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Two members of the Medicaid Redesign Team discuss their recommendations for cuts to the New York State program. Plus, assessing the prospect for a government shutdown; A.O. Scott rec... (episode)
Dean Baker and E.J. McMahon debate whether public worker unions are at the root of the states’ fiscal problems. Plus: why are prices higher at the gas pump?; environmentalist Lester B... (episode)
The Obama administration is in direct secret talks with senior officials in the Taliban. Plus, New York comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Wall Street bonuses; FCIC chairman Phil Ang... (episode)
Renowned political theorist Benjamin Barber says the outcome in Libya is likely to be tragic rather than democratic. He'll explain why. Plus: WNYC senior reporter Bob Hennelly lays ou... (episode)
<p>New Yorkers from Libya to Bahrain call in with their stories from home. Plus: economist <strong>Dambisa Moyo</strong>; and is breastfeeding really medically superior to bottle feeding?</p> (episode)
Food policy activist Michael Pollan explains recent government approval of certain genetically modified foods and questions why those foods still don’t require a GMO label on the pack... (episode)
Brooklyn City Councilman Brad Lander reacts to the Mayor’s proposed 2012 city budget. Plus: WNYC reporter Bob Hennelly on NY and NJ budgets; a Stanford psychiatrist on the dangerou... (episode)
WNYC’s education reporter Beth Fertig discusses the latest on PCB’s in the New York City schools. Plus: Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission chairman, Phil Angelides, explains how exac... (episode)
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Author Raj Patel traces the link between the global food crisis and the unrest in the Middle East. Plus: City Council speaker Christine Quinn talks about her state of the city addr... (episode)
President Obama’s budget plan is getting criticism from all sides. We’ll discuss. Plus: former Ambassador Soderberg discusses the U.S. response to Egypt; former Deputy Prime Minister ... (episode)