The Leonard Lopate Show
War Strategies
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
On today's show, Cindy Sheehan tells us how she transformed herself from a grieving mother into an antiwar activist. Plus, a panel discussion on how the war in Iraq got started, and how it might end. Also on the show: a new play about the impact of AIDS on the lives of African and African-American women. And Robert Coover on breathing new life into familiar fairy tales.
Where do we go from here?
New York Times Op-Ed columnist Bob Herbert and Leslie Gelb, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, are taking part in an upcoming panel discussion presented by the New York Times: "Iraq: Where Do We Go From Here?" They're here today for a look at how we got into the war, and how we might eventually get out.
Events: Bob Herbert, Leslie Gelb, and Zacharly Lockman (chair, Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, NYU) will be talking on a panel (moderated by Susan Chira) on
Thursday, December 1st at 6:30pm
Hunter College, Kaye Playhouse
68th St. and Lexington Avenue
Tickets: $25 plus handling fee (seating first come, first served)
To order: click here, or call 1-888-NYT-1870
Music:
Jarhead Soundtrack, #1, #3, #7
A Child Again
Robert Coover tells us about reworking fairy tales into modern short stories for his latest fiction collection: A Child Again.
Music:
James and the Giant Peach Soundtrack, #10, #15
In the Continuum
Playwrights and performers Danai Gurira and Nikkole Salter describe their new drama, In the Continuum. It's a look at the toll AIDS is taking on the lives of African and African-American women.
» More on In the Continuum
Music: The Hours Soundtrack, #11, #13
Not One More Mother's Child
After her son was killed in Iraq, Cindy Sheehan started questioning why the US went to war in the first place. Now, she's one of the country's most outspoken antiwar protestors. She's here today to talk about her new book: Not One More Mother's Child.
» Read an excerpt of Not One More Mother's Child in the Reading Room
» Gold Star Families for Peace website
Events:
Cindy Sheehan will be giving a talk and signing books
Wednesday, November 30th at 6:30PM
Coliseum Books
11 West 42nd Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues)
Music: Cider House Rules Soundtrack, #12, #4, #16
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