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Onset of Depression?
How’s your 401(k) doin’? As the stock market continues to slide from its lofty heights of the late 1990s, retirement plans are put on hold, childrens' college funds are plundered, and consumer anxiety is slowing an already lethargic economy. Author Jeff Madrick and Financial Times columnist Amity Shlaes join Brian to debate the state of the economy, its ills, and what might get it moving again. Also, first-year New York City teachers talk about the expectations and experiences of their rookie year in the classroom.
The Washington Carney-val
Jay Carney, White House Correspondent for Time says the Democrats' election plan is not to have one.
What Economy?
Amity Shlaes, Columnist with the Financial Times and author of The Greedy Hand : How Taxes Drive Americans Crazy and What to Do About It (Harvest 2000)wants you to know how to fix the economy
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Jeff Madrick Author and Economics columnist for the New York Times and Editor of Challenge Magazine. His book: Why Economies Grow:The Forces that Shape Prosperity and How to Get Them Working Again(Basic Books)has a solution to the nation's economic ills.
Pilgrims' Progress
Jesse Cervantes First year teacher at CES 58 in the Bronx, teaches 5th grade homeroom
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Yasmin Zerhouni First year public school teacher in New York City on what teaching fellows have learned so far this year
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Anna-Marie Nelson First year teacher at Eleanor Roosevelt School in Washington Heights
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Michael Moore on Brian's 20th Anniversary
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Live from the Greene Space: Michael Moore talks about his new documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story and Brian celebrates the 20 year anniversary of the show with a 20 year news quiz.
Happy 150th Birthday, Evolution!
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Richard Dawkins, biologist, professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, and author of many books on science, most recently, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution, talks about Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, which was published on 24 November 1859.
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What's Next for the Movement?
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In the aftermath of President Obama's campaign, Kevin Powell, Brooklyn-based community activist has written a new book, Open Letters to America: Essays by Kevin Powell, outlining his thoughts about political engagement, particularly among African-American youth.
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No Logo: One Decade Later
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Journalist and activist Naomi Klein discusses the ten-year anniversary of the release of her landmark book NO LOGO: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies.
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Uncommon Indicators
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