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The Brian Lehrer Show / November 01, 2007

The Brian Lehrer Show

Thursday, November 01, 2007
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Does Gang Violence = Terrorism?

Eugene O'Donnell, professor of law and police science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and a former police officer and former prosecutor, discusses the conviction of a Bronx gang member under anti-terror laws.

Don't Cry For Me, Mrs. Kirchner

Cristina Kirchner has been elected President of Argentina. She is the latest in a long line of strong female leaders in Latin America. Mala Htun, Associate Professor of Political Science at the New School, Alberto Vourvoulias, Executive Editor at El Diario/La Prensa, and Isabel Vergara, Professor of Spanish at George Washington University, discuss Latin American politics and its impact on communities here in the United States.

Washington Post: South America Ushers In The Era of La Presidenta

As South Carolina Goes...

Leroy Chapman, government and politics editor at The State, the largest newspaper in South Carolina, checks in on November Thursdays to talk about the presidential primary campaigns in South Carolina.

Red and Green

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-GA) says environmentalism transcends the Red State/Blue State divide in his new book, written with Terry Maple, A Contract with the Earth (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007)

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Newt Gingrich will be speaking with Jeffrey Sachs tonight at the New York Public Library

A Contract with the Earth is available for purchase at Amazon.com.

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Newt Gingrich's website

Should Marathoners Rock Out?

We take listener phone calls about whether marathons should allow runners to listen to music while running.

New York Times: Rule Jostles Runners Who Race to Their Own Tune

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.

Just Launched! The Uncommon Economic Indicators Video Contest. All the details here!

Ray Young, General Motors Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

The Rocky Road Ahead

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Ray Young, the chief financial officer of General Motors, talks about GM’s bankruptcy.

Then, Damon Lester, president of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers, and Greg Williams, former owner of the recently closed Huntington Chevrolet in Huntington Station, NY., discusses the effect GM’s bankruptcy has had on dealerships and their employees.

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Tweet If You Use Twitter

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Farhad Manjoo, Slate's technology columnist and the author of True Enough: Learning To Live in a Post-Fact Society talks about what Twitter means and how different groups use it.

What's your take on Twitter? How do you use it? Comment below!

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Don't Say That, Literally

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John Flansburgh of the band They Might Be Giants discusses the running list the band keeps of "things we can no longer say." (a few examples: "my bad" "don't go there" "one hundred and ten percent" and "voted off the island")

What would be on your list of banned words or phrases? Comment below!

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From Denmark with Love

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Jesper Grunwald, senior managing editor with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, talks about the Danish economy, biking to work, and why the Danes are allegedly the happiest people in the world.

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Squatting, Then and Now

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As former squats in the East Village make the transition to coops, making homes from abandoned housing is again an issue. Andrew Reicher executive director of Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, Frank Morales an Episcopal priest involved in East Village/Lower East Side squatting and homelessness activism since the late '70s, and Rob Robinson, a leader of the Housing Campaign of Picture the Homeless, discuss the return of squatting.

Video Picks

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