The TSA has adopted a policy that will closely screen airline passengers from 14 countries. How do New Yorkers from those countries feel about the new measures? And Princeton professor Julian Zelizer offers some perspective - his new book looks at the history of US national security. Plus: NYT columnist Bob Herbert; Daniel Pink on getting motivated; and the meaning of Whole Foods.
TSA Enhanced Security Reaction
The TSA has adopted a policy that will closely screen airline passengers from 14 countries. How do Americans from those countries feel about the new measures? Abdi Aynte is Somali journalist and editor with Voice of America; Iraqi journalist Abdul Razzaq Al-Saiedi is a fellow at the Kennedy School ...
Cadillac Tax
New York Times columnist Bob Herbert says there's a hidden agenda in the Senate's plan to tax "Cadillac" health insurance plans.
Newly Elected: Ydanis Rodriguez
The new city council member for District 10, Ydanis Rodriguez, talks about representing Upper Manhattan.
National Security: Then and Now
Princeton University professor of history and public affairs Julian Zelizer talks about his new book, Arsenal of Democracy: The Politics of National Security - From World War II to the War on Terrorism (Basic Books, 2010).
Beyond the Bonus
Daniel Pink, author of A Whole New Mind looks at what businesses can learn from science when it comes to motivation in his new book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Riverhead, 2009).
Whole Foods Politics
Last week John Mackey announced he was resigning as chairman of the board of the grocery chain Whole Foods. Coincidentally, Nick Paumgarten recently profiled Mackey in The New Yorker. He discusses the Whole Foods philosophy and the strange life of its now-former chairman.
Laid Off
We encountered this video about the frustration of being laid off from our partners at Economy Beat.
The video was first posted at the beginning of the economic crisis in December 2008, and the artist C.H.A.Z.Z has since created an entire album devoted to work, with songs like ...
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