9/11 Health Effects; Guantánamo Bay; Honoring Loved Ones Lost on 9/11; Refugees and the War in Ukraine

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 11, 2023

Coming up on today's show:

  • Michael Crane, MD, MPH, medical director of the WTC Health Program Clinical Center of Excellence at Mount Sinai and of the Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health, talks about the expanding list of 9/11 health effects and who should, and how to, access benefits.

  • Carol Rosenberg, New York Times reporter, discusses the politics and humanitarian conditions at play at the Guantánamo Bay detention complex, including the news that President Biden rejected a proposed deal by prisoners awaiting trial there for their alleged roles in the 9/11 attacks.
  • Listeners call in to share how they honor a loved one they lost on 9/11, whether through an act of service, gathering with family or another tradition.
  • David Miliband, president and chief executive officer of the International Rescue Committee, talks about his recent trip to Ukraine and Poland and the refugee crisis that is a result of Russia's war in Ukraine.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available. 

 

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