City Hall newspaper editor Edward-Isaac Dovere and WNYC’s Bob Hennelly talk politics including what to watch for in Tuesday’s primaries in New Jersey. Plus, Newsweek’s Jonathan Alter on the Obama Administration in crisis; how to get more women into the new media field; and Mark Frauenfelder, founder of the website Boing Boing, on the art of DIY.
Working Families, Cuomo, and the 2010 Ticket
Edward-Isaac Dovere, editor of City Hall, a monthly publication focused on New York politics and policy, discusses how the Working Families Party is courting Andrew Cuomo and trying to get on the ballot for this fall's New York State elections. Then, Bob Hennelly, WNYC Reporter, talks about the Cuomo campaign and previews tomorrow's congressional primaries in New Jersey.
Bhopal Liability
Mira Kamdar, fellow at the Asia Society and senior fellow at the World Policy Institute, discusses the eight convictions of Union Carbide representatives in relation to the Bhopal.
Made by Hand
Mark Frauenfelder, co-founder of the Boing Boing Blog and Make Magazine, and the author of Made by Hand: Searching for Meaning in a Throwaway World discusses his new book, the DIY movement, and the balance between your online and offline brain.
Roger Cohen on Foreign Affairs
Roger Cohen, author and columnist for The New York Times and The International Herald Tribune, discusses Iran a year after contentious elections and the fragile state of the Middle East.
President in Crisis
Jonathan Alter, Newsweek columnist, MSNBC contributor, and the author of The Promise: President Obama, Year One, talks about President Obama's leadership through crisis.
Women in Tech
Rachel Sklar, editor-at-large for Mediaite.com, discusses how to get more women into new media as part of Internet Week.