Afterwards with guesses ken feinberg, former master of the federal september 11th Victims Compensation fund. This week urban anthropologist Elizabeth Greenspan and her book battle for ground 0 inside the poitical struggle to rebuild the World Trade Center. Unit the Harvard University lecturer exposed the bitterness with which many different groups stake claim to realestate considered sacred by so many. This program is about an hour. I am ken feinberg and i have the distinct pleasure of chatting for a few minutes with Elizabeth Greenspan, anthropologist, lecturer at Harvard University and the author of a very important new book, battle for ground 0 inside the poitical struggle to rebuild the World Trade Center. This battle is not about al qaeda and not about the 9 11 terrorist attacks, at least not directly. What it is about is social, anthropological study of the various political social and other pressures that went into the final decision surrounding the site at the World Trade Cente
This week, urban anthropologist Elizabeth Greenspan and her book, battle for ground zero inside the political struggle to rebuild the World Trade Center. In it, the Harvard University lecturer exposes the bitterness of which many different groups stake a claim to the real estate they considered sacred to so many. This program is about one hour. Host im kenneth feinberg, and i have a great distinct pleasure of chatting for a few minutes with elizabeth greensp greenspan, anthropologist, lecturer at Harvard University, and the author of a very important new book, battle for ground zero inside the political struggle to rebuild the World Trade Center. This battle is not about al qaeda and its not about the 9 11 terrorist attacks, at least not directly. What it is about is a social, anthropological study of the various political, social and other factors that went into the final decisions surrounding the site at the World Trade Center. Why, when, what the problems were. Elizabeth greenspan,
Al qaeda and its not about the 9 11 terrorist attacks, at least not direct it. What it is about is a social anthropological study of the various political, social and other factors that went into the final decisions surrounding the site at the World Trade Center. Why cant cope when and what the problems were. Elizabeth greenspan welcome to after words. Guest think think you, its great to be here. Host let me start off by asking you what motivated you to publish this book, to write it and to take the time to do the research . What were the underlying reasons he decided to focus on the struggle to reconstruct the World Trade Center . Guest in the fall of 2001 i was a graduate student in philadelphia studying urban studies and anthropology so i was interested in cities and i have become was becoming interested in how cities reconstructed themselves after wars and violence and destruction. I was thinking about a project in berlin actually in studying what the city had done in the 90s after
World trade center. Why, when, what the problems were. Elizabeth, welcome to after words. Thank guest great. Thank you. Great to be here. Host what motivated do you publish the book. To motivate and take the time for the research. What were the underlying reason you decided focus on the struggle to reconstruct the World Trade Center . Guest in the fall of 2001 i was a graduate student in philadelphia studying urban studies and anthropology. I was interested in cities. I had become i was becoming in interested in how cities reconstruct themselves after war, violence, and destruction. I was thinking about a project in berlin and studying what the city had done in the 90s after the wall came down. There were fascinating things they were doing to mark the wall and the different moment in history. I was putting together an independent study with a professor that fall, then 9 11 happened. It was incredibly powerful event. It was clear that so many things are going to be changing from that mo
Its official. President obama signing an order authorizing the government to begin cutting 85 billion dollars from the federal budget. The move comes after the president and congress failed to avoid the steep, oneyear cuts. President obama insists on replacing the cuts with tax increases and cuts spread out over time. But he says republicans are rejecting any plans that includes tax revenue. And the mayors statement went on a i urge congress to were with the present. Cuts will also trim Government Spending on defense contracts and in domestic government programs. Still ahead, well have the republican response to the forced spending cuts. San Francisco Mayor ed lee expressed his disappointment in lawmakers failure to act. In a Statement Released friday he says. In San Francisco. This means that fewer low income families will receive assistance to purchase necessary food, fewer youth aging out of foster care will receive support and education, and more Homeless People will be unable to a