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Subways and Sub Woes
In 2002 the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority completed an assessment of potential threats to the city’s transportation infrastructure. Over two years later only about $30 million of the $600 million dollars committed to the project has actually been spent. Less than a week after the attacks on the London transportation system New Yorkers are questioning whether their subway system is next.
Security Underground
Beth Fertig WNYC reporter
-on securing New York's transit system following the London bombings
» WNYC News
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Richard Brodsky Assemblyman (D-86th District-Westchester County)
- discusses security in the New York City mass transit sustem
» Assemblyman Brodsky
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Brian Jackson terrorism analyst for the Rand Corporation
- on protecting transit systems from terrorism
Space Mom
listeners tell us what they think about Eileen Collins, who is commanding the Discovery mission.
Judy Bench
Richard Cohen, syndicated columnist for the Washington Post,
-says Judy Sheindlin would be an excellent Supreme Court Justice
» "The Judge for Me" (The Washington Post, 7/7/05)
Open Phones
Listners comment on whether the press is AWOL on issues and whether PBS should have competing documentaries.
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Michael Moore on Brian's 20th Anniversary
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Happy 150th Birthday, Evolution!
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Richard Dawkins, biologist, professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, and author of many books on science, most recently, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution, talks about Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, which was published on 24 November 1859.
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What's Next for the Movement?
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In the aftermath of President Obama's campaign, Kevin Powell, Brooklyn-based community activist has written a new book, Open Letters to America: Essays by Kevin Powell, outlining his thoughts about political engagement, particularly among African-American youth.
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No Logo: One Decade Later
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