Is there some deep significance behind the bland, contended sameness of American bedroom communities? Suburbologist (and New York Times columnist) David Brooks believes the Olive Garden and the well-kept lawn are powerful emblems of American aspirations. Also, teachers, firefighters, police, and home health aides strike, the Mayor’s new noise initiative, the philosophy of The Sopranos, and your calls on when it’s OK to criticize President Reagan again.
Teachers' Bet
Randi Weingarten President of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) and chair of the Municipal Labor Committee
Strike One
Jennifer Cunningham Executive Director of SEIU, New York State Council
Strike Two
Sheryl McCarthy Columnist for Newsday
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Alyssa Katz Editor of City Limits
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Greg David Editor of Crains New York Business on the home health care workers' strike and the city's labor negotiations with the police, firefighters and ...
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Alyssa Katz Editor of City Limits
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Greg David Editor of Crains New York Business on the home health care workers' strike and the city's labor negotiations with the police, firefighters and ...
Open Phones
whether candidate Kerry should criticize President Reagan's policies
American Life
David Brooks New York Times columnist and author, On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense (Simon & Schuster, 2004)
Philosophy
William Irwin Associate Professor of Philosophy, Kings College, and series editor of Open Court Publishing's "Popular Culture and Philosophy" books, including The Matrix and Philosophy: Welcome to the Desert of the Real (Popular Culture and Philosophy Vol. 3), Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy (Popular Culture and Philosophy ...
Aspiration and Aggravation
Here's a question that apparently occupies a lot of our listeners (and emailers): why has the United States never had a successful, durable of economic populist movement, similar to European socialism?
New York Times columnist David Brooks thinks he has the answer: the United States is an aspirational society, ...