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CALL NUMBER: DVD HC108 .P5 P45 2000
LIFE is a 30-part series that examines the issue of globalization an its effect on ordinary people and communities around the world. Producer for BBC Wolrdwide Television, the series takes us to India, Africa, Asia, Brazil, Mexico, the Pacific Islands, and the United States. Individual programs focus on economics, women's issues, publ LIFE is a 30-part series that examines the issue of globalization an its effect on ordinary people and communities around the world. Producer for BBC Wolrdwide Television, the series takes us to India, Africa, Asia, Brazil, Mexico, the Pacific Islands, and th
CALL NUMBER: DVD HC108 .P5 P45 2000
LIFE is a 30-part series that examines the issue of globalization an its effect on ordinary people and communities around the world. Producer for BBC Wolrdwide Television, the series takes us to India, Africa, Asia, Brazil, Mexico, the Pacific Islands, and the United States. Individual programs focus on economics, women's issues, publ LIFE is a 30-part series that examines the issue of globalization an its effect on ordinary people and communities around the world. Producer for BBC Wolrdwide Television, the series takes us to India, Africa, Asia, Brazil, Mexico, the Pacific Islands, and the United States. Individual programs focus on economics, women's issues, public health, human rights, poverty, and development. Featured are World Band president James Wolfensohn, Lester Thurow, Susan George, Francis Fukuyama, Robert Reich, Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, and Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen.
5. Philadelphia Story
Directed by Steve Bradshaw (24 minutes)
Cheri Honkala's been homeless, unemplyed and - like 44 million of her fellow citizens - doesn't have health care. She's one of the workers left behind by the globalized economy. Yet Cher is an American citizen. In this edition of Life, Cheri, executive director of the Kensington Welfare Rights Union, tells the story of what's happened in her hometown, Philadelphia, and warns that America's economic boom could yet prove a disturbing model for the rest of the world.
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