Veep Pick & Other National Politics; Protest Developments in NYC; Principals Panel
The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 12, 2020
On today's show:
- Jonathan Swan, national political reporter for Axios, and Jami Floyd, WNYC legal editor, talk about the selection of Sen. Kamala Harris (D CA) as Joe Biden's running mate. Plus, Swan discusses the experience of conducting a much-watched interview with President Trump on "Axios on HBO."
- Errol Louis, political anchor of Spectrum NY1 News, host of Inside City Hall, Daily News columnist and host of the new podcast You Decide, talks about some local protest news, including the opposition to an UWS hotel being used as a shelter, and the protests aimed at defending or targeting specific individuals.
- Moses Ojeda, principal of Thomas Edison HS in Queens, Roshone Ault-Lee, principal and founder of the South Bronx Academy for Applied Media in Bronx (middle school), and Alexa Sorden, founder and principal of the Concourse Village Elementary School in Bronx, talk about the challenges facing principals as they prepare for the start of the school year, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic
- Christina Greer, political science professor at Fordham University, host of the podcast FAQNYC, politics editor at The Grio and author of Black Ethnics (Oxford University Press, 2013), talks about Joe Biden's pick of Senator Kamala Harris as vice presidential nominee.
For transcripts, see individual segment pages.
