The City & Migrants; Using the Courts for Climate Action; Recognition & Dignity vs. Polarization; Walking Together?

On today's show:

• The City continues to struggle to provide housing and care to the many migrants coming here. Anne Williams-Isom, New York City deputy mayor for health and human services, discusses the news that Venezuelans already here will be allowed to stay temporarily and work legally, plus the latest plans for where and how long to house people, the elusive work permits and plans to relocate people to other cities in New York State.

• Amanda Burrell, executive producer and correspondent of Al Jazeera English’s series earthrise, explains how activists are turning to the legal system to achieve climate-related goals, and reflects on climate solutions more broadly.

• Michèle Lamont, professor of sociology, African and African American Studies at Harvard University, and the author of Seeing Others: How Recognition Works—and How It Can Heal a Divided World (One Signal/Atria, 2023), argues that "recognizing" and dignifying more than material success offers a path out of today's polarization.

• Don't ask Lydia Polgreen, New York Times opinion columnist and co-host of the “Matter of Opinion” podcast, to go on a walk with you. In a recent column she celebrates the "solitary amble" and laments the "social tyranny" of the walking date or meeting. Polgreen joins us to make her case, and listeners respond.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.