 Friday March 19, 2010
12:30 pm: Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks
This week on Maine Watch, of the 12 major party candidates still in the race for the Blaine House, four are Clean Election candidates and 8 are not. How could this affect the race? Why would some candidates opt in while others opt out? And does the clean election fund have enough money this year? Those are some of our questions. Plus, we continue our interviews with the candidates: this week, Matt Jacobson.
1:00pm: It’s Your World
The speaker is Allison Stanger, Professor of International Politics and Economics, Middlebury College. She tells the story of how private contractors became an integral part of American foreign policy, and why a new approach using private actors may be essential.
Monday March 22, 2010
12:30 pm: Living Planet
A French seaside town wrestles with the idea of an end to tuna fishing; sourcing paper for books sustainably; Germany's government reignites passions over a nuclear waste dump and guerrilla gardeners mount an urban-planning revolution in London.
1:00 pm: Ideas from the CBC
A “Munk debate”on the following, “Be It Resolved That Climate Change Is Mankind's Defining Crisis and Demands A Commensurate Response.
Tuesday March 23, 2010
12:30 pm: Inside Europe
The Northern Ireland peace process clears a major hurdle - Is Catherine Ashton performing as the EU’s foreign affairs chief?- Women in the Italian media - A North Korean spy comes clean in Austria - Young Afghan boys risk all to reach Europe - President Sarkozy tries to shake off an old archrival - A Latvian mortuary hits a raw nerve - Teddy bear tourism in the Czech Republic
1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California
NATO Panel
“Inside NATO: a panel discussion with the US, Danish and Italian ambassadors to the Nortth Atlantic Treaty Organization. Now including 28 countries of Western, Eastern and Southern Europe – as well as the United States – NATO has evolved to include roles as varied as fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, airlifting aid to Haiti after the recent earthquake, and ensuring collaboration among its members in combating terrorism. What else does NATO do today? How strong is this alliance? How is it measuring up to the new challenges of security we and our European allies face, from terrorism and cyberterrorism, climate change, the global economic rollercoaster, pandemics, natural disasters, and nuclear proliferation?
Wednesday March 24, 2010
12:30 pm: Conversations with Maine
Guest: Ray Ivany
Ray Ivany, President of Acadia University in Wolfsboro, Nova Scotia, known as the Ivy League college of the Maritimes and a bargain for American Students at an annual tuition of under $13,000 Canadian.
1:00pm: Intelligence Squared
An Oxford style debate on the following motion: Are teachers unions to blame for our failing schools?
Thursday March 25, 2010
12:30 pm: Soundprint
Chung King Mansions: a Work in Progress
Hong Kong’s Chung King Mansions is an infamous tenement building, which has a colorful past, present and who knows what future. Built as residential flats in the early 60s, these days it is a haven for immigrants, refugees, travelers and anyone else who needs a cheap place to stay. It is an extraordinary place and stands out as a rather shabby island in its more luxurious surroundings. With a thousand owners and bad past management it has been almost impossible to ever get consensus on what to do with it. Meanwhile it thrives as a business community, appears to be self-sufficient and it is an international melting pot somewhat a law unto itself. But change is afoot with two determined managers trying to tame this apparently unmanageable building and community and its reputation growing as an international business hub.
1:00pm: Cleveland City Club Forum
Wayne LaPierre, CEO & Executive Vice President, National Rifle Association of America
Friday March 26, 2010
12:30 pm: Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks
Maine Connections with Haiti
1:00pm: Speaking in Maine
The Next Race for the White House
Speaking in Maine takes us next to Colby College in Wateville for a talk by CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser will give an early read on the presidential campaign of 2012 |