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Cancer: An Interview with the author of The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
Guests:
Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D., Ph.D.,
Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, an oncologist and medical researcher at Columbia University, has written a comprehensive book examining the history of cancer. Through the stories of several cancer patients and researchers who have made great strides in understanding and Read More
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Race: An Interview with Eugene Robinson
Guests:
Eugene Robinson,
Eugene Robinson contends in his new book that black America has changed, going from one fairly unified group with a common set of goals (civil rights, economic empowerment) to four different groups: the Transcendent, the Mainstream, the Emergent and the Abandoned. Read More
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Mexico: Taming the Drug Cartels
Guests:
Arturo Alvarado Mendoza,
Andrew Selee,
Armand Peschard-Sverdrup,
Opinions vary about how close Mexico is to becoming a failed state. Drug cartels control the municipal workings of entire areas of the country; the police, elected officials and the judiciary, and corruption is rampant. The US and Mexico share a significant border Read More
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Thomas Sowell: A Conversation With One of America's Leading Conservatives
Guests:
Thomas Sowell,
Thomas Sowell is considered one of America's leading conservatives. He analyzes political, economic and foreign policy via his nationally syndicated column. His most recent book is titled Dismantling America, and in it he gives a stark warning about the direction o Read More
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British Austerity: Should the US Try Cutting Costs UK-Style?
Guests:
Chris Edwards,
Michael Ettlinger,
Maya MacGuineas,
British leaders are adopting a plan to cut public spending in that country by $131 billion dollars. The revolutionary plan will cut public housing subsidies by 80% and could cost the jobs of as many as 750,000 public sector employees. By cutting public spending and Read More
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Getting America Back to Work (Part 2)
Guests:
Heather Boushey,
Kevin A. Hassett,
Alan Tonelson,
It's no surprise the economy is on the minds of most Americans. One in ten of us is out of work. It's a rate that hasn't changed in a year
and a half. So why aren't jobs being
created? Why aren't businesses
hiring? Can the government do anything
about it? Should it Read More
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Getting America Back to Work (Part 1)
Guests:
Heather Boushey,
Kevin A. Hassett,
Alan Tonelson,
It's no surprise the economy is on the minds of most Americans. One in ten of us is out of work. It's a rate that hasn't changed in a year and a half. So why aren't jobs being created? Why aren't businesses hiring? Can the government do anything about it? Sho Read More
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Immigration: Should We Change the Rules?
Guests:
Pia Orrenius,
Immigration, legal and otherwise, is a hot-button issue in America. Changing the rules about who is welcome to come to our shores - rolling out the welcome mat for more highly skilled workers, and rolling it up for the extended family members of immigrants al Read More
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Net Neutrality: Who Should Control the Internet?
Guests:
Cecilia Kang,
Craig Aaron,
Mike McCurry,
Over the past decade, the Internet has expanded enormously, changing the lives of Americans. Unlike other forms of communication, like telephones and television, the Internet has expanded largely without regulation. But that may be changing. As the use of Read More
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Venezuela: Democracy on the Edge
Guests:
Roger Noriega,
Carlos Ponce,
Mark Weisbrot,
He has taken a struggling democracy and slowly consolidated his hold on power, nationalizing key industries such as oil and food distribution. Tyrant, Dictator, Socialist Hero; whatever you call him, Hugo Chavez is committed to keeping a tight rein Read More
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Video Game Nation: How Video Games Will Affect Our Lives
Guests:
Dr. Peter Raad,
The video game business has grown into a 50 billion dollar industry world-wide. Video games are now being used to teach soldiers how to fight, surgeons how to operate, and children how to read. Colleges and universities have responded to the demand by offering cla Read More
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American Expertise: Could America's Know-How Be Our Strongest Export?
Guests:
W. Michael Cox,
W. Michael Cox is a professor at the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University and a leading economist and analyst of the American economy. America ranks number one in the sale of services such as finance, management, education and transport Read More
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Is DOD the New AID? Tasking Soldiers with Economic Development
Guests:
Ann Marlowe,
Colonel Mike Meese,
Carl Schramm,
Should D-O-D become the new A-I-D? The U.S. military has always helped bring order to shattered countries. Now some scholars are arguing the military should re-build shattered economies as well. But is this the right role for U.S. soldiers?
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America's Retirement Challenge: Should We Ditch 401(k) Plans?
Guests:
Alex Brill,
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Dallas Salisbury,
Over the past decades, defined-benefit plans have been replaced, for the most part, by defined-contribution plans like 401(k) plans. But the majority of Americans with access to 401(k) plans are not saving the maximum amount they can, and in many cases ar Read More
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North Korea: Dissidents' Fight for Freedom
Guests:
Michael Gerson,
Washington Post Op-Ed columnist Michael Gerson traveled to Seoul, South Korea to interview North Koreans who escaped from one of the most repressive and cruel regimes in the world. His conversation with Jim intersperses what he learned with stories Read More
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