"The Border" immigration series continues with a look at the conflict between local residents and the immigrant day laborers with whom they share their neighborhoods. Plus, a Newsweek correspondent reports live from Jerusalem, a Slate editor explains the Supreme Court's Guantanamo decision, two experts go head-to-head on welfare and we take your phone calls on the finding your own personal Eden.
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On Fragile Ground
Dan Ephron, Newsweek Jerusalem correspondent,
-on the rising tension in the Middle East
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-on the rising tension in the Middle East
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How Does Welfare Fare?
Don Friedman, senior policy analyst at the Community Services Society, teaches course in social policy at Queens College
and
Robert Rector, senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation,
- discuss the impact of new rules to national welfare policy
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Robert Rector, senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation,
- discuss the impact of new rules to national welfare policy
» Community Services Society of New York
» ...
Judgements Day
Emily Bazelon, senior editor at Slate.com,
-on the recent Supreme Court decision on Guantanamo
»Slate.com
-on the recent Supreme Court decision on Guantanamo
»Slate.com
Open Phones: Let My People Go
Listeners divulge the plans for their weekend get-aways
The Border: Day Laborers
Edwin Meléndez, professor at Milano the New School of Management and Urban Policy,
- takes a look at community and immigrant concerns about day labor
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and Ron Bass, head of United Patriots of America, an organization which is against day laborer sites
- on his work with ...
- takes a look at community and immigrant concerns about day labor
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and Ron Bass, head of United Patriots of America, an organization which is against day laborer sites
- on his work with ...
mariomurillo
Guest host Mario Murillo, filling in for Brian Lehrer on 6/29/2006.
Well Fair
Don Friedman of the Community Services Society, discusses new changes to federal welfare policy, 6/29/2006
Required Reading June 29, 2006
Supreme Court rules Guantanamo tribunals invalid (Scotus blog)
Israel Seizes Hamas (BBC)
U.S. Senate committee rejects net neutrality proposal (Mac Daily News)
Google to unveil online payment service (Business Week)
State warned worst isn't over
Damage spreads amid new flooding (Times Union)