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The city’s fiscal woes reflect those of the country as a whole. But is the Obama approach to economic recovery at odds with the Bloomberg administration’s? Michael Goodwin of the Daily News explains. Plus, our month-long series kicks off with Anya Kamenentz on credit cards, student loans, and all things debt. Plus, how the recession may make America a stronger global force.
Feds v. City
Michael Goodwin, columnist for the New York Daily News, says that when it comes to financial recovery, the federal government and NYC are working at cross-purposes.
Deradicalize
Karen Greenberg, executive director of the Center on Law and Security at NYU Law School, talks about efforts to deradicalize terrorists in the context of the prospect of closing Guantanamo.
Generation Debt: Credit Cards
The weekly February guest is Anya Kamenentz, author of Generation Debt, writer for Fast Company, and blogger at "The Narrow Bridge", who will be discussing issues of debt, credit, and loans. This week's focus: How to balance credit card debt, spending, savings; and ...
Mysterious but Harmless
The mayor has promised to reveal the source of the maple syrup smell. What do you think is behind it?
What Doesn't Kill You
Walter Russell Mead, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations and contributor to The New Republic, talks about why he thinks the recession only makes America's position in the world stronger.
Control of the Schools
The law giving the mayor control of the New York City public schools expires in June. WNYC's Beth Fertig reports on the likelihood that it will be extended.
Novel Take on News
Leonard Downie, Jr., former executive editor of The Washington Post and author of The Rules of the Game, talks about his new novel set in a Washington newsroom.
Event
Talk/reading, followed by Q&A and book signing tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, 369 Sixth Ave. (at ...
Your Uncommon Economic Indicators: Week 1
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One week after the launch of our crowd sourcing project, we are happy to report that we received 132 submissions on everything from a surcharge on mayonnaise to very sobering news about layoffs of ...