General Michael Hayden, former Director of CIA and National Security Agency — and author of “The Assault on Intelligence” — joined me for a conversation
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Dr. Pamela Cantor: Education, Poverty & ‘The Science of Adversity’
Our national education challenge is particularly great for children who experience various forms of trauma, including poverty. What’s required – from new insights to teacher
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Amy Walter: Six Months Till Midterms… What Do We Know?
Where’s the 2018 Midterm vote headed? Amy Walter, National Editor of The Cook Political Report, is the person to talk to. We discussed the Blue Wave,
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Mitch Landrieu: A White Southerner Confronts History
It’s New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s last day in office. I spoke with him while he was still packing up his office. We talked about
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Ronan Farrow: War on Peace
Ronan Farrow, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence, talked with me about
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Stuart Eizenstat: New Look at Carter Presidency
Stuart Eizenstat, author of President Carter: The White House Years & Carter’s Chief Domestic Policy Adviser, talked with me about President Jimmy Carter. Was Carter an
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Sally Helgesen: How Women Rise in Business
For anyone in the workplace, the question of how to move to the next level is complex and often personal. As leaders and managers seek
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Asha Rangappa: How Will Mueller Investigation End?
Asha Rangappa, a former FBI special agent and frequent CNN contributor, joined me for a great discussion about where special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation is
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Jennifer Palmieri: Dear Madam President
Jennifer Palmieri, former Hillary Clinton communications director and author of Dear Madam President: An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the World, joined
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Chris Whittle: Reforming Education, Globally
It’s impossible to have followed Education for the last 40 years and not know Chris Whittle. He’s a serial education entrepreneur – a “reformer,” as he
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Michael Isikoff & David Corn: Putin’s War on America
Michael Isikoff and David Corn, authors of Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin’s War on America and the Election of Donald Trump, discuss how
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Chris Whipple: ‘The Most Dysfunctional White House In History’
Chris Whipple, author of The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency, explains how Donald Trump’s White House compares to others.
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