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George W. Bush and Alberto Gonzales (White House)
This Thursday, White House counsel Alberto Gonzales will begin his confirmation hearings for the position of Attorney General. Journalist Mark Danner, a staff writer for The New Yorker, joins us for a look at Mr. Gonzales's record, and discusses why Mr. Gonzales is expected to have to face some tough questions. Then, Robert Neuwirth shares his investigation of the new legal and social frontiers of the world’s squatter communities: Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, A New Urban World. Historian Bryan Mark Rigg reveals how one of Hitler’s soldiers helped rescue the Lubavitcher Rebbe from Warsaw in 1940 in Rescued from the Reich. And Dave King shares his debut novel about an injured Vietnam veteran’s struggle to find stability and happiness: The Ha-Ha.
Confirmation Hearings
Journalist Mark Danner previews some of the issues likely to come up as Alberto Gonzales begins his confirmation hearings for the position of Attorney General this Thursday.
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Events: Mark Danner discusses his book Torture and Truth on Wed., ...
» Visit Mark Danner's website
Events: Mark Danner discusses his book Torture and Truth on Wed., ...
Squatter's Rights
Investigative journalist Robert Neuwirth uncovers the complex social and economic structures being creating in the world's squatter communities: Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, A New Urban World.
Music: Lonesome, Alloy Orchestra: "City Awakes" / "Factory"
Music: Lonesome, Alloy Orchestra: "City Awakes" / "Factory"
Rescuing the Rebbe
Bryan Mark Rigg on the true story of how one of Hitler's soldiers helped rescue the Lubavitcher Rebbe from Warsaw in 1940: Rescued from the Reich.
Events: Bryan Mark Rigg gives talks at the Leo Baeck Institute on Jnuary 11 and the Yale Club on January 12 at ...
Events: Bryan Mark Rigg gives talks at the Leo Baeck Institute on Jnuary 11 and the Yale Club on January 12 at ...
The Sound of Silence
Dave King shares his debut novel about a Vietnam veteran who lost the ability to speak as a result of a head injury he suffered during the war: The Ha-Ha.
» Read an excerpt of The Ha-Ha in the Reading Room
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» Read an excerpt of The Ha-Ha in the Reading Room
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