Showing results for "Modern New York" in Politics & Social Sciences

Two political titans forge a modern city and a vibrant public sector in this history of strong leadership at a time of national crisis. City of Ambition is a brilliant history of the New Deal and its role in the making of modern New York City. The story of a remarkable collaboration between Franklin Roosevelt and Fiorello La Guardia, this is a case study in creative political leadership in the midst of a devastating depression.

"Modern World Tugs at an Indonesian Tribe's Ancient Ways" is from the December 03, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jon Emont and Sergey Ponomarev and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Modern Technology Unlocks Secrets of a Damaged Biblical Scroll" is from the September 21, 2016 Art section of The New York Times. It was written by Nicholas Wade and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Impressionist and Modern Works at Christie’s Stir Little Excitement" is from the May 13, 2016 Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by Scott Reyburn and Robin Pogrebin and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"The 8 Friends You Make in the Modern Workplace" is from the October 26, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Katie Rogers and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Boston Modern Orchestra Project Fought Bloat and Won" is from the Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by David Allen and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Medieval Festival in Rebellious Catalonia Takes on Modern Meaning" is from the May 31, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Raphael Minder and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

In Modern Families, Joshua Gamson brings us extraordinary family creation tales - his own included - that illuminate this changing world of contemporary kinship. Combining personal memoir and ethnographic storytelling, Modern Families tells a variety of unconventional family-creation tales - adoption and assisted reproduction, gay and straight parents, coupled and single, and multi-parent families - set against the social, legal, and economic contexts in which they were made.

In Modern Families, Joshua Gamson brings us extraordinary family creation tales - his own included - that illuminate this changing world of contemporary kinship. Combining personal memoir and ethnographic storytelling, Modern Families tells a variety of unconventional family-creation tales - adoption and assisted reproduction, gay and straight parents, coupled and single, and multi-parent families - set against the social, legal, and economic contexts in which they were made.

In Modern Families, Joshua Gamson brings us extraordinary family creation tales - his own included - that illuminate this changing world of contemporary kinship. Combining personal memoir and ethnographic storytelling, Modern Families tells a variety of unconventional family-creation tales - adoption and assisted reproduction, gay and straight parents, coupled and single, and multi-parent families - set against the social, legal, and economic contexts in which they were made.

In Modern Families, Joshua Gamson brings us extraordinary family creation tales - his own included - that illuminate this changing world of contemporary kinship. Combining personal memoir and ethnographic storytelling, Modern Families tells a variety of unconventional family-creation tales - adoption and assisted reproduction, gay and straight parents, coupled and single, and multi-parent families - set against the social, legal, and economic contexts in which they were made.

"Once Propelled by Hope for a Modern Syria, Green Buses Now Run on Tears" is from the October 29, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Anne Barnard and Hwaida Saad and narrated by Jenny Hoops.

"Stressed, Tired, Rushed: A Portrait of the Modern Family" is from the November 05, 2015 The Upshot section of The New York Times. It was written by Claire Cain Miller and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

At the same time that Trump continues to exhibit paranoia about American intelligence agencies, he displays a trust verging on gullibility in the mendacious and murderous government of President Vladimir V. Putin. “Russia just said,” he tweeted, “unverified report paid for by political opponents is ‘A COMPLETE AND TOTAL FABRICATION, UTTER NONSENSE.’ Very unfair!”

"Nearly in Ruins: The Church Where Sages Dreamed of a Modern Brazil" is from the December 25, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Simon Romero and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Trump and Carrier: How a Modern Economy Is Like a Parking Garage" is from the December 01, 2016 The Upshot section of The New York Times. It was written by Justin Wolfers and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

Through 10 unique cities, from the founding of ancient capitals to buzzing modern megacities, Paul Strathern explores how urban centres lead civilisation forward, enjoying a moment of glory before passing on the baton. We journey back to discover Babylonian mathematics, Athenian theatre and intellectual debate, and Roman construction that has lasted millennia. We see Constantinople evolve into Istanbul, revolutionary sparks fly in Enlightenment Paris, and the railways, canals and ships that built Imperial London.

In Modern Families, Joshua Gamson brings us extraordinary family creation tales - his own included - that illuminate this changing world of contemporary kinship. Combining personal memoir and ethnographic storytelling, Modern Families tells a variety of unconventional family-creation tales - adoption and assisted reproduction, gay and straight parents, coupled and single, and multi-parent families - set against the social, legal, and economic contexts in which they were made.