poDcast 11: a week on openDemocracy

Welcome to openDemocracy's poDcast. This week: political scandal in the US, Europe's biggest challenge 50 years on, and the Polish artists opposing the current regime.

Welcome to the openDemocracy poDcast.

This week, as events come to light surrounding the politically motivated firings of eight US attorneys, openDemocracy columnist Sidney Blumenthal analyses how the scandal will play out for the Bush administration.

It's 50 years since the Treaty of Rome founded the European Economic Community - we visit the London Festival of Europe and predict the challenges ahead.

Plus, a special review from the Human Rights Watch film festival featuring documentaries and films from more than twenty countries around the globe...


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The music you can hear in this poDcast is "Modern Jazz Samba" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com).

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