In this week's mega-sized Political Junkie segment, NPR's Ken Rudin will focus mainly on Iowa and why that state matters so much in the lead-up to the primaries. We'll also talk about Tom Tancredo's (R-Colorado) controversial television ad -- complete with a warning (we'll play it for you), Republican Fred Thompson's "right to life" endorsement, and of course there'll be another trivia question for you. No 'Google' cheating, folks!!! After that, we'll be joined by journalist Jon Lee Anderson who will talk about his piece entitled "Inside the Surge" that appears in the current New Yorker magazine. In it, Anderson expresses concern about the 'price' of progress in Iraq.
In our second hour, we will discuss the issue of race and the income gap. A new study funded by the Pew Foundation suggests that nearly half of all African-Americans born into middle-income families sink into poverty, and many more whites climb the ladder of upward mobility. Guests on the program discuss the findings in the study and what can possibly be done to narrow the income gap between whites and blacks. Following that discussion, we'll talk to a Continental Airline pilot about the seriousness of pilot fatigue... and how they manage to stay alert on those trans-Atlantic flights where there is absolutely no scenery except sky and sky...and more sky.
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