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The Brian Lehrer Show / March 13, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, March 13, 2006
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    Inch by Inch

    A union manufacturing job used to guarantee entry to the middle class. Now as Caterpillar and other profitable companies pay new employees less than the current ones for the same work that piece of the social contract is being rewritten. Also, Garry Wills on his new book What Jesus Meant and why religion and politics don’t mix. Plus: "Monday Morning Politics."

Straight Into the Hormuz Nest?

Romesh Ratnesar, world editor for Time
and
Chris Dickey, Paris bureau chief and middle east regional editor at Newsweek - on Iran, Iraq, Dubai, and domestic politics

» Romesh Ratnesar (Time)
» Chris Dickey's website

That Class-y Blue Collar

Louis Uchitelle, economic columnist for the New York Times and author, The Disposable American: Layoffs and Their Consequences (forthcoming from Knopf)
- says the line is blurring between middle and working class

» The Disposable American (Knopf)

Jesus Speaks

Garry Wills, historian, scholar and author, What Jesus Meant (Viking, 2006)
- says neither left nor right can lay claim to doing as Jesus would do

» What Jesus Meant (Viking)
» Garry Will's articles in The New York Review of Books

Norton Utilities

Brad Knickerbocker, staff writer at the Christian Science Monitor,
-on Gale Norton's departure from the Department of the Interior

» "Why Interior is such a difficult agency to lead" by Brad Knickerbocker in the CS Monitor 3/13/06

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30 Issues in 30 Days

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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

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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.

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.