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Tuesday, July 18, 2006
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  • Rep. Christopher Shays (R-CT) Christopher Shays

    Shuttle Diplomacy

    With 13 trips under his belt, no member of Congress has traveled to Iraq more often than Chris Shays. But although he has criticized the President’s handling of the war, an anti-war challenger threatens to deprive Shays of an 11th term. Also, Nelson Mandela's legacy is discussed on his 88th birthday, what lessons have cities learned since the deadly heat wave in Chicago in 1995 and Part 13 of "The Border" series deals with the power of employers.

Happy Birthday Madiba!

Mark Mathabane, Writer, Commentator on human rights and author Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa (Touchstone Books 1998)
and
Lynne Duke, reporter for the Washington Post and author, Mandela, Mobutu, and Me: A Bittersweet Journal of Africa (Doubleday, 2003)
and
Rick Stengel, managing editor of Time Magazine and collaborator on Long Walk to Freedom Nelson Mandela’s autobiography
- celebrate Nelson Mandela's birthday

» Mark Mathabane's website
» Mandela, Mobutu, and Me (Doubleday)
» Nelson Mandela: He Has Never Stopped Learning By Richard Stengel from Time Magazine

Cruel Summer

Eric Klinenberg, associate professor at the NYU Department of Sociology and author, Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago (University of Chicago Press, 2002)
and
Jessica Walker, senior policy analyst for the United Neighborhood Houses, a federation of 36 independent settlement houses and community centers in New York City,
-on protecting the elderly from the heat

» Eric Klinenberg at NYU
» UNHNY

The Border: Employer Power in the Immigration Debate

Randal Johnson, vice president for Labor, Immigration and employer benefits at the US Chamber of Commerce, co-chair of the Essential Worker Immigration Coalition
and
Jared Bernstein, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, a progressive, economic think tank, author of, All Together Now: Common Sense for a Fair Economy (Berrett-Koehler, 2006)
- the role of the employer on the proposal for a guest worker program and earned legalization

» The Border main page and Flickr photo project
» US Chamber of Commerce
» EWIC (Essential Worker Immigration Coalition)
» Economic Policy Institute

Shuttle Diplomacy

Chris Shays, U.S. Representative (Republican-CT-4th District)
-reports back from his 13 trips to Iraq

» Chris Shays official Congressional page

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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.

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Uncommon Indicators

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Digesting Politics

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