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Archive for June 18th, 2009
President Obama’s Plan to Overhaul Financial Rules
President Obama announced a plan for the most sweeping changes to the rules of finance since FDR’s changes during the Great Depression. It’s hard to argue that President Roosevelt’s actions in the 1930′s didn’t help bring stability and order to Wall Street. But it’s a much different world today. Listen to the Global Economy Podcast
Entire program – June 18, 2009
Today on The World: More protests in Tehran — and more protesters arrested by the government of Iran; Also, a decade after the end of the war in Kosovo, the fate of Kosovo Serbs who disappeared after the conflict is still a mystery. And we visit a new music school in Afghanistan. Listen
Tehran demonstrations
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Wall Street Journal Reporter Farnaz Fassihi who’s in Tehran, about the continued protests there. Today is the 4th straight day of demonstrations following the results of last Friday’s presidential election results. Listen
Protesters of all ages
Pictures from the demonstrations in Iran show mostly young people, but the face of opposition supporters spans all ages. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with one of the protesters, a 65-year-old man, who’s been out in the streets of Tehran. Listen
Arrests in Tehran
The World’s Laura Lynch reports on the Iranian protesters who are being arrested by authorities in Tehran. Listen
American drones in Pakistan
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The World’s Jeb Sharp reports on the controversy surrounding U-S drones strikes in Pakistan. There’s growing resentment in Pakistan because of how many civilians are killed by the missiles. Download MP3
Music returns to Afghanistan
When the Taliban ran Afghanistan, music was banned. But it’s making a come-back. The World’s Aaron Schachter reports on a new music school in the Afghan capital, Kabul. Listen
Post-war mystery in Kosovo
The war in Kosovo ended ten years ago. But it’s still not clear what happened to Kosovo Serbs who disappeared right after the conflict ended in 1999. Reporter Michael Montgomery has been looking into that — and found evidence that some of the disappeared were smuggled out of Kosovo by separatist ethnic Albanian forces. Listen
John Lennon remembered in Prague
Anchor Marco Werman introduces a Czech man with memories of the John Lennon wall in Prague. Listen
Geo answer
Today’s answer is the Sudanese state of South Kurdufan. That’s where emergency medical doctor James Maskalyk spent 6 months as a volunteer for Doctors Without Borders. He’s written a book about his experience…and tells anchor Marco Werman about it. Listen
Global Hit: Youssou N’Dour Documentary
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi the director of a documentary film that focuses on Senegalese musician Youssou N’Dour and his controversial 2004 album “Egypt.” The album was controversial in Senegal because it mixed music and religion. Listen
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