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  • A view of the proposed Atlantic Yards High Rise Arena project. (Gehry Partners)
    A view of the proposed Atlantic Yards High Rise Arena project. (Gehry Partners)

    Can’t See the Forest

    Forest City Ratner VP Jim Stuckey says architect Frank Gehry’s new slightly scaled-down plans for the Atlantic Yards arena development in Brooklyn make it a better fit in the neighborhood. Daniel Goldstein, a spokesman for Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn, which opposes the project, disagrees. Plus: Monday Morning Politics, the editors of a new literary arts and politics journal on American writing today and the Part D deadline.

Monday Morning Politics

Markos Moulitsas Zúniga, blogger and co-author,
and
Jerome Armstrong, blogger and co-author, Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots, and the Rise of People Powered Politics (Chelsea Green Publishing)

» Daily Kos.com
» MyDD.com

n Print

Keith Gessen, co-founding editor of literary and political journal n+1 and contributor to New York magazine and New York Review of Books
and
Mark Greif co-founding editor of the literary journal n+1 and frequent contributor to American Prospect
- on the state of American writing, New York intellectuals and running a literary journal

» n+1
» Panel discussion at the Kitchen

Crossing Atlantic

Jim Stuckey, president of the Atlantic Yards project
- on the development plans for the Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn
and
Daniel Goldstein, spokesperson, Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn
- thinks the development plans are too out of scale for the neighborhood

» Forest City Ratner
» Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn

Down to the Wire

Robert Hayes, president of the Medicare Rights Center
- on picking a prescription drug benefit plan before tonight's deadline
» Medicare Rights Center
» Medicare

30 issues in 30 days graphic

30 Issues in 30 Days

The Brian Lehrer Show

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.