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  • A man holds a sign saying "We are America" at a rally for immigration reform in Lower Manhattan on April 10, 2006
    A man holds a sign saying "We are America" at a rally for immigration reform in Lower Manhattan on April 10, 2006 (WNYC/Bill Swersey)

    Break for the Border

    The 1965 immigration act had a profound impact on who could come to the US. As part of a summer series on immigration and the immigrant experience, we’ll look at the history, issues and politics behind the current debate. Plus, Beth Fertig on her series, Disabling Diplomas: How NYC is Failing Its Special Education Students and racism in the world cup.

Left Behind

Beth Fertig WNYC reporter
- on her series "Disabling Diplomas: How NYC is Failing Its Special Education Students"
» all three episodes of Beth Fertig's series

Foul Play

Tony Karon, senior editor at time.com and author of The Rootless Cosmopolitan's World Cup Guide on tonykaron.com
- on the growing problem of racism in soccer
» Time Magazine

The Border

Aristide Zolberg, Walter A. Eberstadt Professor of Political Science at the Graduate Faculty of New School University and author, A Nation by Design: Immigration Policy in the Fashioning of America (Harvard University Press, 2006),
and
Madhulika Khandelwal, Director of the Asian/American Center and Associate Professor in Urban Studies at Queens College, City University of New York,

- on the 1965 Immigration Act

The Rapture

James Tabor, professor and chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and author, The Jesus Dynasty (Simon & Schuster, 2006)
- on apocalyptic prophecy and the significance of 666

» more about his book The Jesus Dynasty

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.

Just Launched! The Uncommon Economic Indicators Video Contest. All the details here!

Ray Young, General Motors Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

The Rocky Road Ahead

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Ray Young, the chief financial officer of General Motors, talks about GM’s bankruptcy.

Then, Damon Lester, president of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers, and Greg Williams, former owner of the recently closed Huntington Chevrolet in Huntington Station, NY., discusses the effect GM’s bankruptcy has had on dealerships and their employees.

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Tweet If You Use Twitter

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Farhad Manjoo, Slate's technology columnist and the author of True Enough: Learning To Live in a Post-Fact Society talks about what Twitter means and how different groups use it.

What's your take on Twitter? How do you use it? Comment below!

(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexerde/80417539/">alexerde</a>/flickr)

Don't Say That, Literally

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John Flansburgh of the band They Might Be Giants discusses the running list the band keeps of "things we can no longer say." (a few examples: "my bad" "don't go there" "one hundred and ten percent" and "voted off the island")

What would be on your list of banned words or phrases? Comment below!

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From Denmark with Love

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Jesper Grunwald, senior managing editor with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, talks about the Danish economy, biking to work, and why the Danes are allegedly the happiest people in the world.

Judge Sotomayor

Squatting, Then and Now

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As former squats in the East Village make the transition to coops, making homes from abandoned housing is again an issue. Andrew Reicher executive director of Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, Frank Morales an Episcopal priest involved in East Village/Lower East Side squatting and homelessness activism since the late '70s, and Rob Robinson, a leader of the Housing Campaign of Picture the Homeless, discuss the return of squatting.

Video Picks

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