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The Brian Lehrer Show / October 03, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, October 03, 2006
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  • Social Insecurity

    We’ll continue our 2006 election series “30 Issues in 30 Days” with issue 7: Whatever happened to the Social Security debate? We still don’t know if baby boomers will get the benefits they’ve been promised or if taxes, or the retirement age, will have to go up, and neither party wants to talk about it. Plus: Bestselling authors Michael Isikoff, and David Corn, discuss their new book Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War

Pride Before a Fall

David Corn, Washington editor of The Nation and co-author
and
Mike Isikoff, investigative reporter, Newsweek and co-author, Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal and the Selling of the Iraq War (Crown 2006)
-talk about the run up to the war in Iraq

Borough of Dreams: Queens

Andrew Beveridge, Sociology Professor at Queens College
and
Felicia Persaud, Editor at Caribbean World News Network
and
Leroy G. Comrie Jr., District 27 City Councilmember

-talk about the 2005 census figures showing that median black incomes have surpassed median white incomes in Queens.

30 Issues In 30 Days: Social Security

Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic Research Policy
and
Michael Tanner, director of the Cato Institute's Health and Welfare Studies Program
-talk about current Social Security policy

Paging Congress

James Kotecki, former Congressional Page (2003), senior at Georgetown University majoring in International Politics, intern at the Cypress Group doing research on political risk for hedge fund traders
- on his experience as a Congressional page
and
Julian Zelizer, professor of history at Boston University and author, The American Congress : The Building of Democracy (Houghton Mifflin, 2004)
- on the history of the Congressional page program

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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.