
Rep. Nadler's 9/11 Anniversary Reflections; Irma Response; Primary Roundtable; Presidential Expectations
The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 11, 2017
Coming up on today's show:Â
- Rep. Jerrold Nadler reflects on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and talks about his work in Washington pass the DREAM Act, and provides disaster relief to hurricane victims.Â
- Jeremy Konyndyk, senior policy fellow at the Center for Global Development and former director of USAID's Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance, talks about disaster response to Irma, here and across the Caribbean islands in its path.Â
- Tuesday's local primary elections could decide winners in November, given the party imbalance in many districts. Madina Toure, covering New York politics for the Observer, Ben Max, executive editor of the Gotham Gazette, and Ross Barkan, covering New York politics for the Village Voice, review what's at stake for voters.Â
- Jeremi Suri, professor of history at the University of Texas and author of The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office (Basic Books, 2017), talks about how the rising importance of the office of the presidency leads to unreasonable expectations by the public and inevitable disappointment.Â



