At the 9/11 Memorial Plaza on the 15th Anniversary of the attacks. More than 8,000 people attended the annual reading of the names.

9/11 and the Wars that Followed; Double Standards at Work; Primarily New York: Cynthia Nixon; Libraries for the People

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 11, 2018

On today's show...

  • C.J. Chivers, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist, New York Times Magazine correspondent, former Marine Corps captain and author of The Fighters (Simon & Schuster, 2018), observes the anniversary of 9/11 and talks about the soldiers fighting in the wars that followed the attacks of 9/11 and how they see their mission today.

  • In light of Serena Williams' dispute with the umpire during the U.S. Open final (and her subsequent punishment), women share their stories of when they've been punished at work for having a similar emotional reaction as their male colleagues.

  • Cynthia Nixon, actress and activist, talks about her challenge to Gov. Cuomo for the Democratic nomination for governor of New York.

  • Eric Klinenberg, professor of sociology and director of the Institute for Public Knowledge at New York University and the author of Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life (Crown, 2018), argues that the future of democracy lies in shared spaces, like libraries and parks.

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