Andrea Bernstein appears in the following:
Previewing President Obama's Cairo Speech
Thursday, June 04, 2009
As the president prepares to address the Muslim world from Cairo University in Egypt, The Takeaway previews his speech with two experts on the Middle East: Professor Peter Awn, direct...
Mourning in Paris for the Air France Victims
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
A memorial service is being held at the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris for the passengers of Air France Flight 447, which vanished off the coast of Brazil on its way to France. The BBC...
Banks and the Economy: Frustration with the SEC
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
"Disappointed" was the word that Mary Schapiro, Chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Commission, used to describe the performance of the SEC. Schapiro promised to do better at ...
Immigration Reform, Back on the Agenda
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
The issue of immigration reform has been pushed aside recently by the economic crisis, but now it's back on center stage. This week a coalition of reform advocacy groups is beginning...
Torture-by-Baby: A Dad's Uncensored Take on Parenting
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Not many parents would publicly admit that they thought about throwing their sleep-deprivation-inducing newborn off a balcony. But writer Michael Lewis decided that it was important t...
Sotomayor, Visiting the (Capitol) Hill
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Judge Sonya Sotomayor started her courtesy calls to Capitol Hill as a Supreme Court nominee. Sotomayor met with key senators, while harsh criticism continued on cable TV about her pas...
China: Pay No Attention to the Tiananmen Anniversary
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
This is the 20th anniversary of the crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square. But the date isn't being marked in China, where the Communist party has banned discussion ...
Drink Up! The Rebirth of The Speakeasy
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Glamorized in the movies, the 1920s were a gala time of flappers, jazz, and the eighteenth amendment. The so-called Noble Experiment of Prohibition created a culture of subterranean...
Claiming Khomeini's Mantle: Ahmadinejad and Moussavi
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Iranians are less interested in President Obama than in their own election contest between the conservative incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the relatively liberal contender Mir Hoss...
Obama and the Saudis' Mideast Peace Plan
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
In 2002, Saudi King Abdullah proposed a peace plan for Israel and the Palestinian territories. In exchange for peace with the Arab world, Israel would withdraw from the occupied terri...
Colombia's Transmilleneo: Bus Rapid Transit
Friday, May 29, 2009
If you haven't noticed, New York City is in the midst of re-thinking its street space. One person who's been influential in articulating the philosophy behind those changes is the former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia --- Enrique Pena Losa.
I recently sat down with Penalosa, who brought-the Transmilleneo system to ...
Colombia's Transmilleneo: Bus Rapid Transit
Friday, May 29, 2009
New York, NY —
If you haven't noticed, New York City is in the midst of re-thinking its street space. One person who's been influential in articulating the philosophy behind those changes is the former mayor of Bogota, Colombia --- Enrique Pena Losa.
WNYC's Andrea Bernstein recently sat down with ...
Should NYC Turn Street Space Over to Buses? Hearings Start Tonight
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Been hearing about how BRT works in Bogotá and Cleveland on WNYC? Good for you, you're ahead of the curve! Now you can go to a hearing in your borough to see whether a BRT is slated to come to a neighborhood near you, and what ...
What the Transportation Bill Really Means
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Forget the fight over fuel efficiency standards. An even more controversial measure is on the horizon — the transportation reauthorization bill. It only comes up for debate every six ...
Adam! Kris! Squeeee! It's the American Idol Finale.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Adam or Kris? Adam or Kris? That was the question dividing Americans as they chose their American Idol. Adam Lambert, or Glambert as he is known in among fans, is a black nail-polishe...
Why Is It So Hard to Close Guantanamo?
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
One of President Obama's first acts as president was to order the closing of the famous prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the end of the year. But Congress may not make it so easy fo...
Traffic Jam: How to Reduce Congestion
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
By 2050, there will be 130 million more people in the country, relying on an increasingly aging and inadequate transportation system. The stimulus money is supposed to help— tens of b...
Inside a Pakistani Madrassa
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Why is the Taliban resurgent in Pakistan? Some observers point to the influence of the madrassa, or Islamic religious school, as a factor in developing Islamic radicals. Javed Soomro,...
Pakistan: Life in the Refugee Camps
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday announced more than $100 million in aid to help with the refugee situation in Pakistan. Some two million people have been displaced by ant...
The Very Model Of A Modern Major General
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
General Curtis LeMay is one of the nation’s most controversial military figures. He led the firebombing of Japan which killed 100,000 people but he also headed the Berlin airlift. His...
