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The Big Question Episodes

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    Somaliland Refugees

    Refuges are now returning home to Somaliland

  2. Leaving Ethiopia, Returning to Somaliland

    Eastern Ethiopia has been entangled in civil unrest

  3. Should We Worry About Extinction?

    In the last one hundred years thousands of species have vanished

  4. How Much Choice do People in China Have?

    What role does choice play in modern China?

  5. Is this China's Century?

    A look at why so many businesses are moving to China

  6. How Important is America to the Rest of the World?

    How important is America to the rest of the world?

  7. Can Too Much Religion Be Bad For You?

    Is religion a force for good, or does it cause division, radicalism and hatred?

  8. Who Needs Migrant Workers?

    What is the value of migration for fighting world poverty?

  9. Should Africa Be Left Alone?

    Does aid always improve things?

  10. Why Do We Get into Debt?

    Why do people, countries and companies get into debt?

  11. What is Money?

    The history of money

  12. Why Do People Smoke?

    It costs thousands over a lifetime and can damage your health

  13. What is Music?

    What does music mean to you?

  14. Can We Trust What We Eat?

    Health experts warn fast food is not good for us. Who makes our food and what is in it?

  15. Can Fast Food Ever Be Healthy?

    How can we balance the food we love with our health?

  16. Can We Live Without Oil?

    Are we running out of oil?

  17. How Much Does The World Rely On Oil?

    How heavily does the world rely on oil?

  18. Can we Ever Get Rid of Slavery?

    Slavery has been illegal for decades but it has never gone away

  19. What Swings Elections?

    A look at the US Presidential elections of 2004

  20. How Fair is Free Trade?

    Is free trade a fair trade?

  21. What is Free Trade?

    In theory, most countries believe in free trade, so why are there so many protests?

  22. Does Aid Work?

    Does aid work? What is happening to aid money?

  23. Why Does the Amazon Matter?

    Examining the environmental impact of clearing the Amazon basin for crops

  24. Why are Americans so Patriotic?

    What does patriotism mean to a country built on immigration?

  25. Could there Ever be a Classless Society?

    Talking Marxism with Jonathan Ray in Highgate cemetery

  26. Where Did Karl Marx Get His Inspiration?

    Can you imagine a society not divided along socio-economic lines?

  27. Does Democracy Work?

    Emma Joseph explores whether democracy really works

  28. What is Democracy?

    What is democracy? Beginning with Ancient Greek history

  29. How are Rising Temperatures Changing Our World?

    How are rising temperatures changing our world? From floods to heat waves

  30. What's Happening to the Earth's Atmosphere?

    The Earth's climate is heating up and people living along the shore are losing their home

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