Security surrounds the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

MLK Day National Politics

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 18, 2021

Errin Haines, editor-at-large for The 19th, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom reporting at the intersection of gender, politics and policy, and an MSNBC contributor, talks about the upcoming transition of power, the white supremacist movement that stormed the Capitol to overturn the election, and what we can learn about our broken politics from the life and lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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