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AfroReggae and Rio’s Favelas
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 11:00 am

AfroReggae’s music takes on the drug lords in the streets of Rio. We’ll hear the battle.

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Chile’s Massive Quake
Monday, March 1, 2010 at 10:00 am

A massive earthquake strikes Chile. We’ll ask seismologists what’s going on, and look at Chile’s response.

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High Flying Olympic Bids
Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 11:00 am

President Obama flies to Copenhagen to support Chicago’s bid for 2016. We’ll hear the case for Chicago, and its top rival, Rio de Janeiro.

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Trouble in Honduras
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 10:00 am

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya comes to Washington for help. We’ll ask what the coup against him means for Honduras, and for democracy in Latin America.

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Cuba and Cuban Americans
Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 10:00 am

President Obama lifts all restrictions on Cuban American travel and remittances to Cuba. We’ll ask what that may mean for Cuba, and Cuban Americans.

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Latin America and the Global Crisis
Monday, March 2, 2009 at 10:00 am

The CIA warns that global economic crisis could spell instability for Latin America, from Argentina north. We’ll ask what’s coming.

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Oil and Justice in the Amazon
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 10:00 am

Ecuadorean Indians, and American trial lawyers, say Chevron is liable for a huge toxic oil dump, an “Amazon Chernobyl.” The fight reaches from a jungle courthouse to Washington, DC.

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On Point Today
The Bandwidth Crunch
Monday, March 22, 2010

The coming bandwidth crunch. Does the U.S. economy have the broadband Internet capacity to surge again?

 
Health Care Reform and History
Monday, March 22, 2010

We’ll look at how the epic battle over health care compares to other defining reform moments in U.S. history.


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The Stieg Larsson Story
Friday, March 19, 2010

“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” the Swedish thriller that’s sweeping the globe — and the death of its author, Stieg Larsson.

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Week in the News
Friday, March 19, 2010

The health care climax looms. The president signs a jobs bill. And murder in Mexico hits home. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

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On Point Blog
Sonny Rollins on Race and Jazz’s Future

Jazz legend Sonny Rollins joined us to reflect on his storied career and give us his thoughts on the future of music. To celebrate his 80th birthday, the hugely influential tenor saxophonist is embarking on yet another national tour.

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IED’s in Afghanistan: Hard Numbers

The Department of Defense provided On Point with some statistics about IED attacks in Afghanistan, where there has been an increase in the use of such weapons over the past 14 months. It’s striking to see the spike in numbers — from 2,677 IED incidents in 2007 to 8,159 last year.

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Christopher Hill: U.S. Troop Withdrawal ‘On Schedule’

U.S. Ambassaor to Iraq Christopher Hill spoke with On Point live from Baghdad today as early voting gets underway, part of the run-up to Sunday’s elections. “So far so good,” Hill said, despite scattered violence. Hill said that the plan to withdraw U.S. combat troops by Sept. 1, and to leave only a residual advisory force of 50,000 or fewer, remains “very much on schedule.” Observers worry that a spike in violence could derail that timeline.

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