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Friday, April 04, 2008
  • Martin Luther King on 16 March 1967 in New York a huge pacifist rally protesting US involvement in the Vietnam war (AFP/Getty Images)
    Martin Luther King on March 16, 1967 (AFP/Getty Images)

    Truth-Force

    On the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., Michael Eric Dyson explores the enduring legacy of King’s life, and his death. His new book is April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Death and How It Changed America. This year also marks the 60th anniversary of the death of a man whose life and work influenced King -- Mohandas Gandhi. His legacy is explored in the “Satya Graha Forum” events this month. Also: an “experiential” travel guide to New York.


    Nap Strategies Project
    The benefits of sleep are widely touted, but how to catch up during the workday? Take part in the latest Brian Lehrer Show crowd-sourcing project and send us your "nap strategy"!

Campaigning in the Keystone State

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have turned their attentions to the upcoming (and some say do-or-die) Pennsylvania primary. WNYC's political director Andrea Bernstein and New York Times reporter Michael Powell traveled there earlier this week to check in with the campaigns.

40 Years Later

Michael Eric Dyson, University Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University and the author of, most recently, April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Death and How It Changed America (Basic Civitas Books, 2008), looks at the long-term repercussions of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., which happened forty years ago today.

Eyes Wide Open Travel

Fred Dust discusses the IDEO Eyes Open guide to New York City, which promotes "experiential" travel.

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Truth-Force

As the Metropolitan Opera revives the Philip Glass opera "Satyagraha." Helen Tworkov, founder of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, is coordinating The Satya Graha Forum, a series of events exploring the on-going influence of Gandhi’s concept of active non-violence to achieve social change. She is joined by participants Pavan Sukhdev, recently appointed "Study Leader" for the G8+5 Environmental Ministers global study on the Economics of Ecosystem Degradation and Biodiversity Loss, and Mark Kurlansky, author of Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea (Modern Library reprint, 2008).

More information about the Garrison Institute's Climate Change event

Follow-Up Friday: Ronald Reagan, Fiscal Conservative?

Was he really? At least that's what one listener wanted to know earlier this week. We talk about Reagan's economic legacy with Lou Cannon, author of a number of books about the former president, including, most recently, Reagan's Disciple: George W. Bush's Troubled Quest for a Presidential Legacy.

Follow up Friday: Is Bogotá safe?

In light of the recent turmoil in Colombia, Michael Kohn, author of Lonely Planet Colombia (Lonely Planet Publications, 2006), and Gabriela Febres-Cordero, founder of United for Colombia, talk about safety in Bogotá.

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Step Three: The Wiki

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Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

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Eavesdrop on Andrea Bernstein and Brian Lehrer, two of the most political savvy minds around, as they eat lunch and break down the week’s political activities.

Slideluck Potshow

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Check out our contribution to the recent Slideluck Potshow, an event where folks share their love of food and photos!

ICANN, You Can…

Web Exclusive

Paul Twomey, president and CEO of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), on their recent decision to offer more top-level domain names.

Mixed Up

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We discuss the implications of our mixed-race future and how Barack Obama's candidacy has changed the discussion about mixed-race identity.