Worldview—September 30, 2005
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Ethiopia—Major Protest Postponed
The president of the opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy, Hailu Shawell, tells us why this weekend's rally to protest Ethiopia's May election results has been postponed indefinitely.
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Film: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
A Chinese-born novelist now living in France, Dai Siije has adapted and directed his novel recalling the struggle against the Cultural Revolution. Film commentator Milos Stehlik has these thoughts. |
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German Reunification—15 Years Later
We recall the heady days of October 1990 with the German consul general in Chicago, Wolfgang Drautz, and former ambassador J.D. Bindenagel, who at the time was chief of the U.S. embassy in East Berlin.
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Worldview—September 29, 2005
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Algeria—Reconciliation Charter Offers Government Amnesty
Mark Freeman—Senior Project Manager, International Center for Transitional Justice
The charter is the latest step in the president's plan for national peace and reconciliation after Algeria's brutal civil war in the 1990s. But critics say the amnesty enables the government to protect its own henchmen.
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International Center for Transitional Justice
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Global Activism Story: Dental Care for Jamaicans
After a trip to Jamaica 25 years ago, Dr. James Carney from far west suburban Lombard wanted to offer free dental services to the island's residents. A board member of the Christian Dental Society, he now runs six free clinics in Jamaica.
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Christian Dental Society
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Fair Trade Conference in Chicago
Jacqueline DeCarlo—Executive Director, Fair Trade Resource Network
What is the fair trade movement today? Is it a charity? a consumer movement? an alternative economic model? or all of the above?
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Fair Trade Futures Conference
Friday, September 30–Sunday, October 2, 2005
Chicago Mart Plaza
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Worldview—September 28, 2005
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Torture Is Never Moral
Human rights commentator Doug Cassel weighs the moral arguments for and against torture. |
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Torture in the War on Terror
Joseph Margulies—Lecturer and Trial Attorney, MacArthur Justice Center, University of Chicago Law School
We spend most of the hour with Joseph Margulies, lead attorney in the Supreme Court case, Rasul v. Bush, which established that the U.S. couldn't hold foreign nationals indefinitely without counsel, charges, or trial.
Event Information
“Human Dignity Under Assault: The Use of Torture in the War on Terror”
October 2nd, 2005 @ 4 pm
St. Paul's United Church of Christ
2335 North Orchard Street
Chicago
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“Denounce Torture: Stop It Now!”—Amnesty International
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Worldview—September 27, 2005
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Northern Ireland—IRA Decommissions Weapons
Ed Moloney—Journalist
Rumor has it that the weapons were disassembled and encased in cement, taking the Northern Ireland peace process a big step forward. But there are still unresolved issues.
Guest Ed Moloney is author of A Secret History of the IRA.
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What Motivates Suicide Bombers?
Mia Bloom—Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Cincinnati
In her book, Dying to Kill, Mia Bloom examines why terrorists from ancient times to modernity take up suicide bombing.
Book Information
Dying to Kill: The Allure of Suicide Terror (Columbia University Press, 2005)
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Worldview—September 26, 2005
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U.S. Presence in Iraq—Should We Stay or Should We Go?, Part One
Joseph Kechichian, a visiting fellow at Pepperdine University, says Iraqis won't progress until the U.S. withdraws. He's author of Succession in Saudi Arabia.
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U.S. Presence in Iraq—Should We Stay or Should We Go?, Part Two
On the other hand, Michael Ledeen of the American Enterprise Institute says Iraqis aren't ready for U.S. withdrawal. Ledeen is author of The War against the Terror Masters.
In this segment, we also take listener phone calls on the topic.
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Worldview—September 23, 2005
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Poland's Upcoming Elections
Jan Cienski—Warsaw Bureau Chief, Financial Times
In Sunday's parliamentary elections, two parties led by Solidarity veterans are expected to oust the ruling former Communists. And in two weeks, voters will replace President Alexander Kwasniewski, who's constitutionally ineligible for reelection.
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European Filmmakers' View of America
Film commentator Milos Stehlik reflects on Dear Wendy, directed by Thomas Vinterberg and written by Lars von Trier. The movie critically examines guns and violence in American life.
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Eight Forty-Eight film contributor Jonathan Miller reviews Dear Wendy.
Aired September 23, 2005 |
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Rwandan Musical Testimony
Musician Jean Paul Samputu was abroad pursuing his career during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. He lost most of his family in the slaughter, and he remembers them and the other victims in his album, Testimony from Rwanda.
The record was released by Multicultural Media in 1994.
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Worldview—September 22, 2005
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Guantanamo Hunger Strikes Continue
We talk with Thomas Wilner, an attorney representing several Kuwaiti detainees at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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U.S. Misses Chance for UN Reform
Halving world poverty by 2015 is the cornerstone of the Millennium Development Goals being considered at the UN summit. Human rights commentator Doug Cassel thinks the Bush administration has missed an opportunity for change.
Related Link
United Nations Millennium Development Goals
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Uzbekistan—Rewriting Andijan Massacre History
Rachel Denber—Deputy Director, Human Rights Watch, Europe and Central Asia Division
Human Rights Watch is accusing the Uzbek government of attempting to distort the facts surrounding a May uprising in the city of Andijan.
Learn more about the HRW report, “Burying the Trust: Uzbekistan Rewrites the Story of the Andijan Massacre.”
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Global Activism Story: Connecting Ghanaian and American Youth
High schoolers in Chicago and in Accra, Ghana, have been exchanging videos—and building cultural understanding—over the Internet. It was facilitated by the Ananse Project.
Some of the students and Ananse Project director Joan Clarke share their experiences with Worldview's Andrea Wenzel.
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Ananse Project
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Worldview—September 21, 2005
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How Does the World Bank Work?
Michael Goldman—Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Minnesota
We spend the hour with Michael Goldman, author of a book examining the historical role of the World Bank as a social and hegemonic power.
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Imperial Nature: The World Bank and Struggles for Social Justice in the Age of Globalization (Yale University Press, 2005) |
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Worldview—September 20, 2005
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German Chancellor Election Inconclusive
Jan-Werner Mueller—Assistant Professor of Politics, Princeton University
The political confusion in Germany continues as incumbent Gerhard Schröder of the Social Democrats dukes it out with Angela Merkel of the Christian Democrats. Will a ruling coalition eventually be formed, or will there be new elections? |
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Ethiopia's Political Future
Kassahun Ayele—Ethiopian Ambassador to the United States
Donald Levine—Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago
A preliminary EU report says Ethiopia's May elections didn't live up to international standards. As the EU prepares to issue its final report, we're joined by Ethiopia's ambassador to the U.S.
We're also joined, once again, by sociologist Donald Levine. He's author of the books, Greater Ethiopia: The Evolution of a Multi-ethnic Society and Wax and Gold. |
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Worldview—September 19, 2005
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North Korea Suspends Nuclear Weapons Programs
Bruce Cumings—Professor of History, University of Chicago
With another round of six-party talks scheduled for November, North Korean disarmament could still be a long process.
Guest Bruce Cumings is the author of several books, including North Korea: Another Country. |
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Iraq's Nuclear Scientists
We talk with Kurt Pitzer, coauthor of the book, The Bomb in My Garden: The Secrets of Saddam's Nuclear Mastermind (John Wiley and Sons, 2004). He wrote it with Mahdi Obeidi, a major Iraqi nuclear scientist.
An excerpt from the book appears in the September/October 2005 issue of Mother Jones. |
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Iraq and British MP George Galloway
We're joined in studio by British Parliamentarian George Galloway, famous for his spirited defense before the U.S. Congress against accusations that he received money from Iraq's oil-for-food program.
He recounts the experience in his book, Mr. Galloway Goes to Washington: The Brit Who Set Congress Straight about Iraq. |
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Worldview—September 16, 2005
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Judge John Roberts and International Law
From his confirmation hearing testimony, it appears that Chief Justice nominee John Roberts's views on the role of international law are in line with Justice Antonin Scalia's. That has human rights commentator Doug Cassel concerned.
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Afghanistan Elections
When Afghan voters go to the polls on Sunday, it could mark a turning point for the country...but for better or for worse? We talk with Kathy Gannon, the only Western journalist who stayed in Kabul while the Taliban were driven out.
She's author of the book, I Is for Infidel: From Holy War to Holy Terror: Eighteen Years Inside Afghanistan.
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Film: Violence and the Western
Commentator Milos Stehlik reflects on Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, the state of the western, and violence.
Films Also Discussed
John Hillcoat's The Proposition
David Cronenberg's A History of Violence
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Malian Musicians Amadou and Mariam
A blind husband-and-wife duo, Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia are popular in West Africa and have scored a big hit in Europe.
They were in town for the 2005 Chicago World Music Festival, which continues through Thursday, September 22.
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World Music Festival 2005
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Worldview—September 15, 2005
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Worldview—September 14, 2005
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Worldview—September 13, 2005
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Worldview—September 12, 2005
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Worldview—September 9, 2005
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Ukraine—“Orange” Government in Turmoil
Taras Kuzio—Visiting Assistant Professor of International Affairs, George Washington University
President Viktor Yuschenko's “orange” revolution has collapsed. He's fired his popular prime minister and accepted the resignation of key political allies.
Guest Taras Kuzio is author of State and Nation Building in Ukraine: Perestroika to Independence. |
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Film: The Best from Telluride
Commentator Milos Stehlik shares his positive impression of the 2005 Telluride Film Festival. |
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Love and War in Afghanistan
In a book of oral histories collected with his wife, Alex Klaits shows how Afghanis have managed to pursue basic human needs and desires in the face of ongoing, devastating conflict.
He talks with Worldview producer Andrea Wenzel.
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Love and War in Afghanistan by Alex Klaits and Gulchin Gulmamadova-Klaits (Seven Stories Press, 2005) |
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Worldview—September 8, 2005
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Egypt—Assessing the Presidential Election
Amr Hamzawy—Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Preliminary results from the country's first contested presidential race indicate that incumbent Hosni Mubarak took about eighty percent of the vote.
Guest Amr Hamzawy is editor and coauthor of Civil Society in the Middle East.
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Dance Therapy for Domestic Violence Survivors
Classical Indian dance is a source of healing at the Apna Ghar domestic violence shelter in Chicago. Pratima Patil-Dutta visits the center to learn more.
Related Link
Apna Ghar Domestic Violence Shelter
Event Information
Saturday, September 10, 2005
5k Run Benefitting Apna Ghar and Other Chicago-area Domestic Violence Shelters
Belmont Harbor
Chicago
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Sunday, September 18, 2005
Dance Performance Benefitting Apna Ghar
Triton College
River Grove, Illinois
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Worldview—September 7, 2005
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Sudanese Genocide
Eric Markusen—Senior Researcher, Department of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, University of Copenhagen; Professor of Sociology and Social Work, Southwest Minnesota State University
One year ago, the U.S. declared activities in Sudan's Darfur region to be genocide. But since then, attention to the crisis has actually declined.
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European View of Katrina's Aftermath
Human rights commentator Doug Cassel was in Europe in the days immediately after the hurricane. He shares his take on how Europeans saw the U.S. response to the storm.
Cassel is director of the Center for Civil and Human Rights at the University of Notre Dame Law School.
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Nepalese Political Turmoil
Sara Shneiderman—Cofounder, International Nepal Solidarity Network; Anthropologist, Cornell University
The country's longstanding political crisis has taken several twists and turns, with Maoist rebels calling a unilateral cease-fire and protestors in the streets rallying against the king's undemocratic policies.
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International Nepal Solidarity Network
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UN Oil-for-Food Final Report
George Lopez—Professor of Political Science and Senior Fellow, Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
The yearlong investigation has concluded that the United Nations' $64 billion Oil-for-Food program was corrupt and inefficient. There's no smoking gun, however, pointing at UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
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Independent Inquiry Committee into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme
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Worldview—September 6, 2005
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Lebanon—Pro-Syrian Generals Arrested for Hariri Assassination
The four arrested are allies of Lebanon's pro-Syrian president, who's under increasing pressure to resign. We discuss the situation with Arab American Institute founder and president James Zogby.
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Virtual Worlds
Edward Castronova—Associate Professor of Telecommunications, Indiana University, Bloomington
We explore the realms of global, multi-player role-playing games with the author of Synthetic Worlds: The Business and Culture of Online Games.
Related Link
Terra Nova: Exploring Virtual Worlds
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Cuba—Internet Access Released Slowly
Ordinary Cubans are suspicious about the time it's taking to make Internet access freely available to the country's 11 million inhabitants. InterWorld Radio's Thembi Mutch reports from Havana.
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Worldview—September 2, 2005
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West African Singer Uses Music to Help Children
Originally broadcast August 20, 2004
Angelique Kidjo—Singer and Songwriter
Thierry Vatone—Accompaniest
West African singer Angelique Kidjo tours the world promoting education for young girls as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. Kidjo performs and talks about her humanitarian efforts.
African Festival of the Arts
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Wong Kar-Wai’s 2046
Milos Stehlik—Film Contributor
Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar Wai is one of the most imganitive and inventive directors working today, and commentator Milos Stehlik reviews his latest film, 2046.
2046 starts Friday, September 2, 2005, at the Music Box Theatre—3733 North Southport Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview.
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Stehlik is director of Facets Multimedia in Chicago.
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Worldview—September 1, 2005
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Haiti a Year After Hurricane Jeanne
Abby Maxman—Country Director, CARE, Haiti
As the U.S. copes with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, we remember that such disasters often hit the poorest countries in the world. We see how Haiti has fared since Hurricane Jeanne struck its shores in September 2004.
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U.S.-China Relations
Orville Schell—Dean, Graduate School of Journalism; University of California, Berkeley
Even though we're economically intertwined, China and the U.S. clash over a range of issues, including missile defense for Taiwan. We preview Chinese president Hu Jintao's upcoming visit to Washington.
Guest Orville Schell is author of Virtual Tibet: Searching for Shangri-la from the Himalayas to Hollywood and Mandate of Heaven: In China, a New Generation of Entrepreneurs, Dissidents, Bohemians, and Technocrats Grasp for Power. |
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China Marks Fortieth Anniversary of Tibet Annexation
Topden Tsering—Writer and Activist, Tibetan Youth Congress of North America
The Tibetan Autonomous Region was created in 1965, and many groups continue to push for Tibet's full independence. They include the Tibetan Youth Congress, considered one of the more radical voices. |
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