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The Brian Lehrer Show / November 15, 2004

The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, November 15, 2004
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    Old World, New World, Free World

    In the fifteen years since the fall of the Berlin Wall Europe has become increasingly unified, and strains between the Old World and the New World have become more apparent. Author Timothy Garton Ash believes that to strengthen the ideal of the free world, Europe and the United States need to work together.

Jay Street, Washington

Jay Carney, Deputy Washington Bureau Chief, Time Magazine, on politics inside and outside the beltway
» Time Magazine

Catching the New Wave

George Sarrinikolauou, Greek, author, Facing Athens: Encounters With the Modern City
and
Staceyann Chin, Jamaican-Chinese slam poet, on being a new immigrant in New York

Go West

Timothy Garton Ash, Professor of European Studies at Oxford university, Senior Fellow at the Hoover institution, and author, Free World: America, Europe, and the Surprising Future of the West (Random House, 2004), says Washington can never rule the world alone

MoMA's Moment in the Sun

Alexandra Lange contributing editor to New York magazine, wrote the October 18 cover story on the New Museum of Modern Art says changes inside the new MoMA are as big as the ones on the outside
» New York Magazine
and
Dan Levenson creator of freemoma.org and an artist living in Brooklyn says MoMA got greedy and forgot its mission
» Free Moma

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.