Commentaries
Doug Cassel’s Worldview Commentaries on Chicago Public Radio, 91.5 FM WBEZ
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March 08, 2011 – Libya and the ICC: Peace, Prevention and Justice
February 16, 2011 – The Arab World: Revolutionary Conditions
September 15, 2009 – Torture: Outlawed in America?
April 22, 2009 – Earth Day 2009: A Human Right to a Decent Environment?
February 25, 2009 – Guatemala: Canadian Mining Company under Scrutiny
February 10, 2009 – Justice for Cambodia’s Killing Fields?
January 15, 2009 – A New Administration, and A New Day for Human Rights
December 18, 2008 – Corruption: Corroding Democracy, Stifling Economies
November 5, 2008 – Obama Presidency and Human Rights
September 24, 2008 – Venezuela’s Chávez: Expelling Human Rights Watch
September 03, 2008 – International Labor Standards: More Effective Protection for Workers
July 22, 2008 – Former Bosnian Serb President Karadzic Arrested
July 01, 2008 – Peru’s Former President Fujimori In the Dock
June 18, 2008 – The Supreme Court: Guarding the Constitution at Guantanamo
June 13, 2008 – Bill Ford and the Struggle for Justice in El Salvador
May 21, 2008 – Human Rights: What the Next President Can Do
May 14, 2008 – Iran: War Drums in Washington
May 07, 2008 – The Texas Death Penalty: Rights of Mexicans Here and Americans Abroad
April 09, 2008 – Iraq: Does International Law Matter After All?
March 26, 2008 – Global Capitalism and Poverty
March 20, 2008 – Sri Lanka: US Must Do More to Curb Forced Disappearances
March 12, 2008 – The US: Blowing it in Pakistan, Again
March 06, 2008 – Iran: Women Struggling for Rights
February 13, 2008 – The International Criminal Court in Africa: Bad News and Good
January 30, 2008 – Kosovo: About to Blow?
January 23, 2008 – Padilla v. Yoo: "Lawfare" or Rule of Law?
January 16, 2008 – Padilla v. Yoo: The Alleged Torture
January 9, 2008 – Kenya: Why The Election Was Worth Stealing
December 13, 2007 – CIA Torture: Destroying the Evidence
December 4, 2007 – Guantanamo: Round Three Before the Supreme Court
November 14, 2007 – Pakistan: Listen to the Lawyers, Not to the Dictator
November 7, 2007 – Chavez Charms Now, But How Will Venezuela Feel in the Morning?
October 31, 2007 – CIA Kidnapping: No Remedy?
October 10, 2007 – CIA Torture: At it Again
September 26, 2007 – Opening the Debate on Israel
September 19, 2007 – Rwanda’s Genocide: More Complicated Than We Thought?
September 5, 2007 – The United States: Shaming Ourselves at Guantanamo
August 16, 2007 – Iraqi Refugees: American Responsibility
June 14, 2007 – Liberty: Where and for Whom?
May 30, 2007 – Saving Darfur: No Saviour in Sight
May 9, 2007 – Saving the Children: Mission Possible
May 2, 2007 – Chavez’ Vision for Venezuela: Adios to Human Rights
April 26, 2007 – Farewell to Free Press in Moscow and Caracas
April 4, 2007 – Guantanamo: Still a Law Free Zone
March 21, 2007 – Dueling Human Rights Reports: China and the United States
February 28, 2007 – Genocide by Proxy – The World Court Weighs In
February 21, 2007 – Targeted Killings – What We Don’t Know
January 31, 2007 – God’s Human Rights Lawyer – Father Robert Drinan
January 17, 2007 – Guantanamo Prisoners: ‘First, Let’s Punish All the Lawyers’
January 3, 2007 – Saddam: How Not to Try a Tyrant
December 14, 2006 – Human Rights: Candor from the Departing UN Secretary-General
November 29, 2006 – Prohibiting Propaganda: Pointless or Pernicious
November 21, 2006 – Congo: Turning Point?
October 11, 2006 – Darfur: No Time to Delay Action
October 5, 2006 – Pursuing Peace with Justice: Lessons from Uganda
September 27, 2006 – Senator McCain’s Compromise: Unconscionable Military Trials
September 20, 2006 – Trying Terrorists
September 6, 2006 – Offending Islam
April 12, 2006 – The American Society of International Law: A Rare Rebuke
April 05, 2006 – Prosecuting Charles Taylor: The Hague as Safety Valve
March 24, 2006 – International Criminal Court Arrests First Defendant
March 08, 2006 – Women’s Rights: First Case Under New UN Treaty
March 1, 2006 – American Ports: Arabs Need Not Apply
February 8, 2006 – Eavesdropping on Americans: Implausible Deniability
February 1, 2006 – Genocide on Our Watch?
January 25, 2006 – Russian Repression: Is the Bad Old Bear Back?
November 16, 2005 – The Senate: Making a Mess of Guantanamo
November 9, 2005 – Peru’s Fujimori: Return of the Prodigal President?
October 26, 2005 – Senator John McCain: Protecting Prisoners – Theirs and Ours
October 19, 2005 – Indicting War Criminals: Good Start, Long Road Ahead
October 5, 2005 – Countering Terrorism: American and European Approaches
September 28, 2005 – Why Not Torture?
September 21, 2005 – Bolton’s UN Debut: Falling Flat
September 14, 2005 – Justice Roberts: Open to the World?
September 7, 2005 – New Orleans: A View from Afar
August 24, 2005 – Pat Robertson: Bringing Assassinations Back to Life?
