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The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, January 22, 2007
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  • Sudanese vendors in southern Khartoum 29 December 2006. (Getty Images)
    Sudanese vendors in southern Khartoum 29 December 2006. (Getty Images)

    Divestment for Darfur

    While genocide is taking place in Darfur, should American pension funds and endowments stop investing in companies that do business in Sudan? A divestment movement is gaining steam, but some in the business lobby oppose it. Plus, Monday Morning Politics with the Washington Post’s Thomas Ricks and Eoin Callan from the Financial Times, and the crackdown on mixtapes.

Monday Morning Politics: The Homeland

Eoin Callan, Washington reporter with the Financial Times

Monday Morning Politics: The War

Thomas Ricks, Washington Post reporter and author, Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq (Penguin Press HC, 2006)
- reviews the news and previews the State of the Union address

Event
Panel Discussion on the Merits of the War in Iraq
with Thomas Ricks, Richard Perle, Robert MacNeil and Martin Smith at the 92nd St. Y
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007, 8:00-10:00PM
Tickets are $25

Mixed Up Mixed Tapes

Kelefa Sanneh, pop critic for The New York Times and contributing editor at Transition
- discusses unlicensed compilations, or mixtapes, that are vital part of the hip-hop world, and the copyright laws that prohibit them

Divest from Darfur?

Eric Reeves, professor of English language and literature at Smith College
and
William A. Reinsch, president of the National Foreign Trade Council
and
Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf, senior research associate at the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women at Brown University.
- discuss Sudan and the divestment movement here in America

Open Phones

Listeners call in to talk about what it is like to be a woman in charge outside the home and what it will be like for Hillary Clinton running for president.



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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.