Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Sara Khorshid, a freelance journalist in Cairo. Earlier this week she wrote an op-ed criticizing Western media coverage of the events in Iran. Listen
Today on The World: Iranian authorities stand tough, and pledge to teach opposition protesters a lesson; We’ll have the latest from Tehran; Human rights abuses and civilian deaths on the rise in Mexico’s drug war; And a government bailout is considered by Russia – for makers of wooden ‘nesting dolls.’ Listen
Host Marco Werman gets the latest from Teheran from Borzou Daragahi of the Los Angeles Times. Daragahi reports that Iranian authorities are pledging to teach a lesson to what they call “rioters”, and that there will be no re-run of the disputed June 12th election. Listen Read more on the Iran protests
Today on The World: What the US can learn from Britain’s auto crisis of forty years ago; Also, why Britain’s school minister wants to import Confucian-style teaching into the country’s schools. Plus, how websites like Facebook and Twitter are affecting Iran’s presidential campaign. Listen
