History Behind the Headlines: World Bank and IMF + Public Health and Art

HISTORY BEHIND THE HEADLINES: WORLD BANK AND IMF: The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund were born in the aftermath of World War II, when leaders from around the world met in New Hampshire at the Bretton Woods Conference. As the international community stares down a growing financial crisis, some leaders are calling for a complete restructuring of these so-called Bretton Woods institutions. We explore the history of the World Bank and IMF and the new push to overhaul the global financial system. (23 min.) PUBLIC HEALTH AND ART: Sultry women in the shadows. Skeletons peering up from under water. Rats scampering across the landscape. They're the foreboding images emblazoned on public health posters over the last century. In a pre-television, pre-Internet era, they were often the best way to spread messages about everything from tuberculosis to gonorrhea. Kojo explores the iconography of public health in the 20th century. (26 min.)