Worldview—September 30,
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Preventing Nuclear Terror
Graham Allison—Professor of
Government and Director, Belfer Center for Science and International
Affairs, Harvard University
The September 11 terrorist
attacks changed how many policy makers and experts, including
Graham Allison, think about nuclear terror. Allison is author
of Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe (Times
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Global Activism Story: Playing Basketball for Peace
Sean Tuohey—Founder, Playing for Peace
In 2000, Sean
Tuohey founded the organization Playing for Peace to help
bridge communal divisions among children in Northern Ireland.
The group has since expanded its work to South Africa.
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Worldview—September 29, 2004 |
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Haiti—Hurricane Causes Humanitarian and Security Crises
Peter Bell—President and CEO, CARE USA
Hurricane Jeanne has especially devastated Haiti's second-largest city, Gonaives, killing more than 2,000 and leaving 200,000 others homeless and hungry. Furthermore, relief workers in the area say law and order have broken down. |
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Civilian Control of U.S. Military Detainees
Doug Cassel—Human Rights Commentator
In response to Supreme Court rulings, the U.S. has established combatant status review tribunals for prisoners it's holding in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In his regular human rights commentary, Doug Cassel gives his verdict on the process.
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Nigeria—Militia Disrupts Oil Production
Carina Tertsakian—Researcher, Human Rights Watch, Africa Division
One factor in the rise of global oil prices is a renewed conflict in the oil-producing region of Nigeria. A militia calling itself the Nigerian Delta's People's Volunteer Force says foreign oil companies must cease production or face an all-out war. |
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Somalia—Long-Awaited Parliament to Choose President
Ahmed Samatar—Dean of International Studies, Macalester College
The Somali parliament, formed after a decade of anarchy, is planning to select a president by October 10, 2004. But it's unclear if the country's 275 regional governors and warlords can form an effective government. |
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Worldview—September 28, 2004 |
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U.K. Announces Debt Relief for Poor Countries
Max Lawson—Policy Advisor, Oxfam International
Britain has pledged aid to more than 30 heavily indebted countries, and it wants other G7 nations to step up to the plate as well. We talk with Oxfam International's Max Lawson about the continuing importance of debt relief. |
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Sudan—Professor from Darfur Analyzes Crisis
Ali B. Ali-Dinar—Outreach Director, African Studies Program, University of Pennsylvania
We get a firsthand account of how genocide has transformed the Darfur region from Ali B. Ali-Dinar, a Darfur native and grandson of the region's last sultan.
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Worldview—September 27, 2004 |
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Many say the war in Iraq has shown the Bush administration's preemptive doctrine to be a failure, but leaders in Australia, Iran, and Russia have expressed enthusiasm for preemptive approaches of their own. So has preemptive doctrine failed, or is it flourishing? We get four perspectives this hour. |
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President Bush on Preemptive Action
In June 2002, President George W. Bush laid out some of what's become known as the “Bush doctrine of preventive security” at a graduation speech at West Point. We hear an excerpt from those remarks. |
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Preemptive Doctrine—Failed or Flourishing?, Perspective One
Anatol Lieven—Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Guest Anatol Lieven is author of America Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism. |
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Preemptive Doctrine—Failed or Flourishing?, Perspective Two
Michael O'Hanlon—Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings Institution |
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Preemptive Doctrine—Failed or Flourishing?, Perspective Three
Stephen Schwartz—Executive Director, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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Preemptive Doctrine—Failed or Flourishing?, Perspective Four
Anthony Cordesman—Professor of Political Science, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Georgetown University |
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Worldview—September 24, 2004 |
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Comic Art Explores Life in Iran
Marjane Satrapi—Graphic Artist
Artist Marjane Satrapi has released her second graphic novel-memoir about growing up Iranian. Satrapi comments on her book, leaving Iran, and what she thinks of U.S. foreign policy.
Marjane Satrapi is author of the graphic novel Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return. |
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Turkish Imams Preach Women’s Rights
The government-run religious affairs directorate requires Turkey's Imams to preach the virtues of women's rights in their sermons. Radio Netherlands's Dorian Jones listens to one such sermon and brings us this report. |
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Luis Bunuel’s Nazarin Unsettles
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
While some films reflect the mundane, others reach for expressions of true meaning. Film commentator Milos Stehlik says Luis Bunuel's Nazarin shows that sometimes those true meanings are unsettling.
Milos Stehlik is director of Facets Multimedia in Chicago. |
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Worldview—September 23, 2004 |
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Global Activism Story: Cameroon—Paul's Computer Institute
Humphry B. Langmia—Teacher, Paul's Computer Institute
Paul Mickelson—Founder, Paul's Computer Institute
Beloit, Wisconsin, resident Paul Mickelson joined the Peace Corps at the age of 52, serving three years in Cameroon. He's returned there to start Paul's Computer Institute, one of the largest and most respected computer training centers in west Africa.
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Iraqi Interim Prime Minister Allawi Visits U.S.
We hear excerpts from Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's September 23, 2004, press conference with President Bush. |
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Iraq—Reaction to Allawi Visit
Abbas Mehdi—Founder and Chairman, Union of Independent Iraqis; Professor of Sociology, St. Cloud State University
Iraqi interim prime minister Iyad Allawi spoke before a joint session of Congress and also held a press conference at the White House with President Bush. We get reaction from Abbas Mehdi, founder of the Union of Independent Iraqis. |
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Worldview—September 22, 2004 |
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Iraq—Bush and Kerry Diverge
Doug Cassel—Human Rights Commentator
At last, a clear choice on Iraq: in his regular human rights commentary, Doug Cassel says Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Senator John Kerry has taken steps to separate his policy in Iraq from President Bush's policy.
Cassel is director of the Center for International Human Rights at the Northwestern University School of Law. |
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U.S. Navy Sonar Endangers Marine Wildlife
Joel Reynolds—Director, Marine Mammal Protection Project, Natural Resources Defense Council
Evidence indicates that underwater sonar can harm and even kill marine animals such as whales. We talk with Joel Reynolds of the Natural Resources Defense Council, which has been at the forefront of efforts to restrict the U.S. Navy's use of sonar.
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Natural Resources Defense Council: Protecting Whales from Dangerous Sonar |
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Afro-Peruvian Singer Makes U.S. Debut
Eva Allyon—Musician
After 30 years of playing to sold-out audiences in Peru, Eva Allyon has released her first U.S. album, Eva! Leyenda Peruana (Times Square, 2004). Allyon and some of her band members join us in Chicago Public Radio's performance studio.
Eva Allyon performs as part of the 2004 World Music Festival on Wednesday, September 22, at 7:30 pm at the Park West—322 West Armitage Avenue, Chicago. Celebrate World Music Fest with Chicago Public Radio >> |
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Worldview—September 21, 2004 |
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President Bush Addresses UN
We bring you excerpts from the president's September 21, 2004, address to the 59th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Read the full text of President Bush's speech >>
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Australia—Terrorism and Parliamentary Elections
John Higley—Jack S. Blanton Chair in Australian Studies, Department of Government; University of Texas, Austin
The terrorist attack on the Australian embassy in Indonesia has cast uncertainty onto Australia's October 9, 2004, parliamentary elections. |
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Indonesia—SBY Appears Set to Win Presidency
Jeffrey Winters—Professor of Political Economy, Northwestern University
Exit polls indicate that incumbent president Megawati Sukarnoputri is on her way out, to be replaced by General Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, known by his initials, SBY. He's poised to become the first directly elected president of Indonesia. |
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Worldview—September 20, 2004 |
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Iran Rejects IAEA Resolution
Jean du Preez—Director, International Organizations and Nonproliferation Program, Monterey Institute of International Studies
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had called for Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment efforts and to grant access to IAEA inspectors. |
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Iraq—Migrant Laborers
Ray Jureidini—Associate Professor of Sociology, American University of Beirut
Twenty-five to sixty percent of Iraqis are unemployed. But plenty of people in the country are finding work: they're migrant workers from India, the Philippines, and Nepal. |
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Iraqi Opinion on Foreign Migrant Workers
Sabah Aldaddah—Chicago Resident
For another perspective, we turn to Sabah Aldaddah, an Iraqi-American who lives and works as a civil engineer in Chicago. He says that in Iraq, his family is full of qualified engineers, but the Coalition hires foreign workers anyway. |
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Worldview—September 17, 2004 |
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Sudan—Kofi Annan Demands Action in Darfur
Jamera Rone—Researcher, Africa Division, Human Rights Watch
UN secretary general Kofi Annan has urged Security Council members to take immediate action on a U.S. draft resolution declaring genocide in Darfur. Human Rights Watch's Jamera Rone tells us what difference the UN can make. |
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Multimedia Exhibit Addresses Debt and AIDS in Africa
Nikki Pressley—Artistic Designer, Red Hot Embers Exhibit
Darlene Gramigna—Africa Initiative, Economic Justice Program for the American Friends Service Committee
A DePaul exhibit attempts to engage young people's interest in Africa's AIDS and debt problem. Producer Darlene Gramigna and designer Nikki Pressley explain the exhibit's mission.
Event: “Red Hot Embers: AIDS and Debt in Africa, Life and Debt in Africa”
September 20, 2004
Reception: @ 5 pm, Presentation: 7 pm
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Iraq—“Ghost Prisoners” Hidden from Red Cross
Doug Cassel—Director of the Center for International Human Rights, Northwestern University School of Law
Up to 100 detainees at Abu Ghraib and other facilities were kept off official prison rosters, according to an Army Inquiry. Commentator Doug Cassel explores the controversy surrounding "ghost prisoners." |
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Toronto Film Fest Features Argentina
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
Back from the Toronto Film Festival, film commentator Milos Stehlik reflects on some low-budget surprises, including Maria Victoria Menis's Little Sky, Enrique Pineyro's Whisky Romeo Zulu, and Lucrecia Martel's Holy Girl.
Milos Stehlik is director of Facets Multimedia in Chicago. |
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Worldview—September 16, 2004 |
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Pakistan—Musharraf Changes Mind on Titles
Vali Nasr—Professor of International Relations, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
Despite his promise to do so, Pakistani president General Pervez Musharraf has announced that he won't step down as the country's military chief. |
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Turkey—Adultery Law Reversal
Sahin Alpay—Journalist and Professor of Political Science, University of Istanbul
The ruling party in Turkey has dropped controversial plans to make adultery a crime. We discuss the reversal as well as anger in the country over U.S. attacks in northern Iraq. |
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Global Activism Story: Pennies for Peace
Kyleigh Kuhn—Cofounder, Pennies for Peace
Sixteen-year-old Kyleigh Kuhn has helped raise more than $70,000 for de-mining efforts in Afghanistan. It's estimated that more than ten million mines scattered across the country kill between 150 and 300 people each month, many of them children.
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Worldview—September 15, 2004 |
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Iraq—Reconstruction Challenges, U.S. Military Perspective
Lt. Col. Norm Grady—Deputy Commander and Deputy Engineer, Chicago District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
We talk with Lt. Col. Norm Grady, who worked on reconstruction projects in the southern Iraqi city of Bazra when he was a deputy commander and deputy engineer in the Gulf region for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. |
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Iraq—Reconstruction Challenges, NGO Perspective
Rick McDowell—Baghdad Representative, American Friends Service Committee
Mary Trotochaud—Baghdad Representative, American Friends Service Committee
An American Friends Service Committee memorial to both soldiers and civilians killed during the war in Iraq has been touring the country. The exhibit, which is making a stop in Chicago, features more than 1000 pairs of soldiers' boots.
Eyes Wide Open: An Exhibit on the Cost of the Iraq War is on display Thursday, September 16, 2004, in Federal Plaza—at the corner of Adams and Dearborn streets in downtown Chicago. Our guests Rick McDowell and Mary Trotochaud speak during a press conference at 11 am and a public event at 5 pm. Both events are being held in Federal Plaza.
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Worldview—September 14, 2004 |
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Iraq—Widespread Violence across Country
Rashid Khalidi—Edward Said Chair of Arab Studies and Director, Middle East Institute, Columbia University
Iraqi authorities and the U.S. military are working together to gain control over several cities and to get them ready for the country's January 2005 elections.
Guest Rashid Khalidi is author of Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America's Perilous Path in the Middle East. Professor Khalidi discusses his book on Saturday, September 18, 2004, at 3 pm in the Veterans Room of the Oak Park Public Library—834 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois. For more information, call 312.427.2533. |
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Global Warming
Bill Allen—Editor in Chief, National Geographic
Scientists look for evidence of global warming in the September 2004 issue of National Geographic. We talk with the magazine's editor in chief about what they found. |
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North Korea—Nuclear Posturing and the Presidential Election
Charles “Jack” Pritchard—Visiting Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings Institution
The North Korean nuclear testing scare has become a bit of an issue in the 2004 U.S. presidential campaign. We ask Jack Pritchard, a former U.S. ambassador and special envoy for negotiations with North Korea, what's next for U.S. policy in the region. |
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Worldview—September 13, 2004 |
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North Korean Nuclear Ambitions
Joseph Cirincione—Director, Non-Proliferation Project, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
After a giant explosion sparked concerns that North Korea had tested a nuclear weapon, North Korean officials have agreed to let a British ambassador see the area, which they say is part of a hydroelectric dam reconstruction project. |
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Russia—Putin Begins Political Clamp-down
Marshall Goldman—Professor of Russian Economics, Emeritus, Wellesley College
President Vladimir Putin has proposed sweeping changes he says will help Russia's war on terrorism—including appointing instead of electing regional governors and voting for the lower house of parliament on a party-list basis.
Guest Marshall Goldman is associate director of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University. He's also author of The Piratization of Russia: Russian Reform Gone Awry. |
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International Opinion Poll on U.S. Foreign Policy
Steven Kull—Director, Program on International Policy Attitudes, University of Maryland
If the 2004 U.S. presidential election were held globally, John Kerry would win in a landslide. That's according to a survey conducted by the University of Maryland and the public opinion group, GlobeScan.
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Read the report, “Global Public Opinion on the US Presidential Election and US Foreign Policy” (.pdf file) >> |
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Worldview—September 10, 2004 |
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Sex Trafficking
Victor Malarek—Journalist
Not much has been done to end the trafficking of women for prostitution despite much international attention. Journalist Victor Malarek describes the problem.
Victor Malarek is author of the book The Natashas: Inside the New Global Sex Trade. |
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Hong Kong—Elections Turning Ugly
Veron Hung—Associate of the China Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Reports claim that an intimidation campaign is underway to undermine Hong Kong's pro-democracy opposition as it campaigns for legislative council. Hong Kong Native Veron Hung explains why the U.S. should take note.
Read the Human Rights Watch report “A Question of Patriotism: Human Rights and Democratization in Hong Kong” (.pdf file). |
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Film: Telluride Film Festival Highlights Women
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
Film commentator Milos Stehlik is back from Colorado's Telluride Film Festival and reflects on the role of women in the 2004 Festival's films.
Milos Stehlik is director of Facets Multimedia in Chicago.
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Istvan Szabo's Being Julia
Todd Solondz's Palindromes
Sally Potter's Yes |
Li Shaohong's Baober in Love
Zhang Tinmou's House of Flying Daggers |
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Worldview—September 9, 2004 |
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Indonesia—Bomb at Australian Embassy
Jeffrey Winters—Professor of Political Economy, Northwestern University
The militant Islamic group Jama'a Islamia is suspected in the bombing, which killed eight and wounded 160. We talk with Northwestern University professor Jeffrey Winters, who has visited the area around the blast site. |
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Sudan—U.S. Government Acknowledges Genocide in Darfur
Richard Boucher—Spokesman, U.S. State Department
We talk with State Department spokesman Richard Boucher about what actions the Bush Administration is taking to help stop the crisis in Darfur. |
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Global Activism Story: Campaign for Collateral Compassion
Anya Cordell—Founder, Campaign for Collateral Compassion
A woman from north-suburban Evanston tells us about the organization she founded to help get compensation for victims of post-September 11 hate crimes.
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Worldview—September 8, 2004 |
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Iraq—Keeping Count of Coalition Deaths
Michael White—Founder, Iraq Coalition Casualties Web Site
We talk with the founder of a Web site that keeps meticulous data on every coalition troop killed—including where they were killed, how they died, their rank, and where they're from.
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Iraq Coalition Casualty Count |
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Iraq—Keeping Count of Civilian Deaths
Scott Lipscomb—Contributor, Iraq Body Count Web Site
Since the start of the war in Iraq, the Iraq Body Count Web site has compiled reports of civilian deaths. We talk with Northwestern University music professor Scott Lipscom, who contributes to the site.
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Iraq Body Count |
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Nicaraguan Health Care
Dr. Dania Calero—Hospital Administrator, Nicaragua
Claudia Medina—Volunteer, Nicaragua Solidarity Committee
After Haiti, Nicaragua is the poorest country in the Americas. Hospitals there find it difficult to provide even basic services. We talk with Dr. Dania Calero about what it's like being a hospital administrator in the Nicaraguan town of Sumoto. Dr. Calero's remarks are interpreted by fellow guest Claudia Medina.
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For more information, e-mail the Chicago Chapter of the Nicaragua Solidarity Committee >> |
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International Literacy Day
Maria Reis—Member, Solidarity in Literacy (Alfasol)
One in five adults in the world is illiterate. To mark International Literacy Day, we talk with a member of an organization in Brazil that's helped more than four million of that country's adults learn to read.
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Worldview—September 7, 2004 |
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Russia—Political Fallout from Hostage Tragedy
Paul Goble—Researcher, University of Tartu, Estonia
Questions remain about the Kremlin's role in the apparently unplanned storming of the Russian school in which Chechen rebels had taken hundreds of hostages. Even pro-Putin papers are critical of how the government handled the crisis. |
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Russia—Small Province Surrounded by Europe
Kaliningrad, located on the Baltic Sea, is surrounded by Poland and Lithuania, which have joined the European Union. Radio Netherlands correspondent Barbara Gruber reports on how EU expansion has changed life for Kaliningraders. |
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Venezuela—Electronic Voting in Chavez Referendum Disputed
Aviel Rubin—Professor of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University
President Hugo Chavez survived an August 2004 recall referendum, but the opposition says electronic voting was rigged. Now a group of computer scientists has released a study investigating the possibility of fraud in the recall vote.
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“Analysis of Voting Data from the Recent Venezuela Referendum” |
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Worldview—September 6, 2004 |
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Colombia—The Dangers of Union Organizing
Wilson Bonilla—Trade Unionist
Colombia leads the world in the number of union members who have been assassinated. Because of threats on his life, Wilson Bonilla from the national bank workers union is living in the U.S. as a guest of the Colombia Sanctuary Project in Chicago. Bonilla's remarks are translated by Chris Pinc. |
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Is Outsourcing a Problem for the U.S. Economy?
Originally broadcast July 14, 2004
Dan Drezner—Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago
Dave Steiger—Attorney; Adjunct Professor, School for New Learning, DePaul University
Does outsourcing make a significant impact on the United States's total employment picture? We talk with two people on opposite sides of the debate.
Dan Drezner's article, “The Outsourcing Bogeyman,” appeared in the May/June 2004 issue of Foreign Affairs magazine. Dave Steiger's article, “From Globalization to Hyper-Competition,” appeared in the Chicago Tribune in September 2003. |
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Worldview—September 3, 2004 |
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Russia—School Stand-off Ends Tragically, Perspective One
Michael McFaul—Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Russia's hostage standoff with insurgents in a North Ossetian school has climaxed in gunfire and explosions. Political scientist Michael McFaul reacts to the violence.
Michael McFaul is associate professor of Political Science at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. |
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Russia—School Stand-off Ends Tragically, Perspective Two
Bob Legvold—Professor of Political Science, Columbia University
Russia's hostage standoff with insurgents in a North Ossetian school has climaxed in gunfire and explosions. Political scientist Bob Legvold reacts to the violence. |
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Abu Ghraib Prisoners Seek Civil Damages
Shereef Akeel—Attorney
Michigan attorney Shereef Akeel has filed a civil suit in U.S. courts on behalf of Iraqis tortured at Abu Ghraib Prison. Akeel joins us to talk about the case. |
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Film: Greece and Filmmaker Theo Angelopolous
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
The 2004 Telluride Film Festival in Colorado is honoring the work of Theo Angelopolous. Film commentator Milos Stelik reflects on the work of Angelopolous and his native Greece. |
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Worldview—September 2, 2004 |
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Russia—School Standoff Continues
Anatol Lievan—Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
President Vladimir Putin has vowed to do all he can to save hundreds of children, teachers, and parents taken hostage by Chechen rebels in a school near Russia's border with Chechnya.
Guest Anatol Lievan is coauthor of Russia's Restless Frontier: The Chechnya Factor in Post-Soviet Russia. |
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Milosevic Mounts Defense at Hague
Judith Armatta—Liaison to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, The Coalition for International Justice
UN judges have imposed defense attorneys upon Slobodan Milosevic to avoid further delays in his war crimes trial. The former Yugoslav president had been defending himself against more than 60 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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The Coalition for International Justice |
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Global Activism Story: Asha for Education
Natika Raval—President, Asha for Education
Fifteen years ago, a group of Berkeley students decided they wanted to help young people in India get a better education. The volunteer organization they founded, Asha for Education, has grown to 66 chapters on three continents.
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Worldview—September 1, 2004 |
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Russia—Chechen Rebels Take Schoolchildren Hostage
Marshall Goldman—Professor of Russian Economics, Emeritus, Wellesley College
Heavily armed men and women wearing suicide bomb belts have seized a Russian school in a region bordering Chechnya. About half of the 400 hostages are children, and at least eight hostages have been killed.
Guest Marshall Goldman is associate director of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University. He's also author of The Piratization of Russia: Russian Reform Gone Awry. |
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Afghanistan—Voter Registrations Don't Add Up
Akram Gizabi—Journalist
Afghan voters are excited about the October 2004 presidential election—so excited that some have registered more than once. |
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Iraq—Pipeline Attacks Underreported by Media
Anne Korin—Director of Policy and Research Planning, Institute for the Analysis of Global Security
One measure of the violence in Iraq is how often oil pipelines get blown up. We talk with Anne Korin from the Washington, D.C.-based Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, which compiles the Iraq Pipeline Watch.
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Iraq Pipeline Watch |
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