The Brian Lehrer Show

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The Cost of Motherhood

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

We speak to Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of presidential hopeful, John Edwards. We’ll look at the issues facing America and the state of the campaign. Also: Leslie Bennetts, author of the Feminine Mistake: Are We Giving Up Too Much?. She argues that more stay-at-home moms should get to work. Plus: should religious groups provide sanctuary for illegal immigrants? Fair Trade coffee, and Jack Hitt on the faces of Hillary Clinton.

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On the Road with Elizabeth Edwards

Elizabeth Edwards, co-founder of the Wade Edwards Foundation, former bankruptcy lawyer and wife of John Edwards, discusses his run for the presidency.

Save Haven for Immigrants

Rabbi Michael Feinberg, member of the planning team of the New Sanctuary Movement and director of the Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition, on why he believes that religious groups should be providing sanctuary to soon-to-be-deported illegal immigrants.

Fair Trade Comes to New York

Darlene Scherer, co-owner of Gorilla Coffee in Brooklyn, talks about Fair Trade coffee and why it has taken so long to come to New York.

New York Times article: Certifying Coffee Aids Farmers and Forests in Chiapas (registration required)

The High Cost of Full-Time Motherhood

Leslie Bennetts, author of The Feminine Mistake: Are We Giving Up Too Much? (Voice, 2007), explains her argument that women who choose not to work in order to raise children are giving up much more than a paycheck.

The Feminine Mistake is available for purchase at Amazon.com.

Hillary: Our Senator, Ourselves

Writer Jack Hitt, author of the article Harpy, Hero, Heretic: Hillary in Mother Jones Magazine (Jan./Feb. 2007), on what drives the nation's obsession with Hillary Clinton.