May 17, 2013

Mainstream media showing signs of scandal fatigue?

Reaction from 'News Watch' panel

The Happening Now Blog

'Happening Now' Reading List

  • 'The Audacity of Hops' by Tom Acitelli

    From the publisher: Based on thorough research as well as interviews with all of the most influential names in craft brewing since the 1960s, 'The Audacity of Hops' brims with charming, remarkable tales, which together weave a very American business story, one of formidable odds and refreshing success

  • 'Front Row Seat' by Eric Draper

    From the publisher: America's forty-third president, George W. Bush, presided over eight of the most dramatic years in recent history, from the 9/11 attacks early in his administration to the worldwide economic crisis of 2008. By his side, recording every event from the momentous to the intimate, was his personal White House photographer, Eric Draper. From a collection of nearly one million photographs, Draper has selected more than one hundred images of President Bush that portray both the public figure and the private man

  • 'Talking to Terrorists' by Anne Speckhard

    From the publisher: This is an account of traveling through the West Bank and Gaza, into the prisons of Iraq, down the alleyways of the Casablanca slums, to Chechnya, into the radicalized neighborhoods of Belgium, the UK, France and the Netherlands, of sitting with the hostages of Beslan and Nord Ost, and of talking to terrorists. Dr. Speckhard gives us the inside story of what puts vulnerable individuals on the terrorist trajectory and what might take them back off of it

Additional Resources

  • BUMBLE BEE TUNA RECALL

    Loose seals on Bumble Bee tuna cans have triggered a voluntary recall from the company. Click here for a full list of the products being recalled and to find information on refunds.