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Tomás Jiménez on Nightly News with Brian Williams | 'As U.S. Economy Slows, So Do Border Crossings'

Communications — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:52:00 -0400

New America in the News:

Tomás Jiménez , New America Foundation: [on employment for undocumented workers] "When those economic opportunities decline, the number of immigrants that come here are also likely to decline..." LINK to video

Len Nichols on NBC Nightly News | 'Where They Stand on Health Care'

Communications — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:55:00 -0500

New America in the News:

Where They Stand on Health Care (NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams)

NBC Nightly News interviews New America Foundation Health Policy Program Director Len Nichols as part of its comparison of the presidential candidates' positions and proposals for health care reform.

Video of this segment is available below:

Jeffrey Lewis on The Today Show | 'Navy to Shoot Down Spy Satellite'

Communications — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:52:00 -0500

New America in the News:

Navy to Shoot Down Spy Satellite (NBC Today Show)

In its coverage of U.S. plans to shoot down a rogue satellite, NBC Today interviews New America Foundation Expert Jeffrey Lewis.

"The Russians and the Chinese in particular really look at this launch as being an anti-satellite test, a weapon to shoot down satellites more than a mitigation measure designed to prevent human harm," said Lewis.

Lisa Margonelli Discusses Book "Oil on the Brain" on TODAY Show

Communications — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:01:00 -0500

New America in the News:

LESTER HOLT, co-host: After a bit of a reprieve, gas prices may be going up again. Conflicts in Nigeria and Iran have crude oil prices on the rise, climbing above the $60 a barrel mark for the first time in more than a month. But before you complain, consider where the price of gas comes from. Author Lisa Margonelli traveled more than 100,000 miles to find out, and the journey is documented in her book "Oil On The Brain: Adventures From the Pump to the Pipeline."

And, Lisa, good morning. Thanks for being here.

Ms. LISA MARGONELLI ("Oil On The Brain"): Good morning.

HOLT: We're all dying to know where the price of gas comes from, but I'm also dying to know why you did this trip? I mean, journey or obsession?

Ms. MARGONELLI: Obsession. Both, actually. I was--I started hanging out at a local gas station and just--I really wanted to get close to the people and the machines and the economies that make our lifestyle possible. So I started at the gas station, hung out all along the way with truckers, at the refinery, on a drilling rig in Texas, and then went abroad to places like Venezuela and Iran and Nigeria, the places where the prices are being made.

HOLT: Right. Most of us just pull up to the pump, we grumble about the price, we fill it up, we figure somebody's lining their pockets, but we don't give it much more thought. What did you find out about where that price comes from that we pay?

Ms. MARGONELLI: Well, the big changes in price come from overseas, like you said, in Nigeria and Iran. There, the prices--the crude oil prices bounce up and down because of little conflicts overseas.

HOLT: Why is it that something will happen overseas today and tomorrow the guy on the corner has raised it 4 cents a gallon. Clearly, he hasn't taken a shipment in the last couple of hours.

Ms. MARGONELLI: No, but he has to price his gasoline based on the cost of his next tank. He has to be able to pay for his next tank of gas...

For the complete transcript, please visit the TODAY show website.

'Meet the Press' Cites Joel Kotkin's Schwarzenegger Op-Ed

adminn — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 09:41:00 -0500

New America in the News:

On the Nov. 26 edition of NBC's "Meet the Press," host Tim Russert used a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed by New America 's Joel Kotkin to emphasize the independent appeal of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R).

Russert quoted extensively from the article, which can be read in its entirety here. A brief excerpt of the Russert-Schwarzenegger interview transcript is included below, while a video clip can be viewed at right. For the full interview, please see the "Meet the Press" website.

MR. RUSSERT: Joel Kotkin in The Wall Street Journal did a little analysis of your race, and this is what he concluded: “Amidst the Republican rout, some important political lessons can be drawn from the results in California. Oft dismissed by conservatives as ‘the left coast’ and written off as hopelessly blue, the state election revealed some critical trends that may prove decisive -- for both parties -- in 2008 and beyond.
“Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 17-point victory alone commands some attention, since it is easily the most impressive score by any Republican in a Democratic-leaning state this year - and it suggests a future for pro-environment, pro-business, fiscally conservative and socially moderate politics. ...
“The key to Mr. Schwarzenegger’s victory lay not in seducing the left, but through his mastery of the state’s rising independent center.” Do you agree with that?
GOV. SCHWARZENEGGER: Yeah, I agree with that, but I think that the key thing is is that, you know, if you forget about the Republicans, Democrats, independents and all this, I think that we did the people’s work. And we did what the people wanted us to do. And so it doesn’t really matter what party you come from. I think the people appreciate that and they know that you’re working together, that you can provide the kind of leadership to bring both of the parties together, and do the kind of things that need to be done for the state. And I think that’s what we have done....