From Our Listeners Letters: Obituary, Monk December 31, 2009 • Listeners respond to the remembrance of a brief life and offer a correction to the story earlier this week on the biography of jazz great Thelonius Monk. Robert Siegel reads from listeners' e-mails. Letters: Obituary, Monk Listen · 1:45 1:45 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/122125127/122125357" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Letters: Obituary, Monk Listen · 1:45 1:45 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/122125127/122125357" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Charlie Sheen Arrest Draws Little Public Scrutiny December 31, 2009 • It has all the makings of the next big celebrity scandal, but the arrest of television actor Charlie Sheen on Christmas Day for domestic violence may not be met with the usual media hubbub. The reasons, says commentator Andrew Wallenstein: First, we've come to expect this from him; second, Sheen not only is a dirtbag, he plays one on TV. Charlie Sheen Arrest Draws Little Public Scrutiny Listen · 2:35 2:35 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/122125105/122125081" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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2010: Goodbye Books? Keep Your Eye On The Kindle December 31, 2009 • Santa was kind to online retailer Amazon this Christmas: For the first time, Kindle e-books outsold actual bound pages. On the cusp of a new year, author Jen Lancaster weighs in on the power of a good book and the practicality of a Kindle.
OPINION: 'New Year's Redux' December 31, 2009 • Between domestic spying, the sort-of shutting down of Gitmo, and the ineptitude of would-be terrorists, 2009 shaped up to be a pretty lively year. Mark Fiore offers his personal take in this animation. The Wall Street Journal dubbed him "the undisputed guru of the form." He creates political animation from an undisclosed location somewhere in San Francisco.
Foreign Policy: Mr. President, Stop Courting China Foreign Policy December 31, 2009 • In a matter of weeks, China blew up the Copenhagen climate change talks and humiliated President Obama, executed a mentally ill Brit on drug possession charges, and sentenced Liu Xiabo, the human rights activist and political reformer to 11 years in prison. So why is Obama so eager to keep on good terms?
The Nation: A Global War On Stealth Underwear The Nation December 31, 2009 • Explosives-laden underwear may have been the suspected Christmas Day terrorist's weapon of choice, but it is not a weapon to be effectively countered with the deployment of hundreds of thousands of American combat troops, or billions of dollars worth of planes, subs and missiles.
The New Republic: The Toxic Health-Fraud Combo The New Republic December 31, 2009 • Often preying on the program's elderly and poor beneficiaries, Medicare fraudsters cost the government $47 billion last year alone, using billing scams that some officials have called more profitable than drug-trafficking. What measures does health care reform take to ensure fraud protection?
The National Review: Having Faith In The Free Market The National Review December 31, 2009 • In 2009, the stock market had one of its greatest rebounds in history. And in 2010, we’re likely to witness a mini boom in economic growth.
The Top 'Nontroversies' Of 2009 December 31, 2009 • Between Sarah Palin, Tiger Woods and Jon and Kate's clan of eight, some pretty memorable characters have drifted across our televisions and blogs in 2009. Before 2010 creeps in, their 15 minutes of fame are up and they're forever gone, let's revel in their glory. The Top 'Nontroversies' Of 2009 Listen · 3:01 3:01 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/122053135/122093320" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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News Analysis Not Much To Celebrate In Past Decade December 30, 2009 • Some decades are named by history: the Roaring '20s, the Threadbare '30s. This decade came in with a bang and is going out with a whimper. In these 10 years, we have gone from peace to war, from surplus to deficit, from prosperity to recession. Not Much To Celebrate In Past Decade Listen · 2:23 2:23 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/122072138/122042916" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Security Goldberg: Better Scapegoats Than Napolitano December 30, 2009 • Since the botched bomb attack on Flight 253, critics have blamed Department of Homeland Security head Janet Napolitano. They accuse her of flip-flopping. Jeffrey Goldberg, national correspondent for The Atlantic, says there are better scapegoats out there. Goldberg: Better Scapegoats Than Napolitano Listen · 17:49 17:49 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/122063304/122063303" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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BackTalk Race, Love and Pain Had Listeners Buzzing In 2009 December 30, 2009 • Tell Me More host Michel Martin and Lee Hill, the program's "digital media guy," comb through listener feedback and share some of the topics that had listeners speaking out the most in 2009. Hear how conversations on racial identity, domestic violence and even romance captivated the Tell Me More virtual community and compelled listeners to share deeply personal stories from their own life experiences. Race, Love and Pain Had Listeners Buzzing In 2009 Listen · 4:25 4:25 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/122051797/122051783" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Foreign Policy: How To Sanction A Country Like Iran Foreign Policy December 30, 2009 • Sanctions against Iran are a popular idea right now, but there needs to be much more thought devoted to how these sanctions will actually work and what the end goal actually is. Otherwise, we leave Iran to do whatever it pleases.
The New Republic: Boise's Fall From Sun Belt Charm The New Republic December 30, 2009 • Much of America has been privy to the forlorn photos of Sun Belt "For Sale" signs and empty dining rooms in newspapers, and so they get it that Las Vegas and Phoenix represent Ground Zero of last year's real estate crack up. But Boise, Idaho? Surprise, surprise.
National Review Online: Stop Digging, Start Saving The National Review December 30, 2009 • Far too much of the debate over economic policies for the next decade ignores a central, sobering reality: we simply can’t afford another decade like this one.
