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Cory Booker
Hunky Cory
Four years ago, New Jersey’s largest city had a rare turn in the media spotlight when a charismatic challenger emerged to four-term mayor Sharpe James. Cory Booker was a young, charismatic city councilman, but he lost the hotly-contested race by 3,500 votes. This May, Newark may be set for a James-Booker rematch. Also, David Eick and Ronald Moore discuss the nuances of their sci-fi hit "Battlestar Galactica", Alexandra Natapoff and Peter Moskos explore the role of snitching in criminal justice, and Selena Blake is joined by residents from the Queensbridge public housing project to discuss her new documentary.
Leaving a Mark on Newark
Cory Booker, candidate for Mayor of Newark
- on his second election bid and his documentary, "Street Fight"
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Marshall Curry, director and writer of "Street Fight"
» Cory Booker's website
» "Street Fight" (POV)
Destination: Earth
David Eick, executive producer of "Battlestar Galactica"
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Ronald Moore, executive producer and writer of "Battlestar Galactica"
- on politics in science fiction
» Battlestar Gallactica
Rat a tat
Alexandra Natapoff, Associate Professor at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles,
- says reliance on "snitches" is not an effective law enforcement technique
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Peter Moskos, assistant professor of law and police science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, a former Baltimore City police officer, and author of the forthcoming, Police in the Hood (Princeton University Press)
- on the impact of backlash against snitching on law enforcement
» Bait and Snitch by Alexandra Natapoff in Slate
» Snitching: The Institutional and Communal Consequences by Alexandra Natapoff in the University of Cincinatti Law Review
» Peter Moskos' bio at John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Project about a Project
Selena Blake, Executive Director of Queensbridge: The Other Side,
- on her documentary about the country’s largest public housing project
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Mel Johnson, actor and former resident of Queensbridge
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Elizabeth Ray, retired school teacher and current resident of Queensbridge
» Queensbridge: The Other Side
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