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    Our Taxes, Ourselves

    Two women, one the head of a feminist advocacy group, the other on the Wall Street Journal editorial board, compare notes on how tax and labor laws penalize working women – can they find common ground? Also, the racial economic divide, William Weld drops out of the race for Governor as Tom Kean, Jr. drops in and how the CIA protected Nazi war criminals.

The End of the Weld As We Know It

Andrea Bernstein, WNYC Reporter
- why Republican William Weld dropped out of the governor's race

Garden Variety Primary

Kathy Barrett-Carter, editorial writer at the Newark Star-Ledger
- on the New Jersey primary election held yesterday

» Newark Star-Ledger

Race to the Finish

Meizhu Lui, Executive Director of United for a Fair Economy, and co-author with Barbara Robles, Betsy Leondar-Wright, Rose Brewer, and Rebecca Anderson, The Color of Wealth: The Story Behind the US Wealth Divide
- says the racial wealth gap is the result of government policies

» Fair Economy

Labor Pains

Kimberley Strassel, member of the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal and co-author with Celeste Colgan and John C. Goodman, Leaving Women Behind: Modern Families, Outdated Laws (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2006)
and
Heidi Hartmann President, Institute for Women's Policy Research
-agree that tax and labor laws discriminate against women but disagree on how to remedy the inequity

» more on the book Leaving Women Behind

» Institute for Women's Policy Research website

Turning a Blind Eye

Richard Ben-Veniste, former chief of the Watergate Task Force of the Watergate Special Prosecutor's Office from 1973 to 1975, member of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, and member of the Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Interagency Working Group Roster
and
Elizabeth Holtzman, former Congresswoman and member of the Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Interagency Working Group Roster
-on the recent revelations that the CIA failed to act when it discovered Adolf Eichmann's whereabouts

» ”CIA Ties With Ex-Nazis Shown” in the Washington Post
» The Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group

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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!

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