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Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism
Andrew Bacevich
October 5, 2009
01:21:50
Conservative historian Andrew Bacevich discusses his provocative book
The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism
. Bacevich joins Charles Sennott, founder of the online news service GlobalPost, to discuss the challenges the Obama administration faces in Afghanistan.
Two Tuskegee Airmen Remember
Lee Archer
September 23, 2008
00:36:56
Lt. Col. Lee Archer and Lt. Col. Hiram Mann, two of the WWII Tuskegee Airmen, share their stories. Under pressure in 1941, the Army set up an all-black pursuit squadron to train for combat duty.
Barbara Walters: Audition
Barbara Walters
May 19, 2008
00:50:43
Barbara Walters discusses her new book,
Audition
, and reveals the forces that shaped her extraordinary life.
Shirley Franklin on Women and the Political Process
Shirley Franklin
May 10, 2008
00:16:21
Atlanta's first woman mayor, Shirley Franklin, calls on the 2008 graduates of the all-woman college to get involved in the political process in order to effect social change.
Slavery by Another Name
Douglas Blackmon
April 10, 2008
01:13:34
Douglas Blackmon's
Slavery by Another Name
illuminates a little known, widespread and legal form of slavery that continued in the US from the end of the Civil War through 1945.
Great Decisions: The US in the Middle East
John Kelly
January 25, 2007
01:22:12
John Kelly draws on his vast experience in diplomatic posts and with the State Department to provide background on the situation in Iran, Iraq and Lebanon and explore US options for the future.
Interpreting the Mid-Term Elections
Robert Blendon
November 15, 2006
01:33:46
Robert Blendon, Director of the Harvard Opinion Research Program, and Andrew Kohut, Director of the Pew Research Center, interpret the results of the November 7th elections.
America's Role: Beat Cop or Bystander?
Lisa Mullins
October 16, 2006
01:01:16
Lisa Mullins, anchor of PRI's
The World
, and a panel of distinguished journalists examine the US role in global affairs.
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