America’s Collision Course With The Debt Ceiling
As the nation counts down to default, Diane talks to longtime Congress watcher Norm Ornstein about the debt limit negotiations, what's at stake and whether he sees a way forward.
Guest host Jim Angle hosts a conversation on the history of Indonesia and the dynamics of its modern-day politics, plus the possibility of international intervention in East Timor, a province of Indonesia that has been torn apart by violence since its people voted for independence.
Guests
- Adam Schwarz Indonesia scholar at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and author of "A Nation in Waiting: Indonesia's Search for Stability"
- Doug Paal Vice president for studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
- Sidney Jones Indonesia Project Director for International Crisis Group
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