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Buzzwords: Davos

High in the Swiss Alps lies the small town of Davos, and once every year this mountain hamlet explodes with international schmoozapalooza as the World Economic Forum hosts its annual meeting.

Jan 30th, 2009

Iraqi Women Campaign for Change

Of an estimated 14,400 candidates for provincial offices, nearly 4,000 are women.

Jan 30th, 2009

First Trial for International Criminal Court

Will the Obama administration reverse Bush's antagonism towards the ICC?

Jan 26th, 2009

Oprah in the Middle East

Video: Oprah now reaches over 6 million viewers in the Arab world each day, bringing conversations about domestic violence or homosexuality to living rooms where these subjects are still taboo.

Jan 23rd, 2009

Meet the New Administration

What do Joe Biden, Leon Panetta, and Hillary Clinton have in common? They're all expected to serve in high-level positions in the Obama administration, and they've all appeared as distinguished guests on WIDE ANGLE.

Jan 22nd, 2009

Introduction

WIDE ANGLE is planning a bold new mini-series Women, War & Peace to challenge the conventional wisdom that war and peace are men’s domain and to place women at the center of an urgent dialogue about conflict and security.

Jan 21st, 2009

About the Producers

Biographies of Gini Reticker, Abigail Disney, and Pamela Hogan.

Jan 21st, 2009

Gaza E.R.: In Amman, All Eyes on Gaza

An estimated 60 percent of Jordanians are of Palestinian origin or descent—including my family.

Jan 15th, 2009

Lord’s Resistance Army Calls for Truce

In recent weeks, the Ugandan rebel group known as the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has been attacking villages, raping women, abducting children, and leaving hundreds of people dead in north-eastern DR Congo.

Jan 12th, 2009

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