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Happy Birthday, Hannah Arendt

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Friday, December 01, 2006

This year is the centennial of the birth of Hannah Arendt, the political theorist and chronicler of 20th Century totalitarianism. On our next program, the relevance of Hannah Arendt today with human rights activist Samantha Power and Iraqi exile Kanan Makiya. Also: a new report wants to make it harder to sue Wall Street companies; and two advisors to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Air Power

Dr. Ronald M. Sega, under secretary of the Air Force
and
Rod McKinley, chief master sergeant of the Air Force
- talk about the present and future of the Air Force

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The Fourth Man?

Al Baker, reporter at the New York Times
- on recent developments in the Queens police shooting case, including the police raids and community reaction
then
James Sanders, Jr. , New York City councilmember (D-31) representing: Far Rockaway, Laurelton, Rosedale; parts of ...

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Hanna Arendt: Then and Now

Kanan Makiya , professor of Middle East studies at Brandeis University and author, Republic of Fear: The Politics of Modern Iraq (University of California Press, 1998)
and
Samantha Power , lecturer in Public Policy, founding executive director of the Carr Center ...

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In the Market for Change

Hal Scott, professor of international financial systems at Harvard Law School, Director of the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation
and
Merrit Fox, professor of law at Columbia University
- respond to a new government report calling for a relaxation of securities regulation

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Air Power




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On the Brian Lehrer Show, Dr. Ronald M. Sega and Rod McKinley talk about the present and the future of the Air Force, ...

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