Politifact'sBill Adair, the weekly guest for the month of September, brings his Truth-O-Meter to fact-check some recent campaign claims.
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'It's chaos': LIRR commuters face shutdown, workarounds on first weekday of strike
The MTA says backup shuttle buses can carry only a fraction of regular LIRR riders.
Gothamist |
The History Wars and America at 250, with the Historian Jill Lepore
Three prominent historians discuss a national milestone arriving in the midst of a politically charged conflict over how Americans see the past. It’s a “goat rodeo,” Lepore says.
The New Yorker Radio Hour |
10-Question Quiz: American History
Author Kenneth C. Davis quizzes listeners on American history.
The Brian Lehrer Show |
Democrats make a run for Stefanik's seat
WNYC News |
On an off-Broadway stage, actors bring immigrant stories alive and spark public debate
Immigrants' stories have been unfolding on an off-Broadway stage in an uncommon way. One is of a doctor in her 40s who fled Zimbabwe. Another featured a Colombian woman who regretted leaving her homeland for the United States. A third entered into a marriage of convenience with an American after overstaying her visa, and then suffered a violent assault in the subway.
