Life in the U.S. has improved drastically in the last century. We live longer, our healthcare is better, and technology has made everything more convenient. And yet we are more depressed, stressed and increasingly pessimistic. Gregg Easterbrook, author of The Progress Paradox, explains. Also, David Kay’s findings on WMDs, the moveon.org ad CBS won’t show, and the search for answers in the shooting death of Timothy Stansbury.
Pinch Hitting
Fred KaplanSlateColumnist reviewing the week's news and the Sunday talk show appearances.
Bowl Full of Controversy
Bob Garfield Co-host of WNYC's "On The Media" columnist for Ad Review and author, And Now a Few Words From Me : Advertising's Leading Critic Lays Down the Law, Once and For All (McGraw-Hill)
on ads banned during the Super Bowl and the business of advertising ...
on ads banned during the Super Bowl and the business of advertising ...
When More Seems Like Less
Gregg Easterbrook Senior Editor at the New Republic and a Fellow at the Brookings Institutionand author, The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse (Random House, 2003)
discusses his book, and how modern Americans seem to lead wealthy lives and lack ...
discusses his book, and how modern Americans seem to lead wealthy lives and lack ...
Gun on a Hot Tin Roof
Christopher Oliver Police Reporter, The New York Sun
and
Jamal E. Watson Contributing Writer, Amsterdam News
discuss the police shooting of an unarmed youth in Brooklyn
and
Jamal E. Watson Contributing Writer, Amsterdam News
discuss the police shooting of an unarmed youth in Brooklyn
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