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Lee Bollinger, president of Columbia University and Geoffrey Stone, University of Chicago law professor and noted first amendment scholar, co-editors of The Free Speech Century (Oxford University Press, 2018), talk about American courts and free speech f

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) talks about the news that State Sen. Gianaris (D Queens) will have a seat on the board that could vote against the Amazon deal, the state tax revenue shortfall and more. On Trump's tax reform: "It was complicated so peo

Bloomberg White House reporter Jennifer Epstein talks about what to expect from President Trump's State of the Union address and other political developments. "How much anti-Trump is too much? How do you at once stand up for your values… while also pushi

The theme for African American history month this year is "Black Migrations."  Every Monday in February, Gloria Browne-Marshall, professor of constitutional law at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, civil rights attorney, ASALH board member and chair

The Boys Scouts program for older kids has been re-named Scouts USA, and girls are now allowed to join — but not everyone is happy about it, some girls and women included. Listeners call in to share whether their girls are interested in joining, and form

New York City Council Member Ritchie Torres (15th District — Bedford Park, Fordham, Belmont, Mount Hope, Bathgate, East Tremont, West Farms, Van Nest, Allerton, Olinville), chair of the Council’s Committee on Oversight and Investigations, argues the HUD/

  Since New Jersey Senator Cory Booker is now officially in the race, we ask voters which Democrat they'd vote for at this point in picking a nominee for president in 2020. Per my cousin who is a resident of Newark. Mr. Booker was all bark and little bit

Waleed Shahid, communications director for the Justice Democrats, talks about the national political news of the day, including how identity politics is playing into the field of Democrats running for the 2020 presidential nomination. "We are putting for

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. LES Community Push Back (First) | Taxing Billionaires (Starts at 30:30) | Consciously Better Apart (Starts at 50:23)  If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you ca

Mike Pesca, host of Slate's The Gist podcast, discusses some of the controversies and culture wars surrounding Super Bowl 53 ahead of Sunday's game.