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The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, May 22, 2007
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    A man holds a sign saying "We are America" at a rally for immigration reform in Lower Manhattan on April 10, 2006 (WNYC/Bill Swersey)

    What's So Bad About Amnesty?

    Part of the debate about immigration in the Senate right now is whether it offers amnesty to people currently here illegally. But would amnesty for simply coming here to work be a bad thing? We'll take your calls and comments on the question. Plus, Betty Rollin on the psychology of looking on the bright side, Cullen Murphy on the comparison between the United States and the Roman Empire, and listeners call in about merit-based immigration.

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Immigration: Workers and Business

Ana Avendaño, program director for AFL-CIO's Immigrant Worker, then Hector Figueroa, secretary/treasurer for Local 32BJ SEIU, then Steve Malanga, contributing editor at the City Journal and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, all discuss the immigration bill.

Open Phones: What's so bad about amnesty?

Debate is raging about whether the Word "amnesty" applies to the new immigration bill, but that assumes amnesty is a dirty word. Listeners call in to comment on the question "what's so bad about amnesty?"

Silver Linings

Betty Rollin, TV journalist and the author of the books First, You Cry, Last Wish, and her newest, Here's the Bright Side: Of Failure, Fear, Cancer, Divorce, and Other Bum Raps (Random House, 2007), discusses the upsides that can sometimes accompany adversity.

Here's the Bright Side is available for purchase at Amazon.com

Betty Rollin's website

Empire: The U.S. vs. Ancient Rome

Cullen Murphy, editor at large at Vanity Fair, former managing editor of the Atlantic Monthly, and author of Are We Rome? The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America (Houghton Mifflin, 2007), compares the Roman empire to the United States.

Are We Rome? is available for purchase at Amazon.com

Open Phones: Are We Harvard?

Should the United States have merit based immigration? Listeners call in and tell us what they think.

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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.