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The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, October 13, 2003
  • Linda Mills

    Abuse of Power

    Do existing laws do a good job of protecting women in abusive relationships? In a provocative new book, NYU law professor Linda Mills says the answer is no, and that assumptions made by feminists and law enforcement about the nature of domestic abuse may actually make things worse.

Beltway wrap-up

Anne Kornblut, national political reporter for the Boston Globe, recapping the weekend's news and the Sunday talk shows

Open Phones

Your thoughts on Rush Limbaugh's recent revelation of his Oxycontin addiction

Rethinking Domestic Abuse

Linda Mills, Professor of Social Work at New York University and author, Insult to Injury: Rethinking Our Responses to Intimate Abuse (Princeton University Press, 2003), on how our response to such abuse fails and how to fix it.

Reform in full

Noreen Connell, Executive Director of the Educational Priorities Panel, on school reform and other issues in the public schools

Your Fab Cab

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Who is in your fantasy Obama cabinet? Pick anyone!

Word from Abroad

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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.

Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

New Episode Posted November 13
Eavesdrop on Andrea Bernstein and Brian Lehrer, two of the most political savvy minds around, as they eat lunch and break down the week’s political activities.

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