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3 Jul 2008
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3 Jul 2008
The Hearts and Minds of Iraqi Civilians (The Leonard Lopate Show: Thursday, 03 July 2008)
Pulitzer Prize-winner Chris Hedges spent a year interviewing over fifty veterans of the Iraq War to uncover how Iraqi civilians have suffered at the hands of American troops. Collateral Damage: America’s War Against Iraqi Civilians details how civilians are routinely shot to death at checkpoints, run over by military convoys, and terrorized by late-night detentions.
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You -- I spent twenty years covering conflicts from Latin America and Africa and the Middle East the Balkans and you can understand the reality of war to see it through the eyes "...
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of the three main ones that I covered covered the insurgencies in Latin America these were. Essentially civil war Salvadoran versus Salvador Guatemala and animal covered the first gulf war which was. A conventional clash of "...
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18 Jun 2008
How Asian Rivalries Are Shaping the World (The Leonard Lopate Show: Wednesday, 18 June 2008)
The growing rivalry between China, India, and Japan will shape not only the U.S. but also the rest of the world in the coming years, according to former Economist magazine editor-in-chief Bill Emmott . His new book is Rivals: How the Power Struggle Between China, India and Japan Will Shape Our Next Decade .
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17 Jun 2008
Rising Overhead (The Brian Lehrer Show: Tuesday, 17 June 2008)
As more airlines prepare to institute the baggage fee, overhead space will become even more contested. Wall Street Journal travel editor and Middle Seat columnist Scott McCartney explains the new pricing structure--and talks about why airlines will be using "carry-on baggage police." Will the new luggage fees force you to travel lighter? Or will you continue to pack as you always have? Comment below!
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17 Jun 2008
Sergio Ramirez on the History of Nicaragua (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 17 June 2008)
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102 centuries he created this woman almost guarantees from oral or from Latin America Spain the issue was the most influential character. The beginning -- and these century he creates and -- languish. Keep an open "...
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and since. And academia -- when president Eisenhower met with -- president Latin America and Panama. Did you do dictatorship military -- All over Latin America in Cuba in Dominica republic which which you what these -- almost. That's few I'm asking what the -- dropping -- Columbia pretty mean and amber and Australia. And they don't know thing -- supportive by the United States because the script its ability to menaces prairie. Where this sons an improvement over their father and this emotions. I would say that -- president can make can compile or we or use proposal of democracy in Latin America India last forty proponents. Vin -- spoke to different personal power and you princesses and achieved. Whole hero wanted tool pool to "...
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12 Jun 2008
Seeing The Numbers: Origins and Diversity (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 12 June 2008)
Each Thursday in June, we are taking a look inside the new Census Atlas of the United States, the first of its kind in almost 100 years. Marc Perry , Chief of the Population Distribution Branch at the Census, helps guide us through some of the maps and trends. Today we look at the changing face of America and an interesting definition of "ancestry." See The Maps Discussed on Today's Show!
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were coming from so for instance. You know Mexico is part of Latin America Latin America is the the orange shaded counties on that now so use UC write up about that Latin America. Is that most common region of birth for. Much of the foreign born population in all kinds of counties all across the "...
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And we see obviously so many of our immigrants are coming from Latin America that's. The big portions of Orange on the map. But again we get his interest -- pockets for instance there's accounting and "...
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2 Jun 2008
The Endless City (The Leonard Lopate Show: Monday, 02 June 2008)
By 2050, an estimated 75% of the world’s population will live in cities. Saskia Sassen is a professor of sociology at Columbia University and contributor to the new book, The Endless City, which looks at major changes in 6 megacities around the world. Another contributor, Tony Travers , is Director of the Greater London Group at the London School of Economics. Weigh in: More and more people are moving to cities around the world. What led you to move to the city?
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29 May 2008
Birds of a Feather (The Brian Lehrer Show: Thursday, 29 May 2008)
In The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America is Tearing Us Apart (Houghton Mifflin, 2008), journalist Bill Bishop argues that for all the diversity we have in America, our communities are more polarized than ever. Did you move to your current neighborhood to join a certain group? Comment below!
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27 May 2008
Soundcheck Smackdown: European versus American jazz (Soundcheck: Tuesday, 27 May 2008)
Some say the vanguard of jazz, America's quintessential music, is now coming out of Europe. Today, a Soundcheck Smackdown debate on whether European jazz is threatening the dominance of the US as the cradle of the art form. Joining us is Will Layman , a jazz critic who writes for Popmatters.com, NPR and other publications and Peter Margasak , a staff writer for the weekly Chicago Reader and the author of "The European Scene" column for DownBeat magazine.
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