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The Brian Lehrer Show / August 28, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, August 28, 2006
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    Minor Major

    As the new freshmen take up residence, we’ll take your calls about the relevance of your college education. Did you get what you paid for? Did you study the right things? Also, the television channel Americans aren’t allowed to watch and Monday Morning Politics.

Monday Morning Politics

Herb Jackson, Washington correspondent for The Record of Bergen County,
and
Edward Luce, Washington commentator for the Financial Times and author of the forthcoming book, Spite of the Gods: The Rise of Modern India (Doubleday 2007)
- discuss politics here and in the Middle East

Channeling Terror

Siva Vaidhyanathan, cultural historian and media scholar at NYU and author, The Anarchist in the Library: How the Clash between Freedom and Control is Hacking the Real World and Crashing the System (Basic Books, 2004)
-comments on the arrest of a Staten Island man for offering access to Al-Manar, the television channel sponsored by Hezbollah

» Siva Vaidhyanathan’s blog Sivacracy

Open Phones

- recent graduates and not so recent graduates tell us what they have accomplished in life and how much pressure they feel to "get a life."

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.