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The Brian Lehrer Show / January 23, 2007

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Tuesday, January 23, 2007
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  • PBS's "America Beyond the Color Line" With Henry Louis Gates Jr.
    PBS's "America Beyond the Color Line" With Henry Louis Gates Jr.

    Redistribution of Health

    In his State of the Union speech, President Bush will reportedly propose a new tax on the best health insurance benefits to help cover the uninsured. Good idea? We’ll have a debate. And, Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. talks about his new book and PBS special on finding Oprah’s roots, and finding your own.

Taxing Health Issues

Dr. Stephanie Woolhandler, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard and co-director of the Harvard Medical School General Internal Medicine Fellowship program
and
Dr. David Gratzer, senior fellow, Manhattan Institute and author, The Cure: How Capitalism Can Save American Health Care (Encounter Books, October 2006)
- assess President Bush's proposals for health care

Whither Wall Street?

Carrie Johnson, financial reporter at the Washington Post
and
Daniel Gross, writes the moneybox column for Slate magazine
- respond to Mayor Bloomberg and Senator Schumer's report calling for changes to regulation on Wall Street

Bloomberg/Schumer Report (opens PDF)

Roots

Henry Louis Gates jr., W.E.B Du Bois professor of the Humanities and chair of African American Studies at Harvard University and series host and executive producer of "African American Lives" on Finding Oprah's Roots (Crown Press 2007)
- oh his documentary and book about Finding Oprah's Roots and about African Americans finding their own roots

Documentary Oprah's Roots: An African American Lives Special, airs Wednesday 1/24 on PBS (8pm EST)

Obama Vs. Baby Boomers

Callers react to Barack Obama's comments about what a post-baby boomer political landscape will look like.

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.