Andrea Bernstein appears in the following:
Drink Up! The Rebirth of The Speakeasy
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Glamorized in the movies, the 1920s were a gala time of flappers, jazz, and the eighteenth amendment. The so-called Noble Experiment of Prohibition created a culture of subterranean...
Claiming Khomeini's Mantle: Ahmadinejad and Moussavi
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Iranians are less interested in President Obama than in their own election contest between the conservative incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the relatively liberal contender Mir Hoss...
Obama and the Saudis' Mideast Peace Plan
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
In 2002, Saudi King Abdullah proposed a peace plan for Israel and the Palestinian territories. In exchange for peace with the Arab world, Israel would withdraw from the occupied terri...
Colombia's Transmilleneo: Bus Rapid Transit
Friday, May 29, 2009
If you haven't noticed, New York City is in the midst of re-thinking its street space. One person who's been influential in articulating the philosophy behind those changes is the former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia --- Enrique Pena Losa.
I recently sat down with Penalosa, who brought-the Transmilleneo system to ...
Colombia's Transmilleneo: Bus Rapid Transit
Friday, May 29, 2009
New York, NY —
If you haven't noticed, New York City is in the midst of re-thinking its street space. One person who's been influential in articulating the philosophy behind those changes is the former mayor of Bogota, Colombia --- Enrique Pena Losa.
WNYC's Andrea Bernstein recently sat down with ...
Should NYC Turn Street Space Over to Buses? Hearings Start Tonight
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Been hearing about how BRT works in Bogotá and Cleveland on WNYC? Good for you, you're ahead of the curve! Now you can go to a hearing in your borough to see whether a BRT is slated to come to a neighborhood near you, and what ...
What the Transportation Bill Really Means
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Forget the fight over fuel efficiency standards. An even more controversial measure is on the horizon — the transportation reauthorization bill. It only comes up for debate every six ...
Adam! Kris! Squeeee! It's the American Idol Finale.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Adam or Kris? Adam or Kris? That was the question dividing Americans as they chose their American Idol. Adam Lambert, or Glambert as he is known in among fans, is a black nail-polishe...
Why Is It So Hard to Close Guantanamo?
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
One of President Obama's first acts as president was to order the closing of the famous prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the end of the year. But Congress may not make it so easy fo...
Traffic Jam: How to Reduce Congestion
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
By 2050, there will be 130 million more people in the country, relying on an increasingly aging and inadequate transportation system. The stimulus money is supposed to help— tens of b...
Inside a Pakistani Madrassa
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Why is the Taliban resurgent in Pakistan? Some observers point to the influence of the madrassa, or Islamic religious school, as a factor in developing Islamic radicals. Javed Soomro,...
Pakistan: Life in the Refugee Camps
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday announced more than $100 million in aid to help with the refugee situation in Pakistan. Some two million people have been displaced by ant...
The Very Model Of A Modern Major General
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
General Curtis LeMay is one of the nation’s most controversial military figures. He led the firebombing of Japan which killed 100,000 people but he also headed the Berlin airlift. His...
What Your Credit Card Company Can Do to You
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
The Senate voted 90 to 5 in favor of putting new restrictions on the credit card industry. In an effort to protect consumers’ rights, the legislation would put an end to some of the p...
Charge! Credit Card Reform and Consumers
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
A bill to reform the practices of credit card companies is likely to end up on President Obama's desk before Memorial Day. So what's in this bill, and what does it mean for the averag...
Elizabeth Edwards On Resilience
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
For high quality video, click the "HQ" button. Elizabeth Edwards lost her son Wade when he was 16. She is living with terminal cancer. She has been through two president...
Fuel Economy For the Future
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
President Obama is set to announce today new fuel efficiency standards for American cars. For the first time ever, auto manufacturers will have to meet a national standard. According ...
Sri Lanka: After War, What?
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
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Yesterday, the Sri Lankan government declared victory in the 26-year civil war against ethnic Tamil rebels. After such a protracted s...
Subway Riders with No Pants? It's 'Improv Everywhere'!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
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Networking technology has radically changed how we do many things -- including startling other people. The group Improv Everywhere ...
BlackRock Under The Microscope
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Many Wall Street giants toppled during the financial crisis, but a few giants have been created. One is money manager BlackRock. BlackRock manages $1.3 trillion in assets for a range...
