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The Brian Lehrer Show / February 24, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, February 24, 2006
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  • Cory Booker

    Hunky Cory

    Four years ago, New Jersey’s largest city had a rare turn in the media spotlight when a charismatic challenger emerged to four-term mayor Sharpe James. Cory Booker was a young, charismatic city councilman, but he lost the hotly-contested race by 3,500 votes. This May, Newark may be set for a James-Booker rematch. Also, David Eick and Ronald Moore discuss the nuances of their sci-fi hit "Battlestar Galactica", Alexandra Natapoff and Peter Moskos explore the role of snitching in criminal justice, and Selena Blake is joined by residents from the Queensbridge public housing project to discuss her new documentary.

Leaving a Mark on Newark

Cory Booker, candidate for Mayor of Newark
- on his second election bid and his documentary, "Street Fight"
and
Marshall Curry, director and writer of "Street Fight"

» Cory Booker's website
» "Street Fight" (POV)

Destination: Earth

David Eick, executive producer of "Battlestar Galactica"
and
Ronald Moore, executive producer and writer of "Battlestar Galactica"
- on politics in science fiction

» Battlestar Gallactica

Rat a tat

Alexandra Natapoff, Associate Professor at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles,
- says reliance on "snitches" is not an effective law enforcement technique
and
Peter Moskos, assistant professor of law and police science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, a former Baltimore City police officer, and author of the forthcoming, Police in the Hood (Princeton University Press)
- on the impact of backlash against snitching on law enforcement

» Bait and Snitch by Alexandra Natapoff in Slate
» Snitching: The Institutional and Communal Consequences by Alexandra Natapoff in the University of Cincinatti Law Review
» Peter Moskos' bio at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Project about a Project

Selena Blake, Executive Director of Queensbridge: The Other Side,
- on her documentary about the country’s largest public housing project
and
Mel Johnson, actor and former resident of Queensbridge
and
Elizabeth Ray, retired school teacher and current resident of Queensbridge

» Queensbridge: The Other Side

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.

Cast your vote for our video contest semi-finalists.

Ray Young, General Motors Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

The Rocky Road Ahead

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Ray Young, the chief financial officer of General Motors, talks about GM’s bankruptcy.

Then, Damon Lester, president of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers, and Greg Williams, former owner of the recently closed Huntington Chevrolet in Huntington Station, NY., discusses the effect GM’s bankruptcy has had on dealerships and their employees.

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Tweet If You Use Twitter

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Farhad Manjoo, Slate's technology columnist and the author of True Enough: Learning To Live in a Post-Fact Society talks about what Twitter means and how different groups use it.

What's your take on Twitter? How do you use it? Comment below!

(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexerde/80417539/">alexerde</a>/flickr)

Don't Say That, Literally

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John Flansburgh of the band They Might Be Giants discusses the running list the band keeps of "things we can no longer say." (a few examples: "my bad" "don't go there" "one hundred and ten percent" and "voted off the island")

What would be on your list of banned words or phrases? Comment below!

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From Denmark with Love

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Jesper Grunwald, senior managing editor with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, talks about the Danish economy, biking to work, and why the Danes are allegedly the happiest people in the world.

Judge Sotomayor

Squatting, Then and Now

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As former squats in the East Village make the transition to coops, making homes from abandoned housing is again an issue. Andrew Reicher executive director of Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, Frank Morales an Episcopal priest involved in East Village/Lower East Side squatting and homelessness activism since the late '70s, and Rob Robinson, a leader of the Housing Campaign of Picture the Homeless, discuss the return of squatting.

Video Picks

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