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What China's interest in Africa can tell us about the look and feel of Imperialism 2.0.

  • Added: Mar 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:16
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What continued unrest in Zimbabwe can tell us about the lengths dictators will go to stay in power.

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 02:06
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What lingering memories of the First World War can tell us about the tense state of affairs in Europe today.

  • Added: Mar 13, 2013
  • Length: 02:06
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What the rape of a seven year-old girl in Delhi can tell us about India's challenge to protect its women and girls from violence.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2013
  • Length: 02:14
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What succession plans in Cuba can tell us about the practicalities of dictatorship in the globalized economy.

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 02:17
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What Hugo Chavez’s return to Venezuela can tell us about the appeal of socialism in the 21st Century.

  • Added: Feb 21, 2013
  • Length: 02:06
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What the rape of a 5 year old Saudi girl by her father, an extremist cleric, can tell us about the growing power of public opinion in Saudi Arabia.

  • Added: Feb 13, 2013
  • Length: 02:03
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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
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What soccer rioting in Egypt can tell us about the disappointing legacy of the Arab Spring.

  • Added: Jan 30, 2013
  • Length: 02:11
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Monty Python's Terry Jones takes extraordinary steps to confront the London Olympics; The new thriller, "LIBOR!"; and a return visit inside Rush Li...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2012
  • Length: 26:10
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Host Phalana Tiller interviews Frances Hesselbein of the Leader to Leader Institute and bestselling author Marcus Buckingham about the unique stren...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
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Organized labor has reached a landmark agreement promising unfettered union rights to the 600,000 employees of Catholic health care facilities acro...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2009
  • Length: 04:21
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The mainstream media invariably claim it's someone else's fault when their pre-election predictions prove to be wrong. But don't you believe it.

  • Added: Jan 10, 2008
  • Length: 02:24
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This discusses the attempts of Burger King to undo agreements by its major fast-food competitors to improve the shameful conditions of tomato pickers.

  • Added: Dec 06, 2007
  • Length: 03:52
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Media Commentary on Senator Larry Craig

  • Added: Sep 06, 2007
  • Length: 02:32
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Despite the great importance of teachers, they are by far the most poorly paid of all professionals.

  • Added: Apr 11, 2007
  • Length: 03:36