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    The Homefront

    Is homeownership still part of the American Dream? What about housing on a budget? 30 Issues in 30 Days continues with a look at Barack Obama's and John McCain’s plans to deal with affordable housing. Plus, fact-checks and analysis of the debate.

    This Friday's Wiki-produced 30 Issues in 30 Days segment is on Health Care.

    Help produce it here!

Post-Debate Coverage

WNYC Political Director Andrea Bernstein and Ray Suarez, senior correspondent at The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, talk about last night's presidential debate.

Fact Check

Politifact's Bill Adair, the weekly guest until Election Day, brings his Truth-O-Meter to fact-check some recent campaign claims.

30 Issues in 30 Days: Affordable Housing

Sarah Ludwig, co-director of the Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project (NEDAP), talks about the scope of foreclosures in low income areas of New York City.

Then
Howard Husock, vice president for policy research at the Manhattan Institute and Ellen Seidman, New America Foundation’s Director of Financial Services Policy and Asset Building Program, discuss the federal government’s role in providing affordable housing and promoting home ownership.

Then
Shaun Donovan, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), works to expand affordable housing in New York.

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

(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariachily/3330743790/">mariachily</a>/flickr)

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).

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.

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.

Video Picks

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Check out some recent video clips of interviews with guests and Brian Lehrer's weekly Web video picks.