WBEZ - Politics

A stark choice for Egyptians in upcoming elections

Wed, 30 May 2012 12:00:00 -0500

Egyptian voters are bracing for a presidential runoff pitting the former head of the air force, Ahmeh Shafik, against Muslim Brotherhood candidate Ahmed Morsi.

Worldview 5.30.12

Wed, 30 May 2012 09:49:00 -0500

We preview the upcoming Egyptian elections now that the field of candidates has been narrowed down to two, then discuss the power of music in this political campaign. Finally, we explore India's rash of farmer suicides with documentary filmmaker Micha X. Peled.

50 Wards in 50 Weekdays: 28th Ward’s Tyrone Hymon, paroled ex-basketball star, looks for a break

Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

In the 28th ward, Tyrone Hymon just needs to get through the next few months. “Well, right now I ain’t doing too much. Trying to look for a job myself right now.”

Rev. Jesse Jackson on Medicaid cuts: ‘People will die’

Tue, 29 May 2012 16:35:00 -0500

Reverend Jesse Jackson urged Illinois Governor Pat Quinn Tuesday to not sign a bill that would cut Medicaid expenses.

Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party posed for electoral comeback

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:39:00 -0500

Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI, is likely to make a comeback when the country holds elections in July. In a recent op-ed, John Ackerman wrote that their re-election would have “disastrous consequences for North America.”

Worldview for 5.29.12

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:19:00 -0500

We talk with Mexico scholar John Ackerman about the potential consequences of a PRI comeback in Mexico. Then, Father Alejandro Solalinde, a Mexican priest and migrant advocate who fled the country after receiving death threats, tells us why he left – and why he plans to return.

50 Wards in 50 Weekdays: 11th Ward’s Jesse Villarreal says Bridgeport has changed for the better

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:17:00 -0500

Villarreal, 52, says he’s spent his “whole life pretty much in Bridgeport.” When asked about the old days, he talks of race and ethnicity without hesitation and without prompting. But today, he says, “there’s more blacks around here and more Latin people around here and stuff…. People are more accepting of other races.”

Are Turkey and Africa the keys to Europe's future?

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:08:00 -0500

Spain, Italy and Greece all the the weakest economic links of the EU. Compare them to Turkey, which embraced its African-Mediterranean relationships and now emerges as an economic model for Europe. Any regrets, EU?

Madigan: Retirement age won't be raised to 67

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:54:00 -0500

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan says it would be unconstitutional to force current state employees to work to age 67 before collecting full retirement benefits.Madigan told The Associated Press Thursday that he will not raise the retirement age as part of package to cut pension costs.

Worldview 5.25.12

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:25:00 -0500

Friday on Worldview we talk with Mexican director Bernardo Ruiz, check in with film contributor Milos Stehlik before Cannes wraps up and hit up a mole festival.