wnyc.org / 93.9fm / am 820

Bank Reform, Falling Dollar, and More

Christopher Dodd's proposed legislation has thrust bank reform back in the spotlight. Daniel Gross, senior editor at Newsweek, discusses the possible reforms, as well as President Obama's upcoming trip to Asia, Europe's increased stimulus spending, and the ever-weakening dollar.

• Comments [11]
• Email
• Save

The Future of the Democratic Party

New York State and Nassau County Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs discusses the recent election and what it means for the Democratic party in the region.

• Comments [12]
• Email
• Save

Bridging the Digital Gap: Language Barriers

Ethan Zuckerman, co-founder of Global Voices and research fellow at the Berkman Center, joins us weekly in November to talk about the global impact of social media.

This week's topic: crossing language barriers.

Check out Meedan.net, a website that uses machine-assisted translation technology to bring together English and Arabic speakers.

Assignment for Next Week: Visit Zona Europa

• Comments [7]
• Email
• Save

Education Minutes

Racing to the Top
Gotham Schools.org editor Elizabeth Green talks about New York's chances of qualifying for federal Race to the Top funds, now that the guidelines are out.

Two Million Minutes
In the 2007 documentary, 2 Million Minutes, venture-capitalist-turned-filmmaker Bob Compton critically compares American secondary education to its Chinese and Indian counterparts. The film's newly-released sequel, The 21st Century Solution, explains how American students could better spend their 2 million minutes in high school.

The Two Million Minutes Blog

• Comments [31]
• Email
• Save

Condo Glut

The Right to the City coalition has just completed a citywide condo vacancy survey. They found 601 buildings in 9 community districts that had empty units or appeared to be stalled mid-construction. Jose Lopez from Make the Road NY and David Dodge from RTTC talk about the survey findings and how they plan to try to transform vacant units into affordable housing.

See WNYC's Halted Development Map and Add Your Report

• Comments [11]
• Email
• Save

Your Career Advice for Lou Dobbs

Last night, long-time CNN anchor Lou Dobbs announced he was leaving the cable news channel, stating that "some leaders in media, politics and business have been urging me to go beyond the role here at CNN and to engage in constructive problem solving as well as to contribute positively to the great understanding of the issues of our day." Brian Stelter of the New York Times discusses what this means for the media landscape.

What's your advice for Lou Dobb's next step? Where should he go next? What kind of problems should he tackle? Comment below!

• Comments [49]
• Email
• Save