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What the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia can tell us about Vladimir Putin’s quest for national pride in the 21st Century.
- Added: Feb 06, 2013
- Length: 02:03
What soccer rioting in Egypt can tell us about the disappointing legacy of the Arab Spring.
- Added: Jan 30, 2013
- Length: 02:11
What an Islamist attack on an international gas facility in Algeria can tell us about President Obama’s foreign policy priorities during his second...
- Added: Jan 23, 2013
- Length: 01:59
What French intervention in Mali to combat Islamist militants can tell us about al-Qaeda’s future prospects in West Africa.
- Added: Jan 15, 2013
- Length: 02:11
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will argue that it is time for the Obama administration to declare the waters of the Arctic ...
- Added: Jan 14, 2013
- Length: 06:37
What the return of lethal bonfires to Australia can tell us about the difference between natural and manmade catastrophes.
- Added: Jan 09, 2013
- Length: 02:13
What the gang rape of a 23 year old medical student in the Indian city of Delhi can tell us about the need for a rapidly developing country to prot...
- Added: Dec 26, 2012
- Length: 02:10
What the International Monetary Fund’s “red card” for Argentina can tell us about the effects of nationalism and insularity in the modern global ec...
- Added: Dec 19, 2012
- Length: 02:08
What the European Union's receipt of the Nobel Prize this week can tell us about the politics of peace.
- Added: Dec 12, 2012
- Length: 02:09
What a new arrival for the House of Windsor can tell us about the positive image of "Austerity Britain" around the world.
- Added: Dec 05, 2012
- Length: 01:58
What a failed independence vote in Spain can tell us about the rumblings of secession being heard in the "Red States" back at home.
- Added: Nov 28, 2012
- Length: 02:20
What President Obama's historic visit to the South East Asian country of Burma can tell us about promoting democratic values in other countries.
- Added: Nov 21, 2012
- Length: 02:07
He wasn’t political about it. He didn’t particularly talk about politics and stuff. He did it his own way. He didn’t have to talk about that. All h...
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- Added: Jun 19, 2012
- Length: 11:34
- Purchases: 3
Michael Ratner, winner of the 2009 Courage of Conviction Award, discusses human rights with UI Center for Human Rights founder Burns Weston.
- Added: Jun 04, 2012
- Length: 28:16
Electronic Intifada founder Ali Abunimah says a global movement against Israeli government policy is breaking through. On this edition, Abunimah ex...
- Added: Nov 08, 2011
- Length: 29:00
Former National Security Advisor James Jones speaks to the Press Club about challenges facing the United States and the recent military mission tha...
- Added: May 21, 2011
- Length: 53:59
Joe Carraro discusses the risks of continuing to antagonize and not engage with Venezuela and the rest of South America while Russia and Cuba cozy ...
- Added: Apr 15, 2011
- Length: 05:46
With the release of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in November 2010, Becky Palmstrom reflects on her time spent working for a...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Feb 12, 2011
- Length: 04:07
- Purchases: 1
Writer and radio commentator Carol Spindel visited the Ivory Coast last November as the country took a step towards democracy with a historic elect...
- Added: Feb 08, 2011
- Length: 59:01
On-the ground interview from Monday Jan. 31st 2011 with CLP correspondent Nathaniel Greenberg, currently based in Cairo.
- Added: Jan 31, 2011
- Length: 02:38
Dr. Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy, talks about accelerating innovation to help meet our energy and climate goals at a National Press Club luncheo...
- Added: Dec 04, 2010
- Length: 54:00
When China loosens the peg of its currency to the dollar, the U.S. will benefit--but it may hurt labor in China. While the looser Chinese currency ...
- Added: Jun 29, 2010
- Length: 02:00
In Rwanda, 92 percent of citizens have government-mandated health insurance, collectively owned by the policy-holders themselves. Does organizing h...
- Added: Jun 29, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Governments have a moral responsibility to protect their citizens. How far does that extend? Is a "kill list" justified?
- Added: Jun 29, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Should the U.S. be helping developing countries when it has its own dramatic domestic problems?
- Added: Jun 08, 2010
- Length: 02:00
