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The Obama agenda is making both the right and the left angry. Why is it so polarizing?  Plus, economic leadership in a down economy; this is your brain on internet; strong black women; and why your office chair is killing you.

Governor Paterson will likely not face any charges in his involvement in a domestic violence case involving a top aide. Plus, anti-immigrant attacks in Staten Island; TOEFL in Iran; volunteering for a job; and the unwritten rules of online dating.

A Harper’s Magazine contributor and life-long liberal on the joys of gun ownership; the merits of your online life; and sweeter summer vegetables. 

Controlling the Deficit with Congressman Jim Himes; What’s up with Guantanamo; Restaurant Grades; and your anecdotal census of the Bronx.

Steve Clemons latest on the looming deadline for withdrawal from Afghanistan. Plus, new plans for Atlantic City and the Meadowlands; financial literacy for teens; and c-sections versus normal births.

Reclaiming NYC’s waterfront; Anthony Weiner on financial reform; the state of hyper-local blogs; and do attractive people really get hired more easily?

NYS Education Commissioner David Steiner discusses how students are passing state tests -- but falling short in college. Plus: Your Anecdotal Census series continues with a closer look at Rockland County.

NYC gets more senior-friendly; Felix Salmon on financial reform on both sides of the pond; a controversial firing at the department of Agriculture; and Sloane Crosley.

A gulf-state reporters roundup from AL, LA, and FL; the post 9/11 surveillance industrial complex; and the economics of playing the ponies.

Hear from Pakistan's Ambassador to the UN on war, peace, and relations with the United States. Plus: more on financial reform; and a look ahead at election season.

WNYC reporters Bob Hennelly and Azi Paybarah discuss who you’ll likely see on the ballot in the Fall following the petition and financial disclosure deadline yesterday. Plus, a presidential candidate in Uganda; Obama’s HIV/AIDS agenda; and street trees.

Financial reform details from Heidi Moore; AA turns 75; an Islamic community center at ground zero; and how to volunteer from the comfort of your own home.

Is there a problem with New York’s new voting machines and is there time to fix it before fall elections?  Plus, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan; and football coach Pete Carroll.

Live from WNYC’s Jerome L. Greene performance space, a conversation with local entrepreneurs; politics with The Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel and Newsweek columnist and MSNBC contributor Jonathan Alter; and your Hudson County Anecdotal Census.

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Graduation was a month ago, young listeners contribute their job-search stories; plus, the politics of picking judges at all levels; and tips for finding a good public restroom in NYC.

Princeton’s Paul Starr comments on the recess appointment of Donald Berwick to head Medicare and Medicaid.  Plus, why are parents so unhappy?

It might become illegal to rent your apartment out while you’re on vacation this summer. Hear about the pending ban on short-term apartment rentals. Plus, the July weekly series on volunteering starts today; and consolidating city services in New Jersey.

State Senator Eric Adams on stop & frisk policy; the future of US-Israel relations; former NYT public editor Clark Hoyt; and is air conditioning conditioning us?

Your Anecdotal Census series continues with Staten Island - let us know how the borough has changed over the last 10 years! Plus: the future of immigration reform; and recent findings say the SATs may be racially biased.

School's out for the summer, but the outlook isn't sunny for local teens.  Plus, the new political battleground; the genome map turns 10; balancing digital and manual labor; making theater from divorce stories; and the city's ugliest buildings.

Unemployment benefits run out; Lebron James also looking for a new job; Mike Pesca and Franklin Foer on soccer; more on the Guinea elections; and remaking street fairs.

Your Anecdotal Census series continues with a look at changes in Middlesex County NJ. Plus, arborist Chris Roddick on how to prevent falling tree limbs.