Michael Beschloss: Tales Of The LBJ Tapes Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:23:00 -0400 President's daily conversations shed light on the aftermath of the Kennedy assassination, the progress of the civil rights bill and the escalation of the Vietnam War. The Death Of WASP Culture Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:47:00 -0400 Jaime Johnson, one of the heirs of the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune and director of the 2003 HBO documentary Born Rich talks about the blessing and burden of white, Anglo-Saxon, protestant culture. Who Is Barack Obama? Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:29:00 -0400 We talk to people who knew him or have worked with the Illinois senator. They tell stories about Obama's personality and his character.
The Talk of the Town
You Say Tomato Paul Goldberger Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000 The Amagansett Farmers Market used to be the sort of place where you bought tomatoes, not heirlooms, nothing was described as artisanal, and if you needed some Clorox or a newspaper you could find that, too. But last year Pat Struk, who started the market in 1954, decided that she . . . Where’s the Beef? Lizzie Widdicombe Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000 As our thoughts turn to Denver, it’s tempting to imagine that the political stagecraft on view will be different this time--that after eight years of watching our leaders hunting quail and clearing brush in front of television cameras the country will have got over its thing for cowboy statesmen . . . Hit Man Ben McGrath Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000 Jerry Corsi, from New Jersey, picked up his phone in Room 2743 at the Hilton, on Sixth Avenue, last Wednesday afternoon, and said, “Oh, Lou, it’s great to be back with you, Lou,” as though he were talking to an old pal. He was speaking to Lou Dobbs--live, on . . .
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PBS Work and Labor Series: 'Livelihood' - Companion site to the PBS series on work. Come share your thoughts, frustrations, and solutions to The Workday that Wouldn't Die. Plus, learn about alternative work schedules and compelling discussions on the workday.
Technology Making It Worse - How the second industrial revolution (miniaturisation and artificial intelligence) is relentlessly stagnating, frightening and impoverishing our community.
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