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The Brian Lehrer Show

Thursday, June 15, 2006
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  • From John Updike's <em>The Terrorist</em>
    From John Updike's The Terrorist

    Hearts & Minds in New Jersey

    In his new novel, The Terrorist, John Updike imagines a homegrown Islamic terror plot brewing in northern New Jersey. Plus: Democratic Senator Bob Menendez talks about the non-fiction battle for control of Congress being waged in New Jersey right now; the latest installment of “The Border” our ongoing series on immigration tackles whether migration is a human right and two documentary filmmakers take us on the odyssey not only of immigration reform but their attempt at making a movie about it.

Jersey Boy

Senator Robert Menendez, Senator, (D-NJ 13)
- on his Senatorial bid

» Senator Robert Menendez

Updike’s Tunnel Vision

John Updike, poet and critic and author, Terrorist (Knopf, 2006)
- on his imagining a homegrown terrorist’s tunnel plot depicted in his 22nd novel Terrorist, set in northern New Jersey

» John Updike event at the New York Public Library

immigration

The Border: Is Migration a Human Right?

Jacqueline Bhabha, executive director of the University Committee on Human Rights Studies at the Harvard's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
- on the moral underpinnings of immigration policy

» Prof. Bhabha’s profile at Harvard

Photo: fabian17 on flickr. You, too, can join our flickr group The Border.

The Border: Dream Weavers

Shari Robertson,
and
Michael Camerini, documentarians whose new work-in-progress "My American Dream: How Democracy Works Now" premieres at the Human Rights Film Festival
- on the way immigration reform was pieced together

» New York Human Rights Film Festival

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.

fish lizzard

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.