The 2010 British General Election, which must be held by June 3, pits embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the Labour Party against David Cameron of the Conservatives. Jamie Macfarlane writes about the perennial issue of class as a potential factor in the race.
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Perspectives
January 26, 2010
Class warfare looms in 2010 British general election
Perspectives
January 18, 2010
S. Sudan makes some progress amid possibility of war
Jen Marlowe, a journalist with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, is currently traveling through South Sudan. It's the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, which ended Africa's longest running civil war.
Hsin-Yin Lee (Blog)
January 13, 2010
Avatar’s forced evictions resonate with Chinese public
Worldfocus contributing blogger Hsin-Yin Lee writes about the parallels some people are drawing between the movie "Avatar" and forced evictions in China, where conflicts between residents and developers have led to protests and violence.
Peter Eisner (blog)
January 13, 2010
The horrors of Haiti demand a response
Worldfocus contributing editor Peter Eisner writes about the devastation in Haiti. Some stories and events exceed the ability to use adjectives to capture the depths. We cannot gild words or exaggerate the story of the Haiti earthquake. How do you approach the horror, the tragedy and the suffering in any coherent way?
Perspectives
January 6, 2010
The view from Jordan on C.I.A. deaths in Afghanistan
Jordanian blogger Naseem Tarawnah writes about the suicide bombing that killed seven C.I.A. members in Afghanistan this week and its impact on Jordanians. He argues that the Jordanian government will find it difficult to contain the damage from the connection to the C.I.A.
Worldfocus Best of 2009
December 28, 2009
Top 10 Worldfocus Interviews of 2009
Worldfocus presents our most memorable interviews from 2009 -- both in the studio and from the field. Watch business editor Marcus Mabry, Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, healthcare economist Uwe Reinhardt, and other notables from the past year. The list was chosen based on popularity on our site and on YouTube, along with input from the newsroom.
S. Azmat Hassan (Blog)
December 28, 2009
Obama ushers in 2010 with bold foreign policy agenda
Worldfocus blogger S. Azmat Hassan writes about the challenges facing the administration in 2010. Hassan argues tangible progress in Afghanistan, Pakistan and beyond will require hard work, patience and luck.
Worldfocus Best of 2009
December 24, 2009
Top 15 Worldfocus Signature Stories of 2009
Our signature stories delve into issues around the world -- from the long-term effects of Agent Orange in Vietnam and escalating gang violence in Mexico to discrimination against whites in South Africa and Afghan immigrants in Iran. See our best Signature videos of the year.
Worldfocus Radio
December 17, 2009
Worldfocus Radio: ‘The Stans’ in Transition
Martin Savidge hosts William Fierman and Nikolay Petrov to discuss the Central Asian "stans" (Kazakhstan, Krygyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan). We examine emerging language policies, cultural identity and geopolitical relationships with Russia, China and the United States.
In the Newsroom
December 16, 2009
Ruling threatens reconciliation between Turks and Kurds
Worldfocus producer Gizem Yarbil, who grew up in Turkey, writes about the experience of reporting from the Kurdish areas of that country. A recent court ruling has reignited clashes between the Kurdish minority and Turkish authorities, and the issue remains a polarizing one in Turkey.
