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Iran has condemned the violence in Syria, but many still see it as Syria’s strongest ally. Afshin Molavi of the New America Foundation discusses Iran's role in Middle East stability. ... (episode)
Historian Douglas Brinkley has a new book about Walter Cronkite and was on the Brian Lehrer Show Tuesday to talk about the career and life of the "most trusted man in America." Here a... (article)
The implications of the deepening debt crisis in Europe. Plus: Murray Weiss, journalist at DNAinfo.com, discusses why Etan Patz’s family is skeptical of the alleged killer’s confessio... (episode)
The Freelancers Union has tracked outstanding payments owed to freelancers as part of their World's Longest Invoice project. Founder and executive director of the Freelancers Union, S... (episode)
John Horgan, science journalist and author of The End of War, discusses war and human nature Then: a discussion about representations of war in popular culture; Sam Harris makes his c... (episode)
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich explains the role of private equity, venture capital, and Bain in our economy. Plus: Paul Chappell, Peace Leadership Director for the Nuclear Ag... (episode)
Fawaz Gerges, professor of Middle Eastern Politics and International Relations at the London School of Economics, came to WNYC to talk about his new book Obama and the Middle East: Th... (article)
What went wrong with the Facebook IPO? We’ll discuss. Plus: Rutgers law professor Carlos Ball discusses his new book on the legal history of LGBT families and the transformation of pa... (episode)
The Guardian US posed the Brian Lehrer Show End of War question to their readers. Submissions came in from all over the world. Here are some highlights. (article)
E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post is now the author of Our Divided Political Heart: The Battle for the American Idea in an Age of Discontent. Plus: Dana Stevens, Slate’s film critic ... (episode)