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The Brian Lehrer Show / March 02, 2007

The Brian Lehrer Show

Friday, March 02, 2007
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    Counting Calories, Counting Lobbyists

    Under pressure from the restaurant industry, the New York City Council may overturn the new Health Department rule that fast food chains must post the number of calories in their dishes. We get both sides. Also, immigration and domestic work in New York City; training NYPD undercover officers; tracking taxicabs; and lobbyists on your coffee table.

    Watch our videos of Democratic Presidential candidate, John Edwards on YouTube

Eye in the Sky

Bhairavi Desai, executive director, New York Taxi Workers Alliance, objects to plans to require satellite tracking for New York City taxis.

Training Days

Bob Hennelly, WNYC reporter covering City Hall and security issues, discusses what he found investigating the training of NYPD undercover officers.

Counting Calories

Dr. Lynn SilverCharles Hunt, executive vice president of the Greater New York City Chapters of the New York State Restaurant Association, talks about why the industry is opposed to a New York City Board of Health measure that would require restaurants to post calorie counts on menus. Dr. Lynn Silver, assistant commissioner for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, talks about why the city says it needs to use this to make New Yorkers healthier.

Domestic Agenda

Erline Browne Rhacel Parrenas, associate professor of Asian American Studies at the University of California, Davis and the author of Servants of Globalization: Women, Migration, and Domestic Work (Stanford University Press, 2001) and Children of Global Migration (Stanford University Press, 2005) joins Ai-Jen Poo and Erline Browne, organizers with Domestic Workers United, to explore issues facing immigrant domestic workers.

Event
Today’s guests will be taking part in “Maids and Madams” a conference on immigration and domestic work sponsored by the Women's Studies Program and the Shirley Chisholm Center for Research on Women at Brooklyn College on March 6-8. For more information, call.

Strange Bedfellows

Neil Selkirk, photographer discusses his book Lobbyist (Powerhouse 2007) and Jane Earley, director of the Center for Conservation Innovation at the World Wildlife Fund and David Stuphen, vice president of Government Relations and Legislative Council at Viacom talk about being Lobbyist in Washington

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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

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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.