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The Brian Lehrer Show

Monday, May 02, 2005
  • Michael Eric Dyson

    Dr. Dyson vs. Dr. Huxtable

    Famed “hip-hop intellectual” Michael Eric Dyson believes there is a deep gulf between the African-American middle class and the poor. He thinks the “Afristocracy” blames the “Ghettocracy” for their poverty and lifestyle, as emphasized by Bill Cosby's remarks last year. Dyson challenges Cosby and, both, white and black members of the middle class to alleviate the social problems affecting poorer members of society.

To Wonk Not

John Harwood National political reporter for the Wall Street Journal
» Wall Street Journal
and
Ana Marie Cox writes the weblog, Wonkette
» Wonkette.com
-discusses the political news out of Washington

Apple Picking

Jamal E. Watson Executive Editor of the Amsterdam News
- on the Mayoral election and other city issues
» Amsterdam News

The Cosby Showdown

Michael Eric Dyson Professor of African American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and author, Is Bill Cosby Right? (Basic Books, 2005)
- takes issue with the comedian's criticisms of black America

Sex and Sensibility

Genevieve Field senior editor at Glamour and cofounder of the Web magazine Nerve.com and editor Sex and Sensibility: 28 True Romances from the Lives of Single Women (Washington Square Press 2005)
» Nerve.com
and
Meghan Daum writer,
- on sex and the single girl

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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.

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