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The Brian Lehrer Show / February 16, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Thursday, February 16, 2006
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  • Walter Mosley
    Walter Mosley (Anthony Barboza)

    Time to Divorce the Democrats?

    Bill Clinton once called Walter Mosley, the author of dozens of mysteries, science fiction, and young adult novels, one of his favorite writers. Now Mosley has written a polemic arguing that black Americans should abandon the Democrats and form their own political party.

Cheney Reaction

Tom DeFrank,Daily News Washington Bureau Chief
- on the fallout from the VPs hunting accident
and
Sid Evans, editor in chief, Field & Stream Magazine
- on bird hunting

» NY Daily News
» Field & Stream

New Man at the Fed

Mike Mandel, chief economist at BusinessWeek
- on the new Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke

Walter in the House

Walter Mosley, author of two series of mysteries, literary fiction, science fiction and political philosophy, including Life Out of Context: Which Includes a Proposal for the Non-violent Takeover of the House of Representatives (Nation Books, 2006)
- on his call for African Americans to leave the Democratic Party and form their own Black Party
» Nation Books

Mexico en Nueva York

Robert Smith, associate professor of Sociology , Immigration Studies and Public Affairs at the School of Public Affairs at Baruch College and the Graduate Center (CUNY) and author, Mexican New York: Transnational Lives of New Immigrants (University of California Press 2005)
- on the transnational lives of Mexican immigrants here in New York

Prescription: Read The Fine Print

Joe Baker, chief of the Attorney General's Health Care bureau
- explains your rights when it comes to hospital billing

» Attorney General's Health Care bureau

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.

Season's Eatings

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December guests Tamara Reynolds and Zora O'Neill will be answering your holiday hosting questions each week. Segments so far: Holiday Traditions | Gifting Food | Hosting on a Budget

Also check out the live online chats with Tamara and Zora, where they answer all your hosting questions. Chat #1 | Chat #2

(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariachily/3330743790/">mariachily</a>/flickr)

Climbing K2: Life and Death

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Ed Viesturs, the first American to climb all fourteen eight-thousand meter mountains, and one of only six to do so without oxygen, discusses his new book K2: Life & Death on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain (Broadway, 2009).

SUNY Disposition

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State University of New York chancellor Nancy Zimpher, discusses the pressures the system faces and the role it plays in the current economic climate.

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.