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A group of children from the urban poor carry posters that read 'CHEAP RICE AND COMMODITIES' in Manila on March 19, 2008 (Getty Images)Going Hungry
In his latest column, Paul Krugman highlights what he considers to be the biggest global crisis: food shortage. He examines the causes for high food prices around the world, and the effect it’s having at home and abroad. Also, up-to-the-minute analysis on the testimony of David Petraeus before the U.S. Senate.
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Going Hungry
Paul Krugman, columnist for the New York Times, discusses his latest column on the worldwide food crisis.
Capitol Grill
General David Petraeus, the top American commander in Baghdad, testifies before the Senate today, and will likely face tough questioning from all three Presidential candidates. The Washington Post's William Arkin offers his analysis.
Programming Note: WNYC and NPR are offering live coverage of the hearings available here.
Fiber Arts & Sciences: The Hyperbolic Crochet Reef
Australian science writer Margaret Wertheim got together with her artist sister to crochet a coral reef to draw attention to the endangered Great Barrier Reef. The project visits New York this month. She’s joined by local participants Barbara Van Elsen, founder of the NYC Crochet Guild, and Njoya Angrum, founder of the Harlem Knitting Circle to talk about physics, crocheting, global warming and grassroots needlework.
More about the reef
See the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef at the World Financial Center
Bloomberg Withers
With the latest blow to congestion pricing, another of Michael Bloomberg's more ambitious plans has been stymied, but he remains as feisty as ever. Washington Post columnist - and former Bloomberg advisor - Jonathan Capehart discusses where the Mayor goes from here. Also Kathryn Wylde, President of CEO of the Partnership for New York City, discusses the future of transit plans in the city.
Grad for Hire
Philip Gardner, director of the Collegiate Employment Research Institute at Michigan State University, talks about the employment picture for the current crop of college grads, who's hiring - and who's not.
We want to hear from you. Are you a current college senior? Looking for a job? How's the market look for you? Comment below!
Petraeus Update and Reaction
As the hearings on the Iraq war continue, we update the latest and provide analysis with Michael Duffy, assistant managing editor for TIME magazine.
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The Rocky Road Ahead
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Ray Young, the chief financial officer of General Motors, talks about GM’s bankruptcy.
Then, Damon Lester, president of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers, and Greg Williams, former owner of the recently closed Huntington Chevrolet in Huntington Station, NY., discusses the effect GM’s bankruptcy has had on dealerships and their employees.- Comments [40]
Tweet If You Use Twitter
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Farhad Manjoo, Slate's technology columnist and the author of True Enough: Learning To Live in a Post-Fact Society talks about what Twitter means and how different groups use it.
What's your take on Twitter? How do you use it? Comment below!- Comments [15]
Don't Say That, Literally
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John Flansburgh of the band They Might Be Giants discusses the running list the band keeps of "things we can no longer say." (a few examples: "my bad" "don't go there" "one hundred and ten percent" and "voted off the island")
What would be on your list of banned words or phrases? Comment below!- Comments [172]
From Denmark with Love
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Jesper Grunwald, senior managing editor with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, talks about the Danish economy, biking to work, and why the Danes are allegedly the happiest people in the world.
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Squatting, Then and Now
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As former squats in the East Village make the transition to coops, making homes from abandoned housing is again an issue. Andrew Reicher executive director of Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, Frank Morales an Episcopal priest involved in East Village/Lower East Side squatting and homelessness activism since the late '70s, and Rob Robinson, a leader of the Housing Campaign of Picture the Homeless, discuss the return of squatting.
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