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Doomed From the Start
Were the United States and Britain doomed from the start in Iraq? Guardian columnist Jonathan Steele believes so...because Western policymakers didn’t take into account Iraq’s unique historical experience. Then, rediscovering the life and work of New York muckraker Jacob Riis. Also, Terrance McKnight, the new host of WNYC’s Evening Music, shares his plans for this station’s nightly music mix. And on the eve of the March 4 primaries, States of the Union revisits Texas. Plus, a panel on what makes a best-selling children’s book!
Tune in for the latest in our Political Projections film series! Tomorrow - Tuesday, March 4 - we'll talk about how Hollywood has showcased American cynicism about politics. You can watch the films we've chosen and weigh in on the conversation.
Why We’re Losing in Iraq
Guardian columnist Jonathan Steele believes that the United States and Britain lost the war in Iraq on the day they decided to occupy the country. In Defeat: Why America and Britain Lost Iraq, Mr. Steele argues that Western policymakers were doomed from the start because they didn't take into account the nature of Iraq’s history.
Event: Jonathan Steele will be in conversation with Laura Flanders
Tuesday, March 4 at 7 pm
Strand Bookstore
828 Broadway (at 12th Street)
Rediscovering Jacob Riis: Champion of New York’s Poor
Jacob Riis is best known for his muckraking reportage and photographs of how New York’s tenement poor lived during the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Bonnie Yochelson and Daniel Czitrom set out to rescue Riis from his detractors and admirers alike in Rediscovering Jacob Riis: The Reformer, His Journalism, and His Photographs.
Event: Bonnie Yochelson and Daniel Czitrom will be speaking and signing books
Tuesday, March 4 at 6:30 pm
Museum of the City of New York
1220 5th Avenue (at 103rd Street)
For details, call (212) 534-1672 or visit the MCNY website.
Terrance McKnight: New Host of WNYC Evening Music
Terrance McKnight, formerly of Georgia Public Broadcasting, is the new host (debuting on March 3) of WNYC’s Evening Music, the station’s nightly classical musical program. He shares his plans for WNYC’s nightly music mix.
WNYC Evening Music
Read Terrance McKnight's musical selections
States of the Union Update: Texas
Ross Ramsey, editor of Texas Weekly, comes back to tell us what's been going on in the Lone Star State in the weeks leading up to tomorrow's primary, for a special States of the Union update.
Listen to Ross Ramsey on States of the Union in November 2007
Texas Weekly
What Makes a Best-Selling Children’s Book?
From the Goosebumps to the Harry Potter series, some children’s books become enormous best-sellers. Jean Feiwel, Senior Vice President and publisher of Fiewel and Friends and Square Fish Books, Diane Roback, Senior Editor of the children's section of Publisher’s Weekly, and Micha Hershman, a manager of Borders Group children's department, discuss what makes a best-selling children’s book.
Weigh in: How do you decide which children's books to buy? What do you think makes a book more interesting to children?
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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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