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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Live from WNYC’s Jerome L. Greene performance space, a conversation with local entrepreneurs about starting up new businesses in a down economy in New York. Plus, politics with The Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel and Newsweek columnist and MSNBC contributor Jonathan Alter. And, the Anecdotal Census series takes on changes in the past 10 years to Hudson County, New Jersey.


Obama's Left, Right and Center

Jonathan Alter, Newsweek columnist, MSNBC contributor, and the author of The Promise: President Obama, Year One, and Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation, talk about the Obama agenda, the angry left and right, and the coming midterm elections.

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Starting Up: Entrepreneurship Panel

Our entrepreneurship panel discusses what it means to be a business-leader in tough economic times and how to succeed in different parts of New York.  Guests include: Seth Pinsky, president of the New York City Economic Development Corporation; Dr. Andre Fenton, neuroscientist ...

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Your Anecdotal Census: Hudson County

Fran Moran, professor of political science at New Jersey City University talks about demographic shifts in Hudson County over the last ten years.  Hudson County Executive Thomas DeGise, discusses how population changes have impacted policy in the county.  David Cruz, long time resident and freelance reporter, provides analysis of the changes he's seen in Hudson County. And Christine Goodman, artist and founder of Art House Productions and Jelynne Jardiniano, entrepreneur and founder of LITM, talk about the development of Jersey City. Plus, community activist Ines Garcia-Keim, talks about the Latino community in and around Hoboken. 

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George Steinbrenner Dies

New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has died after suffering from a massive heart attack today. Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, The Takeaway's sports contributor, and Bill Madden, Daily News sports writer and author of Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, discuss his legacy.

Contribute your memories of George Steinbrenner here.

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