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Lord’s Children: Video: Victims Fight to Heal

WIDE ANGLE visits the Liberian community on Staten Island and speaks with Mike Wessells, a psychologist who has worked with war-affected youth in over 15 situations of armed conflict.

Jul 29th, 2008

Lord’s Children: Audio: Ugandan Women Tell Their War Stories

Ugandan women tell their personal stories of rape, abuse, displacement, enslavement and torture.

Jul 29th, 2008

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Burning Season: Video: Full Episode

Burning Season kindles both sides of the climate divide in Indonesia and explores whether capitalism can step in where altruism has so far failed to succeed.

Jul 23rd, 2008

Burning Season: Audio: Carbon Entrepreneurs

In this WIDE ANGLE web exclusive, we’ll hear from three different carbon entrepreneurs from around the world, each with his own plan for using market forces to protect the environment.

Jul 22nd, 2008

Burning Season: Aaron Brown Interview: Tom Vilsack

Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack discusses the politics of climate change with host Aaron Brown.

Jul 22nd, 2008

Ladies First: Handbook: Rwanda’s Challenges

Like many African nations, Rwanda is a former colony struggling to become an economically and politically stable nation. Its recent past is marred by the 1994 genocide, and while its people work hard at rebuilding their lives and their futures, the road ahead is far from easy.

Jul 22nd, 2008

Ladies First: Map: Global Gender Balance

Rwanda has the highest percentage of women elected to a house of parliament. But how does the rest of the world stack up? Use this map to view statistics about the first and last place finishers within each region.

Jul 22nd, 2008

Burning Season: Data: Top Twenty Global Carbon Dioxide Emitters

See the top twenty carbon-dioxide-emitting countries, including emissions per capita and by GDP.

Jul 22nd, 2008

Burning Season: Photo Essay: Endangered Animals in the World’s Forests

This photo essay illustrates some of the species threatened by deforestation, as well as information about the forests where these animals reside.

Jul 22nd, 2008

Rwanda: A Nation Recovering and Rebuilding: Preparation

Educational resources for students and teachers.

Jul 22nd, 2008

Burning Season: Timeline: International Politics of Climate Change

Milestones in international awareness of climate change, negotiations on greenhouse gas reduction, and the development of the carbon market.

Jul 22nd, 2008

Burning Season: Calculate Your Carbon Footprint

Use this carbon calculator to measure your carbon footprint and find out how you measure up against other households.

Jul 22nd, 2008

Ladies First: Interview: Ambassador Swanee Hunt

July 21, 2004: Ambassador Swanee Hunt, Director of the Women and Public Policy program at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, discusses the role of women in rebuilding Rwanda with host Mishal Husain.

Jul 22nd, 2008

Ladies First: Resources

Link to more information about Afghanistan.

Jul 22nd, 2008

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