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Last week, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced plans for a state takeover of Atlantic City’s casino and entertainment district along the boardwalk, citing declining casino revenues, rampant corruption and persistent urban problems. Joining Marty on today’s Radio Times to discuss Atlantic City’s past, present and potential future will be JON F. [...]

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On Sunday night, the shadowy international network of open-government and antiwar activists known as WikiLeaks posted online more than 92,000 classified documents that documented the realities of the nine-year war in Afghanistan. WikiLeaks shared the documents, whose origin was not identified but is the source of a U.S. investigation, with The New York Times, [...]

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With the close of the International AIDS Conference last week and the recent announcement of Obama’s HIV/AIDS plan, we thought we’d look at where we stand in the battle against HIV/AIDS. Globally, some 33.4 million people are infected with HIV, and while medication helps manage AIDS for many affluent people, millions worldwide are [...]

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Summer vacation used to be a time when kids could pack away their school books and calculators. It was a time for kids to run in the sun in the neighborhood or at camp, and maybe pick up a summer job to earn a little extra money. But today some education experts [...]

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In the cover story of  the August issue of Harper's Magazine, writer DAN BAUM documents his experiences as an owner of a concealed weapon.  He joins us to talk about it.
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Is it time to dispel the negative stereotype of ‘onlies?’ We talk to journalist LAUREN SANDLER on her recent of TIME magazine cover story about how only-children are not lonely, over-privileged and self-centered. And we’ll also talk to TONI FALBO, professor of educational psychology and sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, who [...]

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It’s been sizzling hot this summer. What’s up with this heat wave? We’ll talk about the weather with JOE MIKETTA of the National Weather Service, how it affects our health with LARRY KALKSTEIN from the University of Miami, and then, keeping cool with STAN COX, author of Losing Our Cool: Uncomfortable Truths about [...]

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As the editor-in-chief of Parade Magazine, journalist LEE KRAVITZ was at the top of his game and he worked long, hard and intensely to get there.  After getting fired and finding himself with a lot of time on his hands, he began to think about all he had missed while climbing the ladder of [...]