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George Orwell (Branch of the National Union of Journalists)What Would George Orwell Do?
Financier George Soros and an all-star cast of contributors to a new book about George Orwell’s theories of political doublespeak talk about the particular relevance of Orwell’s theories today. Also, a preview of the New Jersey election – will Gov. Corzine lose the Senate to the GOP?
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Help us dig into the Clinton and Giuliani finance filings in our crowdsourcing project, Hillary, Rudy, Money
Did you watch the NYC Marathon?
We take listener comments from people who went to watch the New York City Marathon about what inspired them to do so.
NJ Elections Preview
WNYC reporter Bob Hennelly talks about what's at stake in the New Jersey statewide, county, and municipal elections on Tuesday.
Seeing Eye to Eye
Avoub Tutunji, an 18 year old Israeli Arab who identifies as Palestinian, and Avital Djemal, an 18 year old Israeli Orthodox Jew, are participants in the Face to Face/Faith to Faith program, a year-long program for interfaith exchange and conflict resolution. They are joined by Rabbi Justus Baird, the Director of the Center for Multifaith Education at the Auburn Theological Seminary, which operates the Face to Face program.
What Would Orwell Think ?
Global financier and philanthropist George Soros joins Patricia Williams, professor of law at Columbia University, and Farnaz Fassihi, senior Middle East correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, to discuss what George Orwell would think about the state of political discourse in 2007.
What Orwell Didn't Know: Propaganda and the New Face of American Politics is available for purchase at Amazon.com.
Thanks to Atlantic.com for finding this 1996 Rudy Giuliani and George Soros link.
State of Emergency in Pakistan
Kiran Khalid, Pakistani-American freelance TV reporter who is currently working on a documentary about electronic media censorship in Pakistan, and Sabahat Ashraf, a writer/blogger, on President Musharraf's enforcement of a state of emergency in Pakistan.
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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.
Season's Eatings
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December guests Tamara Reynolds and Zora O'Neill will be answering your holiday hosting questions each week. Segments so far: Holiday Traditions | Gifting Food | Hosting on a Budget
Also check out the live online chats with Tamara and Zora, where they answer all your hosting questions. Chat #1 | Chat #2
Climbing K2: Life and Death
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Ed Viesturs, the first American to climb all fourteen eight-thousand meter mountains, and one of only six to do so without oxygen, discusses his new book K2: Life & Death on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain (Broadway, 2009).
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SUNY Disposition
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State University of New York chancellor Nancy Zimpher, discusses the pressures the system faces and the role it plays in the current economic climate.
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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.
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