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The Brian Lehrer Show / June 11, 2003

The Brian Lehrer Show

Wednesday, June 11, 2003
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  • Benign Intervention

    Foreign policy wonks Samantha Power, author of A Problem from Hell, and Robert Kagan, author of Of Paradise and Power, both favor the US taking an active role in foreign affairs, but disagree on nearly everything else. Power advocates for "enlightened self-interest" and consistent support for human rights. Kagan supports the establishment of an international order favorable to the US. Also on the show: On The Media's Arun Rath reviews political theater in Calcutta.

Pay More, Weigh Less?

Assemblyman Felix Ortiz (D-51st District-Gowanus, Red Hook, and Sunset Park, Brooklyn) wants to tax junk food

Filibusted

Robert Bennett, professor of constitutional law at Northwestern University and author of Talking it Through: Puzzles of American Democracy (Cornell University Press, 2002), explains the filibuster

The Tapes of Rath

Arun Rath, senior producer for On The Media, reported on an opera about Osama Bin Laden for PBS' Frontline (airs this Thursday)

Benign Intervention

Robert Kagan, head of the US Leadership program and senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, project director at the Project for a New American Century and author of Of Paradise and Power: America and Europe in the New World Order (Knopf, 2003) and Samantha Power, lecturer in public policy and founding executive director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University and author of Problem From Hell: America and the Age of Genocide (Harper Collins, 2003), on the future of American foreign policy and intervention

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.