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#AskTheMayor about Homelessness; How Bannon Saved DACA; Do Strong Markets Point to a 'Trump Bump?'; On Beasts and Burdens

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 10, 2017

Coming up on today's show:

  • Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City, takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC.
  • Adrian Carrasquillo, White House correspondent for BuzzFeed News, discusses Steve Bannon's role in preserving DACA since he sees it as a strategic asset.
  • Adam Davidson, staff writer at The New Yorker, talks about the Trump Organization's business dealings in Azerbaijan, as well the market's relationship with President Trump's presidency.
  • Sunaura Taylor, an artist and writer based in New York City and the author of Beasts of Burden: Animal and Disability Liberation (The New Press, 2017), discusses issues of disability and animal rights.

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