Ask the Mayor; Banking Bill; Russia's Election; Broken Windows

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 15, 2018

On today's show:

  • New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC;
  • Ben White, Politico Pro's chief economic correspondent, talks about President Trump's new chief economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, and what's in the new bill to rollback Wall Street regulations;
  • Masha Gessen previews the Russian presidential election;
  • Issa Kohler-Hausmann talks about her new book Misdemeanorland: Criminal Courts and Social Control in an Age of Broken Windows Policing.

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