Podcasts

Free at Last; Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 (Three part series from BBC on slavery abolition)

Bicentennial of the Abolition of the Slave Trade

Slavery
On March 25th, 1807, George III gave his royal assent to the Act which abolished the slave trade. From then on it was illegal to carry slaves in British ships. Wendy Barnaby in London marks this 200th anniversary with an exploration of the history of the slave trade in Britain and conversations which assert that slavery has many modern forms

Alexis de Tocqueville - Prophet of democracy

Matheny of Macroeconomic Advisers Expects `Soft' GDP Growth

Crisis combination in the Middle East

Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement
Featuring the author, Brian Doherty

On Radicals for Capitalism, featuring Brian Doherty

In Defense of Negative Liberty, featuring Tom G. Palmer

McKinnon of Stanford Says Yuan Appreciation Could Hurt China

"For Britain to thrive, it needs many more migrants”- The Economist Debate

Frameworks For Success in Afghanistan: Do We Have What We Need?
Christopher Alexander, U.N. Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General for Afghanistan; former Canadian Ambassador to Afghanistan

African Security and U.S. Interests: The Problem of `Ungoverned Spaces`
Theresa Whelan, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs

Health and Humanitarian Crises
Dr. Rick Brennan, Health Director, International Rescue Committee

Barbara Freese Says U.S. Coal Use `Higher Than It's Ever Been'

Hughes of Emory Says Safe Water Supply May Exceed 90 Percent

Kevin Kelly on the Future of the Web and Everything Else

Metal-containing molecules and DNA

Nixon and Mao: The Week that Changed the World