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The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, September 29, 2006
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    The Hearts and Minds of the Battle

    It’s Issue 5 in our 2006 election series, 30 Issues in 30 Days: The Battle for Hearts and Minds. We’ll hear two views and ask what the findings of the National Intelligence Estimate reveal about the successes, and failures, of the US government’s ideology campaign. Also: Alan Hevesi 101, and what makes "exclusive" exclusive?

Hevesi 101

Liz Benjamin, political reporter for the Albany Times-Union and blogger
- talks about Alan Hevesi's latest political problems

» Times Union blog

The New Exclusivity

Tim Pollak, Partner at Reason Inc., a marketing-strategy consulting firm, and columnist at Forbes.com
- discusses the democratization of luxury goods and what this means for the luxury market.

» Forbes.com
» Reason Inc.

30 Issues in 30 Days: The Hearts and Minds of the Battle

Torie Clarke, Senior advisor to Comcast, former Pentagon communications chief, and author Lipstick on a Pig : Winning In the No-Spin Era by Someone Who Knows the Game (Free Press, 2006)
and
Rashid Khalidi, Director of the Middle East Institute and Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University, and author of The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood (Beacon, 2006)
- discuss the battle for hearts and minds and the findings of the National Intelligence Estimate

» The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood and Lipstick on a Pig: Winning In the No-Spin Era by Someone Who Knows the Game available on Amazon.com

Reading Project: Hugo Chavez at the UN

Greg Palast, investigative journalist who has written for The Washington Post, Harper's, and The Nation and author, The Armed Madhouse (Dutton Adult, 2006)
and
Alvaro Vargas Llosa, journalist and senior fellow at The Independent Institute, and author, Liberty for Latin America: How to Undo Five Hundred Years of State Oppression (Farrar, Strauss and Giroux 2005)

» The Armed Madhouse and Liberty For Latin America: How To Undo Five Hundred Years Of State Oppression available on Amazon.com

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.