Marian Wright Edelman: The Cradle to Prison Pipeline
The Founder and President of the Children’s Defense Fund talks with Harvard University’s Charles Ogletree about her work.

Related Title: The Sea Is So Wide and My Boat Is So Small: Charting a Course for the Next Generation, by Marian Wright Edelman

Daniel Levy & Brian Katulis: The Narrowing Window
Can Hamas and Fatah reconcile?… Daniel: Without a state, the Palestinian Authority is useless… The double-edged sword of Palestinian security forces… Chicken Little-ism on the US-Israel relationship… How Obama can sell a settlement freeze to Israelis…

Related Title: The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power, by David E. Sanger

Politics of Language: George Lakoff
George Lakoff makes plain how the words used by politicians translate to the public’s support for various political issues. Language matters - especially when it comes to politics.

Related Title: The Political Mind: Why You Can’t Understand 21st-Century American Politics With an 18th-Century Brain, by George Lakoff

Big Think Interview with Richard Thaler
A conversation with the author and behavioral finance theorist.

Health Reform: Is 2009 like 1993?
A Conversation with Former Congressional Leaders on the Prospects for Health Reform and Comparisons to Clinton’s Reform Efforts

Related Title: Howard Dean’s Prescription for Real Healthcare Reform, by Howard Dean, MD with Igor Volsky, Faiz Shakir