Health Commissioner Vasan on Omicron Latest; The Russian Church and the Ukraine War; Biden's Climate Policies; Climate Activism Spotlight: Extinction Rebellion

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 22, 2022

Coming up on today's show:

  • First, New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan, MD, PhD, talks about the latest guidance as omicron case counts increase while federal mask mandates on travel end, followed by listeners' calls on masking practices in their neighborhoods.
  • With Eastern Orthodox Easter this weekend, Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post columnist and author of Today's WorldView, the Post's international affairs newsletter, examines the Russian church's support of the invasion of Ukraine — even as many of the church's congregants and holiest sites are in Ukraine.
  • Matthew Daly, environment and energy reporter for AP, focusing on climate change and policy, joins to discuss the flurry of climate policy rollouts from the Biden administration this week ahead of Earth Day.
  • For Earth Day, Christina See, political strategy coordinator of Extinction Rebellion and co-founder of Mobilize Earth, joins to discuss the state of local climate activism and listeners weigh in with stories of their climate activism efforts through the years.

 

Transcripts are posted to each segment as soon as they are available.

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