Sen. Merkley's Outrage at the Border; NYPD Terminates Pantaleo; Slavery and the Lack of Universal Healthcare; People's Hall of Fame
The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 20, 2019
Coming up on today's show:
- Jeff Merkley, U.S. Senator (D, OR) and the author of America Is Better Than This: Trump's War Against Migrant Families (Twelve (August 20, 2019), talks about the Trump immigration policies, his proposed "Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act" and other national news.
- Cindy Rodriguez, WNYC reporter, Ashley Southall, reporter at The New York Times' Metro Desk, and Jumaane Williams, New York City Public Advocate, talk about the latest news and the public's reaction to Commissioner James O’Neill's announcement yesterday that the officer involved in the death of Eric Garner five years ago, Daniel Pantaleo, is terminated from the NYPD.
- Jeneen Interlandi, The New York Times editorial board member, and staff writer for the New York Times Magazine looks at the intersection of race and lack of universal healthcare. The New York Times Magazine’s 1619 Project is examining the legacy of slavery on the 400th anniversary of when the first enslaved people from Africa arrived in the United States.
- Steve Zeitlin, executive director of City Lore, introduces 2019’s The People’s Hall of Fame awards honoring grassroots contributions to New York’s cultural life with some of this year’s inductees: Naima Rauam, artist whose subject matter is the Fulton Fish Market, Dennis Heaphy, the tinsmith for the Statue of Liberty, and Conrad Milster, steam whistle collector.
