WorldCom went from being a business success story to a major disaster when it filed for Chapter 11 in 2002. Find out whether any lessons from that meltdown can apply to the current economic troubles in the US. Also: a former NY mafia soldier-turned-Orthodox Jew. Then, a new MoMA exhibit about merging science and design. And Senator Chuck Hagel on how we can move beyond partisan politics.
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WorldCom went from a business success story to a major disaster when it filed for Chapter 11 in 2002 after accruing tens of billions of dollars in debt. Former vice president of WorldCom's internal audit department Cynthia Cooper gives an insider’s view of what brought down WorldCom, and how it relates to the current economic troubles in the US. Her new book is Extraordinary Circumstances: The Journey of a Corporate Whistleblower.
Former NY mafia associate Louis Ferrante converted to Orthodox Judaism while in prison. He writes about his mafia career and subsequent conversion in Unlocked: A Journey from Prison to Proust.
Event: Louis Ferrante will be speaking and signing books
Monday, April 7 at 7 pm
McNally Robinson
52 Prince Street (between Lafayette and Mulberry Streets)
We look at the intersection of science and design. Paola Antonelli is curator of a new exhibit at MoMA, “Design and the Elastic Mind.” Chris Lasch of design firm Aranda/Lasch is one of the designers participating in the exhibit.
Slideshow: Design and the Elastic Mind
“Design and the Elastic Mind” website
More about Aranda/Lasch
Senator Chuck Hagel says Americans can move beyond bitter partisan politics. He shares his ideas in America: Our Next Chapter: Tough Questions, Straight Answers.
Event: Chuck Hagel will be in conversation with Leonard Lopate
Thursday, March 27 at 8:15 pm
92nd Street Y
Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street
To purchase tickets, go here.
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