Doug welcomes Laura Seago of the Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law. Ms. Seago recently co-authored a study of the New York State legislature entitled "Still Broken," discussing the recent upheavals and reforms in Albany.

Fellow CUNY TV host, Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr.,brings friends Hazel Dukes and Wendell Foster by to visit with Doug this week. They discuss the inauguration of President Obama and the significance of this historic event.

Doug is joined by Jonathan Engel, Professor and Associate Dean at the School of Public Affairs at Baruch College/CUNY, to talk about his recently published book “American Therapy: The Rise of Psychotherapy in the United States.”

Doug is joined by William Kuntz II, Esq. of the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board. The two discuss how the CCRB is empowered to receive, investigate, make findings and recommend action on complaints against New York City police officers.

Doug is joined by David S. Reynolds, Distinguished Professor of English and American Studies at the Graduate Center, CUNY. The two discuss Andrew Jackson and the book Prof. Reynolds has recently published “Waking Giant: America in the Age of Jackson.”

To discuss the hunger problem in New York City, Doug welcomes Anthony Butler, Executive Director of St. John's Bread and Life, and Alexandra Yannias, Coordinator of the Interfaith Voices Against Hunger for the New York City Coalition Against Hunger.

In part 2 of a two-part series, Richard Ravitch, Chair of the MTA Financing Commission, returns to discuss the state of the MTA, as well as the possible new bridge tolls and fare hikes that New Yorkers might see in their future.

In part 1 of a two-part series, Richard Ravitch, Chair of the MTA Financing Commission, joins Doug to discuss the state of the MTA, as well as the possible new bridge tolls and fare hikes that New Yorkers might see in their future.

Doug is joined by author and sportswriter Maury Allen to discuss the New York Yankees and some of their historic World Series wins, which have been documented in Mr. Allen's most recent book “Yankees World Series Memories.”

Joining Doug to discuss the positives, the problems, and the prospects of mayoral control of the public schools, Department of Education accountability, testing, parent involvement and more is Betsy Gotbaum, Public Advocate for the City of New York.