A Federal Takeover of NYCHA?; President Trump's Company Made Money From His Inauguration; Amazon's Other Hub; Restorative Justice

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 18, 2018

Coming up on today's show:

HUD secretary Ben Carson is threatening to put NYCHA in "substantial default" if the housing agency does not come up with a satisfactory plan by January 31 to repair the housing stock. Courtney Gross, political reporter at NY1 News, and Judith Goldiner, attorney-in-charge of the Civil Law Reform Unit at The Legal Aid Society, discuss what’s at stake. They are joined by David Jones, president and CEO of the Community Service Society of New York (CSS).
Ilya Marritz, WNYC reporter and host of the Trump, Inc. podcast at WNYC, talks about his reporting that the Trump Organization made money when inaugural events were held at its Washington hotel - and possibly broke the law along the way. Plus, Tony Romm, technology policy reporter at the Washington Post talks about the reports prepared for the Senate that show the scope, reach and ongoing nature of the Russian disinformation campaign on US social media networks which supported Donald Trump.
WAMU’s Martin Austermuhle, Washington reporter, and Kojo Nnamdi, host of the Kojo Nnamdi Show, talk about the Amazon hub planned for Arlington, Virginia, and compare it to the proposed Long Island City campus.
Lara Bazelon, associate professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law, where she is the director of its Criminal Juvenile Justice and Racial Justice Clinics, and the author of Rectify: The Power of Restorative Justice After Wrongful Conviction (Beacon Press, 2018), tells stories of what life is like AFTER exoneration, how it’s almost impossible to get back any kind of normalcy and how restorative justice can help.

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