Monday November 19, 2007
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The District of Columbia has already reached the homicide rate it saw for all of 2006, suggesting that the city is on a backslide in its efforts to combat violent crime. But how much weight should we put on such statistics in judging whether our city is safe or unsafe? Join Kojo as we put the latest crime statistics in context.
Richard Rosenfeld, Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri -- St. Louis
Doug Goldenberg-Hart, CQ Press
When an eyesore of a building becomes functionally obsolete, it's easy to say, "Tear it down." And when an architectural gem no longer serves occupants' needs, the obvious choice is preservation. But what about all those buildings that fall in the middle? Kojo and architect Roger K. Lewis consider what we should do with buildings in our region that are architecturally significant yet unattractive.
Roger K. Lewis, Professor of Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park; Columnist, "Shaping the City", Washington Post
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We live in an era of global communications. But the news we read and download tends to be filtered through an American cultural lens, reflecting our interests and priorities. Join Kojo as he explores front-page news in places like Turkey and South Africa, and gets an alternative perspective of American headlines.
Akwe Amosu, Senior Policy Analyst for Africa, Open Society Institute
Craig Timberg, Reporter, Washington Post Foreign Service
Nagehan Alci, Columnist, Aksam newspaper (Istanbul, Turkey)
Olivier Da Lage, Deputy Editor and Chief, Radio France International
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