Tonight's star-studded Sandy benefit has prompted questions about the legality and economics of ticket scalping. Plus: A new report on fish mislabeling; city Health Commissioner Thomas Farley explains the good news for childhood obesity and infant mortality rates in NYC; Foreign Affairs' Jonathan Tepperman on U.S.-China foreign policy; and contemporary Mayan culture.
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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is proposing tougher campaign finance rules for non-profits. Hear about why he thinks more regulation is important. Plus: Judith Shulevitz of The New Republic talks about her cover story on the effects of “The Grey Generation”; the expansion of charter schools into middle class neighborhoods; the December series with Judith Rodin of the Rockefeller Foundation kicks off with a discussion on resilience; and director David Lynch on transcendental meditation.
We have a star-studded show today: Samuel L. Jackson talks about his career and his role in Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, “Django Unchained.” Then Harry Belafonte and Peter Coyote discuss an upcoming concert to benefit the Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who’s been imprisoned since the mid 1970s. And Ric Ocasek discusses his work with and beyond his iconic band The Cars. But first, Mark Bittman talks about food policy, seasonal dishes, and of course, how to cook everything.
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