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"You've got to balance national interest against global interest. I think that's the direction in which global ethics is going to go."
- Added: Mar 27, 2013
- Length: 03:21
A recent nuclear test and renewed threats from North Korea has led to new sanctions from the UN Security Council. Does this mean that China's patie...
- Added: Mar 27, 2013
- Length: 02:06
As Burma transitions from dictatorship to democracy, hundreds of political prisoners have been freed after decades behind bars. In this story, eigh...
Bought by KCPW Salt Lake City, KALW, KUNM, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
- Added: Mar 13, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
The world's eyes are on Venezuela as Hugo Chavez's death leaves many questions. Will he be remembered as a champion of the poor or will his legacy ...
- Added: Mar 13, 2013
- Length: 02:13
For years, large global organizations, like the G-20 or the UN, have failed to cooperate on major international challenges, like climate change. Is...
- Added: Feb 26, 2013
- Length: 02:16
Inspired by the campaign to end South African apartheid, Palestinians are leading an international campaign to put economic and political pressure ...
- Added: Feb 21, 2013
- Length: 29:00
President Obama called al-Qaeda a "shadow of its former self," but the organization is making inroads in Mali and Algeria and some say it is as dan...
- Added: Feb 19, 2013
- Length: 02:11
When Iceland was hit hard in the 2008 financial crisis, it responded by doing everything Western economic theorists told it not to. It has made an ...
- Added: Feb 15, 2013
- Length: 02:08
The hope that existed at the beginning Arab Spring has been marred by violence and conflict in Syria, Libya, Egypt, and elsewhere. Have we entered ...
- Added: Feb 15, 2013
- Length: 02:06
"I do approach it in a positive way, that we ought to be thinking about nutrition for every human being, keeping people alive so they have a chance...
Bought by KUOW
- Added: Feb 15, 2013
- Length: 03:19
- Purchases: 1
"The new world, the 21st century is about global communication and global citizenship. I see this particularly in the young people."
- Added: Feb 15, 2013
- Length: 03:06
"Where is the political space within which you can organize and mobilize for greater equality across the globe? That's a question I don't have an a...
- Added: Feb 15, 2013
- Length: 03:13
"The wealthy have a responsibility to have a certain degree of austerity, to show that they are admired and respected, not because they have materi...
- Added: Feb 15, 2013
- Length: 03:26
"My general view is that left and right are like yin and yang. I think it's great to have one side that's calling attention to global issues and on...
- Added: Feb 15, 2013
- Length: 02:42
"Violence is linked to a continued intolerance of minorities. In many countries in many parts of the world, this is something we inherited from the...
- Added: Feb 15, 2013
- Length: 03:20
The European Union has faced criticism in recent years for not doing enough to promote democratic values abroad. With the formation of the European...
- Added: Feb 15, 2013
- Length: 02:13
"I do believe there is a global ethic. It has to do with the dignity of individuals, the right to security and liberty, both. I do believe that the...
Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
- Added: Dec 20, 2012
- Length: 02:31
- Purchases: 1
"What I have in mind with rooted cosmopolitanism and distance sensitivity is something that's much, much more practical and to my mind achievable."
- Added: Dec 20, 2012
- Length: 03:14
After decades of violence, rebel group FARC is negotiating with the Colombian government. The group has unsuccessfully petitioned the American gove...
- Added: Dec 07, 2012
- Length: 02:08
"I'm a huge believer in role models. I think that pretty much any woman who gets up and puts herself out there, whether she wants to be or not, is ...
- Added: Dec 07, 2012
- Length: 03:36
As Burma begins to reform its government, the U.S. has been quick to begin normalizing relations with the Asian state. Are geostrategic considerati...
- Added: Dec 07, 2012
- Length: 02:09
"At the heart of this form of anarchist theory, which is what this is, is a belief that true self-determination, self-realization of the self, can ...
- Added: Dec 07, 2012
- Length: 03:37
Inspiring and engaging highlights from episodes of Peace Talks Radio, the series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution. Young women fr...
- Added: Nov 15, 2012
- Length: 58:58
- Purchases: 6
Islam and Mormonism — not exactly a perfect pair? Actually, these two religions have a striking similarity: both are marginalized in American socie...
- Added: Nov 13, 2012
- Length: 13:10
The more our societies are in conversation, the more likely it is, when it comes to having to make the hard decisions that are involved in discussi...
- Added: Nov 08, 2012
- Length: 03:54
