WBEZ's global affairs program. Featuring in-depth conversations about international issues and their local impact. Also, foreign film reviews and human rights commentaries. Hosted by Jerome McDonnell.
On today's show:Does the American condition of democratic governance with severe income inequality constitute oligarchy? We look to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:Worldview ends its 25-year run tomorrow. Hear from a few of the producers that made Worldview happen every day. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:Gandhian scholar Prasad Gollanapalli joins us to explain what the philosophy of nonviolence really means and how it's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:Tomorrow marks the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Historian Vijay Prashad unpacks his legacy and what the world... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:Author Colin Beavan explores how to mitigate desire, live a fulfilling life and do right by the planet while you're at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:Worldview's film contributor Milos Stehlik passed away in July. We celebrate his legacy with members of the Chicago film... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:A peace deal that ended 50 years of civil war in Colombia is in jeopardy as FARC rebels accuse the government of not... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:Following the release of a rough transcript of President Trump's phone call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:President Trump reportedly asked Ukraine's President to re-open an investigation into Joe Biden. We recap the United... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:Thousands of Chicago-area students participated in the global youth climate strike in downtown Chicago today, joining over... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:Illinois Fighting Inequality and Climate Change through Green JobsGlobal Activism: 'LEAP' Hinsdale, Illinois and South... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:Israel is going back to the polls for the second time in five months after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to earn... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:Oil fields in the east of Saudi Arabia are on fire after a drone attack. The country has lost up to 5 million barrels of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:Democratic presidential candidates faced off on Afghanistan, Iraq and immigration during last night's debate. We talk... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:State repression of China's Uighur minority population continues, despite China's claims that it closed "re-education"... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:President Trump announced via Twitter this morning that he had fired his national security adviser, John Bolton, over... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:Despite Carrie Lam's withdrawal of the controversial Extradition Bill, protests in Hong Kong continue. We replay a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas as a Category Five storm on Sunday before staying over the island for three days. About... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:The Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, Michigan, is the largest mosque in the nation. Unfortunately, hate groups from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:Last Sunday marked 80 years since the start of World War II. Despite almost a century passing, differing interpretations of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson lost his working majority in the Parliament’s House of Commons after an MP... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:Prominent pro-independence and pro-democracy activists were arrested over the course of a day in Hong Kong as months-old... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:As the climate changes, the U.S. is exposed to stronger weather extremes. A policy analyst argues Hurricane Dorian... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:The head of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research was fired after revealing dramatic increases in deforestation in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:We learn about how American overseas power has shifted from massive colonial acuisitins to countless bases from Daniel... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:Following the Standing Rock protests, many states have passed laws effectively criminalizing similar protests at oil... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:Worldview broadcasts from the Chicago Botanic Garden, where we explore how to make the health benefits of nature accessible... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show: We broadcast live from the Chicago Botanic Garden, talking to experts about pollinators and why they're important to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:Ethnomathematician Ron Eglash discusses how indigenous systems of creating knowledge could hold the key to ultimately... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:A quarter of Hong Kong's population is protesting.Janna Jihad, a Palestinian-American, is the youngest journalist in the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:An ISIS-affiliated bombing killed at least 63 people in Kabul. We'll talk about what this means for Afghan... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:Trump pressures NetanyahuClimate crisis worsensWeekend Passport [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:And while women can now drive and travel internationally in Saudi Arabia, many women who called for these reforms are still... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:Separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates seized a Yemeni from Saudi-backed government forces, potentially causing a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:The Trump Administration is in the process of implementing changes to the Endangered Species Act and the National... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show: Several months of escalating of anti-government protests in Hong Kong took a new turn when protesters overran and shut... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:Alizana Americas founder Oscar Chacon gives us an update on President Trump's agreement with Guatemala to limit asylum... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:Theodore Fontaine, a survivor of Canada's Indian Residential Schools, unpacks trauma, historical memory and the way forward... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show: An upcoming panel at the Illinois Holocaust MuseumGlobal NotesTastes of Mexico [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show: Development in the U.S.-China trade warUpdate from the Korean PeninsulaA shake-up in Indian politics [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show:Juan Cole discusses the differences between white nationalist terrorism and other forms of terrorism, as well as flaws in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
On today's show: U.N. sustainability goalsForest bathingLearning about trees [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]