Wesley Morris, film critic for the Boston Globe, joins The Takeaway for a look at the movies opening this weekend: Spike Lee’s Passing Strange and Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.
Cambridge police released audio of the 911 call reporting a possible break-in that eventually led to the arrest of Henry Louis Gates. On The Takeaway to discuss the issue is Darius Charney, an attorney for the Center for Constitutional Rights.
How much power does U.S. Defense Secretary Gates have inside the administration, and how does it compare with previous Pentagon chiefs? Long-time U.S foreign policy analyst Anthony Cordesman talks to The Takeaway about the Gates-Obama relationship.
A new study says that driving while texting makes you 23 times more likely to get into an accident. The Takeaway is joined by Dr. Rich Hanowski, Director for the Center of Truck and Bus Safety, and Adam Bryant of The New York Times.
President Barack Obama welcomed 150 Chinese officials in Washington, D.C. to discuss the global economy, trade, and the environment. On The Takeaway to talk about what’s in store is Reuters’ Asia Correspondent Paul Eckert in Washington, D.C.
Niall Ferguson, a Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University and William Ziegler Professor at Harvard Business School, joins The Takeaway to discuss this week’s talks between U.S. and Chinese officials.
