E-mail a friendJanuary 15, 2009
Political theorist Benjamin Barber discusses how the Bush administration handled interdependence in a post-9/11 world. John Patrick Shanley, writer-director of the new film Doubt, says that people should leave room for the fact that they don't have all of the answers and be open to hear another perspective.
Benjamin Barber
Benjamin Barber
Political theorist discusses the promise of the Obama presidency around the world and what the global challenges will be. (3:51)
Full interview. (14:04)
Benjamin Barber is a noted political theorist who consults regularly with institutions and leaders in the U.S. and Europe. He's a senior fellow at Demos and president-director of CivWorld at Demos, the international NGO that sponsors Interdependence Day and the Paradigm Project. His books include Jihad vs. McWorld and Consumed. Barber also co-wrote the prize-winning CBS/PBS series, The Struggle for Democracy. He earned his Ph.D. from Harvard and was a founding editor of the distinguished international journal, Political Theory.
John Patrick Shanley
John Patrick Shanley
Doubt writer discusses the impact of having four of the strongest actors of our time working on the film. (3:26)
Full interview. (11:23)
John Patrick Shanley made a name for himself as a writer with Danny and the Deep Blue Sea—his first published play. The Bronx, NY native got his Hollywood breakthrough with the romantic comedy, Moonstruck, and won an Oscar for writing the original screenplay. His '05 play Doubt, about a molestation charge in a Catholic school, won the Pulitzer and a Tony, and the film version, which he adapted and directed, is currently garnering rave reviews. Shanley began writing poems at age 11 and studied educational theater at NYU.