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Wisconsin GOP’s Lame-Duck Powerplay
Lame-duck Wisconsin Republicans are voting to weaken the incoming Democratic governor's power. Charlie Sykes, contributing editor at The Weekly Standard, MSNBC contributor, and author of How the Right Lost Its Mind (St. Martin's Press, October, 2017) tal
#AskTheMayor: Marijuana Tax, NYCHA, Going Cashless
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC, including how to fund to the MTA (especially if marijuana is legalized), Councilmember Ritchie Torres's bill to ensure businesses continue to take cash and muc
The Seven Political 'Tribes' of America
Research from the new book, Hidden Tribes shows that Americans are divided into seven separate tribes with their own beliefs and norms, but most still think we can find common ground. Two of the co-authors, Míriam Juan-Torres, senior researcher at More in
The State of Natural Birth in New York
Journalist Julie Satow, author of The Plaza: The Secret Life of America's Most Famous Hotel (Twelve, forthcoming), discusses her reporting on the closing of the Mt. Sinai birthing center and why New York lags so far behind when it comes to providing safe
The Right to Pay Cash
New York City Council Member Ritchie Torres (15th District - Central Bronx) and Alexa Tsoulis-Reay, writer for New York Magazine, talk about issues surrounding going cashless and CM Torres' proposed legislation to prohibit businesses from only accepting
How #MeToo is Affecting Work Life on Wall Street
Bloomberg reporters Katia Porzecanski and Gillian Tan discuss their reporting on how the #MeToo movement has made men who work on Wall Street feel like they need to adjust their behavior to avoid women, so they aren't accused of (or don't commit) any wro
Finding Their Way to a Home
Susan Greenfield, professor of English at Fordham University and editor of Sacred Shelter: Thirteen Journeys of Homelessness and Healing, shares the stories of 13 people who were once homeless. She's joined by two people she profiles: James Addison and D
An Islamophobia Update, Two Years Into Trump
Rowaida Abdelaziz, Reporter for Huffpost covering civil rights issues facing Muslims in the U.S., talks about the state of Islamophobia two years after the Trump-imposed travel ban and takes your calls.
Trump Administration Proposes Public Charge Changes
Proposed changes by the Trump administration would make it harder for families who use public benefits to secure legal status. Steven Banks, commissioner of NYC's Department of Social Services, and Bitta Mostofi, commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Imm
The Yellow Vest Protests in France
Alissa Rubin, New York Times bureau chief in Paris, talks about the deadly Yellow Vest protests in France, and whether world leaders can take necessary steps to address global warming without imposing overly harsh economic burdens on hard-working citizen