The New York Jets have released drawings for a proposed West Side stadium almost covertly. You have to go to a museum in Washington to see them. The proposed stadium wouldn't just be Jets green,' it would be the country's first environmentally green arena, too - complete with solar cells, ...

If the US invades Iraq who will do the actual fighting? Unlike American soldiers who fought in Vietnam, Korea and WWII, today’s military is composed entirely of volunteers. We have two reports today as part of our week-long series War in Our Time. First WNYC’s Fred Mogul, who discovered that ...

In 1991, American and allied forces swiftly defeated Iraq, mainly by confronting Saddam Hussein’s troops in the open desert. If the US invades Iraq, this time the decisive battle may occur in the streets of Baghdad. Today we begin a week-long series War in Our Time. This morning we have ...

Anti-war activists at the New School University are calling for the resignation of university president Bob Kerrey. The former U.S. Senator from Nebraska is publicly calling on the American military to oust Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. On Wednesday, in front of a full auditorium, Kerrey squared off against students who ...

December 5th marks the Muslim festival of Eid. The three-day festival celebrates the end of the holy month of Ramadan, when observant Muslims fast from sun-up to sun-down. And they're not the only ones, as WNYC's Fred Mogul reports.

When colleagues bring food into the office these days, Earl Kooperkamp politely ...

Mayor Bloomberg says urgent steps are needed, to close the city's growing budget deficit. With a shortfall of one billion dollars this year...and a deficit approaching six and a half billion dollars next year...the mayor prepared the city for deep cuts in spending and new tax hikes. We have three ...

Unlike Paris, Rome and Tokyo, New York City has never hosted the Olympics. But twice in the 20th Century, the world did descend on New York for a different type of mammoth extravaganza. In 1939 and again, in 1964, Flushing Meadow Park in Queens played host to the World's Fair. ...

Help-wanted ads are clamoring for nurses: Make a Difference! the ads shout, and Top Pay - All units, all shifts! Nursing shortages have come and gone in recent decades, but new research says the situation is getting worse - for both hospitals and the patients they serve. WNYC's Fred Mogul ...