People hold their ground near a main gate at Columbia University in New York, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, as New York City police officers move to clear the area after a building was taken over by protes

NJ Rep. Mikie Sherrill; Campus Protests and Arrests; Importance of Cancer Screening for Early Detection

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 1, 2024

On today's show: 

  • U.S. Representative (D, NJ-11) Mikie Sherrill talks about her priorities related to reproductive rights, the National Defense Reauthorization Act, plus reacts to the news overnight of police arresting campus protesters. 

  • Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, shares the latest updates on NYPD's arrests at local colleges last night, and recaps what he talked about at this week's event, including on protests at city campuses, library budgets and more.

  • Bruce Ratner, real estate developer, philanthropist, founder of the Michael D. Ratner Center For Early Detection of Cancer (CEDC), and co-author of Early Detection: Catching Cancer When It’s Curable (OR Books, 2024), argues for earlier and more equitable cancer screening.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.

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