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The Brian Lehrer Show / March 07, 2005

The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, March 07, 2005
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    Little girl with a euro coin (© European Community, 2005)

    United States of Europe?

    The Washington Post's T.R. Reid believes that the European Union is giving the United States a run for its money. While the Union only contains half the amount of states as the US, their population, wealth and the amount of trade place them in a position to rival the United States as the world’s next superpower.

Transatlantic Drift

TR Reid, on the Euro-US alliance and other weekend news from Washington
» More on TR Reid

Can't Trust that Day

Jared Sandberg, Cubicle Culture columnist at the Wall Street Journal, on coping with "Pre-Monday" blues
» Sunday Night Depression

Overload

Thomas de Zengotita, contributing editor to Harper’s Magazine, teaches Dalton School and at the Draper Graduate Program at New York University and author, Mediated: How the Media Shapes Your World and the Way You Live In It(Bloomsbury 2005) on how the media shapes our world
» Mediated
» salon.com article

Jets Square Garden?

Anne Michaud, Senior Reporter, Government and Politics, Crain's New York, says the Jets' owner is considering a bid for Madison Square Garden
» Crain's New York
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Joyce Purnick, New York Times Metro Matters Columnist, offers political context for the possible Jet's offer for the Garden
» New York Times

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.