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The Brian Lehrer Show / April 27, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Thursday, April 27, 2006
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  • Art Spiegelman

    Property Values

    In a cut-and-paste society, the way information travels is rapidly changing, but copyright laws are staying the same. Novelist Jonathan Lethem, cartoonist Art Spiegelman and Professor Siva Vaidhyanathan debate the evolving role of intellectual property laws. Plus: Richard Brodsky makes a pitch for the Attorney General's race, Michael Hudson on the real costs of real estate and listeners' calls on the impending immigrant strike.

Over the Barrel

Ron Scherer, New York bureau chief of the Christian Science Monitor
-on the background and response to high gasoline prices.

» Christian Science Monitor website

Attorney General Race

Richard Brodsky,New York assemblyman (D-86th District-Westchester County),
- why he wants Eliot Spitzer's old job

» Richard Brodsky's campaign

The Trouble with Bubbles

Michael Hudson, professor of economics at University of Missouri - Kansas City and author, Superimperialism: The Origin and Fundamentals of U.S. World Dominance (Pluto Press; 2nd edition, 2003)
- thinks excessive mortgage debt is bad for society

» Michael Hudson's website

Property Values

Art Spiegelman, comic artist, author of In the Shadow of No Towers (Pantheon, 2004)
and
Jonathan Lethem, author of the novels, Motherless Brooklyn (Doubleday, 1999) and The Fortress of Solitude (Faber & Faber, 2003)
and
Siva Vaidhyanathan, cultural historian and media scholar at NYU; author, Copyrights and Copywrongs: the Rise of Intellectual Property and How It Threatens Creativity (New York University Press, 2001)
- debate the role of intellectual property in a cut-and-paste society

» COMEDIES OF FAIR U$E event at the New York Institute for the Humanities at NYU

Open Phones: Immigrant Boycott

-listeners' calls on the planned immigrants' boycott.

30 issues in 30 days graphic

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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