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The Brian Lehrer Show / May 28, 2004

The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, May 28, 2004
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  • Double Trouble

    In 1971, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song" launched a new genre in film: blaxploitation, with director Melvin Van Peebles at its forefront. Over thirty years later, his son Mario Van Peebles is paying homage to his father and the trailblazing movie in a new biopic. Also, New York responds to the flooding in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, city news roundup, the new Kissinger transcripts, and the difference between fame and infamy.

Disaster on Hispaniola

Guillermo Linares former City Council Member and Community Leader discusses the flood in the Dominican Republic
and Garry Pierre-Pierre editor and publisher of the Haitian Times gives the latest on the floods in Haiti and New Yorkers' response

Suing City Hall

Glenn Thrush City Hall Reporter for Newsday on the lawsuit against the City Council and other local news

Kissinger and Tell

Elizabeth Becker Domestic Affairs correspondent for the New York Times When the War Was over: Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge Revolution (PublicAffairs, 1998) on newly released transcripts of Henry Kissinger and Richard Nixon

I'm A Celebrity, Who Are You?

Maureen Orth staff writer at Vanity Fair and author, The Importance of Being Famous: Behind the Scenes of the Celebrity-Industrial Complex (Henry Holt, 2004)

The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree

Melvin Van Peebles actor, director, writer, producer and revolutionary on his work in film and his son's film Baadasssss
and
Mario Van Peebles actor, director, writer, producer on his film about the making of his father's landmark film Baadasssss

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.