Mohsin Hamid's latest novel sends up South Asia's growing consumerism. Milos Stehlik discusses a new period piece about 1980s East Germany. Nari Safavi showcases Chicago's top options to plan an international weekend. WBEZ's Alison Cuddy fills in for Jerome McDonnell.
WBEZ's Niala Boodhoo sits in for Jerome McDonnell. After his death, Hugo Chavez leaves a deeply divided legacy among American Latinos. A gun fight last year in Paraguay is having continuing political and social repercussions. Business leaders in the Midwest try to engage with immigration.
Millions of Kenyans went to the polls on Monday to vote in presidential elections. The head of Mexico's teachers' union is arrested for embezzling. Social media tools are being used for documenting human rights abuses worldwide. Worldview hears from the head of The Peterson Garden Project.
Author Aaron Freeman joins Worldview to tackle the topic of forgiveness. We'll examine the South African example and explore how different groups in that society arrived at forgiveness.
Is the sequester America's own austerity program? Milos Stehlik brings us two films worth checking out. And we present our weekend picks, including a live performance from an Irish singer-songwriter.
On the pontiff's final day, Worldview quizzes listeners on papal history. Immigrants from the Philippines struggle for equality. Syrian doctors react to heightened U.S. aid for the rebels.
Iran meets with global leaders. Egypt's opposition gets organized. Protestant and Catholics in Ireland strive to resolve decades of differences. In Global Notes, Tony Sheridan, the Beatles, and rock and roll in Hamburg, Germany.
Park Geun-hye was inaugurated as South Korea’s first female president on Monday. Human Rights Watch reveals possible abuses by Mexico's former leadership. Italy's elections see a narrow victory for the left, but a spectacular showing for an upstart movement.
