Descripción: The car bomb. Low-tech, cheap and deadly. A symbol of 21st century assassination. A brutal and indiscriminate weapon heavily associated with the Middle East. In fact, its roots go way deeper. Avi talks to Mike Davis, author of Buda's Wagon: A Brief History of the Car Bomb. Watch all the stories at cbc.ca/onthemap

Descripción: Avi's encounter with controversial author, politician and born-again America-booster, Ayaan Hirsi Ali who says there's no such thing as Islamophobia. Her extraordinary life story often eclipses the powerful role she is playing in the conversation about Islam and terrorism. As she herself said recently, "Right now the media are still lapping it up: a black woman who criticizes Islam."

Descripción: The origin of this species is The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, a withering polemic by the world's leading atheist. Avi sits down and chats with the best-selling author. Watch all the stories at cbc.ca/onthemap

Descripción: The Middle East explodes. Civil war rocks Gaza. At least, that's what the North American media machine would have us believe. For an alternative take of events taking place in Gaza and Lebanon, Avi's joined by Alastair Crooke, former British intelligence officer and now head of Conflicts Forum. You can watch all the stories at cbc.ca/onthemap

Descripción: Oil. Canada has it and the US craves it. But what are the implications of treating Alberta's tar sands as America's security blanket? Avi talks to Diana Gibson of the Parkland Institute at the University of Alberta about NAFTA, Kyoto, and Canada's own energy security. Watch all the footage at cbc.ca/onthemap

Descripción: The Iraq Oil Law... a little known document at the heart of the war. A law that would put the country's most valuable resource into the hands and wallets of foreign multinationals. Whether or not you believe it was the goal of the U.S. invasion in the first place, oil is key to Iraq's future. It's also key to U.S. plans for the country. Avi talks to John Bolton, former U.S. Ambassador to the UN, w...

Descripción: The Bush Administration is flinching under a series of blows to its enemy combatant policy that puts the practice of extraordinary rendition on trial. At the same time, a European investigator has just released a report with what he calls proof of CIA secret prisons in Poland and Romania. Michael Scheuer worked for the CIA for 22 years and is the author of Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing t...

Descripción: Women's rights in Afghanistan. It was a great rationale for toppling the Taliban. Too bad it's fallen off the map. One person who has tried to keep them on is bestselling author Ann Jones. Avi speaks to Jones who, after 9/11, lived in Afghanistan working with women's groups for the better part of four years. Watch all the stories at cbc.ca/onthemap

Descripción: Blunt talk with NATO's Secretary General about the mission in Afghanistan. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer mounts a vigorous defense of how the war is being run. He's in Canada at a crucial moment as support for the war in Afghanistan continues to fall. Is the tension between the American "war on terror" tactics and NATO's hearts-and-minds plan the fatal flaw in the mission? Watch all the stories at cbc.ca...

Descripción: The ultimate Bush basher and Latin enemy number one for the US. On The Map goes behind the caricature of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a complicated and contradictory figure at the heart of a profound shift underway in Latin America. Avi talks to Mark Weisbrot with the Center for Economic and Policy Research, and Jennifer McCoy, Director of the Americas Program at The Carter Center. Watch all ...

Descripción: Avi interviews Josee Verner, Canada's Minister of International Cooperation, about the rhetoric and the reality of Canadian aid. He asks about Bill C-293, the Development Assistance Accountability Act to focus the priority of aid on poverty relief, and why the Conservatives won't support it. Watch the full story at: cbc.ca/onthemap/fullpage.php?id=92

Descripción: On The Map with Avi Lewis' kick-off address on the state of the world. Borders and the proliferation of walls, walls, walls. Migration and people on the move thanks to "development." The race for Resources stirs conflict in Darfur and beyond, but who's profiting? And for all the promises about aid and poverty relief, there is now more Money flowing from south to north than the other way round.

Descripción: Neocon attack dogs, best-selling atheists and infidels, and a look in the rearview mirror. A whirlwind spin through the highlights of On The Map's first month on air. You can watch all the stories at cbc.ca/onthemap

Descripción: Clip from new global current affairs show on CBC Newsworld. Award-winning filmmaker and journalist-activist Avi Lewis asks John Bolton if the proposed law is fueling sectarianism, and if US pressure equals Big Oil interest. The full interview can be seen at cbc.ca/onthemap

Descripción: Avi interviews former CIA Director and ethanol booster Jim Woolsey. Is ethanol the next great green hope or just hype? Woolsey sees ethanol as the salvation for American dependency on foreign oil. Watch all the stories at cbc.ca/onthemap

Descripción: There's more confusion about the legal status of Canadian Omar Khadr and other Guantanamo detainees. A military judge just threw out charges against Khadr accused of murdering a US soldier on the battlefield in Afghanistan when he was 15 years old. For more on Gitmo's legal limbo, Avi talks to Michael Ratner, President of the Center for Constitutional Rights, who calls it a breakdown of justice. W...

Descripción: On The Map gets behind the race-baiting rhetoric to look at some of the reasons why hundreds of thousands of people in the Americas are headed North. Avi talks to Laura Carlsen, Director of the Americas Program for the International Relations Center. Watch all the stories at: cbc.ca/onthemap

Descripción: On stage, Bono and Bob Geldof challenged the colonial model of rich people helping poor countries. Celebrity saviours who used their rockstar charm to win over world leaders.Bono launched the Red Campaign and went on a spending spree with Oprah to raise money for the global AIDS fund. Mega-brands agreed to donate a portion of the profits from red-branded goods. Concerts, handshakes, shopping. S...

Descripción: An intervention in a dangerous addiction. Avi Lewis asks Kiefer Sutherland to save the most powerful people in the world from their dependence on the black-and-white world of TV morality.

Descripción: Avi's June 19 commentary. Translating another media buzzword and overthrowing the official story of the Gaza coup d'etat. Watch all the stories at cbc.ca/onthemap