December 2011 Archive

David Brooks on OIRA

By Rena Steinzor: New York Times columnist David Brooks weighs in this morning on CPR’s latest report, Behind Closed Doors at the White House: How Politics Trumps Protection of Health, ...

The Imperial Messenger: Behind the News Interview

Doug Henwood, host of KPFK radio show Behind the News, interviews Belén Fernández about her new book The Imperial Messenger: Thomas Friedman at Work.

Julian Assange on The New York Times: Part 5

Special Fundraising Offer: Donate to receive a remastered version of this series. A multipart interview with WikiLeaks Editor Julian Assange focusing on his experience collaborating with the ...

“Feint Praise” – David Brooks Lobbies for Lobbyists

By Marie Burns: New York Times columnist David Brooks is worried. The President has sidelined Brooks’ man in the White House, Chief-of-Staff Bill Daley, for the ...

David Brooks Teaches People How Not to Talk About Regulation

By Dean Baker Some people try to teach by providing step by step instructions. This can be very tedious. David Brooks instead teaches by example. In ...