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Thursday, August 31, 2006
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  • <em>There Goes My Everything</em> by Jason Sokol
    There Goes My Everything by Jason Sokol

    Tales of the South

    Historian Jason Sokol talks about New Orleans’ Ninth Ward – the 1960 battle to desegregate its schools. In his new book There Goes My Everything: White Southerners in the Age of Civil Rights, 1945-1975, he looks at how the civil rights movement changed the meaning of being white. Also, Democratic New York State Attorney General candidate Sean Patrick Maloney. Plus, Congressman Anthony Weiner and New York Times editor Sam Roberts discuss U.S. poverty rates. In addition, Jerry Taylor of the Cato Institute and Dale Bryk, senior attorney for the NRDC, debate the new California emmissions standards.

Hunger for Numbers

Anthony Weiner, U.S. Congressman (D-NY 9)
and
Sam Roberts, reporter, columnist and editor for The New York Times, and author Who We Are Now: The Changing Face of American in the Twenty-first Century (Times Books, 2004)

» Congressman Anthony Weiner

Only Maloney

Sean Patrick Maloney, running for State Attorney General
- talks about why he should be New York's Attorney General

» Sean Patrick Maloney's website

Tales of the South

Jason Sokol, historian and author, There Goes My Everything: White Southerners in the Age of Civil Rights, 1945-1975 (Knopf, 2006)
- explored the civil rights movement and way it changed whites in the South

» more about the book
-Jason Sokol will read, take questions and sign books tonight at 8pm, at Book Court, 163 Court St. Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.

California Dreaming?

Jerry Taylor, senior fellow at the CATO Institute
and
Dale Bryk, senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council
- on the merits--and flaws--of the new California emissions standards
» Jerry Taylor at the Cato Institute
» Natural Resources Defense Council

30 issues in 30 days graphic

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!

Video Picks

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Check out some recent video clips of interviews with guests and Brian Lehrer's weekly Web video picks.