Making Meds Affordable, Sanctuary from ICE, 'An American Marriage'

Midday on WNYC | Feb 5, 2018

Dan Liljenquist, former lawyer and state senator in Utah, now Director of Special Projects at Intermountain Healthcare, and Dr. Erin Fox, professor and expert on drug shortages at University of Utah, discuss a new initiative to create a non-profit that produces its own generic drugs. Journalists Laura Gottesdiener and Cinthya Santos Briones talk about their series for The Nation, “Finding Sanctuary," about a family living in a Manhattan church to avoid deportation. Award-winning author Tayari Jones discusses her new novel An American Marriage, about a couple in Atlanta torn apart by the criminal justice system. Journalist Andrea Hoffman about her book A Gift From Darkness: How I Escaped with My Daughter, the true story of a Nigerian woman who escaped Boko Haram with her daughter.

This episode is guest hosted by Rebecca Carroll.

Top Stories

Mamdani makes childcare free for 22K NYC families

What's Behind the Drop in NYC's Reading Scores?

A Trucker's Scale Model of NYC, 20 Years in the Making

Pablo Torre Is Changing Sports

YOU ARE ONLINE