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Mary Robinson was Ireland's first woman President and later the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. She recently wrote "the Iraqi people have been denied their fundamental rights f... (episode)
She's Greek, he's Canadian. Together, they are two of the most insightful and delightful commentators on American political life. Anti-SUV campaigner Arianna Huffington would like to ... (episode)
Frustrated at the lack of stimulating and accurate American history textbooks for grade school students, grandmother Joy Hakim set out in to compile a comprehensive guide. In 1993 it ... (episode)
The inauguration of George Washington in 1789...the draft riots of 1863...the World's Fair in 1939. Pick any given year year in New York City history and it's certain to include monum... (episode)
Presidential aspirant John Edwards recently declared The Trial of Socrates by civil liberties gadfly I. F. Stone one of his favorite books of all time. All schoolchildren know that th... (episode)
Last year, the New York City teaching fellows program received 5,700 applications for 3,000 spots. This year the number of applicants has doubled. But who are the fellows, and how are... (episode)
Hedge funds have traditionally been the province of big investors who like to take big risks. But now they're marketing their services to average Joes who make as little as $40,000 a ... (episode)
President Bush (41) accused him of being a ruthless dictator who terrorized his people, disrespected international law and posed a threat to US security. When Panamanian President Man... (episode)
In recent years, a growing number of alternative schools in New York have been given the mission to create innovative curricula. But the new Chancellor's plans to rein in the curricul... (episode)
Because of his unilateralist tendencies and fearlessness about deficits, President George W. Bush is often compared with Ronald Reagan. But if he does lead America into a war on Iraq,... (episode)