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Are You Being Gouged? The Results

Brian Lehrer Show associate producer Jim Colgan, breaks down the results. Then we talk to New York Times economics writer David Leonhardt about the economics of price disparities, and then to NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen about what it means for journalism.

View the results:

Beer	Lettuce	Milk

UPDATE: Here is the number for the state department that investigates claims about grocery stores charging excess prices for milk: 1-800-554-4501

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Out of Africa

Alex Kabba, editor-in-chief of African Abroad, and Angela Ogbolu, publisher of Kitu Kizuri, a magazine for African women living in the United States, debate the pros and cons of going back home to find a spouse.

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One Word

With a new crop of college graduates stepping out into the real world, we ask Brian Lehrer Show listeners to offer their one-word advice.

One.
Word.

Comment below!

See The Original "One Word" Thread
See the Word of Wisdom "Word Cloud" We Created from the Results!

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FUF: Chess Hustlers and Bronx Cheer

"I Am Not A Rook!"
Former chess Grand Master Josh Waitzkin discusses being a child chess protégé, and playing against the chess hustlers in Washington Square Park.

The Bronx is Up
Dan Smith and Alec Diacou explain their plans to "brand"€ The Bronx and install a permanent "€œYes, the Bronx"€ sign on the Harlem River waterfront.

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Gentrification and the Black Middle Class

Mary Pattillo, professor of sociology and African-American studies at Northwestern University and author of Black on the Block: The Politics of Race and Class in the City (Chicago University Press, 2007) discusses the way class differences play out within African American urban neighborhoods.

Black on the Block is available for purchase at Amazon.com

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