On Point: Books
Summary: A live, two-hour morning news-analysis program.
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A loud complaint that some top American colleges are turning out "excellent sheep." A sharp critique of the Ivy League.
Big climate protests in New York before a big UN summit. Activist and author Naomi Klein says change the economy or die. She's with us.
Author of "Netherland," novelist Joseph O'Neill is back, with "The Dog," on globalization, capitalism, and self-discovery in Dubai.
Billionaires. We'll look at the super super rich, and their global shaping of our world.
A new take on the life and music of Bob Dylan, from way inside the Dylan story. "Another Side of Bob Dylan."
We'll talk to the co-founder of dating site OkCupid about human nature, love and the future of big data.
The Invisibles. The people and jobs that hold the world together.
"The Vacationers," "Land of Love and Drowning," "Midnight in Europe" - we'll look at this summer's great books, hot reads.
The science of fatherhood. How dads shape their children from the DNA up - how they speak, the way they move, more.
The underground economy where drug war and police lockdown meet urban America. We'll look at life on the run.
Internet giant Amazon and big publisher Hachette Book Group are in a bitter dispute over e-book pricing and it is getting dirty. We'll look at what it means for readers, for writers and the book business.
Laurence Tribe on the U.S. Constitution, the Roberts Court and what he calls "uncertain justice."
Laurence Tribe on the U.S. Constitution, the Roberts Court and what he calls "uncertain justice."
Laurence Tribe on the U.S. Constitution, the Roberts Court and what he calls "uncertain justice."
Laurence Tribe on the U.S. Constitution, the Roberts Court and what he calls "uncertain justice."