What happens when formerly working waterfronts no longer work so well? 400 years after Henry Hudson’s arrival in New York Harbor, a look at waterfront development in two cities--New York and Rotterdam. Also: surprising news about college graduation rates; more from the Democratic candidates for Comptroller, and writer A.J. Jacobs chronicles becoming his own social experiment.
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A.J. JacobsHillary: The Movie and Campaign Finance Implications
The Supreme Court will re-hear arguments today in a case that could have serious implications for campaign finance reform. The case regards the funding and distribution of "Hillary: The Movie", which was backed by conservative group Citizens United, and whether such funding falls under campaign finance regulations. Daphne Eviatar, legal ...
The New York City Comptroller Race: Melinda Katz & David Weprin
Brian is interviewing the Democratic candidates running for New York City Comptroller. Today, conversations with candidates Melinda Katz then David Weprin, who will each discuss their qualifications and stances on the important issues.
The 400
Sarah Henry, chief curator at the Museum of the City of New York and for their book NEW YORK 400: A Visual History of America’s Greatest City with Images from The Museum of the City of New York, and Sam Roberts, urban affairs correspondent for the New York ...
College Dropouts
William G. Bowen, former president of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, former president of Princeton University and the co-author of Crossing the Finish Line: Completing College at America's Public Universities, talks about the surprising findings on college graduation rates.
Urban Waterfronts: From Shipping to Shopping
Laurie Hawkinson, an architect with Smith-Miller +Hawkinson and professor at Columbia's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, and Bert Hooijer, professor of applied science at Rotterdam University, discuss waterfront development in their respective cities, as part of the H209 conference surrounding the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's arrival ...
Experimental Living
A.J. Jacobs, the author of The Know-It-All , The Year of Living Biblically and The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment, talks about his experiments with "method living" - from outsourcing his life to Bangalore to living by George Washington's 110 Rules of Civility and Decent ...
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