A Month Until the New York Primary; Paul Ryan Says Goodbye; Summer of Hell 2: New Jersey Edition; Historians for Tubman on the $20
The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 13, 2018
Coming up on today's show:
- Gloria Pazmino, who covers the New York City Council and City Hall for POLITICO New York, Ryan Whalen, Capital Tonight/Spectrum News Western New York political reporter, and Elizabeth Benjamin, host of Capital Tonight on Spectrum News discuss how voters all around the state are thinking about the most contested races, like Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General a month before New York votes in the primary.
- Mark Leibovich, the chief national correspondent for The New York Times Magazine, discusses his latest profile featuring Speaker of the House Paul Ryan right before his exit from politics, and tried to get to the bottom of why he's leaving: does it have anything to do with Trump? Joining the discussion is Osita Nwanevu, staff writer for Slate. They also discuss the weekend's "Unite the Right" rally, one year after Heather Heyer was killed in Charlottesville, VA; and former Trump aide Omarosa Manigault-Newman revealing that she has recordings of conversations with White House officials.
- Larry Higgs, commuting reporter for NJ Advance Media at NJ.com, discusses why after many cancellations and delays, New Jersey Transit admits to unresolved problems that have let their customers down. Higgs discusses the latest news and what solutions might be ahead.
- Elizabeth Cobbs, novelist and historian at Texas A&M University and the author of The Hello Girls: America’s First Women Soldiers (Harvard University Press, 2017) and Catherine Clinton, professor of history at the University of Texas, San Antonio, and the author of Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom (Little, Brown and Company, 2004), discuss their open letter to Treasury Sec. Steve Mnuchin, signed by 125 fellow historians, calling for him to commit to plans to feature Harriet Tubman on the twenty-dollar bill.
