Taliban fighters stand guard in the main gate leading to Afghan presidential palace, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. The U.S. military struggled to manage a chaotic evacuation.

Future NY Gov. Hochul's Plans; Rep. Espaillat on Infrastructure, Haiti; Teachers Union Head on Back to School; Crisis in Afghanistan

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 16, 2021

Coming up on today's show: 

  • Casey Seiler, editor of the Times Union, talks about the latest news from Albany in the aftermath of Gov. Cuomo's announcement that he will resign.
  • U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat (D, NY-13) discusses the issues facing the House when they reconvene, including infrastructure, plus the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti and the crisis in Afghanistan.
  • Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), talks about how schools and teachers are preparing for school to open as the delta variant has thrown another COVID-related wrench in plans.
  • Fred Kaplan, Slate's War Stories columnist and the author of many books, including The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War (Simon & Schuster, 2020), and Kristen Rouse, president & founder of the NYC Veterans Alliance and board member of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, discuss the latest updates on the situation in Afghanistan.

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

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