Monday Morning Politics; How the Catholic Church is Compensating Victims; Marijuana Taxes, Explained; Valerie Jarrett Tells Her Story

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 15, 2019

Coming up on today's show:

  • Mara Liasson, NPR national political correspondent, reports on the latest national political news from Washington, D.C.
  • Paul Elie, The New Yorker contributor, talks about how the Catholic Church is compensating victims of abuse, whether it can ever be enough, and reckons with his own faith amid the ongoing scandal.
  • Mark Kleiman, professor of public policy at the NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management and at NYU Wagner, and author of Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know, discusses options for how New York State can profit from legal cannabis taxation, and where that money can be best spent.
  • Valerie Jarrett, former senior advisor to President Obama, board chair of When We All Vote, and co-chair of The United State of Women, talks about her new memoir, Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward 

 

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