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Today on Focus - Tuesday, May 22, 2012

10:06 AM

Current Events in Burma/Myanmar

Christina Fink, Ph.D., Professor of Practice of International Affairs, The Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University

Christina Fink

Burma is one of the poorest countries in Asia. A long period of military rule has kept the country from developing either politically or economically. But that may be starting to change. One sign of that change was the recent election to Parliament of the country’s leading opposition figure Aung San Suu Kyi. Next time on Focus our morning talk show we will review recent events in Burma as we talk with Christina Fink, from the Elliot School of International Affairs at the George Washington University in Washington DC.

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Categories: AsiaMyanmar

11:06 AM

Net Smart: How to Thrive Online

Howard Rheingold, Ph.D., Writer

Howard Rheingold

Our guest will be Howard Rheingold. For many years he was been writing enthusiastically about the power of social media. But he says the media he has been using for three decades now do have their downsides and the way we use them does matter for us and society. His new book Net Smart is an argument for a kind  digital literacy. It presents a program for social media use that is intelligent, humane…and above all, mindful.

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 10:06 AM

Flagrant Conduct: the Story of Lawrence v. Texas: How a Bedroom Arrest Decriminalized Gay Americans

Dale Carpenter, J.D., the Earl R. Larson Professor of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law, University of Minnesota Law School

Dale Carpenter
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Categories: FamilyGay and Lesbian IssuesGovernmentLaw

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 11:06 AM

Foot Care

Robert Born, DPM, Podiatrist, Carle Physician Group, Urbana, Illinois

Robert Born

Categories: HealthFoot Care

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Thursday, May 24, 2012, 10:06 AM

Interview

Homer Hickam, Writer; Former Aerospace Engineer with NASA

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Categories: Space Exploration

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Thursday, May 24, 2012, 11:06 AM

The New Geography of Jobs

Enrico Moretti, Ph.D., the Michael Peevey and Donald Vial Career Development Chair in Labor Economics, Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley

Enrico Moretti
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Categories: EconomicsLabor/worker issuesEmployment

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Friday, May 25, 2012, 10:06 AM

Unwarranted Influence: Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Military Industrial Complex

James Ledbetter, Journalist

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Friday, May 25, 2012, 11:06 AM

Join the Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World

Tina Rosenberg, Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 10:06 AM

Sustainable Initiatives and Priorities at the University of Illinois and Parkland College

Pradeep Khanna, Ph.D., Associate Chancellor, University of Illinois

Seamus Reilly, Vice President for Institutional Advancement; Chair, International Education Council, Parkland College

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Categories: EnergysustainabilityEnvironment

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 11:06 AM

The Statue of Liberty: A Transatlantic Story

Edward Berenson, Ph.D., Director, Institute of French Studies; Professor of History, New York University

Edward Berenson

Categories: Cultural Studies

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 10:06 AM

Current Events in Egypt

Kenneth M. Cuno, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History; Associate Professor of African Studies; Associate Professor of LAS Global Studies South Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, University of Illinois

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Categories: GovernmentPoliticsAfricaEgypt

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 10:06 AM

The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community on the Brink of Change

Roger Thurow, Journalist; Senior Fellow, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

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Categories: AgricultureHungerAfricaKenya

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