Economy
David Leonhardt on the sequester, the debt, the deficit and economic growth
GUEST: DAVID LEONHARDT Tomorrow is the day the sequester is set to kick in — that’s the $85 billion ...
Air Date: February 28, 2013
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Peter Edelman on why U.S. is ‘So Rich, So Poor’
GUEST: PETER EDELMAN PETER EDE ...
Air Date: February 28, 2013
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The history and legacy of mass incarceration in the U.S.
GUESTS: KEITH REEVES, JANE SIEGEL, HEATHER ANN THOMPSON As a result of stricter drug laws and more rigid sente ...
Air Date: February 27, 2013
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A healthy economy based on a happy country
Guests: ANGUS DEATON and ARTHUR A. STONE How do we measure the health of the economy by how happ ...
Air Date: February 27, 2013
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The ‘moral hazard’ & Sandy relief: Do federal funds invite disaster?
Hour 1 GUESTS: HOWARD KUNREUTHER and SCOTT KNOWLES This morning, the Federal Emerg ...
Air Date: February 26, 2013
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Hour 2 GUESTS: RICHARD R. JOHN Will the mail continue to be important as Americans are more engaged in the ...
Air Date: February 26, 2013
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What is AVI, and what will it mean for Philadelphia?
GUESTS: ROB DUBOW, PATRICK KERKSTRA and KEVIN GILLEN Philadelphia is in the midst of a massive overhaul of its pr ...
Air Date: February 25, 2013
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‘A Place at the Table’ for Witnesses to Hunger: A new documentary
GUESTS: BARBIE IZQUIERDO, MARIANA CHILTON, LORI SILVERBUSH and KRISTI JACOBSON ...
Air Date: February 20, 2013
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Obama’s early education proposal
President Obama wants to provide quality early education for all low to moderate income 4-year olds. Last week the White House ...
Air Date: February 20, 2013
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Debating PA Gov. Corbett’s budget proposal
GUESTS: DONNA COOPER and MATTHEW BROUILLETTE Earlier this month, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbe ...
Air Date: February 15, 2013
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Cybersecurity and the growing threats
Guests: SIOBHAN GORMAN, ALAN PALLER and JAMES LEWIS On Tuesday, President Obama signed ...
Air Date: February 14, 2013
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Analyzing the State of the Union address and the Republican response
Guests: Ben Berger, Lara Brown and Imani Perry Last night, before Congress and the nation, President Obama addr ...
Air Date: February 13, 2013
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California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom on ‘Citizenville’
GUEST: GAVIN NEWSOM You may recognize the name GAVIN NEWSOM from his historic 2004 decision as S ...
Air Date: February 13, 2013
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How to predict the next financial crisis, with Steve Clemons & Richard Vague
GUESTS: STEVE CLEMONS and RICHARD VAGUE Are we missing the forest for the trees by focusing on ...
Air Date: February 12, 2013
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GUESTS: RICHARD FELDMAN and ROBERT SPITZER Vice President Biden is in Philadelphia today to hold ...
Air Date: February 11, 2013
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