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Caption: Tim Stackpool - Presenter
A weekly look at humanitarian issues affecting the people of our planet

  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 27:30
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It's been about 20 years since South Africa emerged from apartheid, but a recent series of violent confrontations between police and striking mine ...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2012
  • Length: 01:59
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With the crisis in Syria escalating, many analysts think a lasting resolution will be found in an internationally negotiated comprehensive settleme...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2012
  • Length: 02:09
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With Somali piracy surging over the last four years, the UN is calling for travel and financial sanctions on senior pirate leaders. Is this an effe...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2012
  • Length: 02:03
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With Chen Guangcheng now in the United States on a student visa, a diplomatic nightmare has been averted for the Obama administration. But this com...

  • Added: May 29, 2012
  • Length: 02:02
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Host Lisa-Marie Napoli welcomes IU student Luke Gates to discuss his experiences studying abroad in Cairo, Egypt, last fall as political tensions t...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2012
  • Length: 56:20
Caption: Jennifer Hemsley with daughter, Pearl and Hazel (R), 2007, Credit: Jennifer Hemsley
Tiny Spark takes a look at a seemingly good idea - international adoption - and explores its unintended consequences: corruption, fraud and child t...

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  • Added: Dec 06, 2011
  • Length: 19:35
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Ali Abunimah
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
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Dr. William Hsiao, the K.T. Li Professor of Economics at the Harvard School of Public Health.

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  • Added: Sep 30, 2011
  • Length: 24:58
  • Purchases: 1
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Dr. Paul Cleary, dean of the Yale School of Public Health and chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health.

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  • Added: Sep 15, 2011
  • Length: 25:45
  • Purchases: 1
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The power of belief is terrifying. Do you believe anything strongly enough to take a life without the sanction of authorities? Can any belief justi...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
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After Wills and Kate's wedding of the century, which of the royal palaces shall they choose as home?

  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 06:09
Caption: The Brain of a Sociopath
Narcissists and Sociopaths have always been among us and yet recent research brings us new understanding of just what these serious emotional disab...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: 47:10
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Chaitali Sinha, Program Officer, Governance, Equity, and Health of the International Development Research Centre, joins us today.

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  • Added: Mar 09, 2011
  • Length: 25:17
  • Purchases: 1
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The annual announcement from the Eurasia Group of top global risks is here. Do you agree with their choice of fundamental issues for 2011?

  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
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Sasha Abramsky, a California-based journalist and author, explains why the recent measure to legalize marijuana in California, which polls showed m...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2011
  • Length: 38:22
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The half hour documentary explores various aspects of the Muslim American experience from courting rituals to individuals who choose to become Musl...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Numa Perrier
How are Haitians who live outside of the devastated country learning about the fate of their loved ones? And how are they coping? Numa Perrier, a H...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2010
  • Length: 30:00
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

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  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Mexican Army Mission in Sinaloa and Durango States

  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 05:28
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The Story of Refugees Going Back to Zimbabwe

  • Added: Jun 29, 2008
  • Length: 06:28
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Argentine lawmakers are starting to scrutinize anti-union practices at retail giant Wal-Mart. Over the weekend, workers and human rights activists ...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2007
  • Length: 03:59
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A global panel of journalists/experts discusses President George W. Bush's Jan. 10 address to the nation regarding U.S. policy in Iraq.

  • Added: Jan 11, 2007
  • Length: 28:30
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A global panel of journalists/experts discusses the reactions and repercussions of Saddam Hussein's execution.

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  • Added: Jan 04, 2007
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
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A global panel of journalists/experts discusses the major news stories from around the world over the past year.

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  • Added: Dec 28, 2006
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1