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Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

Daily thoughtful conversation about the latest news and politics.

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New York City Progressives Divided Over How To Achieve Public Safety Feb 13, 2023

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A local legislator discusses the progressive approach to criminal justice, and how to enhance public safety without mass incarceration.

On Today's Show:
Tiffany Cabán, NYC Council Member serving parts of Queens, talks about the progressive caucus's hopes to reduce the "size and scope of the NYPD" and other public safety priorities.

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What Rick Scott and Mike Lee Really Said About Social Security Feb 10, 2023

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As the week of Biden's State Of The Union comes to a close, we explore the politics of one of the more viral moments from the speech.

On Today's Show:
Toluse Olorunnipa, Washington Post White House bureau chief and the co-author of His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice (Viking, 2022) talks about how President Biden's performance in the State of the Union speech is landing politically, including his live clash with Republicans over Social Security and Medicare, plus the latest on where federal police reform stands.

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Why Civil Rights And Fair Housing Haven't Fixed The Racial Wealth Gap (And What Could) Feb 09, 2023

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With almost 60 years since the Civil Rights Act of 1964, why does the racial wealth gap persist?

On Today's Show:
Kyle Moore, economist with the Economic Policy Institute’s Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy discusses the Black-white wealth gap which is still evident despite civil rights and fair housing legislation.

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How Biden And Huckabee Sanders Talked Differently About Cancer Says A Lot Feb 08, 2023

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After yesterday's State Of The Union, a look at what President Biden said, how he said it, what the response has been so far, and what it means for politics.

On Today's Show:
Andrew J. Seligsohn, political scientist and president of Public Agenda, and Errin Haines, editor-at-large at The 19th, offer analysis of President Biden's State of the Union address and what the remarks reveal about the White House agenda for 2023.

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Bidenomics Formula: Climate + Semiconductors = Good Jobs Revival Feb 07, 2023

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The morning before President Biden delivers the State Of The Union address, we check in on his economic approaches.

On Today's Show:
Idrees Kahloon, Washington bureau chief for The Economist, talks about how President Biden hopes to transform the economy, and how it's going so far.

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Tell Ron DeSantis: It’s AP African-American Studies, Not Just African-America History. Why The Distinction Matters Feb 06, 2023

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After Florida Governor Ron DeSantis banned the new AP African American studies course from the state, the College Board released a revised version of the course that many are saying is missing key elements of history.

On Today's Show:
Noliwe Rooks, department chair and professor of Africana studies at Brown University, reflects on what's in, and what students will be missing from the course as it now is.

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The Public Grief That Follows Police Violence Feb 03, 2023

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When police kill innocent Black people, victims' families are often thrust into a public mourning that's partially an tragic spectacle, and partially a motivator of change.

On Today's Show:
Charles Blow, New York Times opinion columnist, author and MSNBC political analyst, shares his thoughts on how family members of Black men and boys murdered by police officers are forced to mourn in public, and reflects on the week since the video was released.

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Rep. Daniel Goldman On Santos, And The Democrats' House Minority Feb 02, 2023

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A freshman House Democrat from New York brings the latest news from Congress, plus his analysis on George Santos, investigations into Trump, and more.

On Today's Show:
Rep. Dan Goldman (D, NY-10), former lead counsel for the impeachment investigation of President Trump in 2019, and former assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District NY, talks about the latest news from Congress.

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If 500 COVID Deaths A Day Is No Longer An 'Emergency,' What Is It? Feb 01, 2023

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What are we to call this phase of living with COVID-19, as a new variant dubbed "the Kraken" emerges, and as federal emergency measures are set to expire soon?

On Today's Show:
Daniel Griffin, MD, PhD, infectious disease physician with a PhD in molecular medicine, researcher at Columbia, Optum chief of the division of Infectious Disease, president of Parasites Without Borders and co-host of the podcast "This Week in Virology", talks about what it means that President Biden plans to end the COVID emergency in May, planning for future boosters, and what we know about the "kraken" subvariant.

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Elie Honig On Prosecuting Trump And The Accused Memphis Cops Jan 31, 2023

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What's similar, and what's different, about the way the justice system treats the rich (like Trump), the powerful (like police officers), and average Americans?

On Today's Show:
Elie Honig, senior legal analyst at CNN, author of Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away with It (Harper, 2023), and former New Jersey and federal prosecutor, talks about the way the criminal justice system works differently for those with wealth and power, as well as weighing in on the prosecution of the police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols.

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