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Last week was a big one for the City Council – Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito talks about the creation of a municipal ID program and the budget. Plus: LIRR contract negotiations and th... (episode)
In twin 5-4 rulings, the Supreme Court ruled that companies may refrain from providing contraception if they object on religious grounds; and that public sector unions may not collect...
<p>Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them: an interview with writer (and World Cup superfan) Elizabeth Gilbert, a look back at Freedom Summer, and a plea for Google abstinence. </p> (article)
The musician Salman Ahmad is known as the "Bono of Pakistan.” He discusses his current music and his activism in Pakistan, where he’s helping to bring the polio vaccine to people in r... (episode)
One of the latest parenting recommendations urges children to get involved with books as soon as possible. But there's little agreement on whether early literary stimulation has a pos...
Meet "Ken" an activist working to advance the rights of LGBT people in rural villages and refugee camps in Kenya, forced to use a pseudonym for his protection. Hear what he's fighting...
The US-Germany World Cup match isn’t necessarily 'win or else,' but it’s still a pretty big game. Fernando Rodriguez-Vila, co-host of “Soccer Gods” on Fusion, previews the game and di... (episode)
Children from Central America are risking their lives to cross the U.S.-Mexico border — alone. What are they running from? Who’s encouraging them? And how will this change United Stat...
<p>In one emergency room, violent injuries meet inadequate resources. In another, elective surgeries abound. The catch: the two hospitals are in Newark and Manhattan - only 12 miles away from each other.</p>
Gov. Christie is balancing the politics of climate change in New Jersey versus the politics of climate change on a national stage as he seeks national GOP support. WNYC’s Andrea Berns... (episode)
Conservative Jason Riley thinks that affirmative action is “social engineering” with good intentions and harmful consequences – and that African Americans need to “stand on their own”...
Guess who is obsessed with the World Cup? Best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert. Here she is discussing her viewing habits, live-tweeting the games, the US as underdog, and how she go... (article)
No surprise, your favorite authors have favorite authors. On Tuesday, best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert will be on to discuss her latest novel, "A Signature of All Things," her ap... (article)
The city council is considering new regulations for the car wash industry. City Council member Julissa Ferreras (D-21) explains what the new rules would mean for workers, owners and c... (episode)
The Iraq Response Divide from John Kerry in 2014
<p>The car wash industry has come under fire for its labor practices in the past and now the city council is looking at requiring greater regulation of the business. </p>
<p>The IRS recently announced it lost a few years' worth of an employee's emails - someone who was involved with the extra scrutiny given to some right-leaning groups seeking tax exempt status.</p>
On today's Brian Lehrer Show we are taking calls and collecting stories from those with connections to 1964's Freedom Summer in Mississippi. Here is Brian Lehrer Show producer Jody Av... (article)
Zephyr Teachout has announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for New York governor. She makes her progressive case in her challenge to Governor Cuomo. Plus: a compromise ... (episode)
<p>Zephyr Teachout sees a broken system full of broken promises. But she thinks she can fix it, which is why she's running in the September primary.</p>
In June of 1964, volunteers set out to register voters in Mississippi. Their work would help change the nation. A conversation about the legacy of Freedom Summer, and what it means ha...
<p>A lifelong employee blew the whistle on dangerous safety lapses in company vehicles - and became a former employee. Did his sacrifice make lasting change?</p>