September 3 - Toby Miller Sits In for Ian Masters

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WITH GUEST HOST TOBY MILLER
 

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Today we begin and speak with UCLA historian James Gelvin to discuss the emerging Syria situation where Obama’s plan for limited strikes to punish President Bashar al-Assad for his suspected use of chemical weapons against civilians has just won support from key members of congress.

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Then we go to Medellin to speak with Anamaria Tamayo Duque, a professor at Universidad de Antioquía, about the extraordinary nationwide strikes against free trade ideology that are underway in Columbia.

Part 3
 

Finally, we are joined by Sara Ayech, a campaigner with Greenpeace UK. We discuss attempts to save the Arctic from oil exploration as well as the use of spectacle in getting civil society engaged in the climate change debate.