the Center for International Human Rights at the Northwestern University School of Law.
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Sudan—Darfur Conflict Persists
Adrian McIntyre—Aid Worker, Oxfam International
We talk with Oxfam International's Adrian McIntyre, who's returned from nine months in Sudan's Darfur region. Two years of genocide there have killed tens of thousands and left more than two million more homeless.
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Humanitarian Food Product Targets Malnutrition
Beatrice Simkins—Representative, International Development, Nutriset
Plumpy nut, a sweet, enriched, peanut butter-like food product, has changed the way aid workers tackle malnutrition. It's produced by Nutriset, a French company dedicated to making humanitarian food products.
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Worldview—May 17, 2005 |
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Uzbekistan—Revolt Meets Violent Suppression
Russell Zanca—Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Northeastern Illinois University
Although it's a close U.S. ally in the war on terror, Uzbekistan now stands out as a regime that's willing to shoot as many of its own citizens as necessary to keep its grip on power. We analyze the situation with Uzbekistan researcher Russell Zanca. |
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Ukraine—Tatars Return
Deported en masse to forced labor camps in Central Asia by Josef Stalin, ethnic Tatars are returning to their homeland. Radio Netherlands correspondent Danny Wood takes us to Ukraine, site of the ancient Crimean Tatar capital. |
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Kuwait—Women Get Right to Vote
Mary Ann Tetreault—Professor of International Affairs, Trinity University
For the first time in Kuwait's 42-year history, lawmakers have granted political rights to women, clearing the way for them to vote and run for office in the country's 2007 parliamentary elections. |
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Film: Slavery and Democracy at Cannes
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
Checking in from the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, commentator Milos Stehlik reviews Lars von Trier's Manderlay.
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Stehlik is director of Facets Multimedia in Chicago. |
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Worldview—May 16, 2005 |
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Wal-Mart
It's the world's largest retailer, and its every move is closely watched by the industry as well as its critics. We devote the hour to exploring the many facets of Wal-Mart.
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Wal-Mart Facts
“Always Low Wages. Always.” by Paul Krugman—New York Times (Registration Required) |
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Wal-Mart—Is It Good for the U.S.?
Nelson Lichtenstein—Professor of History, University of California, Santa Barbara
We begin with historian Nelson Lichtenstein, editor of Wal-Mart: Template for Twenty-first Century Capitalism? He accuses Wal-Mart of setting an agenda for U.S. social policy, sometimes not in the nation's best interest. |
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Wal-Mart's Perspective on Labor Issues
Mona Williams—Vice President of Corporate Communications, Wal-Mart
For Wal-Mart's response to Nelson Lichtenstein's allegations, we turn to company spokesperson Mona Williams. |
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Wal-Mart—NPR Funding Credits
Jeffrey Dvorkin—Ombudsman, National Public Radio
Some public radio listeners complain that by accepting underwriting support from Wal-Mart, National Public Radio puts its credibility on the line. NPR® ombudsman Jeffrey Dvorkin joins us to discuss the network's Wal-Mart funding credits. |
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Wal-Mart in China
The world's largest importer of Chinese products, Wal-Mart is also looking to cultivate customers in the rapidly expanding Chinese marketplace. BBC North America's business correspondent Steven Evans gives us an inside look at Wal-Mart in China. |
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Worldview—May 13, 2005 |
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Afghanistan—Giving Aid to Children
Suraya Sadeed—Founder and Executive Director, Help the Afghan Children
Suraya Sadeed joins us to discuss the recent uprisings in Afghanistan and the work that her organization, Help the Afghan Children, does.
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North Korea—U.S. Says Pyongyang May Test Nuclear Weapon
Bruce Cumings—Professor of History, University of Chicago
The U.S. diplomat in charge of North Korea is hoping to jump start six party talks again. Recent developments in North Korea regarding nuclear weapons would make these talks profitable. Bruce Cumings gives his analysis of the recent developments. |
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France—Cannes Film Festival Opening
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
Milos Stehlik discusses the opening film at Cannes, Lemming, and Sangre, a surprise success from a young director.
Stehlik is director of Facets Multimedia.
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Worldview—May 12, 2005 |
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Global Activism Story: Bringing Medical Aid to Bolivia...and Fair Trade Clothing Back
Juan Hinojosa—Founder and Executive Director, Solidarity Bridge
A conversation with Juan Hinojosa, founder of the organization, Solidarity Bridge, which brings Chicago-area medical equipment and aid to Bolivia
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Solidarity Bridge
Solidarity Bridge fair trade clothing is available at Dharma Trading Company.
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Africa—New Approaches to Development
Myles Wickstead—Head, Secretariat to the Commission for Africa
British prime minister Tony Blair's commission for Africa has issued a report calling African poverty and stagnation the “greatest tragedy of our time.” We discuss the report and its recommendations with the head of the secretariat to the Commission.
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Worldview—May 11, 2005 |
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Afghans Protest U.S. Degradation of Koran
Barnett Rubin—Director of Studies, Center for International Cooperation, New York University
Upset over reports that U.S. interrogators at Guantanamo Bay flushed a copy of the Koran down the toilet, rioters in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, have shouted anti-U.S. slogans, burned the home of the Pakistani consul, and targeted foreign aid workers.
Guest Barnett Rubin is author of The Fragmentation of Afghanistan: State Formation and Collapse in the International System. |
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U.S.-Venezuela Relations—Pro-Chavez
Juan Barreto—Mayor, Caracas, Venezuela
Polls show a 70-percent approval rating for Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, but he's not nearly as popular in Washington. We talk first with Caracas mayor Juan Barreto, a close ally of Chavez.
Barreto's remarks are translated by Martin Sanchez, Venezuela's consul general in Chicago. |
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U.S.-Venezuela Relations—Anti-Chavez
Isaac Nahon—Journalist and Researcher
We turn now to a Venezuelan journalist living in Miami, Isaac Nahon, who says that despite President Hugo Chavez's high approval ratings, he's taking Venezuela in the wrong direction. |
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Worldview—May 10, 2005 |
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Iraq—British Memo Reveals U.S. Motive for War
Ray McGovern—Cofounder, Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
It hasn't received much attention in the U.S., but a July 2002 foreign policy memo to British prime minister Tony Blair confirms what some have long suspected: by summer 2002, the Bush administration had made up its mind to overthrow Saddam Hussein.
Guest Ray McGovern was a Central Intelligence Agency analyst for 27 years. |
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Lebanon—Exiled General Returns
James Zogby—Founder and President, Arab American Institute
After 15 years of exile in France, anti-Syrian Lebanese general Michel Aoun has returned home to a hero's welcome. But opponents of the Christian hardliner fear he could destabilize the country's delicate political balance. |
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Climate Change and Scientific Disregard
Kevin Knobloch—President, Union of Concerned Scientists
Many debates about science are really about politics, economics, or religion. And climate change is a particularly hostile topic. We sit down with the president of the Union of Concerned Scientists to get his take on global efforts to address the issue.
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Worldview—May 9, 2005 |
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Burmese Refugees Waiting to Go Home
One hundred forty-thousand Burmese refugees live in harsh, jungle conditions in camps along the Thailand-Burma border. Radio Netherlands producer Dheera Sujan traveled to one of the camps and prepared this documentary about the refugees' resilience. |
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Health Care for Displaced Persons
Dr. Kristian Olson—Instructor in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Because they're so complicated and often far away, the humanitarian concerns of refugees can be difficult to grasp. We get some perspective from Dr. Kristian Olson, who's worked with refugees in Sudan's Darfur region and along the Thai-Burmese border.
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Thomas S. Durant Fellowship for Refugee Medicine |
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Worldview—May 6, 2005 |
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Iraq—Politics and Violence Reflect Sectarian Conflict
Fawaz Gerges—Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies, Sarah Lawrence College
The Iraqi government is beginning to take shape, but the insurgency shows no signs of letting up. The violence and political wrangling both emphasize the sectarian divisions in Iraq. We speak with Sarah Lawrence College's Fawaz Gerges about Iraq. |
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Mein Kampf Bestseller in Turkey
Dorian Jones—Radio Netherlands
Holocaust Remembrance Day and the anniversary of the end of WWII in Europe generates a lot of discussion about history, focusing on the atrocities committed by the Nazi and Soviet armies. But in Turkey, a different sort of WWII assessment is going on. |
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France—Iranian Nuclear Talks, Iraq, and United Nations Reform
Jean-David Levitte—French Ambassador to the United States
E.U. countries have spent several years creating a constitution, which now awaits ratification. On May 29, 2005, France puts the matter to a referendum, for which polls project a close vote. French ambassador Jean-David Levitte talks about the debate. |
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France—Cannes Film Festival Preview
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
In advance of the Cannes International Film Festival, film commentator Milos Stehlik previews the festival's films.
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Worldview—May 5, 2005 |
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Global Activism Story: Landmines Blow
Jose de Arteaga—Vice President, Landmines Blow
Alison Bock—Founder and President, Landmines Blow
The global treaty to ban landmines is working, and funding to clear landmines continues to increase. But as two members of the Chicago-based NGO, Landmines Blow, tell us, there's still plenty of work to do on the issue.
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Landmines Blow
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International Campaign to Ban Landmines
Jody Williams—Visiting Professor of Social Work and Global Justice, Graduate School of Social Work, University of Houston
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jody Williams, who founded the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, joins us live in studio with an update on the organization's ongoing efforts.
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Worldview—May 4, 2005 |
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As leaders of the countries that are party to the Central America Free Trade Agreement prepare to visit Washington, D.C., to boost CAFTA's troubled standing there, we get four perspectives on the proposed accord—two in favor and two opposed. |
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Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)—Argument Against, Part One
Mark Weisbrot—Codirector, Center for Economic and Policy Research
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Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)—Argument For, Part One
John Murphy—Vice President for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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U.S.-Dominican Republic-CAFTA—U.S. Chamber of Commerce |
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Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)—Argument Against, Part Two
Dennis Olson—Director of Trade Programs, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
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“Sweet or Sour?: The U.S. Sugar Program and the Threats Posed by the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement” (Adobe Acrobat .pdf format) |
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Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)—Argument For, Part Two
George Munoz—Attorney and Partner, Tobin, Petkus, and Munoz
Guest George Munoz was an assistant treasury secretary and president of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation in the Clinton administration. |
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Worldview—May 3, 2005 |
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UK Polls Predict Labour Victory
Sean McConville—Professor of Law, Queen Mary College, University of London
Though UK voters don't choose their Prime Minister directly, Tony Blair and his credibility on the war in Iraq are major points of contention in the May 5, 2005, parliamentary elections. Is the Iraq issue dominating the campaign? |
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France—EU Constitution Referendum
Wolfgang Munchau—Associate Editor and European Commentator, Financial Times
Less than a month before France votes on the European Union constitution, the country's governing elite and leaders elsewhere on the continent are in somewhat of a panic over the possibility that French voters may reject the EU constitution. |
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Lebanon—Inter-religious Dialogue
Abbas Al-Halabi—President, Arab Group for Muslim-Christian Dialogue
Riad Jarjour—General Secretary, Arab Group for Muslim-Christian Dialogue; Former Secretary General, Middle East Council of Churches
Muhammad Sammak—General Secretary, National Committee for Muslim-Christian Dialogue
Three delegates to the Church World Service Middle East Forum join us to discuss efforts to foster interfaith dialogue in Lebanon since the end of the country's 15-year civil war in 1990.
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Worldview—May 2, 2005 |
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Latin America—U.S. Drug Policy
Kimberly Stanton—Deputy Director, Washington Office on Latin America
John Walsh—Senior Associate, Washington Office on Latin America
We spend the hour with two experts from the human rights organization, the Washington Office on Latin America. The group is out with the book, Drugs and Democracy in Latin America: The Impact of U.S. Policy (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004).
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