FOCAL POINT’s "Raise the Last Glass" follows two Waterford Crystal workers as they fight to save both their jobs and a bit of Irish heritage.
Jun 11th, 2009 | 1 comment | 7,047 Views
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Raise the Last Glass: Introduction
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Raise the Last Glass: Slideshow
Meet the veteran Waterford workers and their families who staged a two-month sit-in.
Jun 11th, 2009 | 0 comments | 1,248 Views
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Raise the Last Glass: Interview with Veteran GM Worker Brian Larkin
Wide Angle interviews 36-year General Motors veteran, Brian Larkin, about the loss of GM jobs in Pontiac, Michigan.
Jun 11th, 2009 | 0 comments | 961 Views
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Raise the Last Glass: Resources
Additional web-based resources on Ireland, Waterford Crystal, and the Irish economy
Jun 11th, 2009 | 0 comments | 1,052 Views
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Viking Women Aim to End to the Age of Testosterone
Iceland will be holding elections this Saturday, and women are poised to take charge.
Apr 24th, 2009 | 7 comments | 4,706 Views
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Buzzwords: G-20
Buzzwords appears each Friday on the Wide Angle blog and breaks down the lingo, jargon and hot topics of the world’s headlines.
Apr 3rd, 2009 | 1 comment | 1,828 Views
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World Links: Tsvangirai’s Wife Killed in Car Crash; U.S.-Syria Talks to Begin
A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.
Mar 6th, 2009 | 0 comments | 1,074 Views
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Hard Times, Hate Crimes in Hungary
Racism against Roma intensifies with economic downturn.
Feb 23rd, 2009 | 1 comment | 1,592 Views
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A round-up of today's global news headlines.
Feb 23rd, 2009 | 0 comments | 983 Views
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Mixed Blessings: Ireland’s Bleak Economic Prospects
The Irish economy has been hit hard and fast by the global economic crisis. Emigration is projected to reach 50,000 in 2009.
Jan 8th, 2009 | 0 comments | 3,525 Views
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Economic Crisis in a Globalized World
A round-up of how nations around the globe are dealing with the economic downturn: bailouts, I.M.F. loans, and schadenfreude.
Nov 21st, 2008 | 4 comments | 12,056 Views
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India Deems Education a Fundamental Right
The Indian Union Cabinet passed the long-pending Right to Education Bill, paving the way for free and compulsory education for all.
Nov 19th, 2008 | 1 comment | 3,251 Views
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Lesson Plans
These lesson plans and activities for middle and high school classes serve as a guide to exploring the themes of WIDE ANGLE films.
Oct 16th, 2008 | 0 comments | 90 Views
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Mixed Blessings: An Irish Answer to a Global Problem
Ireland announced that it would guarantee all bank deposits in order to regain confidence in the Irish banking system. The potential risk for the Irish taxpayer is €400 billion. Or to put it another way, it’s over 200 percent of Ireland’s GDP.
Oct 9th, 2008 | 0 comments | 2,183 Views
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