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Investigating Donald Trump’s charitable giving; The President's worldview and foreign policy; Representative Jerrold Nadler’s ‘Resolution of Inquiry’; more puzzles! (episode)
A look into the Washington Post's year-long investigation that uncovered President Trump's use of Trump Foundation funds to purchase personal items.
Step One: Go after the media.
Representative Jerrold Nadler is demanding the Department of Justice to turn over any documents if there are actual criminal investigations into President Donald Trump going on.
We all want to teach our kids morals. But is it fair to have them carrying signs at protests and participating in political movements they haven't thought through themselves?
A pledge drive puzzle extravaganza.
Howard Dean on the Democrats' chair pick; politics with Charlie Sykes; One Book One New York: 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn' (episode)
A new generation of Conservatism made an appearance at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference.
According to Howard Dean, the new DNC chair, Tom Perez, is plenty progressive. The question is whether he can get millennials who loathe party politics to believe in the party.
Longtime Conservative talk show host, Charlie Sykes, weighs in on the latest news and the potential future of the Conservative movement under the Trump administration.
What if all New Yorkers got on the same page... literally?
A pledge drive puzzle extravaganza.
Our favorites from the week include: Junot Diaz on #OneBookNY (First) | The Soothing Qualities of Presidential Biographies (Starts at 23:20) | A Local Teachers Panel (Starts at 46:38) (article)
The state of US-Mexico relations; the case for anti-feminism and how it might be the new feminism; One Book, One New York: Americanah. (episode)
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio meets with federal prosecutors and the F.B.I. today for investigations into his fundraising practices.
A look at chief White House strategist Steve Bannon's remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday.
In the midst of President Trump's deportation plan, a look at how Mexico and the United States are moving forward and advice on those who might be fearing deportation.
A critique of the contemporary feminist movement, and a feminist plan for a 'full-on revolution.'
What if everyone in New York was reading the same book at the same time?
International news media struggle to translate President Trump; Americans are still experiencing post-election stress according to the APA; how-to research your historical fiction essay. (episode)
The Democrats are attempting to rally behind a new DNC chair as the president appeases social conservatives with a reversal on protections for transgender students.
A look at how the international news media is struggling to translate President Trump, his speeches and his policies.
Adults are stressed about Trump. Kids are stressed about their parents' stress. And therapists are telling patients that one way to even out is to take breaks from social media.
Historical fiction veterans weigh in on how to conduct research for the genre.
The new era for immigration policy explained; how deep does a deep state run?; sexual harassment in the workplace; #OscarDocs: 'I Am Not Your Negro' (episode)
The early stages of the new era of immigration policy, explained.
A look at the information leaks coming from inside the Trump administration and the entangled alliances of White House staffers.
A recent sexism claim from a former engineer at Uber has been a wake-up call for HR departments at companies everywhere.
A look at Raoul Peck’s new Oscar-nominated documentary based on an unfinished manuscript by James Baldwin titled 'I Am Not Your Negro.'
A view of politics from The Greene Space; Congresswoman Yvette Clarke on the Democratic Resistance; in the classroom: a panel of New York and New Jersey teachers. (episode)
MTV News' Jamil Smith and Ana Marie Cox join Slate's Fred Kaplan to discuss Russian hacking, President Trump's false statements, Milo Yiannopoulos and today's other big stories.
'I can resist,' says Representative Yvette Clarke on the virtues of being an opposition congressperson in a Republican-controlled government.
Local teachers join for a conversation on the current state of education and their thoughts on how President Trump's Secretary of Education might impact the system.
President Trump's spot in history; One New York (book club); Presidential biographies to comfort you on President's Day; a look at the Oscar-nominated documentary 'Life, Animated.' (episode)
On President's Day, a look at how President Trump's relationship with the media compares to that of presidents in the past.
What if everyone in New York was reading the same book at the same time?
Historian and author, Alexis Coe, says 'presidential biographies don’t tell you that everything is going to be O.K., but rather that nothing was ever really O.K. to begin with.'
Documentarian Roger Ross Williams talks about his Oscar-nominated film, 'Life, Animated' as part of The Brian Lehrer Show's annual #OscarDocs series.
Conversations on the social justice themes in each one of this year's Oscar-nominated documentaries. (article)
Our favorite segments from the week include: Homecoming for Congress (First) | An Insomniac in NYC (Starts at 27:39) | Immigrants in Love (Starts at 47:20) (article)