Worldview spends the entire hour with Vali Nasr, a former State Department official and author of the new book "The Dispensable Nation." He and Jerome will speak about Afghanistan, the Middle East, and the politics of how America engages with the world in the Obama era.
Charles King tells Worldview about how Russia is reporting on the Boston bombing and its suspected Chechen-American perpetrators. Aaron Freemen on finding the silver lining in tragic event. In Paraguay, the Colorado Party returns to power. A new documentary on the climate change-challenged Maldives.
Jason Glaser runs La Isla Foundation. It supports workers in Nicaragua’s sugar cane industry who suffer from epidemic levels of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Protestors in Nicaragua trying to draw attention were beaten and arrested by secuity forces. After giving support to a new study on the high occurrence of kidney disease in sugar cane workers, some Nicaraguan government officials and sugar cane industry supporters implied Glaser was a drug runner and a CIA operative.
Amnesty International speaks with Worldview about how to resolve the Guantanamo Bay hunger strike. The United States and North Korea each present preconditions for talks. One group seeks to help sugar cane workers in Nicaragua fight Chronic Kidney Disease.
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck along the southeast border of Iran on Tuesday. The latest Gang of Eight immigration bill's effect on family reunification. Tony Sarabia introduces us to Indian sarangi player Lakha Khan.
After the Boston Marathon attack, impressions from the Muslim world. A look at the Syrian opposition and its apparent ties with al-Qaeda. Worldview examines United States' growing population of refugees from the Congo.
Worldview unpacks the latest developments with North Korea. Venezuela chooses its first post-Chavez leader. A young Ugandan woman's story of using chess to rise from poverty. The IMF's changing attitude towards capital controls. WBEZ's Alison Cuddy fills in for Jerome McDonnell.
