Ezra Klein on Impeachment; Supreme Court on Public Charge Rule; NYC Comptroller Has a New Housing Plan; U.S. of Anxiety

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 30, 2020

 

Coming up on today's show:

  • Ezra Klein, editor-at-large and cofounder of Vox, host of the podcasts The Ezra Klein Show and Impeachment, Explained and the author of Why We're Polarized (Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster, 2020), talks about the impeachment trial and the polarized electorate heading into the presidential election.
  • In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration's effort to screen green-card applicants who may need government aid, making it harder for them to achieve permanent residency. Claudia Calhoon, senior director of Immigrant Integration Policy at the New York Immigration Coalition, explains what the ruling will mean for immigrants in need of public benefits.
  • New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer talks about his new strategy that he says will better address the affordable housing crisis in the city.
  • Host Kai Wright talks about the new season of United States of Anxiety that looks at how unfinished business from U.S. history is playing out in the 2020 elections.  Plus, listeners share what they never though they'd still be anxious about in 2020.

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