A poignant documentary exposing the government's suppression of the health hazards of low-level radiation after nuclear tests in the 50s - even more relevant since the release of radiation in...
Mark McArdle, CEO of tinyHippos, and CIGI Distinguished Fellow Paul Heinbecker discuss the differences between Wikileaks' Julian Assange and famed whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg. McArdle and Heinbecker agree that unlike the...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: August 11, 2010) More humanitarian aid for food and housing is needed for victims of Pakistan's recent flooding, which has now affected more than 8...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: August 10, 2010) The United Nations announced an appeal to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for the victims of the recent floods in Pakistan...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: August 9, 2010) The floods in Pakistan have now affected 15 million people, and 4 million are expected to need food aid in the coming...
A variety show: Tummel rocks the house with their own take on bhangra, Manu Chao sings his huge hit "Clandestino," Paula Lima croones a Brazilian classic, Väsen gives us a...
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman discusses the unique challenges presented by the recent financial crisis. He explains that because the crisis was global, America cannot rely on increased trade as...
Do you think the actions of the U.S. Federal Reserve should be more transparent? In this clip U.S. Representative Ron Paul defends his Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009, which...
Economist Paul Romer speculates how much land it would take to house 8 billion people or more. He says finding the land is easy, the challenge "will be to rethink...
(Brazil) The velvet voiced Lima is back, this time with a song of her own composition. "Vou Deixar" is a song about attraction, and it fairly drips with flirtation. It's...
(Brazil) While she may not (yet) be a household name in Brazilian music, Paula Lima is on the rise because she has definitely got what it takes; a velvety true...
Barney Frank, U.S. Congressman (D-MA) and Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, calls securitization the third major period of American economic history, and blames underregulation of securitized lending as...
-Buy the album (Brazil) Chico César is one of Brasil's foremost songwriters, and he is also an outspoken champion of the poor, both urban and rural. He...
