Friday Morning Politics with Rep. Sherrill; More Than Half of New Yorkers Live in Poverty; Oscar Docs: To Kill a Tiger; A Temperature Check for Teachers

The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 23, 2024

Coming up on today's show:

  • Mikie Sherrill, U.S. Representative (D, NJ-11), talks about U.S. foreign policy and more.
  • Robin Hood and Columbia University's Poverty Tracker Annual Report shows more than half of New York City — 56% — lives in poverty or is low-income and likely faces challenges to make ends meet. Richard Buery, CEO of Robin Hood, former NYC deputy mayor for strategic policy initiatives, breaks down the report's finding, including how 1 in 4 children are impacted by poverty.
  • This month we hear from the makers of the five films nominated for the Academy Award for best feature documentary. Today, writer and director Nisha Pahuja talks about her film "To Kill a Tiger" that tells the story of a family in rural India that decides to fight back in court after the daughter is sexually assaulted.
  • On the final day of mid-winter recess, teachers call in to tell us how they’re doing this year.
Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.

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