Mary Harris
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The New MBA
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Kent DePinto,
Mary Harris
Guest:
Christopher McKenna
Monday, January 5 2009
After the dissolution of Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, and numerous other investment banks, the Bernie Madoff scandal, and the global economic fallout of the sub-prime mortgages, business schools are finding themselves in a pickle. What do you teach about business when the future of business is up for debate? In response, business schools are adopting a new curriculum to deal with a new kind of student in the post sub-prime world. Chris McKenna, the MBA program director at the Said Business School at Oxford University, joins The Takeaway.
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Hollywood in 2009: Entertainment at a crucial crossroads
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Mary Harris
Guest:
Sharon Waxman
Monday, December 29 2008
"These are really big changes that are just the beginning of the kinds of transformational changes we're going to see."
— Sharon Waxman on the entertainment industry
— Sharon Waxman on the entertainment industry
culture arts entertainment
Got time off? We've got suggestions
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Mary Harris
Guest:
Allison Williams
Friday, December 26 2008
No matter how you've been celebrating the holiday season, you're likely to find yourself with some free time over the next week. What should you do with all that time off? The Takeaway talks to Allison Williams from Time Out New York. She'll tell you what to look forward to and what to avoid.
Allison's picks:
• Slumdog Millionaire: Original Soundtrack
• Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street by Michael Davis
• Burn After Reading on DVD
Allison's picks:
• Slumdog Millionaire: Original Soundtrack
• Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street by Michael Davis
• Burn After Reading on DVD
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A look ahead to travel in 2009
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Mary Harris
Guest:
Barbara Peterson
Friday, December 26 2008
children poverty science
This is your (developing) brain on poverty
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Mary Harris,
Nadia Zonis
Guest:
Martha Farah
Friday, December 26 2008
Scientists have long suspected that poverty affects children’s brains. In recent years they’ve begun to use sophisticated imaging tools and other methods to understand exactly how the process works. Professor Martha Farah, director of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania, has just written an article for a scientific journal reviewing recent research on poverty and brain development.
"If you put it in terms of a public health issue, these adverse environments that kids are growing up in are really having a physical impact on their bodies and minds."
— Martha Farah on new research in neuroscience
— Martha Farah on new research in neuroscience
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The Obama administration's plan to make economic promises a reality in 2009
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Mary Harris
Guest:
David Leonhardt
Thursday, December 25 2008
As the Obama administration takes hold of the White House in 2009, which economic levers might it pull? And when might we see signs those changes are working?
"Intellectually, Bernanke and Obama are probably going to get along quite well."
— David Leonhardt
— David Leonhardt
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China's role in U.S. debt
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Mary Harris
Guest:
James Fallows
Monday, December 8 2008
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Minorities and morality: A growing conservative streak in the black community
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Noel King,
Mary Harris
Guest:
Charles M. Blow
Monday, December 1 2008
law north america technology
How Google is controlling free speech around the world
By
John Hockenberry,
Mary Harris
Guest:
Jeffrey Rosen
Thursday, November 27 2008
You might think that free speech is controlled by international laws, but law professor Jeffrey Rosen says you're wrong. He says free speech — at least, online — is now controlled by Nicole Wong, known within the halls of Google as "The Decider." Wong controls what video stays on YouTube and which links are picked up by the Google search engine. Jeffrey Rosen writes about "Google's gatekeepers" in a piece for this weekend's New York Times magazine, where he is a frequent contributor.
"If Google does not take down links or videos that are illegal in a particular country then their employees can be arrested on the ground and they can be held criminally liable."
—Jeffrey Rosen on free speech and the internet
—Jeffrey Rosen on free speech and the internet
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Transitioning from transition team to White House staff
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Jesse Baker,
Mary Harris
Guests:
Marcus Mabry,
Jodi Kantor
Monday, November 24 2008
Call the office door etchers — President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet is starting to take shape. Actions of Democratic officials continue to suggest that presidential nomination rival Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., is the top choice for the highest Cabinet position, secretary of state — though we don't expect to know for at least a few days. With urgency in tackling a struggling economy, the economic players could be named sooner. We're expecting Timothy Geithner, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York since 2003 and central player in the Wall Street bailout, to be named as Treasury secretary.
"Obama is not really interested in taking risks right now -- the economy is too precarious. He's reaching out to people who are known performers."
--Jodi Kantor, speaking about President-elect Obama's transition team
--Jodi Kantor, speaking about President-elect Obama's transition team
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Utah legislation seeks to expand rights for same-sex couples
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Mary Harris,
Noel King
Guest:
Scott McCoy
Thursday, November 13 2008
"I take the Church at its word. I think they have very genuine and sincerely held beliefs about marriage but that doesn't necessarily mean that we can't find something short of that that can be helpful to gays and lesbians in the state of Utah."
-- Scott McCoy
-- Scott McCoy
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McCain ties Obama to Weather Underground, Obama ties McCain to Keating Five
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Mary Harris,
Noel King
Monday, October 6 2008
It’s been a busy weekend for candidates John McCain and Barack Obama. Jeff Zeleny of the New York Times joins The Takeaway to explain.
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After a weekend of negotiating in Congress, a bailout bill heads for a vote
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Mary Harris,
Noel King
Monday, September 29 2008
The Takeaway talks with two reporters and an economist on the details of a $700-billion Wall Street bailout bill.
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Hillary Clinton to bow out of 2008 presidential race, Saturday
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Mary Harris,
Andrea Bernstein
Thursday, June 5 2008
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Next steps for Clinton after Obama claims Democratic nomination
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Mary Harris
Wednesday, June 4 2008
With the primary season over and a parade of superdelegate endorsements, many news outlets are calling Illinois Sen. Barack Obama the Democratic nominee. But Hillary Clinton is not conceding.
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Hillary's last stand (except she won't admit it)
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Mary Harris,
Sitara Nieves,
Bruce Reznick
Thursday, May 29 2008
international middle east terrorism and security
United Nations nuclear agency says Iran owes explanations over ambitions
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Mary Harris
Tuesday, May 27 2008
politics vote 2008
For Hillary, breaking up is hard to do
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Mary Harris
Friday, May 9 2008
Splitting from your guy or gal is hard enough. So how do you break up with the entire electorate? "Breakup Girl" Lynn Harris tells The Takeaway how Senator Hillary Clinton could exit gracefully from the race for the Democratic nomination.
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Inside the mind of a superdelegate
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Mary Harris
Friday, May 9 2008
About 275 of the Democratic superdelegates have not endorsed a candidate — they may be the tiebreakers in the nomination contest. So, what's on an uncommitted superdelegate’s mind these days? We check in with one to find out.
The end of the road? A tough candidate and a tough decision
By
John Hockenberry,
Adaora Udoji,
Mary Harris
Thursday, May 8 2008
Hillary Clinton has vowed to stay in the race, even as she faces difficult delegate math. Is it wise for her to drop out of the fight for the Democratic presidential nomination? When and how might she do it?
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