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Can China Erase History – and Democracy – in Hong Kong
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Life is changing quickly for people in Hong Kong

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  • Added: Apr 10, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Triangle of Sadness
From: KXCI
Series: Flicks with the Film Snob Chris Dashiell
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Ruben Östlund’s satire on the ruling class takes us on a luxury cruise headed for disaster.

  • Added: Apr 12, 2023
  • Length: 03:33
What is the Future of Abortion in the Americas?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Ray Suarez talks to three women north and south of the U.S. border to understand how overturning Roe v Wade would fit into the region's reproductiv...

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  • Added: Jun 02, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
War and Peace
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In an episode originally aired in April, we look at what happens when you think you know what you’re doing… and don’t listen to the people you are ...

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  • Added: Dec 30, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
In Putin’s Shadow
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we look at democracy movements fighting to survive in the shadow of a Russian government that’s determined to consolidate power.

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Risk Takers and Negotiators
From: Mateo Schimpf
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How do we know when it’s time to take a risk and push, or if it’s better to step back and negotiate?

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  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Cricket and the Goddess
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Author Devdutt Pattanaik, Credit: Sandip Roy
Now that the Indian Supreme Court has decriminalized homosexuality, the real battles begin. The battle over what is and isn’t “Indian."

  • Added: Sep 17, 2018
  • Length: 06:00
IE: Inside Europe, 1/12/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Inside Europe: News and Current Affairs ~ Weekly from DW
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Is Turkey now on a charm offensive with the European Union? British Prime Minister Theresa May tries to shake up her government…but has it worked? ...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
Mob Justice
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Kanhalya Kumar
Television is not just news. It has become the lynchpin of the lynchmob.

  • Added: Feb 22, 2016
  • Length: 06:00
Hardik Patel Wants a Reservation
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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When Hardik Patel got 600,000 people to show up at a rally in Ahmedabadn in his native Gujarat everyone sat up and noticed. But his reservation mo...

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  • Added: Sep 01, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
One Speech to Bind Them All
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Shashi Tharoor
It’s not a kitten video or an on-air blooper or a wardrobe malfunction. Who would have thought a 15 minute debating society speech could go viral? ...

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  • Added: Jul 28, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Bilateral Relations
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Abhishek Bachchan and Keith Vaz
In the last decade Bollywood has snuck into America. Bollywood aerobics. Bollywood theme parties. It even snuck into the Oscars via Slumdog Million...

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  • Added: May 04, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
The road to Ameti
From: KALW
Caption: Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, Credit: Sandip Roy
Amethi is the pocket borough of India’s most powerful family, the Gandhi's. This time it’s different.

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  • Added: May 06, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Indian politicians forced out of the closet
From: KALW
Caption: Pride festivities in New Delhi, Credit: Sandip Roy
For the first time ever gay issues are part of the election debate in India.

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  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Rahul's Storm
From: KALW
Caption: Supporters use a Rahul Gandhi poster as an umbrella, Credit: Sandip Roy
Sandip Roy attended a recent rally for Indian National Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi, but storm clouds were gathering.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
Congress, the President, and Libya
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Should the president be supported by the legislative branch when making difficult foreign policy decisions requiring the use of force? How does thi...

  • Added: Jul 11, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Southern Sudan: Would You Declare War?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Within weeks of independence for Southern Sudan, the Northern Sudanese Army annexed the disputed town of Abyei. Should Southern Sudan respond milit...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Bin Laden's Death
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Created and managed by Carnegie Council Ethics Studio and written by Senior Fellow William Vocke, Global Ethics Corner is a weekly 2 minute segment...

  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Turkey, Islam, and Democracy
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Turkey’s democracy has been extolled as a model in the Middle East, but has also been belittled for its creeping authoritarianism. Does Turkey offe...

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  • Added: Mar 11, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
America on a Global Ethics Thermometer: Image and Reality
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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How well do the institutions of government live up to the expectations of their people? What has America got right? What should it change? How do o...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Populism, Protectionism, and China
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Chinese policies tilt the field and undermine free trade, according to journalist David Leonhardt. Should the U.S. use sanctions more aggressively ...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Diplomats and Commercial Sales
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Wikileaks cables reveal that U.S. diplomats are "a big part of the sales force." Is diplomacy diminished or conflicts harder to resolve if diplomat...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
International Humanitarian Law and Non-State Actors
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Should non-state armed groups be excluded from the formal realm of international humanitarian law? Should they be held to the same standards as sta...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Interests or Values: The West and Israel
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Western support of Israel demonstrates a clash of interests and values. Israel is a key U.S. ally, yet its policies towards Gaza and the West Bank ...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
U.S. Elections and World Opinions
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Should the opinion of the world be important in American elections? This is a crucial question in applied ethics as we choose a President.

  • Added: Aug 21, 2009
  • Length: 01:30