What does trouble in the financial markets mean for New York as the budget deadline looms? New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli runs the numbers. Plus, Doug Rushkoff returns for the next installment of “Open Source Living” and former Israeli foreign minister Shlomo Ben-Ami on continuing peace efforts.
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war. Click here for a selection of Iraq war coverage from the Brian Lehrer Show and WNYC archives.
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war. Click here for a selection of Iraq war coverage from the Brian Lehrer Show and WNYC archives.
Open Phones: Housing Slump? Or Opportunity?
Are you searching for bargains in the housing slump? Are you finding any? Where? Buyers, sellers, brokers, renters--give us a call or post a comment and let us know your experiences in the current real estate market.
In Comptrol
Thomas DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller, talks about financing the MTA, controlling debt, and the "white elephant in the room"--the upcoming state budget.
Open Source Living: Interactive Democracy
We continue our discussions with media thinker Douglas Rushkoff, our Thursday weekly guest for the month of March. Today we discuss the way that both the tools of interactive media and the ethos of open source living have affected the democratic process.
Pushing Peace
Shlomo Ben-Ami, former Israeli foreign minister under Ehud Barak, argues that negotiating with Hamas is the only way to secure a cease-fire in Gaza.
Crowdsourcing: Hillary Clinton’s Schedule
WNYC's political director Andrea Bernstein reviews what listeners found in the 11,000 pages of Hillary Clinton's schedules as First Lady that were released yesterday.
Sin 2.0
John Allen Jr., Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter and author of The Rise of Benedict XVI: The Inside Story of How the Pope Was Elected and Where He Will Take the Catholic Church, talks about the new seven social sins.
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