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Domino Sugar plant in Brooklyn (kenstein/flickr)On the Waterfront
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has added Brooklyn’s industrial waterfront to its register of endangered sites. Join guest host Mike Pesca for a discussion about finding the right balance between preservation and growth, and between promoting light manufacturing jobs and building new housing. Also: are African Americans underrepresented in the blogosphere?
Second Comings
Steve Clemons, director of Foreign Affairs at the New America Foundation and publisher of The Washington Note, talks about the effectiveness of the troop surge in Iraq, and the revival of the immigration reform bill.
On the Waterfront
Lisa Kersavage, Kress/RFR fellow of historic preservation and public policy at The Municipal Art Society, Julia Vitullo-Martin, Senior Fellow at The Manhattan Institute and Director of the Center for Rethinking Development, and NYC Councilman David Yassky (D-Brooklyn 33rd), discuss the designation of Brooklyn’s industrial waterfront as one of the The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 11 most endangered sites.
David Yassky’s website
The Municipal Art Society’s website “Save Industrial Brooklyn”
The Manhattan Insitute's Center for Rethinking Development
Minorities on the Internet
Chris Rabb, "net roots" activist; founder and chief evangelist of Afronetizen, a blog about racial justice and the internet, argues that blogs don't represent the goals of African-Americans. Also, Jared Roebuck discusses his experiences as a young African-American blogger.
Chris Rabb's website
Jared Roebuck's blog, Lies Before Breakfast
Open Phones
Listeners weigh in on the arrest of 19 students for a prank gone wrong at Hendrick Hudson High School last week. Did the authorities overreact?
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