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The Brian Lehrer Show / May 18, 2004

The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, May 18, 2004
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    Old Tyme New York

    Charles Tiffany and John Young opened their small jewelry and watch store near City Hall over a hundred years before the legendary jeweler moved uptown. ABC's founder started out hawking used carpeting and other materials out of a pushcart on the Lower East Side. Today his business is better known as ABC Carpets.

New Yorker's New Yorkers

Elizabeth Kolbert Staff Writer for the New Yorker adn author, The Prophet of Love : And Other Tales of Power and Deceit (Bloomsbury, 2004)discusses her profiles of New York political figures from The New Yorker magazine

Whistle while you work

Caroll Bogert Associate Director, Human Rights Watch discusses whistle blowing and Joseph Darby's whistle blowing in the Abu Ghraib abuse cases
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Eric Boehlert Senior Writer, Salon.com Whistle blowing and the Abu Ghraib abuses

Walk down memory lane…

Ellen Williams author,The Historic Shops and Restaurants of New York (The Little Bookroom)on New York City's historic shops and restaurants
and Steve Radlauer author, The Historic Shops and Restaurants of New York (The Little Bookroom) on New York City's historic shops and restaurants

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.