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The Next American Century
Two foreign policy experts on why they think the rise of other global powers -- like China and India -- is actually good for the US. Also: German poet and novelist Michael Kruger. Then, a memoir about growing up in Brooklyn in the 1980s. And an update on the legal status of detainees in Guantanamo and beyond; we haven’t heard much about those detention centers in this campaign season.
And join us for tomorrow's installment of Political Projections! On Tuesday, we'll celebrate Super Tuesday with a conversation how Hollywood has poked fun at politics over the years. You can watch some films we've selected, and join in the conversation. Find out more here.
How the U.S. Can Thrive as Other Global Powers Rise
Foreign policy experts Nina Hachigian and Mona Sutphen say that the rise of other global superpowers like China and India could actually be good for the U.S.A. Their new book is The Next American Century: How the U.S. Can Thrive as Other Powers Rise.
German Poet, Novelist, and Publisher Michael Kruger
Poet and novelist Michael Kruger is also the head of the influential German publishing house Hanser Verlag, and the literary journal Akzente. His new novel is The Executor: A Comedy of Letters.
Growing Up in 1980s Brooklyn
Felicia Sullivan’s memoir of her difficult childhood in 1980s Brooklyn is The Sky Isn't Visible from Here: Scenes from a Life.
Events: Felicia Sullivan will be speaking and signing books
Tuesday, February 5 at 7 pm
Chelsea Barnes & Noble
675 6th Avenue (at 22nd Street)
Felicia Sullivan will be speaking and signing books
Tuesday, February 19 at 7 pm
KGB Non Fiction Series
85 East 4th Street (at 2nd Avenue)
Felicia Sullivan will be speaking and signing books
Wednesday, February 20 at 7 pm
PAGE Series, National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park South (between Park Avenue South and Irving Place)
Felicia Sullivan will be speaking and signing books
Saturday, February 23 at 3 pm
Ear Inn Reading Series
326 Spring Street (between Greenwich and Washington Streets)
Illegal Detentions at Guantanamo, Bagram, and Beyond
Since 2001, the government has detained thousands of people - at Guantánamo, Abu Ghraib, and Bagram airbase, to name a few. The legality of many of those detentions has been challenged repeatedly. We get an update on the status of illegal detentions by American forces.
Shayana Kadidal is head lawyer for the Center for Constitutional Rights’ Guantanamo Project. Filmmaker Alex Gibney’s award-winning documentary is "Taxi to the Dark Side," now playing in NYC at the Village East (181 2nd Avenue) and the Angelika (18 W. Houston @ Mercer).
“Taxi to the Dark Side” website
The Center for Constitutional Rights’ work on illegal detentions and Guantanamo
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Gov. Sarah Palin and Alaska Politics
The Leonard Lopate Show
August 08, 2008
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is Sen. John McCain’s VP running mate. To find out more about Gov. Palin and Alaska politics, check out our States of the Union: Alaska segment from Aug. 8, 2008.
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Sen. Joe Biden on the Lopate Show
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Sen. Obama has chosen Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware to be his running mate. To find out more about his personal and political life, listen to Leonard’s Aug. 2007 interview with Sen. Biden. At the time, the Senator from Delaware was still a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Barack Obama, Circa 2004
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As the Democratic Convention is underway in Denver, listen to Barack Obama on the Leonard Lopate Show in November 2004. He had recently won a seat in the U.S. Senate, and only a few months before, his rousing speech during the 2004 Democratic National Convention catapulted him into the national spotlight.
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John McCain in 2000
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Sen. John McCain spoke with Leonard in September 2000 about his memoir, Faith of My Fathers. He discussed his family's naval background, his time in POW camps, as well as his own presidential ambitions for the 2000 election.
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States of the Union
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Why is New York a blue state, Wyoming a red, and Ohio a shade of purple? Looking ahead to Election Day 2008, Leonard talks to journalists, scholars, and activists from each of the 50 states to find out what motivates voters from Maine to California.
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