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Monday, May 5 2008

  • Outposts: The Writing on the Wall May 5, 2008

    We had a taste of Kampala today. One of the main roads is lined with store upon store selling wooden furniture, tables, chairs, beds and chests. One Ugandan scholar Aili Mari Tripp t... (article)

  • Live Blogging the Returns May 5, 2008

    On May 6th, Brian Lehrer will be here live-blogging the returns of the North Carolina and Indiana Primaries from 7PM to 10PM. (article)

  • Betsy West and Oren Jacoby May 5, 2008

    Betsy West and Oren Jacoby Originally uploaded by wnyc The new documentary Constantine's Sword, directed by Oren Jacoby from the book by James Carroll, examines church-sanctioned... (article)

  • Geoffrey Croft May 5, 2008

    Geoffrey Croft Originally uploaded by wnyc Geoffrey Croft, President and Founder of New York City Park Advocates, talks about how construction in Union Square is reducing playgro... (article)

  • Jehane Noujaim and Chris Anderson May 5, 2008

    Jehane Noujaim and Chris Anderson Originally uploaded by wnyc Chris Anderson, Curator of the TED conference, and Jehane Noujaim, director of the documentary film "Control Room", ... (article)

  • Outposts: It's bananas! May 5, 2008

    This afternoon, we went to the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) and took a trek through the banana fields there. Now, as you probably know, New Yorkers love bananas... (article)

  • Outposts: Out of the Gate May 5, 2008

    As we touched down at Entebbe airport on Sunday evening, we saw stars… thousands of them. Welcome to Uganda and to one of the challenges facing the country: regular rolling blackouts... (article)

  • Public Approval May 5, 2008

    Recently, Atlantic Monthly columnist Sandra Tsing Loh re-thought her stance on education in America. We find out how she learned to stop worrying and love the public schools. Plus, co... (episode)

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