Monday Morning Politics; Bloomberg's Belated Stop and Frisk Apology; Week Two of Public Impeachment Hearings; Why Is Kid Food so Unhealthy?

The Rev. Al Sharpton, center, walks with demonstrators during a silent march in 2012 aimed at ending New York's "stop-and-frisk" program.

Coming up on today's show:

  • Jamil Smith, senior writer at Rolling Stone, talks about the latest 2020 news, plus national political stories that are not impeachment-related.
  • Shortly after dipping his toe in the presidential race. Michael Bloomberg apologized for the NYPD's use of "stop and frisk," saying "he was wrong." Christina Greer, co-host of the New York politics podcast “FAQ NYC” and associate professor of political science at Fordham University, and Brigid Bergin, city hall and politics reporter for WNYC, discuss the apology, which critics are saying amounts to pandering. Plus, Stephen Benjamin, the mayor of Columbia, South Carolina, defends Bloomberg, saying it “showed strength.”
  • With another high profile week of public impeachment hearings scheduled, Republicans are changing their defense strategy. Nahal Toosi, foreign affairs correspondent at Politico, reports on what's in store for this week, and which witnesses are expected to make the most news.
  • Grilled cheese, chicken nuggets and French fries are some of the most classic "kid's menu" items in America. Bettina Elias Siegel, food policy activist and author of Kid Food: The Challenge of Feeding Children in a Highly Processed World (Oxford University Press, 2019), talks about how children's food has taken a nutritional nose dive and how parents and educators can work around it.