How did the devastating casualty rates of the U.S. Civil War affect Americans’ perception of death and what did this unprecedented loss of population change the country?
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Secrets and Lies in the Terror Wars
There’s no doubt that the world changed forever in the 18 months immediately following the 9/11 attacks in 2001. We’ll unravel the webs of deception and post-attack covert political actions this hour.
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A Rough Guide To The Dark Side
What happens when a New York Times foreign correspondent disagrees with his editor about the invasion of Iraq, quits his job, and then sets out in a drug-induced euphoria to launch a Serbian version of Woodstock on an island in the Danube?
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Campaign 2012
What impact will evolving events in the Middle East and the murder of a U.S. Ambassador in Libya have on the upcoming election? What influence did the conventions have on the electorate and what will voters be looking for in the upcoming debates?
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Bob Balaban's Creature From the Seventh Grade
What makes a character work on the page or on the screen and just how important are those traumatic pre-teen years to a writer and actor’s later creativity?
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Who Stole the American Dream?
Why are average middle-class Americans struggling so hard to just stay afloat and which political and economic policy decisions of the past have led our country to its current state?
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The End of Men
How are gender dynamics changing in American society and beyond and what is the impact on marriage, sex, children, and work?
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Helping International Refugees
What happens when people are forced to flee their homes to escape fighting and to whom can they turn for help in rebuilding their lives?
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Life Along the Louisiana Coast
What is life like in the midst of lingering effects of Hurricane Katrina, the BP oil spill, ongoing coastal erosion and wetland destruction, and a general lack of attention from the government and the media?
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The Future and Past of the Dollar
How did the U.S. Dollar become the world’s standard currency and what impact will current financial insecurities have on the Dollar’s place in global markets?
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Sigmund Freud, William Halsted, and the Miracle Drug, Cocaine
How did cocaine shape the study and practice of psychology and medicine?
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The Remarkable Life of Julia Child
How did Julia Child change cooking, television, and even culture in 20th Century America?
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