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APR 24, 2012 Podcast

Planet Money Tells the Story of Sovereign Debt

How can you explain the European debt crisis so that ordinary Americans can understand--and what's more, care? Through interviews and story-telling techniques, these two NPR ...

Pakistan on the Brink: The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan

APR 24, 2012 Podcast

Pakistan on the Brink: The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan

Courageous journalist Ahmed Rashid discusses the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan as the U.S. approaches its scheduled withdrawal in 2014. He goes on to analyze the ...

APR 20, 2012 Podcast

Heaven on Earth: A Journey Through Shari'a Law from the Deserts of Ancient Arabia to the Streets of the Modern Muslim World

In the wake of the terrorist attacks and wars of the last decade, for many non-Muslims "shari'a" has become both a loaded word and an ...

APR 20, 2012 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Is the World Bank Outdated?

With the election of another American to head the World Bank, some are questioning the institution's legitimacy and role in the world. Since once-impoverished nations ...

Human Rights Watch World Report 2012 - Events of 2011

APR 17, 2012 Podcast

Human Rights Watch World Report 2012

How have governments responded to the recent events in Libya, Syria, Egypt, and other countries such as Bahrain?  Ken Roth of Human Rights Watch gives ...

APR 13, 2012 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Do Super-Maximum Security Prisons Constitute Cruel and Unusual Punishment?

A surprise ruling from the European Court of Human Rights could send five terror suspects to a super-maximum security prison in the United States. Is ...

APR 11, 2012 Podcast

Prakash Sethi on Apple's Labor Standards

Does Apple's number one status mean that it has special responsibilities for the labor practices of its Chinese manufacturers? And to what extent is one ...

APR 9, 2012 Podcast

No One's World: The West, the Rising Rest, and the Coming Global Turn

How do we manage a world where no one power is dominant, and emerging powers have their own views about how to organize political, social, ...

APR 9, 2012 Podcast

New Models for Corporate Giving

Two experts from the world of philanthropy discuss a new kind of corporate citizenship. Today, companies are increasingly making more sophisticated contributions that build on ...

APR 5, 2012 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: Daisey and Foxconn: Is Exaggeration Acceptable When Raising Awareness?

Mike Daisey has admitted to fabricating parts of his story on Foxconn for "This American Life." But, perhaps partly due to the attention his story ...