Could engaging summer programs close the achievement gap between high and low-income students and change the face of education in our country?
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Glenn Ligon's AMERICA
Where do we find the pivotal cultural moments in American history and how might an artist’s distillation of those experiences enhance our identity as Americans?
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Debt, Money, and the New World Order
How will the ongoing European financial crisis and overall political uncertainty affect the potential for economic recovery here in the United States?
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Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
What’s the best way to rear children? Every parent wants to do best by their kids, but whose method is correct and who should decide?
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America's Imperial Dream
Hour 1: Where and when did American ambition for empire fade from possibility? We’ll spend this hour with journalist and historian Gregg Jones, author of the new book “Honor in the Dust: Theodore Roosevelt, War in the Philippines, and the Rise and Fall of America’s Imperial Dream” (NAL, 2012). Jones will address the World Affairs Council of Dallas Fort Worth this evening. https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/140/edc3bf3a-a2ca-4ab7-a8de-cc787e669aa1/KERA_Think_07-01-13_HR_1.mp3
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The Case for Conscious Media Consumption
How are the 24-hour news cycle and our always-available and on-line knowledge culture both helping and hurting us?
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The Calm Before the Wave
Tsunamis are nothing new, but how is the ever-increasing human population along coastlines amplifying the threat from these killer waves?
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Becoming a Citizen in North Texas
s North Texas a good place to become a citizen? What challenges and benefits do new immigrants face when they choose to settle here?
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Health Care in 2020
Where is the U.S. healthcare industry headed and what do we need to know to plan accordingly?
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The Obamas
How do the President and First Lady manage the constant pressures of both their private and public lives?
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The Dark Side of American Politics
In this season of increasingly rancorous political rhetoric, who are the people writing the speeches and creating positions for the candidates?
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Rethinking Knowledge
Where do you turn today when you really want to know the facts?
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