Worldview 3.16.12

Worldview 3.16.12

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Dalit Baum is the co-founder of www.whoprofits.org. It’s an online database that tracks how major American companies such as Hewlett Packard are involved in the occupation of the West Bank. She tells Worldview about the project. Also, film contributor Milos Stehlik tells us what he thinks about the Oscar-nominated Israeli film Footnote and the British film Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. Finally, on Worldview’s new Weekend Passport segment, global citizen Nari Safavi tells listeners how they can experience another country without having to buy a plane ticket. This weekend offers the chance to celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year, and check out a St. Patrick’s Day event with some German flair.