Maude Barlow is the co-author (with Tony Clark) of “Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop the Theft of the World’s Water.” She tells Jim Fleming that corporations are taking over the world’s water, often with the assistance of governments who privatize municipal water systems.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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The documentary film "The Brooklyn Connection" shows how a Brooklyn immigrant raised over 30 million dollars to arm and supply the Kosovo Liberation Army.
Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin is obsessed with lost masterpieces of early cinema. He tells Steve Paulson he feels haunted - by the ghosts of early film history, and by the ghosts of his own family's past.
You can also hear our extended interview with Maddin.
Australian writer Richard Flanagan is the author of "The Unknown Terrorist." He says that his book is the story of a society gone haywire.
Lee Harris responds to the question "is there really a clash of civilizations?"
Dan Fagin just won a Pulitzer Prize for his book, “Toms River.” It’s a remarkable nonfiction tale of industrial pollution and its health impacts for people in a small New Jersey town.
What exactly happens in the brain when you “decide” to do something?
For Jeannette Walls, one of the things she struggled with most was keeping her past a secret from just about everyone.
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