Interviste
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11 March Mar 2016 0910 11 March 2016 Human, world-saving love
The great French photographer and director Yann Arthus-Bertrand has presented in Milan his latest film, “Human”, an extraordinary portrait of humanity, a documentary that wonders about the meaning of life and of being human through the voice of common people from all over the world.
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9 March Mar 2016 1031 09 March 2016 What makes us Human?
There are some universal subjects, but each story is unique. That was the starting point for the new documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. HUMAN is an emotional portrayal of a contrasted humanity in conflict between homophobia, poverty, war, disease, misogyny, violence, and revenge.
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7 March Mar 2016 1033 07 March 2016 Saskia Sassen: "History will not treat European policy makers kindly."
With the migration crisis ongoing in Europe, Vita International spoke to Professor Saskia Sassen: the Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology and Co-Chair of The Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University. "Existing policy is not prepared to address new types of conditions producing massive displacements," she said, "and neither is it prepared to deal with the consequences of such displacement."
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15 February Feb 2016 1132 15 February 2016 Inequality is the biggest threat to the world
People often think that a certain level of inequality is normal in our societies, says the social geographer Danny Dorling . But the gap between the superrich and the rest of us has widened dramatically in the past 12 months. The author of a number of books including "Injustice: Why Social Inequality Still Persists" and the next, "A Better Politics, How Government Can Make Us Happier", due to be published on March 20th, explained to Vita International why inequality should be a concern for anyone.
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4 February Feb 2016 1106 04 February 2016 Bad banks are bad news for savers
Last week, the European Commission and Italy reached an accord on a scheme to help Italian banks sell some of their 200 billion euros of bad loans. “This intervention will not create any burdens for our public finances,” the finance ministry said. However, Professor Luigi Zingales is not so optimistic.
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14 January Jan 2016 0840 14 January 2016 Libya, not lost in transition
Farida El Allagi, Libyan Ambassador at the European Union, acknowledges to Vita international how her country and the Arab world are progressing despite the internal deterrents and the interferences from abroad.
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14 December Dec 2015 1135 14 December 2015 Art in motion
Hope Box is a collective mobile art project, based on encounters with local people and artists. Started in 1991 by Dutch artist Rienke Enghardt it has so far engaged more than 150 artists from about 30 countries around the world. Vita International has met Rienke Enghardt in the Hope Box Home on the NDSM wharf in Amsterdam.
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4 December Dec 2015 1500 04 December 2015 Granby Workshop builds on DIY culture in Liverpool
Granby Workshop is a new social enterprise by Assemble, the first design collective shortlisted for the Turner Prize, UK's most important art award. This year the prize will be held in Glasgow and the winner will be announced on 7 December, 2015. Vita International has met Lewis Jones, Assemble's co-founder.
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1 December Dec 2015 0811 01 December 2015 Naomi Klein: «Funders need to take responsibility»
The journalist, activist and bestselling author shares her expectations for the Paris summit on climate change and how philanthropic foundations can play a key role in the divestment movement