Leading editorialist J.J. Goldberg of the Forward takes you inside the issues affecting today’s Jewish community. Featuring in-depth interviews with community leaders and critics, along with Goldberg’s own expert commentary, Inside the Issues is a window into what’s really happening and how it affects every one of us.
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All About Healthcare: Goldberg gets to the bottom of the healthcare industry with the Executive Director of the Partnership for Quality Care, Kate Navarro-McKay, who offers suggestions for improvement. |
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The Sound Science Approach: Looking at Americans’ health from another angle, Goldberg finds out about the sometimes surprising effects of agricultural trends on consumers from the Associate Director of the American Council on Science and Health, Jeff Stier. |
Previous Episodes
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Inside the Issues 02 *Democratic political consultant Hank Sheinkopf offers his candid take on the presidential race. *Middle East scholar and back channel negotiator Stephen P. Cohen gives his expert opinion on the current chances for peace in the Middle East. |
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Inside the Issues 01 *The results of a new survey of the American Jewish community revealed by the American Jewish Committee’s David Singer. *New emerging spiritual communities explored with demographer Stephen M. Cohen. |
Episode 03. Leading Forward journalists share insight on Israel at 60, the influence of Jewish Superdelegates on the Democratic presidential race, Black-Jewish relations and the impact of Israeli culture on Americans. With special guest Ami Eden of the JTA.
Episode 03. Forward’s J.J. Goldberg digs deep on Americans’ health. He gets to the bottom of the healthcare industry with the head of the Partnership for Quality Care, and examines the surprising effects of agricultural trends on consumers with the Assoc. Director of the American Council on Science and Health.
Episode 04. Forward’s Alana Newhouse gets the scoop on Louis B. Mayer’s Hollywood legacy with Jewish celebrity profiler Abigail Pogrebin; Spanish-Portuguese Rabbi Marc Angel shares Sephardic traditions as seen in Trees Cry For Rain; and a taste of NY deli’s Divine Food.
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What do rabbis have to say about Barack Obama’s relationship with the Reverend Jeremiah Wright? On this premiere edition, rabbis of different denominations and perspectives debate this and other hot-button issues, including Pres. Bush’s policies on Israel, ex-Governor Eliot Spitzer’s infidelities, and interfaith marriage.
