Ask the Mayor; Here's Where The GOP Tax Bill Stands; Power of the Black Vote; Best Books!

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 15, 2017

Coming up on today's show:

Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City, takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC.
Heather Long, economics correspondent for The Washington Post, reviews the latest push to pass the tax plan.
L. Joy Williams, president of the Brooklyn chapter of the National Association for the Advanced of Colored People (NAACP) and creator and host of the Sunday Civics podcast, talks about how black women voted in Alabama and how the black vote will inform and shape the electorate in races to come
Pamela Paul, editor of the New York Times Book Review, talks about this year’s picks for the top books, plus offers advice for books to buy for friends.

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