Merrill Lynch And The Mortgage Crisis ****
Nov 13th, 2008 · Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gretchen Morgenson discusses the unprecedented collapse of Merrill Lynch, America's most famous brokerage house.
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Obama Supporters Could Fix Communities *
Nov 6th, 2008 · Now that Barack Obama has been elected president, there is hope that something can be done about poverty, jobless rate and lower performing schools in minority neighborhoods. Roger Wilkins is a civil rights activist and author. Taylor Branch is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. They discuss with Steve Inskeep how the multi-racial people who volunteered for Obama's campaign can help work to solve the problems in poor communities.
So Long, Studs Terkel, And Thanks ***
Nov 1st, 2008 · Studs Terkel died Friday in his beloved Chicago at the age of 96. For decades, the Pulitzer Prize-winning oral historian criss-crossed America letting ordinary people tell their own stories. Guest host Alison Stewart talks with NPR's Scott Simon, a native Chicagoan, and friend of Terkel.
Junot Diaz Reads From His 'Wondrous' Tale ****
Oct 21st, 2008 · Author Junot Diaz won a Pulitzer Prize this year for The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, the story of an overweight, lovesick "ghetto nerd."
John Adams Composes An American Life ***
Oct 5th, 2008 · There probably isn't a major symphony orchestra in the U.S. — or abroad — that hasn't played the music of John Adams. His distinctive sound has made Richard Nixon sing and won a Pulitzer Prize. His new autobiography, Hallelujah Junction, reveals an American composer's history.
Marilynne Robinson, At 'Home' In The Heartland **
Sep 20th, 2008 · Marilynne Robinson tackles questions of faith and family in her new novel, Home. A companion piece to the Pulitzer Prize-winning Gilead, Home sets the tale of the prodigal son in small-town Iowa.
A Prodigal Comes 'Home' — As Does The Author
Sep 19th, 2008 · Pulitzer Prize-winner Marilynne Robinson returns to the town of Gilead, scene of her last novel. Home has a less meditative tone that suits its younger characters, especially Jack, the wayward son who returns in search of redemption.
Thomas Friedman's Argument For 'Geo-Greenism' ****
Sep 8th, 2008 · Thomas Friedman is a man bent on revolution. In his new book, Hot Flat and Crowded, the three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist writes about the need for a green revolution — and calls upon Americans to lead the charge.
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