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(Tian!/flickr)The Baby Borough
There’s a baby boom in Manhattan. According to the latest census figures, white families earning more than $300,000 a year are driving that growth. But the median income of black and Hispanic families is just $25,000. What do these figures say about the makeup of the city and why is the boom happening now? Plus: Rebecca Walker on choosing motherhood after a lifetime of ambivalence.
Acting Accountably
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, (D-New York), explains why she voted yes on the Iraq Accountability Act.
The City Divide
Errol Louis, columnist for the New York Daily News, and Mickey Blum, president of Blum & Weprin Associates, Inc., analyze their poll, which found New Yorkers are divided in their opinion of the Sean Bell case.
Oh Mama!
Rebecca Walker, author of Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After A Lifetime of Ambivalence talks about her physical and emotional evolution towards motherhood.
The Baby Borough
Sam Roberts, urban affairs correspondent for The New York Times looks at why there's a baby boom in Manhattan and why it's mostly among wealthy white households.
People's Hall of Fame
Renee Flowers, an original member and now director of Brooklyn’s Gowanus
Wildcats Girls Drill Team, talks about her induction into City Lore’s People's Hall of Fame.
Listen to the other Hall of Fame inductees we’ve interviewed this week:
Pete Benfaremo, the Lemon Ice King of Corona
Pete Sokolow
Nobuko Narita
Carrie Raiford
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Michael Moore on Brian's 20th Anniversary
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Live from the Greene Space: Michael Moore talks about his new documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story and Brian celebrates the 20 year anniversary of the show with a 20 year news quiz.
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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Journalist and activist Naomi Klein discusses the ten-year anniversary of the release of her landmark book NO LOGO: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies.
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Uncommon Indicators
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