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The Brian Lehrer Show / December 13, 2005

The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, December 13, 2005
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  • The Health of Healthcare

    A memo leaked from Wal-Mart last month detailed ways the company could lower spiraling healthcare costs such as hiring younger workers. The memo fanned the flames of the debate over who should foot the bill for more expensive healthcare now that the companies are resisting. Read the text of the memo for the latest Brian Lehrer Show reading project

The Raw Numbers

Scott Lipscomb, Iraq Body Count US spokesperson
and
Amir Taheri, Iranian syndicated columnist whose writing appears in the New York Post,
- on the number of Iraqi civilian casualities since 2003, and Bush's speech yesterday

» Iraq Body Count
» Amir Taheri (Benador Associates)

Calculating the Remittances Equation

Claudia Díaz, professor of Microeconomics at the Universidad Centro Americana Jose Simeon Cañas, in San Salvador, El Salvador,
and
Geri Smith, BusinessWeek's chief Latin America correspondent, based in Mexico City,
- on El Salvador and remittances

» Universidad Centro Americana Jose Simeon Cañas
» BusinessWeek

Wal-Mart and The Health of Healthcare

Cindy Watts, professor of health economics at the University of Washington
- asks who should bear the burden of increasing costs of healthcare?

» Carolyn Watts (The University of Washington)
» Read the Wal-Mart memo (a Brian Lehrer Show reading project)

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.