Monday Morning Politics; Extremists in the Military; The Pandemc's Toll on Mental Health; Immigrants' Hopes

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 25, 2021

On today's show:

  • Tarini Parti, White House reporter at The Wall Street Journal, talks about the latest national political news.
  • Analysis from NPR finds that nearly 1 in 5 people charged over their alleged involvement in the attack on the U.S. Capitol appear to have a military history. This study comes amid fears that right wing extremism in the U.S. military is on the rise. Leo Shane III, deputy editor for Military Times and former Stars and Stripes reporter, joins us to discuss this alarming trend.
  • Not surprisingly, this year has been terrible for our collective mental health. Reports of depression, anxiety, insomnia and suicidal ideation are way up. Ashwin Vasan, MD, PhD, epidemiologist and professor at Columbia and C.E.O. of Fountain House, a community-based mental and public health organization, talks about what the Biden administration can do to address this dire issue and takes your calls.
  • Immigrant listeners call in to talk about their hopes for the Biden administration.

 

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