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Wednesday, August 16, 2006
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    Student photo from Williamsburg Prep High School

    Student Development

    Part of life in New York is that the view is constantly changing. Turn around and that local landmark is gone and a new building is in its place. Some students in Brooklyn took part in the project to document their neighborhoods as development comes to their part of town. One of the students joins her teacher and the project’s resident photographer to talk about change, growth and gentrification. Also,

Farber's Foibles

Bob Hennelly, WNYC reporter
- why New Jersey's Attorney General resigned over a traffic violation
» The special prosecutor's report via The Record of New Jersey

Student Development

Swathy Marri, student at Williamsburg Prep High School
and
Vincent Falivene, social studies teacher at Williamsburg Prep High School for the "Williamsburg Under Construction" project
and
Jackie Neale-Chadwick, resident photographer for the "Williamsburg Under Construction" project and curator and coordinator of the resulting exhibition "Lost in Transition: Williamsburg and Carroll Gardens"

See the students' photographs

Abundant Salad Bowl

Marcelo Suarez-Orozco, founder of the Harvard Immigration Project and the Courtney Sale Ross University Professor of Globalization and Education at The Steinhardt School of Education, New York University
- on New York City's increased immigrant population and what it all means

» Marcelo Suarez-Orozco's bio at NYU

Immigration Goes a Courtin'

Anwen Hughes Staff Attorney, Asylum Program for Human Rights First
- on the sometimes difficult task of navigating immigration courts

Teen Terrorists

Dahlia Lithwick
- on terrorism laws being applied to American teenagers.

» http://www.slate.com/id/2137689/

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

The Brian Lehrer Show

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

The Brian Lehrer Show

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.