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The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, October 21, 2005
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  • The King In The Window
    The King In The Window

    Kid Lit

    New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik has now penned his first novel for Children. The King in the Window is the story of Oliver Parker, a young American in Paris, who must contend with distracted parents and a parallel world full of evil. The themes relate to New York children processing 9/11 and how it functions as their defining shared experience.

30 Issues: Campaign Spending

Joseph Mercurio, president of National Political Services, a political consulting business,
-on the high cost of campaigns, and its cost to democracy

» National Political Services

Little Manhattan

Adam Gopnik, Staff writer for the New Yorker and author, The King in the Window (Miramax Books, 2005)
- on the affect of 9/11 as a shared experience for New York children

» Adam Gopnik's articles in the New Yorker

Live from Baghdad

Awaz Saleem Abdulla, radio host at Radio Nawa in Iraq
and
Ayub Nuri, radio trainer
and
Jessica Graham, radio reporter on their experiences reporting in Iraq

» Institute for War and Peace Reporting

Dropping Out

Michael A. Rebell, executive director and counsel of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity,
and
Henry Levin, William Heard Kilpatrick Professor of Economics and Education at Teacher's College,
-explain the economic and social cost of the high high school dropout rate

» The Campaign for Fiscal Equity
» The first annual Teachers College Symposium on Educational Equity
» Henry Levin (Teachers College)

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.