Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Monday, July 19, 2004
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(Detainees at the Guantanamo Bay US Naval base (AFP/US navy))
President of the Center for Constitutional Rights, Michael Ratner, and Deputy Legal Director Barbara Olshansky, criticize the treatment of detainees at Guantánamo Bay. Mr. Ratner has paired with Ellen Ray to write Guantánamo: What the World Should Know. Then Thomas Frank describes how conservatives won over the Midwest in What’s the Matter with Kansas?. Chuck Barris discusses Bad Grass Never Dies, his sequel to Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. And Dana Gioia, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, on why fewer and fewer Americans are reading, and what this means to us all.
Michael Ratner and Barbara Olshansky
Michael Ratner and Barbara Olshansky from the Center for Constitutional Rights on the threats to human and constitutional rights at Guantánamo Bay. Ratner's book is called Guantánamo: What the World Should Know.
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» Read an excerpt of Guantánamo in the Reading Room
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Thomas Frank
Thomas Frank discusses his latest book, What’s the Matter with Kansas?.
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Events: Thomas Frank will be speaking on Monday, ...
» Read an excerpt of What’s the Matter with Kansas? in the Reading Room
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Events: Thomas Frank will be speaking on Monday, ...
Chuck Barris
Chuck Barris shares his latest, Bad Grass Never Dies, the sequel to Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.
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Music: Television’s Greatest Hits: “Get Smart”
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Music: Television’s Greatest Hits: “Get Smart”
Dana Gioia
Dana Gioia, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, addresses why Americans are reading less.
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Music: Soundtrack to Bach’s Fight for Freedom: “Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, III. Allegro”
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Music: Soundtrack to Bach’s Fight for Freedom: “Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, III. Allegro”
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