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Wednesday      
July 6, 2005
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The G8 Meet

Global warming, aid to Africa and protests in Scotland as the G8 meet takes place today.

An Interview with Anita Hill

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Law professor Anita Hill speaks to us about High Court nominations and what happens when Senate hearings about nominees turn ugly.

London Wins Olympic Bid

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London gets the 2012 Summer Olympics.

New England Base Closures

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New Englanders get their time to speak out against the Pentagon’s plans to close some military bases in the region.

Chilly Office Temperatures

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What happens when the air conditioning is cranked up too high?

Playwright Gideon Lester

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We speak with Gideon Lester about his play, “Amerika,” after the novel by Franz Kafka.

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