International Power Hour

This week we looked at Argentina’s economic and political crises, in particular looking at the background and the economic policies that paved the foundation for today’s problems. Our guest was historian Dr. Quinn Dauer, an expert in Argentine history who regularly spends time in Argentina.

With our guest, chemist Dr. Elaine Haub, we discuss chemical weapons – how they have been used in recent years, efforts to control their spread and use, and, in particular, the science behind how they work, how easy they are to produce and use, and the issues involved with responding to a chemical weapons attack, both in treatment of victims and cleaning up the site.

This week’s topic is microcredit/microfinance, a development model based on the work of Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus. With our guest, sociologist Dr. Veronica Medina, we looked at the microfinance model in general, as it originated and then developed over time, and then specifically about Dr. Medina’s work on microfinance in Pakistan.

Brexit update, trade relations with the EU, right-wing politics in Europe, update on sonic attacks in Cuba & China, update on the nerve agent attack in the UK, Brazil’s election, and a new peace agreement between Ethiopia & Eritrea.

Our occasional series on how the global is local: An interview with community member Lillian Rose about her work with the Hispanic Connection, a private, not-for-profit organization that offers assistance to our local immigrant community.