What happens when a young man is accused and convicted of a brutal rape and murder that he didn’t commit just because he is black? It happened to Darryl Hunt in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1984. Hunt spent 10 years in prison before DNA testing exonerated him of the rape. He spent another 10 years […]
Who is the Dalai Lama? He’s a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile, and spiritual leader of millions. We’ll spend this hour with journalist Mayank Chhaya, author of the first authorized biography of the Dalai Lama by a non-Buddhist. The book is “Dalai Lama: Man, Monk, Mystic” (Doubleday, 2007).
Are class conflicts within the African American Community changing the nature of racial solidarity? We’ll explore the issue this hour with Mary Pattillo, professor of sociology and African American studies at Northwestern University. Her new book is “Black on the Block: The Politics of Race and Class in the City” (University of Chicago Press, 2007).
Is the drought over? Not by a long shot according to the Texas Observer. This hour we’ll discuss how the drought is affecting rural Texas and what legislators are doing about it with David Pasztor, Managing Editor of the Texas Observer which has a package of drought-related stories in the current issue.
We’ve all heard of or even visited the Smithsonian. But how did the institution that houses our nation’s treasures come to be? This hour, we’ll learn how the 18th Century bequest of an Englishman who never visited America led to the founding of the institution in 1846. Our guest is Heather Ewing, author of “The […]
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider its decision not to regulate greenhouse gases under the federal Clean Air Act. What does the decision mean for businesses and citizens? We’ll discuss the ruling this hour with Scott Deatherage, a partner in the Environmental Law […]
Think the American Dream is dead? Don’t tell that to U.S. Congressman Charles B. Rangel. Rangel, now Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, dropped out of high school to join the military, was wounded in Korea in 1950, and has served an impressive 18 terms as a U.S. Congressman. He tells the story […]
What is the situation really like in Darfur? Brian Steidle has been there. Steidel, a former U.S. Marine, served for six months in Darfur as an unarmed military observer for the African Union. He documented the ongoing genocide in photographs, journals, emails and audio recordings. Steidle will join us this hour to discuss his new […]
There’s a new D.A. in town and the Dallas County justice system is changing. We’ll be joined by Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins in the feature segment of this evening’s show. Art Critic and SMU Professor Charissa Terranova will join us in the Scene segment to talk about art collecting, collectivity and the current […]
Do economic theory and economic reality have anything in common anymore? Not according to Barry C. Lynn, Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation. He’ll join us this hour to discuss current American Prospect article, “Why Economists Can’t See the Economy.”
