The national health care debate has taken a turn toward death. Amitabh Chandra, professor of public policy at Harvard University, explains the real economics behind end-of-life care and the cost-benefit analysis that goes into making health care policy. Plus, August weekly guest Kevin Purdy of Lifehacker.com gives tips on digital tools to help you be more productive; New Jersey politics; and the clunkers you love.
Garden State Stomp
New Jersey's race for governor is heating up, and a recent poll shows that the gap between Republican challenger Chris Christie and Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine has narrowed in recent weeks. Josh Margolin, a political reporter with the Star-Ledger, and John Weingart, associate director of the
End-of-Life Cost-Benefit
The so-called 'death panel' has dominated the health care discussion recently. Amitabh Chandra, professor of public policy at Harvard University, talks about the cost-benefit analysis that goes into making health care policy, and explains the real economics behind end-of-life care.
Lifehacking 101
Kevin Purdy, senior editor at lifehacker and weekly guest for the month of August, helps listeners be more productive in the digital age. This week: Online tools.
Foreign Aid
Ken Silverstein, Washington editor for Harper's Magazine who writes the "Washington Babylon" blog for Harper's online, looks at where foreign aid for Afghanistan really ends up.
Baby Thoughts
Alison Gopnik, professor of psychology and affiliate professor of philosophy at the University of California at Berkeley, talks about her new book The Philosophical Baby: What Children?s Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love, and the Meaning of Life (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009).
Driven
Ray Wert, editor of Jalopnik.com, talks about the cash-for-clunkers program---and which cars from the 1980s he'd like to keep off the scrap heap.
We want to hear from you. Tell us what post-1984 car model you'd like to spare from demolition. Give us a call ...
We want to hear from you. Tell us what post-1984 car model you'd like to spare from demolition. Give us a call ...
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