Cuomo's Crisis Powers; The End of the Trump Presidency; Today's Identity Politics; Noticing More Bugs?
The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 15, 2021
On today's show:
- New York State Senator Liz Krueger (D, WF, 28th, Manhattan's East Side), chair of the Finance Committee, discusses the calls to limit Gov. Cuomo's crisis powers and other news related to her role as Chair of the NYS Senate Finance Committee.
- Now that the impeachment trial is over, Kai Wright, host of the WNYC's The United States of Anxiety, talks about what happens to the white supremacy movement without Pres. Trump in the White House.
- Gary Younge, journalist, professor of sociology at the University of Manchester and the author of Who Are We?: How Identity Politics Took Over the World (Bold Type Books, 2011), now with a new paperback edition, talks about identity groups and power in today's politics.
- Because so many are working and learning from home, people have noticed that there are also a lot of bugs sharing their spaces. Danny Lewis, reporter and producer in the WNYC newsroom, shares his reporting on the rise of home infestations and listeners call in to share their stories.
Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.
