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Cokie Roberts talks about women during the Civil War; an update on the BOE audit; how taxes have changed under different presidents; a Greenpeace captain; a poetry challenge. (episode)
Harriet Tubman will take Andrew Jackson's place on the front of the $20 bill. Hear veteran journalist Cokie Roberts talk about Tubman and other influential women during the Civil War.
WNYC's Brigid Bergin follows up on her reporting of the drop in registered Brooklyn Democrats and whether there's more to it than the Board of Election's claim of "routine maintenance."
Our #30Issues in 30 Weeks election series continues. This week we ask: who should pay how much in taxes? And where did the federal income tax come from?
Environmental activist Peter Willcox talks about his work as a Greenpeace captain, including attacks by the French military and arrests by the Russian military.
Our month of poetry celebrations continues with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Sharon Olds, who offers an assignment and insight into writing poetry.