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Supreme Court
Recently released documents have shed light on John Robert’s legal history. Among the cases he worked on as a young lawyer, Roberts pushed for a limited role for the Supreme Court on hot button issues, like death penalty cases. What do the documents reveal about what kind of justice he would become, and what documents are not being released? the New Yorker’s Jeffrey Toobin explains.
Paper Weight
Jeffrey Toobin, staff writer for the New Yorker and CNN legal analyst
-on John Roberts' recently-uncovered legal history
» "Sex and the Supremes: Why the Court’s next big battle may be about gay rights" (The New Yorker)
-on John Roberts' recently-uncovered legal history
» "Sex and the Supremes: Why the Court’s next big battle may be about gay rights" (The New Yorker)
Take a Hike
David Leonhardt, economics writer for The New York Times,
- on when price hikes are acceptable and why
» David Leonhardt's article: "Why Variable Pricing Fails at the Vending Machine"
- on when price hikes are acceptable and why
» David Leonhardt's article: "Why Variable Pricing Fails at the Vending Machine"
Democracy Wonk- Burning Secrets
Listeners call in with their deepest darkest political secrets!
Happily Ever CAFTA?
Mike Hirsh senior editor at Newsweek and author, At War With Ourselves (Oxford Univeristy Press 2003)
- discusses Congresses approval of CAFTA late last night
» Newsweek
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Roberto Lovato writer with the Pacific News Service and contributor to The Nation
- questions support ...
- discusses Congresses approval of CAFTA late last night
» Newsweek
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Roberto Lovato writer with the Pacific News Service and contributor to The Nation
- questions support ...
Open Phones
listeners call in with their thoughts on CAFTA- the Central American Free Trade Agreement
Feedback: Price Gouging
Subject: icee price gouging!!
An illustration of the current discussion:
I live and work in Washington Heights, and last week, on one of the hottest days so far this summer, I thought I'd treat myself to an icee on my way back to the office from lunch. A woman I ...
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