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President Obama used a recess appointment to avoid a confirmation battle over Donald Berwick, his new head of Medicare and Medicaid. Princeton’s Paul Starr comments on the controversial move and the current status of health care reform. Plus, SAT follow-up; and why are parents so unhappy?
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New Medicaid Chief and the State of Health Care Reform
Paul Starr, professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton University, co-founder of The American Prospect, and a senior health policy advisor under President Bill Clinton, discusses the appointment of Dr. Donald Berwick to oversee Medicare and Medicaid, and where health reform measures stand today.
Who Exactly Did We Swap For?
The US-Russia spy swap took place today on a tarmac in Vienna - what's next? Fred Kaplan of Slate discusses what we know about American espionage and just what our spies may have been up to.
SAT II: College Board Reacts
Laurence Bunin, senior vice president for College Success at the College Board, which oversees the SAT, responds to recent research which found that the SAT is racially biased.
Parents Trapped
Jennifer Senior, contributing editor of New York Magazine, writes about the unexpected unhappiness of parenthood in her article "All Joy and No Fun."
Comic Cavs Sans Lebron
Superstar basketball player LeBron James is leaving his home-town team of Cleveland, and Cavs owner Dan Gilbert penned a scathing letter to his "former hero" and posted it online. The letter was penned in the oft-maligned font "Comic Sans" - and Gilbert's choice of font may be getting more buzz than the letter itself. Designer Vincent Connare is the inventor of Comic Sans - he discusses Gilbert's choice and why his font is so controversial.
Call-in: Who Cares About the World Cup?
The World Cup finals are on Sunday. Spain will face the Netherlands. But do you care? If you’ve gotten wrapped up in World Cup fever this year, call us up and tell us why. Or if the vuvuzelas, crowded bars, and distracted co-workers are driving you nuts, tell us why you can’t get into it. Call and make your case for why it’s worth getting in to World Cup soccer, or for why you should avoid the whole production all together.
Plus, soccer fan, youth soccer coach, and host of WNYC's Soundcheck and New Sounds, John Schaefer, talks about why some people get into soccer and others don't.