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The Brian Lehrer Show

Thursday, December 15, 2005
  • Hillary’s Left Flank

    In 2006, Hillary Clinton will face challenges for her senate seat not only from the Republicans, but also from disaffected Democrats. One contender is Jonathan Tasini, a labor activist who disagrees with the Senator’s vote to authorize the Iraq war.

Strike It Unlucky

Beth Fertig, WNYC reporter
and
Joshua Freeman, professor of labor history at Queens Colllege, and author, Working-Class New York: Life and Labor Since World War II (New Press, 2005)
and
Stanley Aronowitz, distinguished Professor of Sociology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and author, How Class Works: Power and Social Movement (Yale University Press, 2003)
and
Nicole Gelinas, contributing editor to the Manhattan Institute's City Journal
-discuss the transit workers' threatened strike

» Updates on the state of negotiations from TWU Local 100
» The strike contingency plan issued by the MTA
» "Put Teeth in Taylor" by Nicole Gelinas in the New York Sun

A Cause He Believes In

Jonathan Tasini, candidate for US Senate, union leader and organizer, social activist, commentator
- on his run for Senate against Hillary Clinton

» Tasini for New York

Acting Outside the Box by Thinking Inside the Box

Douglas Rushkoff, documentarian, teacher, author,
- says people and businesses should stop looking outside their core competencies to innovate

»Douglas Rushkoff

Open Phones

Your calls on whether to side with the MTA or with the transit workers

Your Fab Cab

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Who is in your fantasy Obama cabinet? Pick anyone!

Word from Abroad

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John Burns, London bureau chief for the New York Times, reflects on his work in China, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, and Iraq.

Chief of Technology

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Andrew Rasiej, founder of Personal Democracy Forum, talks about the potential presidential cabinet position of Chief Technology Officer. Who's in your fantasy cabinet? Visit our Fab Cab page and let us know.

Digesting Politics

A weekly podcast with Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein

New Episode Posted November 13
Eavesdrop on Andrea Bernstein and Brian Lehrer, two of the most political savvy minds around, as they eat lunch and break down the week’s political activities.

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