DC Congresswoman Holmes Norton; Assessing Pres. Biden's First 100 Days; Ask the Mayor 'Tryouts': Eric Adams; Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono; Privatization of Parole

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 26, 2021

Coming up on today's show: 

  • Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-Washington, D.C.), talks about the DC statehood bill that passed the House last week, and why it's important to her and her constituents that the District becomes the 51st state.
  • Jonathan Lemire, White House reporter for the Associated Press and political analyst for MSNBC/NBC News, talks about the latest national political news.
  • Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough President and 2021 mayoral hopeful, takes calls from listeners about his campaign and the issues facing the City.
  • U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), author of Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter's Story (Viking, 2021), talks about her new memoir and the latest news coming out of Washington.
  • As the idea of mass incarceration becomes increasingly less popular, some have pointed to alternatives like diversion programs and electric monitoring. Bianca Tylek, Worth Rises’s executive director, and Vincent Schiraldi, co-director of the Columbia University Justice Lab and former Commissioner of the New York City Department of Probation, talk about the private companies that are creating a space for themselves with these so-called alternative monitoring models and take your calls.  

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

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