Worldview—October 31, 2005
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Drinking with Worldview: Privatizing Water
Karl Flecker—Director, Water Program, Polaris Institute
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Worldview—October 28, 2005
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Drinking with Worldview: Cocoa from Child Slaves?
Andrea Buffa—Communications Director, Global Exchange
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Drinking with Worldview: Reporter Covering Cocoa Industry Goes Missing
Jean-Francois Julliard—News Editor, Reporters Without Borders
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Venezuela: Offering Social Programs to the U.S.
Jesse Hardman—Independent Radio Producer |
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Worldview—October 27, 2005
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Drinking with Worldview: Mug of Social Justice—Fair Trade Coffee
Seth Petchers—Coffee Program Manager, Oxfam America
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Global Activism: Teaching the Deaf in a West African Refugee Camp
Steve Phillips—Director, Budumburam School for the Deaf; Lay Missionary, Society of African Missions
Steve Phillips discusses the challenges of running a school for the deaf in a refugee camp in Ghana.
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Worldview—October 26, 2005
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Drinking with Worldview: Tea Time
Piya Chaterjee—Associate Professor of Women’s Studies, University of California, Riverside; Author of A Time for Tea: Women, Labor, and Post-colonial Politics on an Indian Plantation
U.S. Senate Tries to Pass Torture Ban
Doug Cassel—Human Rights Commentator
Uzbekistan: Andijan Trial Continues
Russell Zanca—Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Northeastern Illinois University
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Worldview—October 25, 2005
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Caste in India
Narendra Jadhav—Chief Economist, Reserve Bank of India; author of Untouchables: My Family's Triumphant Journey Out of the Caste System in Modern India |
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Worldview—October 24, 2005
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Zimbabwe—from Marvel to Disaster
Andrew Meldrum—Journalist in Zimbabwe for twenty-three years; author of Where We Have Hope: A Memoir of Zimbabwe
Marshall Plan Propaganda Films Available to the Public
Sandra Schulberg—Curator and U.S. Project Director, Selling Democracy: The Films of the Marshall Plan, 1948-1953
Selling Democracy: The Films of the Marshall Plan, 1948-1953 is showing at the Gene Siskel Film Center through October 26, 2005.
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Worldview—October 21, 2005
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Central Asia—Regional Political Turmoil
Matthew Bryza—Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Europe and Eurasia
Colombia—Afro-Colombians and Indigenous People Unite for Justice
Anonymous Afro-Colombian Activist
Ruth Goring—Codirector, Chicagoans for a Peaceful Colombia
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Partnering for Peace: An International Conference on Colombia
October 21-23, 2005
General Plenary Sessions and Interfaith Worship Service
Preston Bradley Center
941 West Lawrence Avenue
Chicago
Early Bertolucci Film—The Conformist
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator, Director of Facets Multimedia
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Worldview—October 20, 2005
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Kashmir—Mishandling of Earthquake Aftermath
Ambassador Ahmad Kamal—Senior Fellow, United Nations; former permanent U.N. representative from Pakistan
China—Defense Secretary Rumsfeld's Visit and Military Spending
Derek Mitchell—Senior Fellow, International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies; former Special Assistant, Asian and Pacific Affairs, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Global Activism: Educating Girls in Africa
Amy Maglio—Executive Director, Women’s Global Education Project
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Worldview—October 19, 2005
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Israel—“The Land of the Settlers”
Chaim Yavin—Cofounder and Anchor of Israel Television News; Creator of the documentary series “The Land of the Settlers”
Related Link
Chicago Peace Now
International Criminal Court Gets Its First Case
Doug Cassel—Human Rights Commentator; Director of the Center for Civil and Human Rights at the University of Notre Dame Law School
Morocco—Handling of African Immigrants
Ben Ward—Special Counsel, Human Rights Watch |
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Worldview—October 18, 2005
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Iraq—Constitution Referendum and Hussein Trial
Cherif Bassiouni—President, International Human Rights Law Institute at DePaul University
Documentary on Mexican Teachers’ Struggle to Defend Public Education
Jill Friedberg—Director of Granito de Arena (Grain of Sand)
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Worldview—October 17, 2005
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Sudan—Crisis in Darfur Intensifies
Ali B. Ali-Dinar—Director of Outreach, African Studies Program, University of Pennsylvania
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Darfur Information Center
Iraq, Rwanda, Darfur, and China
Anthony Lake—National Security Advisor in the Clinton Administration
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United States Fund for UNICEF
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Worldview—October 14, 2005
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Iraqis and Afghans Reveal Their Lives on the Ground
Anne Nivat—Journalist, Author of The Wake of War: Encounters with the People of Iraq and Afghanistan
Two Films from Iran
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
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Worldview—October 13, 2005
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Iraq—Upcoming Constitution Vote
Rashid Khalidi—Edward Said Chair of Arab Studies, Columbia University
Global Activism Story: Health and Education for India’s Rural Poor
Geetha Yeruva—Cofounder, Foundation for Children in Need
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Foundation for Children in Need
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Bolivia—Political Unrest and a Theatrical Response
Ivan Nogales—Sociologist and Director, Teatro Trono
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Worldview—October 12, 2005
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Comparisons: Prison Population
Rob Allen—Director, International Centre for Prison Studies; King’s College, University of London
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U.S. Leads the World in Sending Children to Jail for Life
Alison Parker—Senior Researcher, U.S. Program, Human Rights Watch; coauthor of The Rest of Their Lives: Life without Parole for Child Offenders in the United States.
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Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International report The Rest of Their Lives: Life without Parole for Child Offenders in the United States
France: Attempting “Chemical Straightjacket” for Sex Offenders
John Laurenson—Correspondent, Radio Netherlands
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Worldview—October 11, 2005
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Liberia—Refugees Ponder Post-election Future
Rachel Lindner—Intern, Human Rights Program, University of Chicago
Donash Kaaye—Liberian Refugee
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University of Chicago's Human Rights Internship Program
Liberia—Outlook for Elections
Bishop John Innis—Resident Bishop of the United Methodist Church, Liberia
Germany—New Coalition Government with New Chancellor
Jan-Werner Mueller—Assistant Professor of Politics, Princeton University
U.S. and E.U. Announce Reduction of Agriculture Subsidies
Gawain Kripke—Senior Policy Advisor, Oxfam America
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Worldview—October 10, 2005
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Pakistan—Relief Effort for Earthquake Victims
Halil Demir—Founder, Zakat Foundation of America
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Middle East Peace Prospects
Barukh Binah—Consul General to the Midwest, State of Israel
Michael Tarazi—Legal Advisor to Palestinian Negotiating Team
Cypriot Trade across the Green Line
Tabitha Morgan—Correspondent, Radio Netherlands
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Worldview—October 7, 2005
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Comparisons: The U.S., Europe, and the Language of Film
Milos Stehlik—Film Commentator
Comparisons: Media Ownership in the U.S. and Abroad
Robert McChesney—Professor of Communication, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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Comparisons: “Liberal”And “Conservative” in the U.S. and Europe
Jan-Werner Mueller—Assistant Professor of Politics, Princeton University
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Worldview—October 6, 2005
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Comparisons: U.S. and E.U. in the War on Terrorism
Doug Cassel—Human Rights Commentator
Comparisons: Women in Government
Mary Ann Tetreault—Professor of Political Science, Trinity University
Comparisons: Military in Domestic Affairs
Lindsay Cohn—Doctoral Candidate, Duke University
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Worldview—October 5, 2005
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Comparisons: Taxes and Value for Your Dollar
David Cay Johnston—Author of Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich—and Cheat Everybody Else
Comparisons: Immigration Policy
Demetrios Papademetriou—President, Migration Policy Institute; Former Director of Immigration Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Labor
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Worldview—October 4, 2005
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Comparisons: Infant Mortality
Dr. Paul Wise—Richard E. Behrman Professor of Child Health and Society and Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University
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Comparisons: Family-friendly Work Policies
Willem Adema—Economist, Social Policy Division, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
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OECD Family-friendly Policies
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Worldview—October 3, 2005
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Lebanon and the Middle East
Rami Khouri—Editor at Large, Daily Star of Lebanon
Comparisons: Income Disparity and Poverty Reduction
Timothy Smeeding—Director, Center for Policy Research and Luxembourg Income Study, Syracuse University
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