Eye for Eye: Making the World Blind?

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
The war in Iraq sharply divided the UN and forced many to consider the connection between military and political power. Jonathan Schell, columnist for The Nation, looks into some of the most successful non-violent movements in modern history and what they can tell world leaders about our current situation. Then, Michael Lewis on one of the most successful underdogs in the world of baseball, The Oakland Athletics, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. Plus, Arturo Sandoval, celebrated trumpeter from Cuba on his latest release, Trumpet Evolution. And award-winning journalist Chip Brown on the life and suicide of a brilliant, but troubled outdoorsman, Good Morning Midnight.

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