Tiananmen: Shouts That Turned To Silence May 31, 2009 • Two decades ago, Xiao Bin, a 42-year-old factory worker, claimed he saw tanks crush student demonstrators in Tiananmen Square. After he spoke to American journalists, he was sent to labor camp — and his story became a well-known cautionary tale. Tiananmen: Shouts That Turned To Silence Listen · 5:27 5:27 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104731094/104763500" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis Analysis Week In Review With Daniel Schorr May 30, 2009 • This week, the U.S. and much of the international community condemned the continued saber-rattling by North Korea, and President Obama nominated the first Hispanic woman for the U.S. Supreme Court. Week In Review With Daniel Schorr Listen · 5:57 5:57 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104751004/104750978" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Jailed American Journalists Face Trial In N. Korea May 30, 2009 • Weeks after the release of journalist Roxana Saberi from a prison in Tehran, two other American journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, are being held in North Korea — and reportedly will be standing trial Thursday. Jailed American Journalists Face Trial In N. Korea Listen · 1:51 1:51 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104751010/104750980" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Simon Says The 'Most Bizarre Regime On The Globe' May 30, 2009 • Even if the world is able to convince, beg or coerce North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons, the great weapon of mass destruction is the cruelty Kim Jong Il wages against his own people. The 'Most Bizarre Regime On The Globe' Listen · 2:53 2:53 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104750565/104750971" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Review Online: Cheney an Unlikely Beacon for Conservatives The New Republic May 29, 2009 • Many liberals who take it on faith that Cheney represents all that is evil, cruel, and unhip about the Republican party, not to mention carbon-based life forms, are loath to give him even an ounce of credit for his success.
The Nation: Did Terry McAuliffe Try to Buy Off a Political Foe? The Nation May 29, 2009 • Consumer activist Ralph Nader charged that former Democratic National Committee chair Terry McAuliffe attempted to bribe a political foe in order to influence an election result. Remarkably, McAuliffe, now a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor of Virginia, is not denying it.
Foreign Policy: The List: How Sotomayor Sees the World Foreign Policy May 29, 2009 • A new Supreme Court Justice could change the way the United States interacts with other countries.
The New Republic: Will It Be Labatt's or Amstel? The New Republic May 29, 2009 • Jonathan Cohn continues his examination of U.S. health care by comparing America to Canada and France.
The Straight Story On Sotomayor May 28, 2009 • It is well known that Sonia Sotomayor is Puerto Rican and that she grew up in a Bronx housing project. But much has been lost in translation. Weekend Edition's Tony Marcano had a very similar upbringing — in fact, he grew up down the block from the Sotomayor family. He has a few misconceptions he'd like to clear up. The Straight Story On Sotomayor Listen · 3:10 3:10 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104675053/104763454" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Review Online: Israel's Cuban Missile Crisis--All the Time The National Review May 28, 2009 • A recent poll revealed that a quarter of Israel's population quite understandably might emigrate if Iran gets the bomb. And it seems likely that within a decade or two, a nuclear Iran could so demoralize the Israelis by such psychological intimidation that it could unravel Israel demographically without dropping a bomb.
NBC's Not-So-New 'Do May 28, 2009 • The comb-over isn't just a makeshift solution for balding heads — now it's a makeshift solution for TV networks. Commentator Andrew Wallenstein says NBC's "new" nightly lineup is really just a trick middle-aged men have been using for years: stretching existing resources to cover the empty spots. NBC's Not-So-New 'Do Listen · 3:17 3:17 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104662115/104679036" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Review Online: The War Against Modernity The National Review May 28, 2009 • The war being waged against the West also is a war against modernity. For nearly a thousand years, Islam reigned supreme in much of the world. But with the coming of the modern era, Christendom outpaced the Muslim world by almost every measure. Islamists believe the destruction of modernity is necessary if Islam is to regain the power to which it is entitled.
The Nation: California Budget Blues The Nation May 28, 2009 • All sorts of startling conclusions are being drawn about the failure of California's ballot funding initiatives last week. Newt Gingrich hailed it as another Boston Tea Party, and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman insisted that it condemns California, one of the world's largest economies, to banana republic status. But if it was such a big deal, how come the voter turnout was so low?
The New Republic: Until Logic Did Them Apart The New Republic May 28, 2009 • Gay marriage opponents have made that formulation their mantra. It's a really strange way for them to summarize their argument, because it's not an argument at all. If we're debating health care, one side will have a line about big government, and the other will have a line about the uninsured or spiraling costs. The anti-gay-marriage soundbite, by contrast, makes no attempt at persuasion.
Foreign Policy: Israel pulls plug on Iran regime change shop Foreign Policy May 28, 2009 • The office of Uri Lubrani, who was de facto Israeli ambassador to Iran in the 1970s and famously predicted the fall of the shah, is being shut down. While this may seem a minor bureaucratic matter, it also speaks to the demise of an idea that gained currency in some Washington circles just a few years ago and then faded: that the United States might support a plan of regime change in Iran.
