Brian Lehrer leads the conversation about what matters most now in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives.
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30 Issues: The Disparate Impact of COVID-19
Mary Bassett, director of the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University, as well as professor at the Harvard School of Public Health, talks about how to fight the disparate impact in who gets sick, and who dies, from COVID-19.
Hours-Long Lines, Confusion and Huge Turnout for Early Voting in NY So Far
Over 300,000 New York City residents have already voted early, but it's not without its problems. Brigid Bergin, WNYC City Hall and politics reporter, talks about how the notoriously hapless Board of Elections is handling the surge of voters in the midst
Cautionary Lessons from Mussolini's March on Rome
On the anniversary of Mussolini's 1922 March on Rome that signaled the start of Fascist rule, Kenneth C. Davis, author of the "Don't Know Much About History" series and most recently, Strongman: The Rise of Five Dictators and the Fall of Democracy (Henry
Meet the Candidates: New York's 2nd Congressional District
With Rep. Peter King's retirement, there's an open race for his Long Island South Shore seat in Congress. First, Democrat Jackie Gordon, combat veteran and educator, and then, Republican Andrew Garbarino, New York Assembly Member, make their cases to the
A New Justice for SCOTUS
Aziz Huq, professor of law at the University of Chicago School of Law, talks about how Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation will shift the balance of the Supreme Court, including how it could affect the upcoming election.
Community Groups That Keep Us Going
Listeners call in to shout out a group they know or admire that works to improve their community's well-being.
30 Issues: How to Balance the Toll of the Virus and Economic Pain
Jim Tankersley, New York Times reporter covering economics and tax policy and author of The Riches of This Land: The Untold, True Story of America's Middle Class (PublicAffairs, 2020), talks about the Democratic and Republican approaches to threading the
Comptroller Stringer Runs for Mayor
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer talks about the long lines at polling sites, preparing NYCHA for winter, and his run for mayor.
Pete Buttigieg on Rebuilding Trust
Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, one of the candidates in the Democratic presidential race, and the author of Trust: America's Best Chance (Liveright, 2020), talks about his new book, Amy Coney Barrett, and the election.
Europe Locks Down Ahead of the Holidays
Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post columnist and author of Today's WorldView, the Post's international affairs newsletter, talks about how countries in Europe are responding to rising numbers of COVID-19 cases ahead of the holiday season and why some countr