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Thursday, August 27 2015

  • NJ's "Fair" Exxon Settlement; Wrongfully on Death Row; New Orleans Now August 27, 2015

    NJ settles with Exxon Mobil; teachers who stick with it; the law, politics and personal transformation; Anna Sale in New Orleans; and a call-in for NYC transplants from other countries. (episode)

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    • Judge Approves Contentious NJ Exxon Settlement August 27, 2015

      A&nbsp;NJ Superior Court judge&nbsp;ruled the state&rsquo;s $225 million settlement of a pollution lawsuit with Exxon Mobil was&nbsp;fair, despite attempts by state officials to garner billions in damages.

    • Teachers, What Keeps You Going? August 27, 2015

      One statistic says half of teachers leave after five years. So for those who keep on going, how do you do it? What&rsquo;s your formula for staying inspired? We'll take your calls.

    • Five Stories, Ten Years After Katrina August 27, 2015

      Ten years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, Anna Sale of WNYC's Death, Sex &amp; Money speaks to&nbsp;five people who were there during the storm and have returned to rebuild.

    • For Immigrants, There's the U.S., and Then There's New York August 27, 2015

      New York City is expensive. It demands hard work. But when we opened our phones for people who've recently immigrated here, they said it's a city where they don't feel like foreigners.

    • Seeking Justice on Death Row August 27, 2015

      Bryan Stevenson,&nbsp;author of Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (Spiegel &amp; Grau, 2015), talks about his work with death row inmates in Alabama and his own story.