Gun Violence in New York City; U.S. and China Trade War Updates; The "Lookback Window" Opens; #DisabledAndCute
The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 7, 2019
Coming up on today's show:
- Brian Cunningham, director of Neighbors in Action, a non-profit group that seeks to mediate violence in central Brooklyn, discusses the rise in acts of gun violence in New York City and listeners share their experiences.
- Ana Swanson, writes about trade and international economics for the New York Times, breaks down the latest updates on the U.S. trade war with China.
- Mara Silvers, WNYC's All Things Considered producer, talks about the expected flood of lawsuits as the Child Victims Act goes into effect on August 14 with its one-year "lookback window" extending the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse.
- Keah Brown, journalist and disability rights advocate, creator of the #DisabledAndCute social media campaign and the author of The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love with Me (Atria Books, 2019), talks about life as a black disabled woman who rejects the world's attempts to box her in and embraces her love of popular culture and hard-earned love for her cute self.
