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Monday, January 03, 2005
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    Bushonomics: Krugman v. Shlaes

    President Bush begins his second term with a bold economic agenda: to partially privatize social security and to radically simplify the tax code. Columnist Amity Shlaes likes the way he is thinking, but Bush critic Paul Krugman does not.

Cracking the nest egg

Paul Krugman New York Times Columnist on the problems of social security
» New York Times
and
Amity Shlaes Syndicated Columnist, Financial Times
» Finanical Times

Passings

Congressman Major Owens, D-11th District (Brooklyn), discusses the legacy of former New York Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm
» Congressman Major Owens
and
Shola Lynch, documentary filmmaker, director of "Chisholm '72 -- Unbought & Unbossed", on the life of politics of Shirley Chisholm
» POV's "Chisholm 72">

Great Relief

David Sogge, Fellow of the Trans-national Institute, a think-tank based in Amsterdam
» David Sogge

Development Assistance

Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, on emergency relief and development assistance
» The Earth Institute

Lakoff Effect

George Lakoff, Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, author, Don't Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate--The Essential Guide for Progressives (Chelsea Green, 2004) says the key to Republicans' success is in their use of language
» George Lakoff

30 days 30 issues

Step One: The Brainstorm

The Brian Lehrer Show

This fall, The Brian Lehrer Show will air our presidential election series “30 Issues In 30 Days.” With your help, we can produce great election coverage!

WNYC's Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein talk politics at lunch time.

Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

New Episode Posted 9/1
Eavesdrop on Andrea Bernstein and Brian Lehrer, two of the most political savvy minds around, as they eat lunch and break down the week’s political activities.

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Slideluck Potshow

The Brian Lehrer Show

Check out our contribution to the recent Slideluck Potshow, an event where folks share their love of food and photos!

ICANN, You Can…

Web Exclusive

Paul Twomey, president and CEO of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), on their recent decision to offer more top-level domain names.

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Mixed Up

The Brian Lehrer Show

We discuss the implications of our mixed-race future and how Barack Obama's candidacy has changed the discussion about mixed-race identity.

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