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The Brian Lehrer Show / January 04, 2007

The Brian Lehrer Show

Thursday, January 04, 2007
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  • Starting Big

    From a $6 billion property tax cut to a constitutional amendment for stem cell research, Gov. Spitzer’s State of the State address was long on big ideas. We’ll look at the details and get listeners’ reactions. Also, the state of New York real estate prices; obsolescence and electronic waste: Where do your old computers and cell phones go to die and what does it mean for the environment?

Troop Surge

Ralph Peters, retired Army Lieutenant Colonel, New York Post columnist and author, Never Quit the Fight (Stackpole, 2006)
- believes that there should be a surge in troops in Iraq

Never Quit the Fight is available for purchase at Amazon.com

Part Two: Troop Surge

Katrina Vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of The Nation
- makes the case against a troop surge

Real Estate Vertigo

Gregory J. Heym, senior vice president of research and communications, and chief economist for Halstead Property
- discusses the forces currently shaping the NYC real estate market and how they differ from the national climate
and
Brad Lander, director of the Pratt Center for Community Development
- weighs in on the current NYC real estate scene and how it can reconcile with sustained community development

State of the State of the State

James Parrott, deputy director and chief economist at the Fiscal Policy Institute
and
Matt Maguire, director of communications for the New York State Business Council
and
Kevin Parker, New York State Senator (D-21, Brooklyn)
- on Governor Spitzer's plans for the New York State budget

Eliot Spitzer's State of the State speech (opens PDF)
Listen to the speech On Demand

Electronic Left-Overs

Christine Datz-Romero, executive director of the Lower East Side Ecology Center
- on recycling electronic waste in New York City
and
Giles Slade, author, Made to Break: Technology and Obsolescence in America (Harvard University Press, 2006)
- explains the development of disposable products
plus
Oladele Osibanjo, executive director of the Basel Convention Regional Coordinating Centre for Africa for Training & Technology Transfer in Hazardous Waste Management at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria
- on trying to deal with e-waste in Nigeria

Made to Break available for purchase at Amazon.com

Event
Electronic Waste Recycling Drop-Off Event
Sunday, January 7th, 2007, 8am to 4pm
Union Square Park - North Plaza 17th St & Broadway

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.