U.S. v. Them [audio 60min]
Words like"America" and"globalization" often conjure up images of protest and conflict around the world. It's the U.S. v. Them. Either you're for us or against us. But things aren't always so black and white. In a Special Edition of"To the Best of Our Knowledge," soap opera in China, hip hop in Africa, and California wine in France. Also, an unexpected weapon in the State Department's repertoire: jazz. Interviewees: Jonathan Nossiter, director of the documentary film Mondovino; Rachel DeWoskin, author of Foreign Babes in Beijing; John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man; Patrick Neate, author of Where You're At: Notes from the Frontline of a Hip-Hop Planet; Penny Von Eschen, author of Satchmo Blows Up the World.
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