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The Brian Lehrer Show / December 27, 2006

The Brian Lehrer Show

Wednesday, December 27, 2006
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    Back to the Drawing Board

    A group of education and business leaders wants to reinvent American education…again! We’ll look at what the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce has concluded, and hear the reaction of United Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten. Also: Neil Chethik, author of VoiceMale: What Husbands Really Think About Their Marriages, Their Wives, Sex, Housework, and Commitment, and a conversation with Paul Berman, the reluctant hawk, plus working while sick.

    Snap The Season photo project

A New Kind of Education

Marc Tucker, president of the National Center on Education and the Economy, and vice chairman and staff director of the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce
and
Susan Sclafani managing director, Chartwell Education Group LLC and member of the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce,
- on their report calling for a radical restructuring of the American education system
and
Randi Weingarten, president of the United Federation of Teachers
- says the report diagnoses the real problems, but provides the wrong prescription

Tough Choices or Tough Times, the report of the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce

Inside the Male Mind

Neil Chethik, author, VoiceMale: What Husbands Really Think About Their Marriages, Their Wives, Sex, Housework and Commitment (Simon & Schuster, 2006)
- spent two years interviewing men about marriage and says his findings might surprise women

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The Reluctant Hawk

Paul Berman, senior fellow at the World Policy Institute and author, The Power and the Idealist (Soft Skull Press, forthcoming 2007)
- talks about being a reluctant hawk and how much the citizenry should take blame for the war in Iraq

Sick Daze

Ron Z. Goetzel, Director of the Institute for Health and Productivity Studies at the Cornell University Insitute for Policy Research
- discusses the notion of "presenteeism" and when to work sick and when to stay in bed

30 issues in 30 days graphic

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.