Monday, April 7, 2008

FAA and Airline Safety Inspections

10 a.m. (ET)

The Federal Aviation Administration comes under scrutiny as former inspectors raise concerns about how the agency conducts safety inspections of the airlines. A look at whether the FAA is too close to the industry it regulates…

Hans Blix: "Why Nuclear Disarmament Matters" (Boston Review)

11 a.m. (ET)

The former U.N. chief weapons inspector says the world is sleepwalking towards a new arms race. He joins us to discuss his proposals for how the nuclear powers can walk back from another build-up and reduce their nuclear arsenals.

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