Your Honor(s): Mayor de Blasio, Justice Stevens and Breadwinners

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 2, 2014

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has six specific ideas for Constitutional amendments. He explains how they would solve debates over gun control, campaign finance and other divisive issues. Plus: Mayor Bill de Blasio; the upcoming mayoral election in Newark; rules for women breadwinners to live by; and social and political context for the current Ai Weiwei exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum. 

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