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The Brian Lehrer Show / February 27, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, February 27, 2006
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  • Dealing Dogs

    Kennel Hell

    At Martin’s Creek Kennel in Arkansas, dogs were kept in tiny cages, beaten, and starved before being sold for research. Then an amateur filmmaker named Pete went undercover to work there, recording the kennel’s cruel practices for a new HBO documentary, "Dealing Dogs". Also, Monday morning politics with TNR's Peter Beinart, a new study shows Americans have more leisure time and a call-in for tenured professors.

Safe Harbor?

Peter Beinart, editor of the New Republic
- on port security and the Supreme Court's upcoming cases

» Peter Beinart archive in The New Rebublic

A Howlin' Shame

Sarah Teale, filmmaker, "Dealing Dogs"
and
Tom Simon, filmmaker "Dealing Dogs"
- on their new HBO documentary investigating the mistreatment of dogs at a kennel that sells to researchers
» Dealing Dogs

Time Off

Erik Hurst, associate professor of Economics and the John Huizinga Faculty Fellow at the University of Chicago Graduate School and co-author of the study, "Measuring Trends in Leisure: The Allocation of TIme over Five Decades" (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston working paper)
- found Americans have more leisure time today
» Erik Hurst bio
and
Ellen Galinsky, President and co-founder of Families and Work Institute,
- says Americans feel more overworked than ever
» “Measuring Trends in Leisure: The Allocation of Time over Five Decades” from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (opens a PDF)
» List of Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Working Papers
» "Overwork in America: When the Way We Work Becomes Too Much" executive summary (opens a PDF)
» Ellen Galinsky bio

Open Phones

Listeners call in to talk about the resignation of Harvard president Lawrence Summers

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30 Issues in 30 Days

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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 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

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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.

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Brian, Bob, and Andrea

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