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Thursday, May 31 2012

  • Listeners Respond: What Would You Put in "The American Bible"? May 31, 2012

    Today we asked our listeners to respond to our interview with Stephen Prothero, who's new book "The American Bible" attempts to bring together the core texts of the American experience. (article)

  • Today's Takeaway | May 31, 2012 May 31, 2012

    What may be Syria's best chance at ending violence | A former spelling champ on this year's bee | A whistleblower who exposed deep deceptions at Citigroup | Determining the beginning ... (episode)

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    • Syria's Only Hope? May 31, 2012

      The massacre at Houla forced the world to remember the ongoing violence in Syria. President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly killed 12,000 civilians and doesn't appear willing to stop. ...

    • Spelling Champ on This Year's Bee May 31, 2012

      The semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee begin today. And who better to talk through it all than 1999 champion Nupur Lala? Nupur won the bee with the word “logorrhea,” whic...

    • Whistleblower Exposes Dishonest Practices at Citigroup May 31, 2012

      Sherry Hunt grew up in the Midwest, wears plaid flannel shirts, and likes to ride horses. She is also the whistleblower who cost Citigroup $158.3 million and exposed deep deceptions a...

    • Marking the Beginning of Adulthood May 31, 2012

      At age 18, an American is old enough to fight, and die, for his or her country, but not old enough to buy a beer. At age 16, one can obtain a driver’s license, but not rent a car. And...

    • Is the Recession Redefining American Masculinity? May 31, 2012

      Economists consider workers between 25 and 54 to be in their prime, and fewer of them are working than at any point since 1948. That means America’s workforce is going through a dra...

    • Study of Studies Finds Retractions in Drug Literature Often Indicative of Misconduct May 31, 2012

      In January 2003, The Lancet — one of the world's oldest and most respected medical journals — published an article championing the combination of two drugs (ACE inhibitors and ARBs) i...

    • The Immortal Driver: Chicago's Plan to Eliminate Traffic Deaths May 31, 2012

      Is zero traffic fatalities a utopian pipe dream? Chicago’s transportation commissioner Gabe Klein explains why he thinks otherwise. He lays out the city's new initiative to eliminate ...

    • The Documents that Define America May 31, 2012

      Since our country's founding, Americans have debated the speeches and tracts sacred to our founding, from the Exodus story to the Declaration of Independence. In this election year, p...

    • New York City Plans a Ban of Oversized Sugary Drinks May 31, 2012

      New York City plans to ban the sale of large sugary drinks, announced Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday. The ban, which aims to fight obesity, would impose a 16-ounce limit on the ...