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State Sen. Liz Krueger on Cuomo's COVID Policies
New York State Senator Liz Krueger (D 28th - Manhattan's East Side), chair of the Finance Committee, discusses the calls to limit Gov. Cuomo's crisis powers and other news in Albany, including the nursing home debacle and COVID relief from the state.
Noticing More Bugs?
Because so many are working and learning from home, people have noticed that there are also a lot of bugs sharing their spaces. Danny Lewis, reporter and producer in the WNYC Newsroom, shares his reporting on the rise of home infestations and listeners c
Gary Younge on Today's Identity Politics
Gary Younge, journalist, professor of sociology at the University of Manchester and the author of Who Are We? How Identity Politics Took Over the World (Bold Type Books, 2011) now in paperback with a new introduction, talks about identity groups and powe
Addressing White Supremacy After Trump
Now that the impeachment trial is over, Kai Wright, host of WNYC's "The United States of Anxiety", talks about what happens to the white supremacy movement without President Trump in the White House.
Monday Morning Politics: After Acquitting Trump, What's Next For The GOP?
On Saturday, 7 Republican senators voted to disqualify Trump from future office. Others voted to acquit, but condemned Trump. Still others said he was innocent. Olivia Nuzzi, Washington correspondent for New York magazine, talks about the result of Trump
Biden's 'Ban' on Private Prisons Explained
The Greene Space has launched a new series about the business side of the prison industry, everything from prison labor to companies who contract with prisons to provide health care, food and other services. Who profits when people get put away? This wee
Why — and How — COVID Mutates
Paul Bieniasz, virologist and a professor at The Rockefeller University in New York City, breaks down what scientists know so far about the COVID-19 variants.
Presidents Day and the Lessons of George Washington
Alexis Coe, presidential historian and author of, now out in paperback, You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington (Viking, 2020), talks about celebrating Presidents Day soon after the events of January 6th and about Washington's "Fare
Brian Lehrer Weekend: Face Masks; West Farms Health Profile; Owl-Watching
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. Face Mask Best Practices (First) | West Farms 10460: A Community Health Profile (Starts at 26:19) | The Ethics of Owl-Watching (Starts at 58:45) If you don't subscribe to the Brian Le
Impeachment Trial Analysis: The Line Between The Law And Politics
Preet Bharara, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, host of the CAFE podcast Stay Tuned and Doing Justice, based on his book Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law (Knopf, 2019), offers ana