Worldview—April 29, 2005 |
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Taiwan—KMT Meets with Chinese Communists
Shelly Rigger—Associate Professor of Political Science, Davidson College
Traditionally, Taiwan's nationalist KMT party was anti-communist. But following meetings between KMT and Chinese officials in Beijing, a fresh vitality has been injected into their relationship. Davidson College's Shelly Rigger discusses the situation. |
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Global Activism Story: 100 Friends Project
Marc Gold—Founder, 100 Friends Project
Marc Gold began the 100 Friends Project by telling friends and colleagues around the country he would deliver money they contributed to the neediest people he could find. So far, he has dispensed over $64,000 in 36 countries. He spoke about the project.
To hear about more people trying to improve the world through small-scale efforts, visit our Global Activism Stories Audio Library >>
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The 100 Friends Project
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The Works of Maurice Pialat
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
In his regular film commentary, Milos Stehlik reviews French filmmaker Maurice Pialat's works, Police and Under the Sun of Satan.
Stehlik is director of Facets Multimedia.
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Worldview—April 28, 2005 |
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HIV and Women in Africa
Stephen Lewis—UN Special Envoy for HIV and AIDS in Africa
AIDS has killed more people than all 20th century wars combined, and seventy percent of those infected currently live in Africa. Ambassador Stephen Lewis talks about how to focus the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa and its effects on women there.
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The Stephen Lewis Foundation |
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Debt Relief and Health Care in Africa
Stephen Lewis—UN Special Envoy for HIV and AIDS in Africa
A profound challenge facing Africa is a shortage of medical personnel. The crisis is grossly exacerbated by the recruitment of African doctors and nurses by western countries and companies who lure them with higher pay. Stephen Lewis discusses the issue. |
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Worldview—April 27, 2005 |
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Iraq—Political Deadlock Continues
Abbas Mehdi—Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, St. Cloud State University; Founder, Union of Independent Iraqis
The wrangling over Iraq's first democratically-elected parliament has lasted three months. And it's gotten to the point where U.S. vice president Dick Cheney and secretary of state Condoleezza Rice have publicly called on Iraqis to end the stalemate. |
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Iraq—Insurgency Maintains Strength
Toby Dodge—Lecturer in Politics, Queen Mary College, University of London
Have long delays in forming an Iraqi government benefited the country's insurgents? We ask Toby Dodge, author of Iraq's Future: The Aftermath of Regime Change and Inventing Iraq: The Failure of Nation-building and a History Denied. |
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Zacarias Moussaoui Trial
Doug Cassel—Human Rights Commentator
After pleading guilty to six federal counts of conspiracy, Zacarias Moussaoui faces the death penalty. Human rights commentator Doug Cassel examines the implications of trying Moussaoui in a civilian court.
Cassel is director of the Center for International Human Rights at the Northwestern University School of Law. |
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Togo—Opposition Protests Poll Results
Kayode Fayemi—Director, Center for Democracy and Development, Nigeria
Six are dead and over 100 more injured after two days of civil unrest prompted by Togo's first elections in four decades. Both candidates claim to have won, and opposition leaders allege that the vote was rigged. |
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Worldview—April 26, 2005 |
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Afghanistan—Special UN Investigator Forced Out
Cherif Bassiouni—Professor of Law and President, International Human Rights Law Institute, DePaul University
Disagreeing with his recommendations for Coalition forces, the U.S. forced an end to DePaul University professor Cherif Bassiouni's tenure as the United Nation's independent investigator on human rights in Afghanistan.
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Russia—Putin Sends Mixed Messages
Marshall Goldman—Professor of Economics, Emeritus, Wellesley College; Associate Director, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
In a “state of the union” address, President Vladimir Putin promised to push democracy, private investment, and protection of opposition political parties. But he also said the fall of the Soviet Union was the biggest catastrophe of the 20th Century.
Guest Marshall Goldman is author of The Piratization of Russia: Russian Reform Goes Awry. |
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Worldview—April 25, 2005 |
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One-Year Anniversary of the Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal
Amrit Singh—Staff Counsel, ACLU
The ACLU has filed a lawsuit that seeks to hold Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and others accountable for the abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib. Amrit Singh talks about what the ACLU is doing to find out more about the U.S. and torture.
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Rumsfeld Lawsuit
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Mexico—One Million Turn Out to Support Mexico City Mayor
Franc Contreras—Correspondent, The World
Mexico city's Mayor has returned to work, defying critics who say that he lost his job when his immunity was lifted. Franc Contreras talks about the Mayor's oppostion and supporters, as well as how this case may threaten Mexico's democracy. |
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Worldview—April 22, 2005 |
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Earth Day—Future of Environmental Politics
Pete McCloskey—Former U.S. Representative (R-California)
In 1970, the energy unleashed by the environmental movement led to the creation of the EPA and key environmental legislation. Thirty-five years later, the movement lacks leaders in Washington. Earth Day co-founder Pete McCloskey talks about the situation.
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Earth Day Network |
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Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Calls for Action
Robert Watson—Cochair, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Board
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Report has begun to release its results, saying that we are at risk of substantially diminising long term benefits of our ecosystems. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Board cochair Robert Watson talks about the report.
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Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Synthesis Report |
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Worldview—April 21, 2005 |
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Ecuador—President Ousted
Amalia Pallares—Associate Professor of Political Science and Latin American and Latino Studies, University of Illinois, Chicago
Lucio Gutierrez is the sixth Ecuadoran president to fall in ten years. He's been granted asylum by Brazil and been replaced by Vice President Alfredo Palacio. |
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China—Revaluing the Yuan, Relations with Japan
Kenneth Lieberthal—Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
The world seems to be having trouble adjusting to a more powerful China. We discuss the military, economic, and historic issues in contention with Asian affairs expert Kenneth Lieberthal.
During the Clinton administration, Lieberthal was a special assistant to the President and senior director for Asian affairs at the National Security Council. He's also a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution. |
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Global Activism Story: From Filmmaker to Fundraiser
Randy Bell—Filmmaker
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Filmmaker Randy Bell with his new friend Amos at the Good Samaritan Children’s Home in Nairobi, Kenya. |
After making the 2003 documentary, Orphans of Mathare, about orphaned children in a slum in Nairobi, Kenya, north suburban Lake Forest native Randy Bell began raising funds to help pay for the children's education.
Chicago Debut of Orphans of Mathare
Friday, April 22, 2005 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 23, 2005 @ 7 pm
Sunday, April 24, 2005 @ 5 pm
DocSpace, The Society for Arts
1112 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago
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The Mathare Project
Good Samaritan Children's Home—Global Alliance for Africa
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Worldview—April 20, 2005 |
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Soccer as Globalization
Franklin Foer—Author
Soccer has become a complex and complicated global commodity. National pride and tribalism lurk just below the sport's
surface, mingling with issues of identity and racism. Author Franklin Foer joins us to discuss the intrigue of the soccer
world.
Foer is author of the book, How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization. |
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Soccer—Iranian Regime Embraces Football Nationalism
Narimon Safavi—Entrepreneur
Following the 2002 World Cup, soccer fans in Tehran took to the streets. Thousands gathered, often chanting anti-regime
slogans. Iranian-American Narimon Safavi talks about how the Iranian government plans to deal with future soccer-related
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Soccer—View from South America
Jesse Hardman—Independent Radio Producer
Worldview’s 2002 World Cup commentator Jesse Hardmen is in Chile, soaking up the atmosphere during South America's
World Cup qualifier matches. He spoke about the game between Chile and Uruguay he attended. |
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Worldview—April 19, 2005 |
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Interfaith Reaction to Pope Benedict XVI
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
We talk with three Middle Eastern leaders in religious dialogue about the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany to the Papacy. All three had met Pope John Paul II at conferences on ecumenical and religious issues. |
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Displaced Afro-Colombians
Anonymous—Cofounder, Association of Displaced Afro-Colombians
Millions of Colombian people are displaced. More than a third of them are of African descent, and they have had a particularly difficult time getting their land and resources back from armed groups.
Our guest's remarks are translated by Ruth Goring.
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The Colombia Observatory |
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Worldview—April 18, 2005 |
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Futures of Lebanon and Syria
Theodore Kattouf—President and CEO, America-Mideast Educational and Training Services (AMIDEAST)
Does the United States want regime change in Syria? We talk with former U.S. ambassador to Syria, Theodore Khattouf.
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America-Mideast Educational and Training Services (AMIDEAST) |
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Reviewing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
Rose Gottemoeller—Senior Associate, Russian-Eurasian and Global Policy Programs, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The 1970 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty is up for a five-year review, and the countries involved can't agree on an agenda. That's before they even start to address concerns about North Korea, Iran, and nuclear weapon states outside the Treaty. |
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Worldview—April 15, 2005 |
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Film Exploring Nationalism and Conflict in India
Rakesh Sharma—Filmmaker
Testimony from an intelligence chief in Gujarat, India, claims involvement of government officials in the 2002 riots that left 2000 Muslims dead. Filmmaker Rakesh Sharma speaks about the human cost of the riots and his documentary, Final Solution.
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Final Solution Screening and Discussion
April 16, 2005 @ 3 pm
Bombay Hall
2448 West Devon Avenue
Chicago
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Turkey—Government Pressured to Acknowledge Armenian Genocide
Dorian Jones—Radio Netherlands
April 24, 2005, is the 90th anniversary of the Armenian genocide by Turkish forces in which 1.5 million Armenians died. Some Europeans feel Turkey should recognize the genocide before being allowed into the E.U. Dorian Jones of Radio Netherlands reports. |
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The War on Drugs and U.S. Forces
Alfred McCoy—Professor of South East Asian History, University of Wisconsin
Cases of U.S. military personnel smuggling cocaine and ecstasy have raised questions about the success of the U.S. in fighting the international drug trade. The Unversity of Wisconsin's Alfred McCoy speaks with us about the state of the war on drugs.
McCoy is author of the book, The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade. |
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Film: Head On by Faith Akin
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
Commentator Milos Stehlik reviews the film, Head On, about two outsiders in Germany's community of Turkish immigrants.
Stehlik is director of Facets Multimedia.
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Worldview—April 14, 2005 |
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China and Japan—Mounting Tensions
Chalmers Johnson—President and Cofounder, Japan Policy Research Institute
In a worst-case scenario, says Asia specialist Chalmers Johnson, friction between Japan and China could lead to a devastating war. Johnson has done groundbreaking scholarship on both China and Japan and is also a critic of U.S. militarism.
Johnson is author of The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic. He's a professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego. |
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Global Activism Story: Eliminating Slums in the Philippines
Tony Meloto—Founder and Executive Director, Gawad Kalinga
How do you build 700-thousand homes in 7,000 communities in seven years? That's what Tony Meloto wants to do in the Philippines through Gawad Kalinga, a movement he founded in 1996 to eliminate slum life and lift Filipinos out of poverty.
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Gawad Kalinga
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Worldview—April 13, 2005 |
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United Nations Reforming
Phyllis Bennis—Director, New Internationalism Project, Institute for Policy Studies
Following his U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, John Bolton is a step closer to being confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies joins us to talk about Bolton and recount their 1994 debate.
Bennis is author of the book, Calling the Shots: How Washington Dominates Today’s U.N.
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Caterpillar National Day of Action
Wednesday, April 13, 12–3 pm
Northern Trust Bank
50 South LaSalle Street
Stop Caterpillar
Institute for Policy Studies Director Phyllis Bennis:
“Road Maps and Road Blocks: Are We on the Path to Israeli-Palestinian Peace? The U.S. Role in Middle East Diplomacy”
Wednesday, April 13 @ 7 pm
Oak Park Public Library—Veterans Room
834 Lake Street
Oak Park, Illinois
“Challenging Empire: Palestine, Iraq, and U.S. Foreign Policy”
Thursday, April 14 @ 7 pm
Northwestern University—McCormick Tribune Forum
1870 Campus Drive
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Growing Old Globally
Anne Blair Gould—Radio Netherlands
As the global population gets older, world governments faced with impending pension and healthcare crises are concerned with how old people will survive with less younger people supporting them. Radio Netherlands's Anne Blair Gould reports on this trend. |
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Worldview—April 12, 2005 |
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West Bank—Bush and Sharon at Odds on Settlements, Israeli Perspective
Dore Gold—Spokesman, Israeli Government; Former United Nations Ambassador, Israel
President Bush says Israel has an obligation under the Middle East Road Map not to expand its West Bank settlements. But the Israeli pacifist group, Peace Now, says roadwork on such a project is already underway. We get reaction from an Israeli spokesman.
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Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs |
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West Bank—Bush and Sharon at Odds on Settlements, Palestinian Perspective
Ali Abunimah—Cofounder, Electronic Intifada; Commentator, Daily Star, Lebanon
For another assessment of the Bush-Sharon relationship and what it bodes for Middle East peace, we turn to a Palestinian American journalist.
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Electronic Intifada |
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Christian Zionism and U.S. Foreign Policy
Don Wagner—Professor of Religion and Middle Eastern Studies and Executive Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, North Park University
Some of Israel's strongest U.S. supporters are Christians who believe the State of Israel is a necessary precursor to the second coming of Christ. We explore the history and revival of premillennial dispensationalism, or “rapture theology.”
Guest Don Wagner is author of Anxious for Armageddon.
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“Israel, the Bible, and the Future: Premillennialism and Christian Zionism in American Culture and the Church”
Thursday & Friday, April 14 & 15, 2005
North Park University
3225 West Foster Avenue
Chicago
Learn more at the North Park University Center for Middle Eastern Studies Web site. |
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Worldview—April 11, 2005 |
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Opposition to Bolton Nomination
Jonathan Dean—Former U.S. Ambassador and Senior Arms Control Negotiator
With his record of skepticism about the usefulness of the United Nations, John Bolton's nomination as UN ambassador has ignited a firestorm of controversy. We talk first with former U.S. ambassador Jonathan Dean, who opposes the nod.
Dean is an advisor on international security issues for the Union of Concerned Scientists. He organized more than 60 former diplomats to sign a letter of opposition to the Bolton nomination. Read the letter >> |
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Support for Bolton Nomination
Frank Gaffney—Founder and President, Center for Security Policy
Now we turn to Frank Gaffney, a former U.S. assistant secretary of defense for international security policy, who supports the nomination of John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Gaffney and more than 80 other security policy experts have endorsed the Bolton nomination. Read their statements >> |
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Brazil—Landless Workers Movement
Vanderly Scarabelli—Member, National Committee, Landless Workers Movement
In an attempt to pressure the government to speed up its land reform promises, Brazil's Landless Workers Movement, known by its Portuguese acronym “MST,” has launched 12 farm occupations involving more than 5000 squatter families.
Guest Vanderly Scarabelli's remarks are translated by Maristela Zell.
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Friends of the MST |
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Worldview—April 8, 2005 |
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Northern Ireland—Film About Bloody Sunday
Michael McHugh—Filmmaker
The documentary, An Unreliable Witness, follows journalist and eyewitness David Tereshchuk as he returns to Northern Ireland to testify in an inquiry into the killings of Bloody Sunday in 1972. Filmmaker Michael McHugh talks about the documentary.
An Unreliable Witness will be screened on April 9, 2005, at the Irish American Heritage Center—4626 North Knox Avenue in Chicago's Mayfair neighborhood. |
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Attempting Housing Integration in Northern Ireland
Laura Haydon—Radio Netherlands
Ten years after the ceasefire in Northen Ireland, ninety percent of public housing is still segregated. But North Ireland's Housing Executive is taking a chance on two integrated housing estates. Laura Haydon of Radio Netherlands reports from Belfast. |
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Worldview—April 7, 2005 |
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China—U.S. Considers Garment Import Quota
Pietra Rivoli—Associate Professor, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University
With imports of Chinese-made cotton trousers soaring over 1500 percent in a single quarter, the U.S. wants to reimpose international quotas on the garment industry. Such measures were part of the multi-fiber agreement, which expired January 1, 2005.
Guest Pietra Rivoli is author of The Travels of a T-shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade (John Wiley and Sons, 2005). |
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Global Activism Story: Lending a Hand in Thailand
Mark Rouse—Owner, Runner's High
Northwest suburban Arlington Heights resident Mark Rouse tells us about his efforts to help address the AIDS crisis in Thailand, where one in 100 residents is infected with HIV.
To hear about more people trying to improve the world through small-scale efforts, visit our Global Activism Stories Audio Library >>
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Agape Home |
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Worldview—April 6, 2005 |
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Liberation Theology and the Legacy of Archbishop Oscar Romero
Doug Cassel—Human Rights Commentator
Latin American liberation theology called on the Catholic Church to defend the poor and oppressed, often against military rule. And one of the movement's icons was El Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was gunned down in 1980 during mass.
Human rights commentator Doug Cassel is director of the Center for International Human Rights at the Northwestern University School of Law. |
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Germany—Piecing Together Shredded Stasi Files
The German parliament has voted to withhold money from a project to reassemble Stasi files shredded after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Radio Netherlands correspondent Michaela Graichen reports. |
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Worldview—April 5, 2005 |
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Zimbabwe—Election Fraud Accusations
Margaret Dongo—President, Zimbabwe Union of Democrats
The opposition alleges ballot-stuffing, but says it won't mount a legal challenge to President Robert Mugabe. We're joined by opposition leader and former Parliamentarian Margaret Dongo, who ran in the election as an independent and lost. |
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Sudan—List of Darfur Genocide Suspects Handed to World Court
Jemera Rone—Researcher, Africa Division, Human Rights Watch
In a surprise move, the U.S. abstained from a UN security council vote recommending that Darfur genocide suspects be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court. |
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Worldview—April 4, 2005 |
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Film: Documentarian Albert Maysles
Albert Maysles—Filmmaker
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
Best-known for his controversial 1970 film Gimme Shelter, which captured a Rolling Stones concert in which four people were killed, septuagenarian Albert Maysles is still a very busy man. He sits down with film commentator Milos Stehlik.
Maysles is winner of the Chicago International Documentary Festival's 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Commentator Milos Stehlik is director of Facets Multimedia in Chicago.
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Chicago International Documentary Festival |
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Film: Darwin's Nightmare by Hubert Sauper
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
What happened after the Nile perch, a voracious predator, was introduced to Lake Victoria? From the 1960s through modern times, the documentary, Darwin's Nightmare, examines the ecological ramifications of this move.
Commentator Milos Stehlik is director of Facets Multimedia in Chicago.
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Chicago International Documentary Festival |
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Worldview—April 1, 2005 |
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Pope John Paul II and Communism
Neal Pease—Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Leaders of the Soviet Union once viewed Pope John Paul II as the biggest threat to communism, but he was not initially
drawn to political matters. Historian Neal Pease speaks with us about John Paul II's life and political legacy. |
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