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Tough Talk From Turkey's Erdogan

September 26, 2011 • Steve Inskeep talks to Robert Malley of the International Crisis Group about NPR's interview with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Tough Talk From Turkey's Erdogan

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Foreign Policy: What Does Mitt Really Mean?

Foreign Policy

September 1, 2011 • If manners maketh the man, then speeches can offer a rare glimpse into the true nature of our political candidates. Foreign Policy's David Rothkopf thinks that Mitt Romney's remarks indicate a force to be reckoned with.

The Nation: Model Behavior? Libyan Ideas in Syria

The Nation

August 31, 2011 • Is Libya's uprising worthy of emulation this early in the game? The Nation's Robert Dreyfuss doubts it. While the powers that be debate the next steps for Syria, it set a precedent for the rest of the Middle East.

Weekly Standard: A 'Model' Nation for Syria?

Weekly Standard

August 31, 2011 • In the tumult of rebellion across Africa and the Middle East, does Libya lead the pack? Lee Smith of The Weekly Standard contemplates the international posturing of Syria against the background of upheaval—and what it can learn from Libya in its relation with the U.S.

Is Libya's Conflict The First 'True Arab Revolution'?

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Is Libya's Conflict The First 'True Arab Revolution'?

August 27, 2011 • For the first time in more than four decades, Libyans have the opportunity to create a government on their terms. Even though Egypt and Tunisia have reached those crossroads, Libya may be set up for a more successful outcome.

Is Libya's Conflict The First 'True Arab Revolution'?

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Obama Prepares Ground For Campaign Against 'Do-Nothing Congress'

August 17, 2011 • Obama is preparing the ground to run a do-nothing Congress. He will propose, congressional Republicans will dispose, as in discard, and he will be able to accuse them of thwarting policies that could change the lives of millions of Americans for the better.

Obama's Debate With Iowa Tea Partiers: What Democracy Looks Like

August 17, 2011 • Score one for Obama. It's good to see a president who's willing meet his grass-roots critics. Of course, the question is would he as willing if he had a 65 percent public approval rating. And score one for the Tea Party activists who weren't so cowered by the aura that surrounds a president as to decide in the end to just settle for a handshake. That's what democracy looks like.

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Economy

Rating The Wall Street Ratings Agencies

Fresh Air

August 17, 2011 • When Standard & Poor's recently lowered the U.S. government debt rating for the first time in history, it set off a firestorm of criticism, from the Obama administration to Wall Street. The downgrade raised questions about the influence of S&P and other agencies, which also faced blame in the financial crisis of 2007-'08.

Rating The Wall Street Ratings Agencies

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Science

If Science Takes A Wrong Turn, Who Rights It?

August 5, 2011 • Science is often idealized as a self-correcting system. But how often--and how quickly--is bad science set straight? Ira Flatow and guests discuss recent cases of scientific fraud that have led to retractions of journal studies, and whether human study volunteers have been harmed by bogus science.

If Science Takes A Wrong Turn, Who Rights It?

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Does British Scandal Risk Murdoch's Hold On Empire?

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Media

Does British Scandal Risk Murdoch's Hold On Empire?

July 20, 2011 • So far, the crisis under Rupert Murdoch's leadership has been costly. It killed a $12 billion bid of the largest broadcaster in the U.K. The company's shareholders lost billions of dollars in market value. The News of the World was closed forever, and there are a series of criminal investigations.

Does British Scandal Risk Murdoch's Hold On Empire?

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Are Politicians Especially Prone To Affairs?

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Politics

Are Politicians Especially Prone To Affairs?

May 17, 2011 • Even away from the spotlight, lots of married men stray. But people in public life have a combination of opportunity and sense of self-worth that may make them especially likely to dally.

Bad Apple Proverbs: There's One In Every Bunch

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Opinion

Bad Apple Proverbs: There's One In Every Bunch

Fresh Air

May 5, 2011 • The phrase "a few bad apples" is much more popular now than it was decades ago. Linguist Geoff Nunberg says the phrase may owe its popularity to a change in meaning — and The Osmond Brothers.

Bad Apple Proverbs: There's One In Every Bunch

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Opinion

The Nation: Confronting Trump's Coded Racism

The Nation

April 27, 2011 • President Obama released his birth certificate today, after Real estate developer and reality TV show host Donald Trump attacked him publicly. Ari Melber of The Nation argues that Trump's calls are racist — and it's time for the media to pay attention.

Environment

Carl Safina On The B.P. Oil Spill

April 15, 2011 • In his new book A Sea in Flames ocean conservationist and writer Carl Safina looks back at the events surrounding the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Carl Safina On The B.P. Oil Spill

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Hail On The Chief: Obama Takes Hits On All Sides

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March 25, 2011 • On issues from Libya to the budget, the president is under political attack from the right and from the left, by Republicans and members of his own party. But even so, Obama has managed to hold on to sizable support in public opinion polls.

Monday September 26, 2011

Tough Talk From Turkey's Erdogan

Thursday September 1, 2011

Foreign Policy

Wednesday August 31, 2011

The Nation

Weekly Standard

Saturday August 27, 2011

Is Libya's Conflict The First 'True Arab Revolution'?

Wednesday August 17, 2011

Fresh Air

Rating The Wall Street Ratings Agencies

Friday August 5, 2011

If Science Takes A Wrong Turn, Who Rights It?

Wednesday July 20, 2011

Does British Scandal Risk Murdoch's Hold On Empire?

Tuesday May 17, 2011

Thursday May 5, 2011

Fresh Air

Bad Apple Proverbs: There's One In Every Bunch

Wednesday April 27, 2011

The Nation

Friday April 15, 2011

Carl Safina On The B.P. Oil Spill

Friday March 25, 2011