Apr 12 In Venezuela, Will ‘Chavismo’ Last Without Hugo Chavez? By Larisa Epatko The late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was the force behind "Chavismo," a left-wing political ideology that favors nationalization and social welfare programs over free market development. But will that ideology survive in its most robust form without the charismatic leader?… Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Russian Citizens for Human Rights Abuses In other news Friday, the U.S. imposed financial sanctions and visa bans on 18 Russians over alleged human rights abuses. The accused were identified under the new Magnitsky Act. Also, the first family released their 2012 tax return showing they… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch State Secretary Kerry Warns North Korea Against Testing More Missiles Secretary of State John Kerry made a visit to Seoul to meet with South Korean President Park Geun-hye, where he leveled a warning to North Korea's Kim Jong Un not to continue missile tests. Jeffrey Brown reports on recent tensions… Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch Book Traces History and Decline of Political Power as Power of ‘No’ Rises Book Traces History and Decline of Political Power as Power of 'No' Rises… Continue watching
Apr 11 Author Moises Naim on Kim Jong Un’s Troubles By Larisa Epatko In a continuation of his broadcast interview with the PBS NewsHour's Ray Suarez, author and former Foreign Policy editor Moises Naim talks about North Korea's Kim Jong Un challenge to hold power in a world where democracies seem to be… Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch ‘Cubans Want to Fly’: Dissident Reflects on Freedom and Oppression 'Cubans Want to Fly': Dissident Reflects on Freedom and Oppression… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch Filmmaker Captures Life for Syrians Whose World Has Been Blown Apart Filmmaker Captures Life for Syrians Whose World Has Been Blown Apart… Continue watching
Apr 09 Babbling Sounds of Monkeys Share Rhythms with Human Speech A gelada baboon in Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia. Photo by A. Davey via Flickr. Scientists studying the evolution of speech have long puzzled over why there are no good models in primates. While primates share many traits with… Continue reading
Apr 09 Ten Years After Baghdad’s Fall, a Look Back at the Iraq War By Justin Scuiletti // Watch a video synopsis of the Iraq war. Edited by Justin Scuiletti. (Warning: Some video footage is graphic.) On March 17, 2003, President George W. Bush addressed the nation: "All the decades of deceit and cruelty have now reached… Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch A Battle to Preserve the Berlin Wall as Cold War Landmark In Germany, a fight is on about protecting what remains of a Cold War landmark: the Berlin Wall. For 28 years, the wall separated East and West Germany as a way of keeping East Germans from fleeing. Independent producers Carl… Continue watching