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The Brian Lehrer Show / May 01, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, May 01, 2006
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  • K Street
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    Not OK on K Street?

    Republicans took control of the House by vowing to clean up corruption in Washington. But Weekly Standard writer Mathew Continetti says the party has succumbed to the same problems in his new book The K Street Gang: The Rise and Fall of the Republican Machine. Find out why in Monday Morning Politics. Plus: a lobbyist and Democratic activist on Living Large in politics and the impact of immigrants’ day long boycott.

Monday Morning Politics

Matthew Continetti, staff writer at The Weekly Standard and author, The K Street Gang : The Rise and Fall of the Republican Machine (Doubleday, 2006)
- where Republicans went wrong on lobbying

» The K Street Gang

Big Ideas

Michael Berman, former staffer for Vice President Mondale, lobbyist with The Duberstein Group in Washingon, DC and author, Living Large: A Big Man's Ideas on Weight, Success, and Acceptance (Rodale Books, 2006)
- sees his weight problem as a disease

» "Mike Living Large" website

A Day Without Immigrants

Rich Cunningham, executive director, New Labor
and
Chung-Wha Hong, executive director for the New York Immigration Coalition
and
Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute
and
Dusanka Komnenic, Asylum NYC winner, from Serbia and Montenegro, teaching in Milwaukee, WI
and
Arun Venugopal and
Cindy Rodriguez, WNYC Reporters
- on the immigration protests going on around the city and the country

» New Labor

» New York Immigration Coalition

» Quinnipiac University Polling Institute

» Asylum NYC

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 show with a 20 year news quiz.

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Happy 150th Birthday, Evolution!

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Richard Dawkins, biologist, professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, and author of many books on science, most recently, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution, talks about Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, which was published on 24 November 1859.

What's Next for the Movement?

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In the aftermath of President Obama's campaign, Kevin Powell, Brooklyn-based community activist has written a new book, Open Letters to America: Essays by Kevin Powell, outlining his thoughts about political engagement, particularly among African-American youth.

No Logo

No Logo: One Decade Later

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Journalist and activist Naomi Klein discusses the ten-year anniversary of the release of her landmark book NO LOGO: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies.

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.

Video Picks

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