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Rock Reform

A bill with significant reforms to the Rockefeller Drug Laws is being heavily negotiated in Albany right now. Bridget Brennan, New York City special narcotics prosecutor, talks about her office's concerns.

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Neither Recession Nor Debt Nor Credit Crunch

The United States Postal Service is in trouble. Dan Blair, chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission, an independent agency tasked with making recommendations to the USPS, talks about the challenges facing the mail system and his testimony before Congress yesterday.

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In Our Back Yard

Erin Barnes, one of the co-founders of IOBY, talks about how microphilanthropy can connect people starting green projects in New York City to the donors and volunteers they need.

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Good Investment

Jacqueline Novogratz, founder and CEO of Acumen Fund, a nonprofit venture capital firm, and the author of The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World, talks about socially responsible investing and new ways of spurring development.

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Amerika

Social theorist David Harvey, distinguished professor of anthropology at the Graduate Center of CUNY and author of various books including The Limits to Capital, discusses the economic crisis and what it means for the future of U.S. global power.

David Harvey's LMCC event: Access Restricted 3/30

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Open Phones: Oh Say, Can You See?

Australian pub-goers are watching our border on a webcam. What webcams do you follow? Log on to a webcam site – any webcam - and tell us what you see.

Some webcam sites:
Earthcam’s Top 10 Webcams
Eiffel Tower
Bkln Bunny

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You Stink!

First fingerprints, now "odorprints" are the latest in crime-fighting technology. Dave Johns had his scent profile studied.

"My Own Private B.O." Slate
Check Out the Body Odor Wheel

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