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Thursday, June 04, 2009
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  • Ray Young, General Motors Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
    Ray Young, General Motors Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

    Car Troubles

    Ray Young, CFO of General Motors, discusses the company’s bankruptcy and where the US auto industry goes from here. Plus, Greg Williams, who had to close his Chevorlet dealership last week, and Damon Lester president of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers on how local dealers are affected. Plus, analysis of President Obama’s speech from Cairo; and former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman on the race for New Jersey’s next governor.

Obama's Speech In Cairo: Excerpts

An extended excerpt of President Obama's speech at Cairo University this morning.

What's your take: will this speech matter? Comment below!

The Rocky Road Ahead

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.

Cairo Speech: Reactions

Reza Aslan, assistant professor of creative writing at UC Riverside, the senior fellow at the Orfalae Center for Global & International Studies at UC Santa Barbara and author of How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror, discusses President Obama’s speech in Cairo.

Read the transcript of the president's speech in Cairo
Watch the president's speech

Energized

Christine Todd Whitman, former NJ governor, former EPA head and co-chair of the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition (a nuclear power advocacy organization) talks about nuclear energy – and the recent NJ primary.

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.

fish lizzard

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.

No Logo

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.