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Enforcement: 1986 vs. 2007
Our "close read" of the Senate immigration bill continues. This time, the enforcement provisions for the border and the workplace. Will the bill really stop future illegal immigration? Also, the U.K.’s Secretary of State for the Environment, David Miliband, on why the U.S. and Europe can’t agree on global warming; keeping NYC's pizzerias clean, the news from Baghdad, and filmmaker Raoul Peck.
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Making Restaurant Dining Safe
Di Fara's Pizzaria in Midwood has once again been closed down by the Health Department. We talk to two critics of the way restaurant inspections work, NY State Senator Jeff Klein and Michael Frank, manager of John's Pizzeria on Bleecker Street.
Global Warming "Hotting Up"
David Miliband, British Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, a cabinet-level office, discusses his efforts to promote action on global warming and the differences between the British and the U.S. approach to the problem.
David Miliband’s bio
David Miliband’s blog
An account of his trip to the U.S. in the Daily Telegraph
View of the News in Baghdad
Bobby Ghosh, Baghdad bureau chief for Time magazine, talks about what is on his news radar from Baghdad.
Enforcement: 1986 vs. 2007 Immigration Bills
Tamar Jacoby, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and Mark Kirkorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies discuss the differences between the 1986 Immigration Bill and the current one, specifically on the subject of enforcement.
Putting Politics in Pictures
Raoul Peck, former political activist, director of the films Lumumba and Sometimes in April, talks about his life as a political activist-turned film director.
Event: Sundance at BAM
Screening and discussion of four documentarians featuring Raoul Peck (LUMUMBA), Barbara Kopple (SHUT UP AND SING), and Nick Broomfield (SOLDIER GIRLS).
--Sunday, June 10th, starting at noon.
See Bam website for more info.
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Glenn Thrush, senior Congressional correspondent for Politico.com, talks about potential replacements for Hillary Clinton in the Senate, once she's confirmed as Secretary of State.
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Mumbai Monday
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The Mumbai terrorist attacks have caused shockwaves that reach communities here in New York. How are south Asian immigrants coping with the crisis? Plus, on January 20th, Barack Obama will become the first black president, but he’s already the most prominent black father in America. Is he setting a new standard for African-American parenthood?
Baby Blues
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Alex Kuczynski, New York Times style writer and the author of Beauty Junkies: Inside Our $15 Billion Obsession with Cosmetic Surgery (Doubleday, 2006), talks about her recent NYT Magazine article "Her Body, My Baby" and her experience having a child through a surrogate.
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Poet-activist Maya Angelou, author of Letter to My Daughter (Random House, 2008), on the significance of the Obama presidency and more.
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