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Politics Brief is the go-to source for 2018 election news, selected from the best WNYC has to offer. Daily segments include original reporting on the New York metro region, along with interviews and a... more
FAQs about Politics Brief:How many episodes does Politics Brief have?The podcast currently has 93 episodes available.
October 15, 2018Marc Molinaro, Gubernatorial CandidateWNYC reporter Fred Mogul on the secrets (and limits) to Andrew Cuomo's long-shot Republican challenger for Governor of New York, Marc Molinaro. ...more9minPlay
October 15, 2018The Democrats' Plan For Immigration PolicyAre open borders and #AbolishICE actually stances of a potential Democratic House? Rep. Adriano Espaillat discusses his party's plan for immigration policy if they win a majority. This segment is a part of The Brian Lehrer Show's series, 30 Issues in 30 Days. ...more29minPlay
October 12, 2018Trump's Campaign Promises, Two Years LaterTwo years ago, then-candidate Donald Trump ran for president on a series of promises to the American people: creating millions of new jobs, revitalizing manufacturing, renegotiating NAFTA, and of course, building the wall. How has he fared? Hear analysis from Politics with Amy Walter....more54minPlay
October 12, 2018Trump's Campaign Promises, Two Years LaterTwo years ago, then-candidate Donald Trump ran for president on a series of promises to the American people: creating millions of new jobs, revitalizing manufacturing, renegotiating NAFTA, and of course, building the wall. How has he fared? Hear analysis from Politics with Amy Walter....more54minPlay
October 11, 2018Black Women And The Democratic National CommitteeJehmu Greene, the only black woman candidate in the 2017 race for DNC chair and founding member of VoteRunLead, joins The Takeaway to discuss why she "ghosted" the Democratic Party and some of the steps it could take to repair the relationship between the party and black women....more10minPlay
October 11, 2018The Future Of Affirmative ActionJuan Williams, political analyst for Fox News and the author of What the Hell Do You Have to Lose?: Trump's War on Civil Rights, and Roger Clegg, president and general counsel of the Center for Equal Opportunity, debate the future of affirmative action under President Trump. This segment is a part of The Brian Lehrer Show's 30 Issues in 30 Days series....more26minPlay
October 10, 2018Sheldon Adelson's Big InfluenceOn Trump, Inc.: a look at the relationship between President Trump and Sheldon Adelson. Adelson, a casino magnate, is one of the wealthiest people in the world, and the Trump administration has advanced his ideological and financial interests....more29minPlay
October 10, 2018Campaign Workers Form A UnionWith the midterm elections just weeks away, campaign workers are in crunch time. But there's been a growing movement over the past few months to protect these workers from exploitation. WNYC reporter Shumita Basu takes a look at a new independent union springing out of this movement called the Campaign Workers Guild. ...more4minPlay
October 09, 2018Rebecca Traister On The Power Of Women's AngerLanding a year into the #MeToo movement, Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger is timely. Written by the feminist journalist Rebecca Traister, the book combines an analysis of the ways in which women’s anger is discouraged, with a historical look at moments when that anger has had political implications. Traister spoke with David Remnick of The New Yorker Radio Hour....more17minPlay
October 05, 2018The Kavanaugh Cloture VoteOn The Brian Lehrer Show, HuffPost Senior politics reporter Jennifer Bendery offers analysis on the Kavanaugh cloture vote....more23minPlay
FAQs about Politics Brief:How many episodes does Politics Brief have?The podcast currently has 93 episodes available.