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The NJ governor’s staff aren’t the only politicos messing with traffic

Global Politics

New Jersey is not the only place where roads and traffic are manipulated for political reasons. Journalists from around the globe talk about the politics of traffic where they live.

Brazil’s Traffic Jams: A Daily Headache

Development & Education

Top of the Hour: State of the Union, Morning Headlines

The World

Better Busses

The World

Listeners react to media’s role in political gridlock

Global Politics
The World

Takeouts: analyzing new economic indicators, Bode Miller’s last chance, listeners respond

Global Politics

FINANCIAL TAKEOUT: The New York Times Wall Street and finance reporter Louise Story joins us with analysis of some of the important economic indicators that came out yesterday. OLYMPICS TAKEOUT: Jason Stallman, Olympics editor for The New York Times, brings us the latest sports drama from Vancouver. LISTENER TAKEOUT: Our listeners respond to legislative gridlock, […]

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How to end political gridlock on Capitol Hill

Global Politics

‘Gridlock’ is a term that went from engineering jargon to everyday lingo during a transit strike in 1980. Now it’s used to describe the situation on Capitol Hill. We find out how stuck Congress really is and look at new ways to break the deadlock.