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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
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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
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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
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"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...

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  • Added: Feb 15, 2013
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 1
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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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
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The lessons of D.L. Rosenhan's 40 year old study of psychiatric patients "plagerised" psychiatric diagnosis to see if they would be detected as fra...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2013
  • Length: 06:18
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Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays. In th...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2013
  • Length: 05:58
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
Spirits are invisible, never caught in the flesh, imaginary presence usually. Children think they hide under the bed, in dark places, the darkness ...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:48
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"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...

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  • Added: Dec 20, 2012
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
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"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
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From Spain to Scotland to even the United States, separatist movements are making headlines. Do any of these have a chance to succeed? Or all they ...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Length: 02:02
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
In this season of gratitude, speak. Uphold civil liberties, the human rights that we have, that others will travel thousands of miles for, and when...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2012
  • Length: 03:28
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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
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"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
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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
Caption: What happens after a fish is caught teaches that fish are not so stalwart after all., Credit: Susan Cook
When people say things like the quote published in the newspaper the other day, they don't seem to realize what's at stake. So, this Citizen's Guid...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2012
  • Length: 03:12
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Inspiring and engaging highlights from episodes of Peace Talks Radio, the series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution. Young women fr...

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  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: In the age of instant messages, how do we keep our vote choice our own?, Credit: Susan Cook
Party structure has always provided the legs for a candidate to stand on- supporting and staying in touch with a candidate's focus: the voters. ...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2012
  • Length: 04:34
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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
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Is it time to reform the U.S. electoral structure? Should more views be represented? Do narrow interests have too much power?

  • Added: Nov 08, 2012
  • Length: 02:03