Social Security Debate Social Security and 'Progressive Indexing' April 29, 2005 Robert Siegel talks about President Bush's proposed changes to Social Security with Robert Pozen, chairman of MFS Investment Management. Pozen has pitched the idea of progressive indexing to the White House. The proposal calls for cutting benefits for upper-income earners. Social Security and 'Progressive Indexing' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4625302/4625303" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Slate's Hollywood Economist: Movie Tax Loopholes April 29, 2005 Madeleine Brand talks with Slate contributor Edward Jay Epstein about a loophole in Germany's tax code that Hollywood movie studios use to lower the cost of producing big-budget films. Slate's Hollywood Economist: Movie Tax Loopholes Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4624790/4624791" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Opinion Space Slate's Explainer: Disposing of Spent Satellites April 28, 2005 Slate contributor Daniel Engber explains how the federal government disposes of satellites when they are no longer in operation. Space agencies track some 13,000 objects orbiting the Earth, many of them dead satellites or space debris. Sometimes, the satellites are sent into a higher orbit, away from active satellites -- but often spent satellites burn up re-entering the atmosphere. Slate's Explainer: Disposing of Spent Satellites Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4623208/4623209" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Opinion World The Story of Pakistan's Nuclear Father Fresh Air April 28, 2005 Physicist David Albright is president of the Institute for Science and International Security in Washington, D.C. He's the co-author of a new report on A.Q. Khan, the father of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program, that was published in the Spring 2005 edition of The Washington Quarterly. Khan sold nuclear technology and information to Iran, Libya and North Korea. He was reportedly able to do this for the last 20 years, while eluding authorities and intelligence agencies. Albright says Khan's actions have had an impact on nuclear proliferation. The Story of Pakistan's Nuclear Father Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4623077/4623078" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Bush's Energy Proposals Echo Earlier Plan April 27, 2005 Robert Siegel talks with Vijay Vaitheswareen of the Economist about President Bush's new energy policy proposals. Vaitheswareen says much of what was laid out reiterates Bush's 2001 energy plan. Bush's Energy Proposals Echo Earlier Plan Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4622128/4622129" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Talk of the Nation Ex-Mass. Gov. Weld May Run for N.Y. Office April 26, 2005 Former Massachusetts Governor William Weld is considering a run to be New York's governor. Ex-Mass. Gov. Weld May Run for N.Y. Office Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4620346/4620347" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Opinion World Secretary Rice Preps for Latin America April 26, 2005 Free trade, immigration and leftist politics are among the hot-button issues awaiting Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as she swings through Latin America this week. We talk about recent developments in Latin America, and what they could mean for U.S. policy. Secretary Rice Preps for Latin America Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4620337/4620338" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Gentrification: Blessing or Blight? April 26, 2005 Poor people lose out when America's city centers go from urban blight to neighborhood chic -- or so goes much conventional wisdom. But new research challenges that idea, and suggests that everybody wins. We examine the costs and benefits of gentrification. Gentrification: Blessing or Blight? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4620340/4620341" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Your Money Slate's Moneybox: Americans Paying Back Credit Debt April 25, 2005 Slate financial columnist Daniel Gross comments on a surprising new study indicating Americans may actually be paying back their credit card debt. Slate's Moneybox: Americans Paying Back Credit Debt Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4618590/4618591" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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E-Mail Case Raises Questions About Digital Privacy April 24, 2005 Last week, a judge in Michigan ordered Yahoo to give a deceased Marine's family full access to his e-mail account. Liane Hansen speaks with Marc Rotenberg of the Electronic Privacy Information Center about what the Michigan case means for the privacy of personal communications. E-Mail Case Raises Questions About Digital Privacy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4617541/4617542" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Two Views of Abu Ghraib April 23, 2005 Some analysts argue that abuses at Abu Ghraib stemmed from confusion over the legal status of Iraqi prisoners. Jennifer Ludden takes a closer look with John Yoo, a former Justice Department legal counsel who helped write the so-called "torture memos," and Karen Greenberg, editor of The Torture Papers: The Road to Abu Ghraib. Two Views of Abu Ghraib Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4617297/4617298" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Opinion Should the Filibuster Stay or Go? April 21, 2005 Jacob Weisberg and Timothy Noah of Slate team up to debate the value of the filibuster. Some Senate Republicans have proposed the end of the filibuster for judicial nominations. Should the Filibuster Stay or Go? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4610012/4610013" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Opinion News Analysis If Confirmed, Bolton Could Face Difficult Job at U.N. April 20, 2005 NPR's senior news analyst says that even if prospective United Nations ambassador John Bolton survives the nomination battle and is confirmed, it may be difficult for him to work with U.N. delegates who are aware of his lukewarm support in his own country. If Confirmed, Bolton Could Face Difficult Job at U.N. Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4608592/4608593" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Slate's Explainer: New Technology Unlocks Ancient Texts April 20, 2005 Slate senior editor Andy Bowers explains recent developments in multispectral imaging technology that are being used to read ancient papyrus documents. Scholars at Oxford University in England have announced the technology has yielded exciting finds, allowing researchers to read otherwise illegible fragments of ancient texts. Slate's Explainer: New Technology Unlocks Ancient Texts Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4608323/4608324" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Sports Evaluating the Price Tag of NFL Draft Picks April 20, 2005 Cade Massey, assistant professor at Duke University's business school, discusses why high NFL draft picks are not worth the money. Evaluating the Price Tag of NFL Draft Picks Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4607825/4607826" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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