What Now for Mosul?; Car Safety; We're Probably Doomed; Trump's Special Deregulation Team

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 13, 2017

Coming up on today's show:

Paul McLeary, senior reporter for Foreign Policy covering national security, discusses the challenges that continue to plague Afghanistan and Iraq, even with the recent expulsion of ISIS from Mosul, and how President Trump has begun to formulate a distinctive policy for the region.
Jake Fisher, director of auto testing at Consumer Reports, talks about the latest innovations in car safety features.
David Wallace-Wells, deputy editor at New York Magazine, and Michael Oppenheimer, professor of Geo-sciences and International Affairs at Princeton University, discuss the scientific evidence that the Earth might be too hot for humans within our children's lifetimes.
Danielle Ivory, reporter at The New York Times covering the Trump administration, and Robert Faturechi, reporter at ProPublica covering politics, discuss their investigation into the Trump administration's special deregulation team, led by hires with deep industry ties.

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