Because of his unilateralist tendencies and fearlessness about deficits, President George W. Bush is often compared with Ronald Reagan. But if he does lead America into a war on Iraq, expect to hear him compared to Woodrow Wilson (President from 1913 to 1921.) Wilson led an extremely reluctant America into World War One and faced similar questions of nation-building and remaking the world order. Also on the show: New York schools at a turning point, and, of course, we discuss the Sunday shows. Select audio from those shows can be heard on our clips page.
Also, see some of our listeners' favorite protest signs.
Also, see some of our listeners' favorite protest signs.
The Chant Heard Round The World
Anne Hoy Washington Correspondent for Newsday on the news from Washington and John Parker Washington Bureau Chief for the Economist
Open Phones
All you ever do is talk, talk!
Knock on Woodrow
Daniel Stid Management consultant in Washington, DC and author, The President As Statesman: Woodrow Wilson and the Constitution (Kansas University Press)looks at Woodrow Wilson's attitude to war
Just Not Goodenough
Abby Goodnough City education reporter for the New York Times says Randi Weingarten
Mainstreaming the Movement
Todd Gitlin Professor at Columbia School of Journalism and author of Media Unlimited: The Torrent of Sounds and Images in Modern Life (Henry Holt, 2002)says it's not unusual to oppose war on Iraq
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