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The Brian Lehrer Show / December 16, 2002

The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, December 16, 2002
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  • Reality Bites

    War in the Middle East, a schizophrenic stock market and a humongous budget gap. That was the view from New York in the early 1970s. Veteran purse-mender Felix Rohatyn, chairman of the New York Municipal Assistance Corporation at the time, has suggestions for getting the Empire City out of its rut. Later, New York City Comptroller Bill Thompson says cutting recycling didn't help the budget. We'll also talk to the former CEO of IBM and find out how audiences are reacting to a new all-Asian production of "Flower Drum Song."

Cup Of Joe

David Lightman, Hartford Courant Washington Bureau Chief on US Senator Joe Lieberman's possible run for president

Show Me the Money

New York City Comptroller William Thompson on the city's loose finances

Tuning Up Big Blue

Louis Gerstner, Jr., current chairman of IBM, former CEO of IBM, and author of Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? Inside IBM's Historic Turnaround (HarperBusiness, 2002), on the transformation of IBM from a computer manufacturer to one of the largest Internet companies around.

New York Poorhouse

Felix Rohatyn, former governor of the New York Stock Exchange, and chairman of the former New York Municipal Assistance Corporation, on what the New York city and state government could learn from the 1970s.

Une Nuit Blanche

WNYC’s Amy Eddings on the round-the-clock negotiations between the MTA and the transit union and the union rally this evening.

It's All Chop Suey to Me

Jack Tchen, associate professor of history and director of Asian/ Pacific/ American Studies at New York University www.apa.nyu.edu and founder of the Museum of Chinese in the Americas on the critics’ reviews of David Henry Hwang’s Flower Drum Song, currently on Broadway

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30 Issues in 30 Days

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Once again, 30 Issues in 30 Days is taking on the election season by going beyond the horse race and examining the real issues that are at stake for the people of New York and New Jersey in the Mayoral and Gubernatorial contest. See the schedule and help craft the segments at the 30 Issues Wiki!

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 Brian Lehrer Show.

A person dressed as a bear to represent a bear market performs outside the New York Stock Exchange on October 6, 200 in New York. Wall Street tumbled after the opening bell as fallout from the credit crisis triggered concerns about the economy and the Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time in four years.

Uncommon Indicators

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The Brian Lehrer Show wants to hear how the economy is affecting the little things in your daily life. Share your stories and photos of the downturn.

Help us map abandoned lots, stalled construction and unsold condos.

Digesting Politics

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WNYC's political team of Brian Lehrer, Bob Hennelly, and Andrea Bernstein talk politics and more over lunch each week. Hear the latest episode and subscribe to the podcast here!

Video Picks

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