Blood and Oil

Defense analyst Michael T. Klare warns that if America’s dependence on oil goes on unchecked, it’s likely that the US will find itself embroiled in wars in unstable and anti-American regions in order to feed its petroleum needs. Then, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni discusses her new novel, Queen of Dreams. The book follows the main character’s struggles to find her own identity by reconciling it with her Indian roots and her mother’s dream-telling powers. And we’ll talk to Joan Nathan about her Jewish Holiday Cookbook. The collection features Jewish menus from different countries—from Morocco to Russia to America—for each holiday, in order to show how Jewish food traditions have changed in different regions throughout the world.