Law

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Steven Brill: "Class Warfare"

Steven Brill: "Class Warfare"

August 16, 2011

On the frontlines of school reform: A veteran journalist reports on an unlikely coalition of parents, teachers, Republicans and Democrats trying to fix America’s failing schools.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 2

Friday News Roundup - Hour 2

August 5, 2011

A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories: The trial of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak began in Cairo; the U.N. Security Council condemned the Syrian government's crackdown on protestors; and the European Central Bank tried to prevent the debt crisis from engulfing Italy and Spain.

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Sexual Orientation and Public Policy

July 25, 2011

President Obama backs repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, gay couples marry in New York and the Pentagon moves to end "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." A panel joins us to talk about recognition of gay couples and changing public policy.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 2

July 22, 2011

A panel of journalists joins Diane to talk about the week's top international stories: Rupert Murdoch testifies before the British Parliament, telling lawmakers that he had "no evidence" his employees hacked the phones of 9/11 victims or their families; the Syrian government warned U.S. and French envoys not to leave Damascus as unrest continued there; and East Africa suffered from the worst drought in 60 years.

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Deepening Troubles for the Murdoch Empire

July 19, 2011

The News Corp. phone hacking scandal continues to spread, reaching top executives and police officials. Deepening troubles at Murdoch's empire and its implications for U.S. media.

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Murdoch Tabloid Scandal

July 12, 2011

Diane and guests explore new allegations that News of the World reporters sought personal information on 9/11 victims and discuss the ongoing scandal and the Rupert Murdoch news empire.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 1

July 8, 2011

Diane and her guests will discuss the latest on the debt negotiations in Congress, the outlook for the U.S. economy following disappointing job growth numbers, and President Obama's first-ever Twitter town hall meeting.

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Friday News Roundup - Hour 1

July 1, 2011

Diane and her guests discuss President Obama's challenge to the GOP on deficit negotiations, Bank of America's partial pay back to toxic mortgage investors, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's entry into the Republican presidential candidate race and other top national news stories of the week.

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Health Care Costs

June 30, 2011

Costly new procedures, lack of coordinated care, and incentives to over-prescribe and over-treat: understanding our spiraling health care costs

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Genetics and Criminal Behavior

June 23, 2011

Forensic researchers are taking another look at controversial claims about the role of genetics in criminal behavior. We discuss the ethical and policy implications.

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