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The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, January 28, 2003
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    Cross Bronx Section

    What's the best way to find out what's on the mind of Bronx residents? The online retailer Amazon now allows anyone to index the bestselling items for any geographic area or extension (like .edu, .org, and .com.) Amazon's list shows Culture, Society, and Drugs: The Social Science Approach to Drug Use as the number one book north of the Harlem River. Also popular there are a history of the Bronx accent, a Dominican cookbook, and Jacobs Dozen: A Prophetic Look at the Tribes of Israel. We'll also find out the answer to the question: what is International A.N.S.W.E.R.?, and why Ken Pollack and Rabbi Michael Lerner disagree about a possible Iraq war.

Inspection Reflections

Ken Adelman, a member of Defense Policy Board , former Director of Arms Control and Disarmament Agency under the Reagan administration, says there is a lot war is good for.

The Best Answer?

Tony Murphy, organizer with International A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism), on his organization’s belief that the war on Iraq is meant to serve Israeli interests

Divided We Stand

Michael Lerner, Editor of Tikkun Magazine, on divisions within the anti-war movement

Yo! No, Yao!

Listeners' calls on the Super Bowl commercials

Surveying the Amazon

James Twitchell, professor of english and advertising at the Universities of Florida and Illinois and Author, Living It Up: Our Love Affair with Luxury (Columbia University Press, 2002), on purchase circles

Count Me Out!

Sohail Mohammed, immigration attorney in New Jersey, on the FBI's plans to survey mosques and Muslims

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John Burns, London bureau chief for the New York Times, reflects on his work in China, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, and Iraq.

Chief of Technology

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Andrew Rasiej, founder of Personal Democracy Forum, talks about the potential presidential cabinet position of Chief Technology Officer. Who's in your fantasy cabinet? Visit our Fab Cab page and let us know.

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