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Thursday, March 30, 2006
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    Fueling a Movement

    As the movement for alternative energy sources gains traction, economies in the heartland are bracing for a windfall. How will ethanol change Middle America and bring progressive politics to the region? Plus: Eliot Spitzer’s running mate for Lt. Governor, State Senator David Paterson.

Second in Command?

David Paterson, candidate for Lt. Governor of New York, currently State Senator (D-29th District-Harlem, the Upper West Side and Washington Heights) and Minority Leader
- why he wants to be Eliot Spitzer's running mate

» David Paterson's Senate website

Open Phones


- reaction to Senator Paterson and a proposal to cut taxes for people earning less than $75,000.

Fanning the Flames

Bracken Hendricks, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress,
-on the politics of turning corn into fuel.

» "A New Prairie Populism" by Bracken Hendricks in The New American Prospect

Souls on (Thin) Ice

Joy Jones, writer and author of Between Black Women: Listening With the Third Ear,
and
Walter Fields, vice president of political development at the Community Services Society of New York
-on why young black men are standing up and finding themselved discounted.

» "Marriage is for White People" by Joy Jones in The Washington Post
» Community Services Society of New York website

Open Phones

-your calls on the morality of car ownership

30 days 30 issues

Step Three: The Wiki

The Brian Lehrer Show

This fall, The Brian Lehrer Show will air our presidential election series “30 Issues In 30 Days.” With your help, we can produce great election coverage!

WNYC's Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein talk politics at lunch time.

Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

New Episode Posted 10/03
Eavesdrop on Andrea Bernstein and Brian Lehrer, two of the most political savvy minds around, as they eat lunch and break down the week’s political activities.

(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obsessivephotography/499593648/" target="_blank">obsessivephotography</a>/flickr)

Slideluck Potshow

The Brian Lehrer Show

Check out our contribution to the recent Slideluck Potshow, an event where folks share their love of food and photos!

ICANN, You Can…

Web Exclusive

Paul Twomey, president and CEO of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), on their recent decision to offer more top-level domain names.

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Mixed Up

The Brian Lehrer Show

We discuss the implications of our mixed-race future and how Barack Obama's candidacy has changed the discussion about mixed-race identity.

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