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Ivory Tower in the Red
Colleges and universities are suffering as the credit crunch depletes student loans and the falling stock market shrinks endowments. What does this mean for life on campus? Plus, the dawning of the age of the atheist. And, today's the day the MTA fills in the details of their "draconian" budget cuts.
Empty MTA?
Pete Donohue, transit reporter for the New York Daily News checks in from the MTA news conference on possible major fare increases and service cuts.
Aid for Detroit Stalled
Auto execs are on Capitol Hill this week trying to drum up support for a bailout package, but things are not looking good. Newsweek Midwest Bureau Chief Keith Naughton gives us the latest update.
Con Game
Peter Coy, economics editor at Business Week, looks at the role of consumer confidence in driving the economy.
This I Don't Believe
Atheism may be morphing from a personal issue to a political one. Annie Laurie Gaylor, Co-President of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, and Ken Bronstein, President of New York City Atheists, take a look at the nonbeliever movement.
University Blues
Michael Dannenberg, Senior Fellow in the Education Policy Program at the New America Foundation and founder of the HigherEdWatch Blog ; and Catharine Bond Hill, president of Vassar College, talk about how institutions are handling the economic crisis.
Dubai Gold Rush
Young Americans are fleeing to the Middle Eastern city state to escape the financial crisis. But signs are that even this thriving metropolis may face economic challenges. New York Magazine writer Daniel B. Smith explains.
MTA: Less for More
New York Daily News transit reporter Pete Donohue again on the fare increase announcement at the MTA budget meeting. Plus, transit expert Robert "Buzz" Paaswell, director of the University Transportation Research Center at City College, on the broader implications for transit workers and riders.
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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.
Season's Eatings
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December guests Tamara Reynolds and Zora O'Neill will be answering your holiday hosting questions each week. Segments so far: Holiday Traditions | Gifting Food | Hosting on a Budget
Also check out the live online chats with Tamara and Zora, where they answer all your hosting questions. Chat #1 | Chat #2
Climbing K2: Life and Death
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Ed Viesturs, the first American to climb all fourteen eight-thousand meter mountains, and one of only six to do so without oxygen, discusses his new book K2: Life & Death on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain (Broadway, 2009).
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SUNY Disposition
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State University of New York chancellor Nancy Zimpher, discusses the pressures the system faces and the role it plays in the current economic climate.
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