That Which Gives Us Meaning | The Brian Lehrer Show

5 segments

Ben Smith Previews The Week in Politics 22 min

State of The Bronx 12 min

End of War: Chris Hedges and Barbara Ehrenreich 39 min

Plants and the Warm Winter Weather 10 min

US soldiers board the last C17 aircraft carrying US troops out of Iraq.

The End of War series continues with a conversation about why we go to war, with former war correspondent Chris Hedges, author of “War Is A Force That Gives Us Meaning”, and Barbara Ehrenreich, author of “Nickel and Dimed” and “Blood Rites.” Plus: Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. on his State of the Borough address; and Ben Smith of BuzzFeed and Politico previews this week in politics.