From 1980 to 2004 the Stanley Center produced Common Ground, an award-winning weekly radio program on world affairs.
Common Ground, a weekly radio program on world affairs, ran from 1980 to 2004. Hundreds of public and noncommerical radio stations across the United States and Canada depended on Common Ground for news and in-depth analysis of critical international issues.
During its tenure, Common Ground earned a reputation for excellence in broadcast journalism and was honored by the Robert F. Kennedy Awards, the Clarion Awards, the New York Festivals, the National Headliner Awards, the American Women in Radio and Television, and other recognitions.
Over the years, Common Ground was produced and hosted by Jeff Martin, Jim Berard, Mary Gray-Davidson, Keith Porter, and Kristin McHugh. This archive contains the audio and transcript files of the show.
The NATO military operation in Kosovo is referred to as a humanitarian mission. But what defines humanitarian intervention? On this edition of Common Ground an independent journalist and an American scholar debate the advantages and disadvantages of military intervention in humanitarian crises.
Adolfo Perez Esquivel won the 1980 Noble Peace Prize for his support of human rights in Argentina. On this edition of Common Ground Esquivel discusses Argentina, globalization, and post-conflict justice. And later World Federalist Movement Executive Director Bill Pace discusses UN reform.
Is there a subtle change taking place in US-Cuban relations? On this edition of Common Ground two Cuban government officials argue the answer is yes.
The latest UN Human Development Report highlights the world’s increasing rich-poor gap. On this edition of Common Ground we’ll talk with the head of one American organization working to break the world’s cycle of poverty. We’ll also hear how war is destroying the lives of children in Sierra Leone.
A new report says globalization is a positive force in the world. But the report also warns that globalization may marginalize some of the poorest and weakest people on the planet. On this edition of Common Ground we talk with the authors of the 1999 Human Development Report.
From a perch inside United Nations headquarters in New York City, a handful of American journalists are covering the biggest stories in the world. On this edition of Common Ground we’ll talk with New York Times UN Correspondent Barbara Crossette and former Christian Science Monitor UN Correspondent Lucia Mouat.
War and disease have left 20 million people in the developing world in need of something as simple as a wheelchair. This week on Common Ground, we’ll see how one man’s vision is providing better wheelchairs—and much better lives—to people around the world.
The United Nations is coordinating a major concert and World Wide Web site to fight poverty around the world. On this next edition of Common Ground, we’ll hear from the organizers of Net Aid. We’ll also hear a report from the US-Mexican border on renewed efforts to fight environmental pollution.
Chaos continues in the Indonesian province of East Timor following last month’s historic independence vote. On this edition of Common Ground, an American election observer recalls the horrors she witnessed both before and after the vote.
Cuba’s ongoing economic crisis is fueling a sharp increase in street crime. On this edition, Common Ground explores the crime explosion and Fidel Castro’s plan to restore peace. We’ll also visit with members of the famed Buena Vista Social Club.