On today's show: a feminist and humanitarian view of Trump's proposed cuts to foreign aid, the author of The New Urban Crisis on inequality in cities and helping Mexico by drinking mezcal.

On today's show:We discuss the tension between the left and right in Sweden with Göran Montan, chairman and founder of the Montan Foundation.Milos Stehlik brings us his second dispatch from the Cannes Film Festival in France. On Global Notes, we hear from the Ali Farka Touré Band.

On today's show: We hear the latest from Manchester, where a bomb attack Monday night killed at least 22 people.  In hopes of avoiding a trade war with the Trump Administration over issues like lumber and milk, Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has sent envoys throughout the United States to mend fences. We take a closer look at the major role Illinois plays in the partnership. A look at an art project that aims to honor Honduran indigenous environmental activist Berta Cáceres, who was murdered in March of last year.

On today's show: The Trump administration's new budget will determine whether the U.S. will stay a part of the Paris Climate Agreement. We ask the Union of Concerned Scientists to weigh in. BBC Witness revisits the death of Neda Agha Soltan, a young woman shot dead during a demonstration in Tehran. Plus: All week, WBEZ's film contributor, Milos Stehlik will be joining us from the south of France with updates from the 70th Cannes International Film festival.

Nahidh Shaou was only 5 years old when he arrived in the U.S from Iraq. Fifty years later, he faces deportation to a country he doesn’t remember. His niece, Tiara Shaya, tells Worldview her uncle’s story, and why deporting him back to Iraq would amount to a death sentence. Shaou is a U.S. Army veteran and Chaldean Christian.

On today's show:We ask two experts what cities can do to create peaceful solutions to the influx of immigrants, refugees, internally displaced peoples and asylum-seekers. British filmmaker Terence Davies discusses his new film on poet Emily Dickinson, A Quiet Passion. On Weekend Passport: There's music celebrating Arab culture, music celebrating Romani culture, and a film series at Music Box Theatre that considers human existence.

On today's show:Things to watch as President Trump travels to Saudi Arabia, Israel and Vatican City. We speak with Vijay Prashad, professor of international studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. An update from the Naperville-based Blind Foundation For India from its founder, Dr. Manu Vora.

The new play Wrecked follows Kuol, a Chicago Uber driver from South Sudan as he struggles against haunting memories of Sudan's 20-year civil war to maintain his family on a meager living. Wrecked is produced by the Chicago-based African Theater Ensemble Fehinty (FATE) and runs May 19-28 at the Prop Thtr at 3502 N. Elston Ave. We talk to playwright and director Philister Sidigu as well as actors Olateju Adesida, Odion Okojie and Obi Uwakwe. 

On today's show: Writer Masha Gessen joins us to discuss the latest controversy out of Washington D.C. Ahead of the trial of human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, we look at the state of human rights in Bahrain

On today's show: We take a closer look at comparisons between President Trump's controversial firing of James Comey and authoritarian rules overseas.  The story of an Iraqi man facing deportation after 50 years in the U.S. Why is youth unemployment on the rise globally?