National Politics; John Podesta; Update From Albany; Amazon Injuries; Community Well-Being: Feeding Queens
The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 30, 2020
Coming up on today's show:
- Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief, talks about the latest national political news.
- John Podesta, former senior advisor to Presidents Clinton and Obama, talks about President-elect Biden's transition, including his cabinet appointments, and specifically, how the Biden administration will tackle climate change.
- New York State Senators Jessica Ramos (D, District 13 - Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, and parts of Astoria and Woodside in Queens) and Andrew Gounardes (D, District 22 (Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, Gravesend, Gerritsen Beach, Manhattan Beach, and Marine Park in Brooklyn) talk about their priorities for the next legislative session where it looks like the Democrats will have a "super" majority.
- On what is usually one of the biggest online shopping days of the year, Will Evans, reporter for Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, covering workplace issues, revisits his reporting on injuries at Amazon warehouses.
- Pedro Rodriguez, director of La Jornada NY service organization in Queens, talks about his work fighting poverty and hunger in Queens.
Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.
