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The Brian Lehrer Show

Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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    Economy Without Borders

    As the financial crisis goes global, tune in for an update from economist Jeffrey Sachs. And on 30 Issues in 30 Days, issue 27 is about management styles and decision making. How do Obama and McCain differ? Do generational differences matter? What worked—and what didn’t—for previous presidents?

    This Friday's Wiki-produced 30 Issues in 30 Days segment is on Urban Policy: Who is the best President for NY and NJ?

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The Economy Without Borders

Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and author of The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time, discusses the global economic crisis.

The Homestretch

Juan Williams, senior correspondent for National Public Radio and author of Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America--and What We Can Do About It , and Jonathan Alter, senior editor and columnist for Newsweek magazine, and the author of The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope, offer analysis of the final week of campaigning.

The Path Less Taken

Tell us your story of an unexpected career transition. Call in or comment below!

30 Issues: Management Styles and Decision Making

Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and co-editor of Rightward Bound: Making America Conservative in the 1970s, looks at how presidents' management styles say about their effectiveness as leaders.

Then
David Hawkings, managing editor of CQ Weekly, discusses McCain's management style, and David Mendell, a former reporter for the Chicago Tribune and author of Obama: From Promise to Power, talks about Barack Obama's management style.

Then
Lisa Chamberlain, author of Slackonomics: Generation X in the Age of Creative Destruction, looks at the generational differences between Barack Obama and John McCain.

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.

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Happy 150th Birthday, Evolution!

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Richard Dawkins, biologist, professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, and author of many books on science, most recently, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution, talks about Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, which was published on 24 November 1859.

What's Next for the Movement?

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In the aftermath of President Obama's campaign, Kevin Powell, Brooklyn-based community activist has written a new book, Open Letters to America: Essays by Kevin Powell, outlining his thoughts about political engagement, particularly among African-American youth.

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No Logo: One Decade Later

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Journalist and activist Naomi Klein discusses the ten-year anniversary of the release of her landmark book NO LOGO: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies.

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.