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The Brian Lehrer Show

Thursday, September 07, 2006
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  • My Space

    Classroom 2.0

    New Jersey educator Will Richardson used tools like MySpace as a teaching tool for his high school students. Now he’s urging other high schools to use social networking sites, rather than just be afraid of them. Also: New York State Attorney General hopeful Mark Green; We take a look at the health impact of 9/11 in the next installment in our series What Have We Learned; and analysis of the President's speech about prosecuting terrorists.

President at Bay

Barbara Olshansky, deputy legal director at the Center for Constitutional Rights
- the implications of President Bush's push for legislation dealing with prisoners at Guantanamo Bay

» Center for Constitutional Rights

Surveillance Acts

Emily Bazelon , contributing editor of Legal Affairs and a senior editor of Slate magazine
- analyzes the NSA surveillance program, George Bush's speech on detainees and other issues

Classroom 2.0

Will Richardson, former teacher at Hunterdon high school in Flemington, NJ. "Learner in Chief" at Connective Learning, author Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms (Corwin Press, 2006)
- why teachers should embrace social networking tools and other "web 2.0" technologies in the classroom

» Will Richardson's classroom web resource site, Weblogg-ed
» Washington Post article about Will Richardson
» Purchase Will Richardson's book at Amazon.com

What Have We Learned: Environmental Effects of 9/11

Lorna Thorpe, deputy commissioner, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Epidemiology
and
Dr. Jacqueline Moline, principal investigator of the WTC Monitoring & Treatment Program at Mt. Sinai;
and
David M. Newman, hygienist, New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health
and
Fred Mogul, WNYC reporter
-discuss the public health effects of the 9/11 attacks

» abstract of the Mt. Sinai report
» David Newman’s February 2006 City Council testimony
» NYC Health Department

Green-ery

Mark Green, former public advocate and candidate for attorney general
- makes his pitch for your support

» Mark Green’s website

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.