The 20th century was marked by the clash of superpowers. Out of that bloody century, one country has emerged as the world’s strongest. But author Jonathan Schell points to another superpower, the people of the “unconquerable world.”
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Jonathan Schell, Editor of The Nation magazine and author of “The Unconquerable World, Power, Nonviolence, and the Will of the People”
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Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s out-of-the-blue resignation. We ask what it means for her future — and for the GOP.
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Tunes from old Appalachia with a new bluegrass twist. The hit folk band “Crooked Still” plays for us in our studio.
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A U.S. offensive in Afghanistan. Al Franken heads to the Senate. Mark Sanford keeps talking. And unemployment keeps rising. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
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