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What riots in Brazil over spending on the World Cup can tell us about the lingering divide between haves and have nots in the developing world.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2013
  • Length: 01:57
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What this week's presidential elections in Iran can tell us about the challenges facing this isolated, theocratic regime.

  • Added: Jun 13, 2013
  • Length: 02:06
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What protests in Istanbul and across Turkey can tell us about the declining appeal of Islamist policies to a growing number of secular Turks.

  • Added: Jun 13, 2013
  • Length: 02:24
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What a rescheduled soccer game can tell us about the shifting ground of Argentine presidential politics.

  • Added: May 29, 2013
  • Length: 02:05
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Bosnian musician Vedran Smailovic describes the incident on 27 May 1992, during the war in Bosnia, which inspired the act of commemoration and grie...

  • Added: May 24, 2013
  • Length: 06:00
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What a proposed French law permitting the use of English at universities can tell us about the free market for languages in a globalized economy.

  • Added: May 21, 2013
  • Length: 02:02
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What recent elections in Pakistan can tell us about the future prospects of the Obama drone bombing program.

  • Added: May 15, 2013
  • Length: 01:59
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What the potential return of Nicholas Sarkozy to French politics can tell us about French dissatisfaction with their Socialist savior.

  • Added: May 08, 2013
  • Length: 02:06
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As Burma transitions from dictatorship to democracy, hundreds of political prisoners have been freed after decades behind bars. On this edition, we...

  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
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What the love of high end sports cars by Asian elites can tell us about the growing tensions between the very rich and everybody else.

  • Added: Apr 30, 2013
  • Length: 02:06
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After the Boston Marathon bombing, journalists scrambled to identify those responsible for the attack, and their motive. Rolling news and online m...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
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What an Indian billionaire's request for government bodyguards can tell us about the difference between policing the rich and the poor.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 02:04

  • Added: Apr 20, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
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What the British experience of living with terror attacks can tell us about our potential for resilience after the Boston Marathon bombing.

  • Added: Apr 17, 2013
  • Length: 02:02
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In this first of a two-part series, The Cutting Edge presents excerpts from a forum presented by the Baruch History Department at their Performing ...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2013
  • Length: 58:01
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What the legacy of Margaret Thatcher can tell us about the long-term effects of political reform.

  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 02:04

  • Added: Apr 06, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
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What attempts in Saudi Arabia to limit anonymity on Twitter can tell us about the power of dissent in the face of conformity.

  • Added: Apr 03, 2013
  • Length: 02:08
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This piece examines the tenuous state of relations between the United States and Pakistan. It follows Montana Public Radio Reporter Dan Boyce on a ...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 47:43

  • Added: Mar 30, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
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What China's interest in Africa can tell us about the look and feel of Imperialism 2.0.

  • Added: Mar 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:16
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What continued unrest in Zimbabwe can tell us about the lengths dictators will go to stay in power.

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 02:06
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What lingering memories of the First World War can tell us about the tense state of affairs in Europe today.

  • Added: Mar 13, 2013
  • Length: 02:06
Caption: Former Political Prisoner Win Maw plays a guitar he made in prison
As Burma transitions from dictatorship to democracy, hundreds of political prisoners have been freed after decades behind bars. In this story, eigh...

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  • Added: Mar 13, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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What the rape of a seven year-old girl in Delhi can tell us about India's challenge to protect its women and girls from violence.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2013
  • Length: 02:14