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Nov 02 2015

Author of Conversations with Terrorists, Interviews Jordanian Cleric Abu Qatada

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GUEST: Reese Erlich, veteran freelance foreign correspondent who has traveled widely across the Middle East. He has written a number of books including, Conversations with Terrorists: Middle East Leaders on Politics, Violence, and Empire.

The Obama Administration on Friday dropped a major bombshell, announcing that it would send special forces troops into Syria, after years of refusing to send in ground troops. While it is an …

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Nov 02 2015

Beyond Measure: Rescuing an overscheduled, overtested, underestimated generation

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GUEST: Vicki Abeles, filmmaker whose 2009 documentary Race to Nowhere exposed the detrimental nature of high-stakes testing in public schools. Her new film Beyond Measure, shares its name with her new book Beyond Measure: Rescuing an overscheduled, overtested, underestimated generation.

President Obama in late October, made a surprise announcement on the White House Facebook page against high-stakes testing in public schools. The issue of high-stakes testing, …

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