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The Brian Lehrer Show / July 18, 2003

The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, July 18, 2003
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  • Go With the 'Fro

    Afros are often associated with the black power movement of the 1970s. When Atlanta-based reporter Charlotte Moore decided to stop styling her hair and just let it grow into an afro, she found that many people started making assumptions about her political views.

Intelligence Quota Test

Columnist Joe Conason of New York Observer and Salon.com and author of Big Lies: The Right Wing Propaganda Machine and How it Distorts the Truth (St. Martin's Press, forthcoming) and Laurie Mylroie, adjunct fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and author of Bush v. The Beltway: How the CIA and the State Department Tried to Stop the War on Terror (Harper Collins, forthcoming), on the integrity of intelligence on Iraq's nuclear threat

Open Phones

Only the Tony

Class Work

Stanley Aronowitz, professor of sociology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and author of How Class Works: Power and Social Movement (Yale University Press, 2003), on why class isn't just about income

Go With The 'Fro

Charlotte Moore, lifestyles reporter with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, on reactions to her new hairstyle

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.