CUNY TV's Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV

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Gillian Thomas on Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace Dec 22, 2014

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Gillian Thomas, a lawyer who has specialized in employment and women’s rights issues, joins Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV to break down the landmark pregnancy discrimination case, Young v. UPS, which has made its way to the Supreme Court.

Joyce Horman on the Chilean Military Coup of 1973 Dec 15, 2014

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Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV welcomes Joyce Horman, chair of the Charles Horman Truth Foundation, who shares the struggles that she and her husband Charles faced as Americans in Chile during the 1973 military coup, and how her fight for justice continues.

Norman Siegel on Police Shootings & Race Relations Dec 08, 2014

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Civil rights lawyer Norman Siegel visits Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV and shares his ideas on improving relations between the police and the communities they serve, in hopes that future tragedies involving police killing unarmed black men can be avoided.

Bryan Stevenson on Justice and Capital Punishment Dec 01, 2014

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Public-interest lawyer Bryan Stevenson visits Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV to discuss his new book "Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption," which chronicles his experiences working with inmates on death row.

Reed Richardson on The Future of News Media Nov 24, 2014

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Reed Richardson, media critic and contributor to The Nation visits Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV to discuss some of the more unusual sources from which many millennials and teens are getting their news, and where news media as a whole might be headed.

Whitney Dow & Michelle Fine: Whiteness in America Nov 17, 2014

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Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV takes a revealing look at how white people view their racial identity, with "Whiteness Project" director/producer Whitney Dow, and Michelle Fine, Distinguished Prof. of Social Psychology at The CUNY Graduate Center.

Dr. Lee Miringoff on Polling & the 2014 Elections Nov 10, 2014

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Dr. Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, visits Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV to explain how the polling process has been transformed over the years, and discusses the reasoning behind the outcome of the 2014 elections.

Donna Lieberman on Police in our Schools Nov 03, 2014

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Donna Lieberman, Executive Director of the New York Civil Liberties Union joins Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV to discuss policing in schools, the right to a fair trial, and much more.

Dr. Ayman El-Mohandes on containing Ebola Oct 27, 2014

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Dr. Ayman El-Mohandes, Dean of the CUNY School of Public Health, joins Bob Herbert on Op-Ed.TV to cut through the Ebola fear-mongering, and clearly explain the precautions that are being taken to limit the virus’ spread.

Jenn Rolnick Borchetta on Police & Civil Rights Oct 20, 2014

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Thomas M. McDonnell, Law Professor at Pace University School of Law visits Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV to give us the history behind the terrorist group we are currently facing in Iraq and Syria known as the Islamic State, ISIL or ISIS.