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The Brian Lehrer Show / January 26, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Thursday, January 26, 2006
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  • Boy Trouble

    The statistics are startling. Women make up 57 percent of college undergraduates--and that’s just the end of an educational story of girls outperforming and outlasting boys from kindergarten to college. When the numbers were reversed, 30 years ago with a 60 – 40 ratio of men to women in colleges, laws were passed to fix the problem – is that what we need now? Plus reaction to President Bush's pre-State of the Union press conference.

Bush to Abbas: Don't Go!

Nadia Bilbassy, senior correspondent for Al Arabiya in Washington
- previews President Bush's reaction to the Palestinian elections
and
Mike Isikoff, investigative correspondent with Newsweek
- previews President Bush's press conference and discusses the attorney general's public defense of wiretapping

» "The Other Big Brother" by Mike Isikoff in Newsweek

Live Coverage of President Bush's press conference

Live coverage of President Bush's press conference

Post-presidental analysis

Fawaz A. Gerges, Christian A. Johnson Chair in Middle East and International Affairs at Sarah Lawrence College and author, The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global (Cambridge University Press, 2005),
- on the president's reaction to the Palestinian elections
and
Mike Isikoff, investigative correspondent with Newsweek
- on the president's press conference

» "The Other Big Brother" by Mike Isikoff in Newsweek

Boy Trouble

Michael Gurian, family therapist, founder of the Gurian Institute, an educational training organization, and author of Minds of Boys (Jossey-Bass, 2005),
- on boys falling behind in school
and
Peg Tyre, Writer for Newsweek
- on her cover article for Newsweek about growing academic achievement gap between boys and girls

» Peg Tyre's Newsweek article
» Michael Gurion's article in the Washington Post


More reading:

» Linda Hirshman's article on "Choice Feminism"
» David Brooks on "The Year of Domesticity"
» John Tierney on "Male Pride and Female Prejudice"
» Melana Zyla Vickers on "Where the Boys Aren't: The Gender Gap on College Campuses."

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.