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The Brian Lehrer Show / October 14, 2003

The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, October 14, 2003
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  • Carte Blanche

    Times Square is a favorite hangout for many city teens, but Consumer Affairs Commissioner Gretchen Dykstra is warning young New Yorkers to watch their wallets when they go. The former President of the Times Square Business Improvement District wants them to know that scams and identity theft can happen anywhere at any time.

Palliative Pow-wow

Thomas Murray, President of The Hastings Center, on pain management and the ethics of the drug companies' role and Cassandra Snyder, Director of Pain Management at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania and past president of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses and Dr. Joe Sacco, Assistant Professor of Family Practice, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Medical Director, Family Practice Inpatient Unit, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, and author, the Health Smart Hospital Handbook (Alpha Books September 2003)

Fiscal Responsibility 101

Gretchen Dykstra, New York City Department of Consumer Affairs, on efforts to educate teens to be better consumers.

Cold War, Hot War

James Carroll, Op-ed columnist for the Boston Globe and National Book Award-winning author, on his recent columns on the war in Iraq, and his new novel set in East Berlin as the wall is going up: Secret Father (Houghton Mifflin 2003)

Prescription Benefit Costs

Robert Hays, President of the Medicare Rights Center, on proposed changes in the National Association of Homecare and Hospice on medicare reform's cost for hospice and home care.

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.