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The Brian Lehrer Show

Thursday, May 06, 2004
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    Culture Storm

    "Culture Storm: Life and Politics in the Election Year," a panel discussion on the culture wars currently dominating the national political discourse. Presidential election years call for nominees – and American citizens – to take a position on any number of complex, challenging issues. The war in Iraq and gay marriage continue to be key arenas of debate, but the battle lines are also being drawn within renewed contests around issues that have been relatively dormant for some time, including abortion, decency standards in broadcast media, and religion in public life. Brian Lehrer and his fellow panelists tackle censorship, reproductive rights, "The Passion of the Christ," and so-called "activist" judges, among many other cultural issues, and will forecast key trends to look for this election year. In a live taping at the Brooklyn Museum, our panel of experts tries to fix the score in the new culture wars.

Culture StormLife and Politics in the Election Year

Sarah Crichton former editor at Newsweek and co-author with Mariane Pearl, Daniel Pearl’s widow A Mighty Heart. (Scribner, 2004)debate the impact of culture on politics in an election year (taped live at the Brooklyn Museum of Art)
and Kelefa Sanneh Pop critic for The New York Times and contributing editor at Transition, an international review of race and culture
and Lisa Schiffren conservative commentator and Republican speechwriter, who penned the famed “Murphy Brown” speech on family values for Dan Quayle
and John McWhorter Linguistics expert, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and author of Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should, Like, Care (Gotham Books, 2003) Joe Conason Columnist for New York Observer and Salon.com and author, Big Lies: The Right Wing Propaganda Machine and How it Distorts the Truth (St. Martin's Press, forthcoming next month)

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.

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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.