Holiday Week Politics; Making the New Minimum Wage Work; College Essays: How Much Help Is Fair?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 27, 2017

Coming up on today's show:

  • Joan Walsh, The Nation's national affairs correspondent and host of Sunday Calling, talks about the end-of-the-year political news.

  • After December 31 employers will have to pay at least $13 an hour for businesses with 11 or more employees. Cara Eisenpress, contributing writer for Crain's New York Business, and Molly Nugent, freelance journalist ,discuss how small business owners in New York are grappling with the increase in labor costs.

  • Scott Jaschik, editor and co-founder of Inside Higher Ed, talks about the growing trend of parents hiring essay coaches to help their kids write their college admission essays, and whether the practice is fair.

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