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English Professor James Dawes shares his experience about interviewing Japanese war criminals, who were responsible for some of the greatest atrocities of the 20th century. "We never get the chance to talk to the perpetrators," says Dawes, who wrote That the World May Know: Bearing Witness to Atrocity. "They agreed to talk to me because they're sorry." Here, he talks about that experience.

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English Professor James Dawes shares his experience about interviewing Japanese war criminals, who were responsible for some of the greatest atrocities of the 20th century. "We never get the chance to talk to the perpetrators," says Dawes, who wrote That the World May Know: Bearing Witness to Atrocity. "They agreed to talk to me because they're sorry." Here, he talks about that experience.

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haassListen: Richard Haass on President Obama

Now that’s he won the Nobel Peace Prize, what foreign policy challenges does President Barack Obama still face?

Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, answered that question when he talked about President Obama's Foreign Policy Challenges. He spoke at Macalester on Oct. 23.

Haass is a foremost expert on American foreign policy.

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Listen: Who Should Live and Who Should Die?

With the national debate over health care reform at a crossroads, Macalester held an open forum about the issue. Panel Participants included:

  • Jeffrey Kahn, Director, Center for Bioethics, University of Minnesota
  • Michael Zis, Political Science, Macalester College
  • Earl Schwartz, Director of the Social Justice Program and Professor of Religion, Hamline University

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