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The Brian Lehrer Show / February 07, 2003

The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, February 07, 2003
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    It makes sense: natural resources like petroleum and iron are limited and replace themselves at a slow rate while the human population not only grows exponentially but consumes ever increasing amounts of goods and degrades the environment ever faster. The conclusion: we're headed for trouble. Not so, says Bjorn Lomborg, an apostate former Greenpeacenik whom many environmentalists now love to hate. Also: a group whose ancestors escaped a slave ship to the island of St. Vincent have brought their Punta music to New York City.

Dennis Racket

Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio 101), is against making war on Iraq and Leslie Cagan, co-chairwoman of United for Peace and Justice, the umbrella group that is organizing the protests next week, opposes military action

Open Phones

Callers reaction to Powell's speeches

Punta By Numbers

J. King, foundation of Garifuna Artists and member of Black Fever, a punta music band, on the music of the Garifuna, punta music

Peter, Peter, Eager Seceder

Peter Vallone, Jr., city council member (D-22nd District, Astoria), says New York City should leave the Empire State if it doesn't get a fair shake

Orange Alert

Mark Hosenball, investigative correspondent for Newsweek, on Tom Ridge’s alert is about this time

Growing Pains

Bjorn Lomborg, director of the Environmental Assessment Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark and author of Skeptical Environmentalist (Cambridge, 2001), responds to criticism about his book and discusses his essay from Foreign Policy magazine

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.

fish lizzard

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.

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.

No Logo

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.

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.

Video Picks

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Check out some recent video clips of interviews with guests and Brian Lehrer's weekly Web video picks.