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Tuesday, April 30 2013

  • Gay Athletes, "Top Secret America," Sleep Deprivation and ADHD April 30, 2013

    Gay Athletes, In and Out of the Closet | "Top Secret America": How Safe Are We?  | How to Fight the Wealth Gap | From the National to the Local: Federal Investment in Urban Policy | ... (episode)

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    • Gay Athletes, In and Out of the Closet April 30, 2013

      NBA player Jason Collins publicly came out yesterday, and is being showered with attention - both good and bad - as a result. It's know how it feels to be in his position. But one per...

    • ADHD or Sleep Deprivation? April 30, 2013

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder now affects 11 percent of school-aged children.  At the same time, it's been found that kids are getting at least an hour less of sleep now th...

    • How to Fight the Wealth Gap April 30, 2013

      Anne Price, Program Director for Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Initiative evaluates a proposal made yesterday on our program by Darrick Hamilton for baby bonds as a policy interventio...

    • From the National to the Local: Federal Investment in Urban Policy April 30, 2013

      The Great Recession of 2007-2008 left many Americans unemployed and in debt, and yet, sociologist Patrick Sharkey notes, city crime rates have hardly changed since the 1970s. Sharkey ...

    • 'Top Secret America': How Safe Are We? April 30, 2013

      After 9/11, the Bush administration vowed to do everything in its power to prevent another attack. But more than a decade later -- and after billions of dollars have been spent on cou...

    • 1979: The Birth of the Modern Age April 30, 2013

      In his new book, "Strange Rebels: 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century," journalist Christian Caryl argues that the year 1979 radically changed the course of history. As Deng Xiaopi...