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Introduction
Introducing nurse Nancy Wambui Itotia, her dilemma – and her country's. Vanessa Baird reports.

Hope FM
To Kenya with Nancy to see what she has left behind – and the effect that the money she sends home has on her family.

The Neocons
George W Bush goes for broke with his neocon appointees to the World Bank, the UN and UNICEF.

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Big Bad World 413
Polyp takes the pen to G W Bush

Poetry Slam in Zimbabwe

The House of Hunger poetry slam held in Zimbabwe in 2006, and organised by the Pamberi Trust, showcased young artists performing inspirational work on issues from corporate power to child soldiers. The video features four of the poets.
Published by Pambazuka News.

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Atossa Soltani from Brazil on the Climate Change

Desmond Desai from South Africa on Corporate Power

Iranian women speak out

3 March 2007, London. Women's rights activists marched through the English capital last week to celebrate International Women's Day with a protest against the misogyny of the Islamic regime in Iran and the threat of invasion by the US. Hear the voices of Iranian feminists Azar and Leila Parnian and the sounds of the demonstration as it passed through the heart of the city. Click here to learn more about the campaign.
Produced by Heidi Bachram.

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Vinayan from India on agriculture