Freedom Of Information

Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Google is changing the world, but has the tech giant become too big, and should it be regulated as a public utility? Jeff Jarvis and Siva Vaidhyanathan discuss. Then, Wired editor Chris Anderson on his new book FREE: The Future of a Radical Price and why the most valuable information doesn't have to be the priciest. Plus, the crisis of "food insecurity" in America.

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Boys Will Be Boys

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Brooklyn lawmaker John L. Sampson was recently drafted to lead the state’s Senate Democratic Conference. He talks about breaking the stalemate in Albany — and why he wants more time to debate mayoral control. Plus: the secret emotional lives of teenage boys.

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House Rules

Monday, July 06, 2009

Congressman Henry Waxman, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, discusses his new book, the latest political news, and recent climate bill. Then, reporters Liz Benjamin and Tom Robbins with an Albany update, and assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, talks about transforming new vacant residential developments into affordable housing.

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Live from the Aspen Ideas Festival: Day Two

Friday, July 03, 2009

Is technology changing human beings on a fundamental level? Brian moderates a panel at the Aspen Ideas Festival on being human in a digital age. Plus: Paul van Zyl on transitional justice; Felix Rohatyn, the man who helped save NYC in the '70s, and Tod Machover, developer of Guitar Hero. And a special interview with MN Governor Tim Pawlenty on Al Franken, and the 2012 race.

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Live from the Aspen Ideas Festival: Day One

Thursday, July 02, 2009

The Brian Lehrer Show heads to Colorado for a series of special broadcasts from the Aspen Ideas Festival. On today’s show, a panel discussion on the role of the U.S. in the global economy. Plus: an interview with education secretary Arne Duncan.

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We Can Be Heroes

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

End of life care accounts for 80 percent of all health care spending. President Obama says that necessitates a “very difficult democratic conversation”. So what will that conversation sound like? Also, a look at the Harlem Parole Reentry Court and the challenges facing former prisoners as they reenter society; an advisor to General Petraeus on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; and the advent of the Asian American super hero.

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