protection are considered important goals for which to strive. alternative sources of energy, for example, received except cities in many european countries. the romanian government invests heavily in hydropower plants. hundreds of kilometers of rivers make the carpathian mountains in romania a particularly suitable place to build hydroelectric plants, and who would argue against this source of energy that does not produce co2 emissions? you would think environmentalists would love it, right? think again. rivers full of fish with overflowing banks and lots of room for floods. there can be a bitter habitat for a fish otter. place like this still exist in the southern carpathian mountains, a region especially popular for flyfishing. he has been fishing here since his childhood, or rather, he used to. that s because further downstream, the riverbed has changed a lot. a hydropower plant has reduced water levels. the remaining water in the riverbed warms up too quickly, and it i
security. the ford foundation working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. the her b albert foundation supporting organizations to promote creativity in our society. the john d. mcarthur foundation create i creating to create a peaceful world. more information online. park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. barbara g. flieshman and by our sole sponsor mutual of america designing customized individual and group retirements. that s why we re your retirement company. welcome. they said saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction that could turn the smoking gun into a smoking cloud and they were wrong. they said iraq had ties to al qaeda and they were wrong. they said the war would be a cake walk and they were wrong. over and again they were wrong. yet 11 years, thousands of lives, millions of refugees and trillions of dollars later, the very same armed chair warriors in washington who from the safety call for
macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org. park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the kohlberg foundation. barbara g. fleischman. and by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that s why we re your retirement company. welcome. in the 40-plus years since the supreme court affirmed a woman s right to an abortion with its roe v. wade decision, conservatives and the religious right have crusaded to overturn it, sometimes peacefully, sometimes not. now in 1994, the violence reaches an all-time high. thanks to a sustained legal strategy in particular, which includes achieving a supreme court majority of five conservative catholic men, all appointed by republican presidents, they have been inching toward success. this session alone, the court limited health insurance coverage for contraceptio
and creativity in our society. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org. park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the kohlberg foundation. barbara g. fleischman. and by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that s why we re your retirement company. welcome. to you. and welcome to my guest, king lear. king lear, that is, as portrayed by the actor, john lithgow, who grew the beard for the role and has been frightening our neighbors here in new york city merely by walking down the street at twilight s last gleaming, headed to central park, where under the stars, he storms and stalks and strides the stage as shakespeare s aging, raging old tyrant, descending into dementia, at war with time, his daughters and himself. there is no more difficult role in the theater, a
mission is to promote compassion and creativity in our society. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org. park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the kohlberg foundation. barbara g. fleischman. and by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that s why we re your retirement company. welcome. trade, money and politics are our issues this week, and my guest is the outspoken journalist who runs the iconic harper s magazine, which for 164 years now has thrown open its pages to some of the most ferociously independent voices in american letters, from mark twain, jack london and herman melville to william styron, joyce carol oates and david foster wallace. as the president and publisher of harper s for the last 31 years,john r. rick macarthur has been as ferocious