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The Brian Lehrer Show / February 13, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, February 13, 2006
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  • Empty Nest

    The future of Forrest City Ratner’s proposed development in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, is still uncertain, but several blocks of the neighborhood have already been cleared to make way. In the empty row houses and brownstones of Dean Street, reporter Andrea Bernstein found potent lessons about economic development.

Libby's Liabilities

Steve Clemons, executive vice president of the New America Foundation, writes The Washington Note blog
- shares his running tally of the Washington scandal sheet

» The Washington Note
» Steve Clemons (The New America Foundation)

Empty Nest

Andrea Bernstein, WNYC reporter
- on the life and death of a small arts community in Brooklyn

» "In Ratner's Shadow" by Andrea Bernstein (WNYC News)

Extra Legal

Hon. Alex Calabrese, presiding judge, Red Hook Community Justice Center
and
Greg Berman, director of the Center for Court Innovation and co-author with John Feinblatt of Good Courts: The Case for Problem-Solving Justice (The New Press, 2005)
-on community justice centers
» Center for Court Innovation

Open Phones

Listeners weigh in on Haiti's disputed election

30 issues in 30 days graphic

30 Issues in 30 Days

The Brian Lehrer Show

Once again, 30 Issues in 30 Days is taking on the election season by going beyond the horse race and examining the real issues that are at stake for the people of New York and New Jersey in the Mayoral and Gubernatorial contest. See the schedule and help craft the segments at the 30 Issues Wiki!

Michael Moore on Brian's 20th Anniversary

The Brian Lehrer Show

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 Brian Lehrer Show.

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

The Brian Lehrer Show

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.

Digesting Politics

Brian, Bob, and Andrea

WNYC's political team of Brian Lehrer, Bob Hennelly, and Andrea Bernstein talk politics and more over lunch each week. Hear the latest episode and subscribe to the podcast here!

Video Picks

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Check out some recent video clips of interviews with guests and Brian Lehrer's weekly Web video picks.