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# poDcast 11: a week on openDemocracy
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/podcast11-4457jsp/
- Published: 2007-03-22T00:03:00.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:55:36.000Z
- Author: Open democracy
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 19:37

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](https://www.opendemocracy.net/democracy/law%5Fsubversion%5F4452.jsp) 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](http://www.festivalofeurope.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net) and predict the challenges ahead.

Plus, a special review from the [Human Rights Watch film festival](http://hrw.org/iff/?ref=opendemocracy.net) featuring documentaries and films from more than twenty countries around the globe...

  
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18.55 mins

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The music you can hear in this poDcast is "Modern Jazz Samba" by Kevin Macleod ([incompetech.com](http://incompetech.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net)).