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Tuesday, October 06, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes on the World: Welcome to Havana - A New Era in U.S.-Cuba Relations
On October 19, 1960, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized an embargo on exports to socialist Cuba, setting in motion an uneasy political relation that lasted more than 50 years. Diplomatic relations with Cuba were severed in January 1961. A...
Tuesday, September 01, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes on the World: The Legacy of World War II, 70 Years Later
Seventy years ago, on September 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered to the Allies, ending World War II. "None of us knew then,” war correspondent Theodore H. White later wrote in his memoirs, “that this was the last war America would...
Tuesday, August 04, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes on the World: Disaster Strikes, But Who Really Pays?
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on April 25, 2015, followed by a major aftershock on May 12, 2015. More than 9,000 people were killed and 23,000 were injured. According to the United Nations, nearly 2.8 million people still require...
Tuesday, July 07, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes on the World: What You Need to Know about the Iran Nuclear Deal
The "agreed framework" announced by Iran, the United States and five other world powers in April promised to lessen Iran's international isolation and economic sanctions in exchange for the elimination of its means to produce nuclear weapons. June 30 is...
Tuesday, June 02, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes on the World: Refugees - Living in a Sea of Rejection from the World
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the number of people living as refugees from war or persecution is at 13 million in 2014, the largest number since World War II. Current events, like that involving the...
Tuesday, May 05, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes on the World: The World Water Crisis
The United Nations considers universal access to clean water a basic human right, and an essential step towards improving living standards worldwide. Yet, more than one billion people around the world lack access to safe drinking water, putting them at...
Tuesday, April 07, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes on The World: The Social and Environmental Impacts of Mining in Latin America
The price of gold and other precious metals in the global market has risen in recent years -- but what is the real cost of these commodities at the place of extraction? This free discussion will touch on the environmental...
Tuesday, March 03, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes on The World: Israel and Palestine - Where are Things Headed Now?
One of the world’s most important and persistent conflicts, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has undergone important shifts in recent years. The American-led peace process has officially failed. Last summer’s violence ended with few possibilities for a lasting resolution. Meanwhile, political trends...
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