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5/22/2009 11:56 PM UTC
After listening to the stale and Rather obsolete leftist panel on the featured Cuba show on world focus I'd like to recommend an Independent Free Cuban Perspective on our show on Blog talk radio. Coversa Cuba Companioni "Another day Another way"
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“Worldfocus” – the nightly newscast syndicated to television stations nationwide – delivers in-depth international news that American audiences would be hard-pressed to find on commercial broadcast networks. The 30 minute program moves beyond crisis reporting to explore the connections between issues unfolding abroad and developments in the U.S. Hosted by veteran news correspondent Martin Savidge and produced by Creative News Group for PBS flagship station Thirteen/WNET, “Worldfocus” was launched in October 2008. The newscast’s companion BlogTalkRadio series, “Worldfocus Radio,” launched January 13, 2008. Also hosted by Savidge, the live, weekly half-hour series goes even further in-depth into stories covered on “Worldfocus,” while opening up the conversation, via phone calls and text chats, to people throughout the globe.
Original Air Date: 6/30/2009 10:30 PM UTC
While the conflict and bloodshed in Sudan’s Darfur region have received much attention from the international press and human rights groups, other conflicts in the country — in the north, the south and in the central Nuba Mountains — have largely remained outside the spotlight. Worldfocus.org’s weekly radio show will explore tensions in South Sudan, the site of a two-decade civil war between the Muslim north and mostly Christian south that killed more than 1.5 million people. The south is also home to 80 percent of Sudan’s oil. The war came to an end in 2005 with the signing of a peace agreement that exempted the south from Islamic Sharia law and established a regional southern government as well as a system of shared oil revenues. But with increasingly deadly tribal violence in South Sudan and a humanitarian crisis that could soon eclipse that in Darfur, trouble is brewing once more. In a conference on Sudan in Washington this week, leaders from the north and south pledged to avoid a return to war. South Sudan is set for a referendum on independence in 2011 and many in the region hope that the vote will allow a break from Khartoum once and for all, creating a new African nation. Others remain wary, pointing to corruption and incompetence on the part of South Sudan’s government and accusing leaders of squandering oil revenues. Our online radio show on Tuesday, June 30 at 6:30 p.m. EDT will explore the roots of conflict in South Sudan and the movement for secession, looking at the dire conditions in the south and connections between other conflicts in the country.
Original Air Date: 6/23/2009 10:30 PM UTC
Imagine you have no birth certificate, no passport and no legal rights. You’re trapped in the country where you were born, but no document indicates that you even exist. The state doesn’t recognize you, so you can’t vote, you can’t access education and you can’t obtain formal employment. This is a worst-case situation, but across the globe, between 12 and 15 million people live in various stages of statelessness, which means they lack citizenship in any country. Some of the most notably stateless people include the Palestinians of the Middle East, the ethnic Tutsis of Central Africa, some Roma in Europe and Haitian children in the Dominican Republic. Worldfocus.org’s weekly radio show on Tuesday, June 23 at 6:30 p.m. EDT will explore the common themes that surface among stateless people — economic discrimination, social exclusion, identity and the feeling of invisibility. As the world turns its attention to the plight of refugees this weekend for World Refugee Day, we’ll take a look at these vulnerable sub-groups. We’ll also examine the political climates and security issues surrounding the ruling governments that keep these groups stateless.
Original Air Date: 6/16/2009 11:30 PM UTC
The debate over agricultural policy in Argentina could pave the way for political transformation. The country was once the world’s biggest exporter of beef and was known as the “bread basket” of South America. But Argentina may be forced to import beef next year, and many of the country’s farmers blame government restrictions on exports. In recent months, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has refused to lower hefty export taxes despite continued protests. She and her supporters face an uphill battle in this month’s Congressional elections, with an approval rating of roughly 30 percent. Tensions have been exacerbated by the looming economic crisis and a severe drought, the worst in some 70 years, which has devastated crops. Some farmers are now planning to run for election, hoping to leverage public support and pave the way for a new congressional majority that could lower taxes. Worldfocus.org’s weekly radio show on Tuesday, June 16 at 7:30 p.m. EDT will explore the state of Argentina’s farms and what the future holds for the country’s economy and leadership.
Original Air Date: 6/9/2009 10:30 PM UTC
More than a decade after the war’s end, Bosnia and Herzegovina may once more be on the brink of conflict. The 1992-1995 war in Bosnia left approximately 100,000 dead and divided Muslim, Serb and Croat communities. Though the U.S.-brokered Dayton peace agreement brought an end to the war, the country remains divided, and officials worry that the peace agreement could soon collapse. In late May, U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden visited Bosnia and voiced concerns, saying “To be very blunt with you, I personally, and the leadership of my country is worried…about the direction of your country and your future.” Worldfocus.org’s weekly radio show on Tuesday, June 9 at 6:30 p.m. EDT will explore the roots of conflict and Bosnia’s fragile peace, looking at life on the ground in the tension-filled country. Worldfocus anchor Martin Savidge will host a panel of guests.
Original Air Date: 6/2/2009 10:30 PM UTC
Lebanon will head to the polls on June 7 in an election that could alter the political fabric of the country, with Hezbollah and its allies poised to make significant gains. Hezbollah is pitted against the current anti-Syria majority. The robust campaign has split Lebanese voters. On a visit to Lebanon in late May, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden – the highest-level U.S. official to visit Lebanon in over two decades – warned that U.S. aid would be dependent on the outcome of the elections. Hezbollah is backed by Iran and Syria, while the U.S. and its allies support the current parliamentary majority, who came to power in the previous election after Sunni leader and former prime minister Rafik Hariri was assassinated in 2005. Worldfocus.org’s weekly radio show on Tuesday, June 2 at 6:30 p.m. EDT will examine the issues and implications of Lebanon’s election, looking back to the country’s turbulent history and forward to a potentially new political landscape.
Original Air Date: 5/19/2009 11:30 PM UTC
Once considered a frigid wasteland, the Arctic is melting faster than any other region on earth and revealing its hidden treasures in the process, from oil to new shipping routes. A race for control has broken out as the Arctic emerges as a region of vital economic and military importance. It is estimated that the Arctic holds nearly a quarter of the world’s undiscovered oil and gas reserves. Nations are furiously mapping seabeds, vying for sections of continental shelf in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, set up to determine offshore boundaries. The U.S. has not ratified the Law of the Sea and therefore cannot file claims. But in addition to nations’ self-interests, the complex environmental, business and governance questions surrounding the Arctic may also necessitate more international cooperation. Worldfocus.org’s weekly radio show on Tuesday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m. EDT will explore polar politics. Worldfocus anchor Martin Savidge will host a panel of guests: McKenzie Funk is a writer for National Geographic and Harper’s Magazine who has reported extensively from the Arctic region. Jessica Shadian is a senior research fellow at the High North Center for Business and Governance at the Bodø Graduate School for Business and Governance in Bodø, Norway. Oran Young is a professor at the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Original Air Date: 5/12/2009 10:30 PM UTC
The year 2007 was a turning point for the world, marking the first time when the majority of the global population lived in cities rather than in the country. The world’s population is expected to surpass 9 billion by 2050, and increasing urbanization will push the urban-rural divide even further. Do the world’s cities have the jobs, infrastructure and space to support this kind of growth? The answer might be found in the explosion of world slums over the past decade. The United Nations predicts that 2 billion people worldwide will live in slums by 2030. In his 2006 book “Planet of Slums,” urban historian Mike Davis paints a dark picture of the future to come, writing: The cities of the future, rather than being made out of glass and steel as envisioned by earlier generations of urbanists, are instead largely constructed out of crude brick, straw, recycled plastic, cement blocks, and scrap wood. Instead of cities of light soaring toward heaven, much of the twenty-first-century urban world squts in squalor, surrounded by pollution, excrement and decay. Worldfocus.org’s weekly radio show on Tuesday, May 12 at 6:30 p.m. EDT will explore urbanization and the rise of slums, examining how such deplorable conditions might be addressed, even as the global economic crisis looms. Worldfocus anchor Martin Savidge will host a panel of guests, including Erhard Berner, Mary Wiltenburg and Robert Neuwirth.
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