Electors Vote; New Queens Borough President; Time Capsule

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 14, 2020

On today's show:

  • Anita Kumar, White House correspondent and associate editor at Politico and Rebecca Green, professor of law at William & Mary and co-director of its Election Law Program, talk about the latest national political news.
  • Donovan Richards, new Queens Borough President, talks about his first full week in office -- his priorities and the issues facing the borough.
  • Sydney Pereira, NYC reporter at Gothamist, and Caroline Lewis, frequent contributor to Gothamist, break down everything we know so far about when the COVID-19 vaccine is coming to the tri-state area and how to get it.
  • Time Capsule:  Listeners call in share their hopes for racial justice, to honor the lives of people lost due to systemic racism, and to hold space for their stories. These calls will be placed in the time capsule to be opened in ten years.

 

Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.

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