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The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, November 21, 2006
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    There Goes the Neighborhood

    In the forty years since the Civil Rights Movement what has happened to integration in our cities? William Julius Wilson talks about why our cities are diverse but not integrated in terms of race or class. Plus, the winner of the Vendy Awards, which celebrates excellence in street cuisine.

If I Had a Book Deal....

Sarah Crichton, publisher of Sarah Crichton Books, a new imprint at Farrar, Straus & Giroux and co-author, A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband Danny Pearl (Scribner Book Company)
- talks about why OJ Simpson and the book deal that wasn't

A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband Danny Pearl available for purchase at Amazon.com

Going Into Laborers

Kevin Plunket, Partner in the law firm Thacher Proffitt and Wood and lead trial attorney for Mamaroneck
and
Fernanda Santos, Metro Reporter for the New York Times
and
Alan Levine, Special Counsel for the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund
-on the ruling that police in Mamaroneck harassed day laborers

Veni, Vidi, Vendy

Sean Basinski, Director of the Street Vendor Project
and
Thiru "Dosa Man" Kumar, vendor at Washington Square Park South at Sullivan Street
and
Samiul Haque Noor, from "Sammy's Halal" at 73rd Street and Broadway, Queens
-discuss "The Vendy Awards", given to the city's best street vendor.

There Goes the Neighborhood

William Julius Wilson ,Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor and Director of Joblessness and Urban Poverty Research Program at Harvard University, and author, There Goes the Neighborhood: Racial, Ethnic and Class Tensions in Four Chicago Neighborhoods and Their Meaning for America(Knopf 2006)
-talks about class and race tension in Urban America

There Goes the Neighborhood, available for purchase at Amazon.com

And It Keeps Going...

Brian takes more calls from listeners on how diverse their neighborhoods are and whether they like it that way.

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.