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On today’s Labor Day show: James Carville and pollster Stan Greenberg discuss why they think Wall Street and our leaders in Washington have made things difficult for the American middle class. Tanner Colby takes a look at America’s complicated history of racial integration. Andy Borowitz shares his observations about the presidential election so far. And Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz explains the social and economic costs of the top 1 percent of Americans controlling 40 percent of the nation’s wealth, and what our growing income inequality means for the future.

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It's the Democrats' turn in the spotlight as the DNC gets started in Charlotte. Our coverage begins with DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Judy Woodruff, PBS NewsHour senior corr...

The Peabody Award-winning program features Terry Gross’ fearless and insightful interviews with big names in pop culture, politics and the arts.

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Join The Brian Lehrer Show at the Democratic National Convention for a special preview of tonight's events.

On tonight's show, John Schaefer recommends ten records to help skim the surface of music by Philip Glass, as part of Q2 Music's week-long celebration of Philip Glass, "Music of Constant Change." From the album, "Glassworks," to the Qatsi trilogy (three silent films by Godfrey Reggio with scores by Philip Glass) to the song cycle, "Songs from Liquid Days," sample some works that serve as a fine introduction to Philip Glass's hugely influential music.  Read about each of these "Essential Recordings" in depth over on Q2 Music's Festival Pages. Also, these works were just the excerpts on the show for radio.  To hear each piece in its entirety, try the Spotify playlist.