Guest host Alice Rhee talks to writer Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple, among other books. Best known as a novelist, Walker also writes non-fiction. She talks about her latest book of writings on politics and spirituality called We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For. Also, New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik on raising a family in New York, and Arab-American comedian Dean Obeidallah, and how the new leaders in Congress will deal with ethics.
House in Order
Gail Chaddock, staff writer and congressional correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor
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Melanie Sloane, executive director, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
- the new leaders in the 110th Congress and what they plan for ethics reform.
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Melanie Sloane, executive director, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
- the new leaders in the 110th Congress and what they plan for ethics reform.
Hevesi: What Next?
Bob Hardt, Executive Producer and Political Director of New York 1
- discusses Spitzer's plans regarding Alan Hevesi
- discusses Spitzer's plans regarding Alan Hevesi
Political and Personal Passages
Alice Walker, author, We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For: Inner Light in a Time of Darkness (New Press, 2006)
- on her life, her writing and her work to achieve peace and justice
- on her life, her writing and her work to achieve peace and justice
Urban Playground
Adam Gopnik, New Yorker writer and author, Through the Children's Gate: A Home in New York (Knopf, 2006)
- on family life in New York City
Through the Children's Gate is available for purchase at Amazon.com
- on family life in New York City
Through the Children's Gate is available for purchase at Amazon.com
Laughter Is the Best Medicine- What's Funny About Being Arab-American
Dean Obeidallah, comedian
- talks about his post 9/11 identity
- talks about his post 9/11 identity
Laughter Is the Best Medicine-What's Funny About Being Arab-American
Dean Obeidallah, November 17th, 2006
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