Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for Responsible Federal Budget in Washington. She says besides paying back the government investments, banks must wean themselves from other government assistance, including loan guarantees. ...
Matthew Continetti, of the Weekly Standard, and Reihan Salam, of the New America Foundation discuss the week's major happenings in politics, including big automotive news and President Obama's recent trip to Egypt.
Glen Ford, of the Black Agenda Report, and Christopher Hayes, of The Nation magazine discuss an active week for president Obama, which included an important message to Muslims around the world.
All Things Considered, May 24, 2009 · Author Nicholas Schmidle talks to host Jacki Lyden about his book To Live or to Perish Forever: Two Tumultuous Years in Pakistan. Schmidle learned Urdu, zip-lined into a Taliban training camp, eavesdropped on ...
In The House At The End Of The Road, W. Ralph Eubanks tells the story of his white grandfather, James Morgan Richardson, and black grandmother, Edna Howell. Jim and Edna married around 1914, in defiance of his middle-class family.
California voters go to the polls Tuesday to vote on six ballot
measures that are related to the state's budget. Most are expected to
fail. Joe Mathews comments on Gov. Schwarzennegger's gamble to balance California's budget. Link to audio
The Taliban brutally flogged a teenage girl, burned schools to the
ground and advanced to within 60 miles of Pakistan's capital. Despite
the stern rules and intolerant attitude, many Pakistanis support the
Taliban insurgency. Why? Who are the Taliban, and what's their appeal?
Neal Conan explores those questions with authors and experts on the
region.
Guests:
Though they may continue to depend on the United States for military protection, the Saudis are now staking out a new leadership position on their own, notes Penn State professor Flynt Leverett, director of the GeoPolitics of Energy Initiative at the New America Foundation.
Abderrahim Foukara, of Al Jazeera International; author Reihan Salam, of the New America Foundation; Glen Ford, of the weekly online publication Black Agenda Report, and economist Julianne Malveaux, share their views on the Obama administration.
In the modern world of busy schedules and busier lives, some people are turning to "neuro-enhancing" drugs to gain a competitive edge.
As journalist Margaret Talbot writes in the April 27 issue of The New Yorker magazine, a variety of students, professors and business people are taking drugs intended for attention deficit disorder, narcolepsy and epilepsy in an effort to enhance brain function and get ahead. Link to audio
