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May 01, 2017 France's May Day: Unions, citizens split over presidential vote (part 2)
May Day 2017 will be remembered in France as a day of duelling demonstrations and bitter division over next Sunday's presidential run-off. While centrist Emmanuel Macron and the National Front's Marine Le Pen were staging campaign rallies in and around Paris, the streets of the capital heard from some trade unions calling to vote for Macron in the name of keeping out Le Pen. But others were wondering aloud if both candidates will be bad for the welfare state as France knows it. Click here for PART ONE.
Produced by Charles WENTE, François WIBAUX and Laure FOURQUET.
26 min
May 01, 2017 France's May Day: Unions, citizens split over presidential vote (part 1)
May Day 2017 will be remembered in France as a day of duelling demonstrations and bitter division over next Sunday's presidential run-off. While centrist Emmanuel Macron and the National Front's Marine Le Pen were staging campaign rallies in and around Paris, the streets of the capital heard from some trade unions calling to vote for Macron in the name of keeping out Le Pen. But others were wondering aloud if both candidates will be bad for the welfare state as France knows it. Click here for PART TWO.
Produced by Charles WENTE, François WIBAUX and Laure FOURQUET.
19 min
April 27, 2017 The New Normal: Trump's first 100 days in office (part 1)
100 days on and Donald Trump has yet to fill his cabinet, yet to sign a major bill from the Republican-controlled Congress, and even to travel abroad. So what has he done? He's filled a Supreme Court seat, signed decrees and ordered air strikes in Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan - hawkish postures that contrast with the isolationist undertones of his campaign. Thus the question begs, here in Paris and around the world: Which way is Trump really headed? What stature for the United States of America? Click here for PART TWO.
Produced by Charles WENTE, François WIBAUX and Christopher DAVIS.
18 min
April 27, 2017 The New Normal: Trump's first 100 days in office (part 2)
100 days on and Donald Trump has yet to fill his cabinet, yet to sign a major bill from the Republican-controlled Congress, and even to travel abroad. So what has he done? He's filled a Supreme Court seat, signed decrees and ordered air strikes in Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan - hawkish postures that contrast with the isolationist undertones of his campaign. Thus the question begs, here in Paris and around the world: Which way is Trump really headed? What stature for the United States of America? Click here for PART ONE.
Produced by Charles WENTE, François WIBAUX and Christopher DAVIS.
28 min
April 26, 2017 France's Undecided: Anti-Le Pen vote no longer a given (part 1)
It's the losers who will determine the winner in France's presidential race. There are various shades of endorsement between those saying they're ready to work with Macron, those who insist it's simply an anti-Le Pen vote... and those who see no issue in rejecting both. What are the pros and cons of abstaining? Could Macron still lose? The underreported story of the first round may be just how deep the far right has managed to establish roots and consolidate them. Click here for PART TWO.
Produced by Charles WENTE, François WIBAUX and Christopher DAVIS.
19 min
April 26, 2017 France's Undecided: Anti-Le Pen vote no longer a given (part 2)
It's the losers who will determine the winner in France's presidential race. There are various shades of endorsement between those saying they're ready to work with Macron, those who insist it's simply an anti-Le Pen vote... and those who see no issue in rejecting both. What are the pros and cons of abstaining? Could Macron still lose? The underreported story of the first round may be just how deep the far right has managed to establish roots and consolidate them. Click here for PART ONE.
Produced by Charles WENTE, François WIBAUX and Christopher DAVIS.
26 min
April 25, 2017 Trump's best enemy? North Korea in Washington's crosshairs (part 1)
Warnings and threats out of Washington and Pyongyang have become daily occurrences under Donald Trump, to the point where it's easy to wonder if maybe it's all just hot air. Is it though? How volatile is the situation? What does Donald Trump want? And what do Koreans want? We ask about the dynamic in Pyongyang and the mood in Seoul, where the current crisis has voters in two minds ahead of a May 9 snap presidential election. Click here for PART TWO.
Produced by Charles WENTE, François WIBAUX and Christopher DAVIS.
18 min
April 25, 2017 Trump's best enemy? North Korea in Washington's crosshairs (part 2)
Warnings and threats out of Washington and Pyongyang have become daily occurrences under Donald Trump, to the point where it's easy to wonder if maybe it's all just hot air. Is it though? How volatile is the situation? What does Donald Trump want? And what do Koreans want? We ask about the dynamic in Pyongyang and the mood in Seoul, where the current crisis has voters in two minds ahead of a May 9 snap presidential election. Click here for PART ONE.
Produced by Charles WENTE, François WIBAUX and Christopher DAVIS.
26 min
April 24, 2017 Macron vs. Le Pen: Unprecedented choice in French presidential election (part 1)
For the first time since World War II, neither the main centre-left or centre-right parties in France will be on the ballot. Instead it's far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen versus 39-year-old centrist Emmanuel Macron. Will the next two weeks exacerbate the divide between those who see globalisation as an opportunity and those who fear it? Will it spark the same bitterness and resentment that emerged during the Brexit campaign? And is Emmanuel Macron really such a shoe-in to beat Marine Le Pen? Click here for PART TWO.
Produced by Charles WENTE, François WIBAUX and Laure FOURQUET.
20 min
April 24, 2017 Macron vs. Le Pen: Unprecedented choice in French presidential election (part 2)
For the first time since World War II, neither the main centre-left or centre-right parties in France will be on the ballot. Instead it's far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen versus 39-year-old centrist Emmanuel Macron. Will the next two weeks exacerbate the divide between those who see globalisation as an opportunity and those who fear it? Will it spark the same bitterness and resentment that emerged during the Brexit campaign? And is Emmanuel Macron really such a shoe-in to beat Marine Le Pen? Click here for PART ONE.
Produced by Charles WENTE, François WIBAUX and Laure FOURQUET.
27 min

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