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The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, October 13, 2006
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    Racial Justice

    The 30 Issues in 30 Days election series continues with issue 15: The state of racial justice in America. What do African-Americans get for their votes? Also: author Salman Rushdie and a look at the nobel peace prize winner.

A Tryst With Destiny

Salman Rushdie, author - speaks about his book Shalimar the Clown and other works

Shalimar the Clown is available for purchase at Amazon.com

And the Winner is…

Amartya Sen, Nobel Prize Winner for Economics (1998), professor of Economics and Philosophy at Harvard University and author, The Argumentative Indian: Writing on Indian History, Culture and Identity (Farrar, Strauss and Giroux 2005)
and
Alex Counts, president and CEO of Grameen Foundation ,
and
David Bosco, senior editor at Foreign Policy Magazine
- discusses the new Nobel Peace Prize winner--Mohammed Yunus and the Grameen Bank

30 Issues:The State of Racial Justice in America: What Do Black Americans Get for Their Votes?

Tavis Smiley, host of The Tavis Smiley Show, which airs Fridays at 9PM and Saturdays and Sundays at 2PM on AM 820 and author, What I Know for Sure: My Story of Growing Up in America (Doubleday, 2006)
- what he learned about American and himself in childhood

then
John McWhorter, senior fellow at the Manhattan Insitute, and author of Winning the Race: Beyond the Crisis in Black America (Gotham Books, 2005)
and
Congressman Major Owens, D-11th District (Brooklyn)
- the state of racial justice in America

Tavis Smiley book events:
Friday, October 13, 2006
1:00PM Booksigning at:
Borders Books & Music
100 Broadway
New York, NY 10005

6:30PM Presentation and signing at:
Rutgers University,
Newark Campus

Saturday, October 14, 2006
4:00PM Booksigning at:
Hue-Man Book Store & Cafe
2319 Frederick Douglas Blvd.
New York, NY

What I Know for Sure is available for purchase at Amazon.com

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30 Issues in 30 Days

The Brian Lehrer Show

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

The Brian Lehrer Show

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

The Brian Lehrer Show

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.