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Miller Center: The Superpower Myth: The Use and Misuse of American Might

By Sean Tubbs

“Are there limits to American power?” That’s one of the questions Nancy Soderberg raises in this hour-long presentation from the Miller Center of Public Affairs. Soderberg served as a foreign policy official in the Clinton administration, including a stint as deputy assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. In this talk from March 14, 2005, she argues that the current administration doesn’t believe there is a limit to U.S. power in the world, and that problems in Somalia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq cannot be solved purely through military might.

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PUBLIC HEARING pilot program

By Sean Tubbs

This 27 minute documentary pilot is an experiment in raw reporting from the February 17 meeting of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The idea for the show is to send one producer or reporter into a public hearing where a controversial issue is up for discussion. The producer talks with the people who attend, and these interviews are not reduced to soundbites, making for a much longer story, but one that better represents the complexities of the issues at hand.

For background: Dominion Power currently has no official plans before the NRC to build the reactors, but have filed for an early site permit to clear the first hurdles should they decide to proceed. Opponents of nuclear energy say the process is rigged in favor of nuclear power, which they claim is dangerous and financially reckless.

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Janis Jaquith: Inside, Over Here!

By Sean Tubbs

Another essay from Janis Jaquith. This time, the writer wonders about the relatively new technology that allows expecting women to discover the sex of their child-to-be. You can read along here.

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