Chris Hughes co-founded Facebook while a student at Harvard and led the Obama campaign's digital efforts. In his new book Fair Shot: Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn (St. Martin's Press, 2018) he argues that the same forces that led to his enormous wealth make escaping poverty impossible for most. His solution: a guaranteed basic income for all.

Robert Reich, professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, former Labor Secretary under Clinton, and the author of The Common Good  (Knopf, 2018), argues it's time to return to the ideals Americans share, writing, "If there is no common good, there is no society."

Today is my lucky day: @RBReich is the first guest on @BrianLehrer Show! pic.twitter.com/6PnNbSIHBe

Brittney Cooper, associate professor of women's and gender studies and Africana studies at Rutgers, Cosmo columnist, co-founder of the Crunk Feminist Collective and author of Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower (St. Martin's Press, 2018), examines how anger has fueled her development as a feminist.

I'm repeatedly yelling "YES!!!!" during @professorcrunk's interview on the @BrianLehrer show. Ordering her new book, "Eloquent Rage," right now!

Andrea Bernstein, senior editor for politics and policy for WNYC news, WNYC reporter Ilya Marritz and Jesse Eisinger, senior reporter at ProPublica, talk about their new podcast Trump, Inc., produced in partnership with ProPublica, that looks into the president's business practices 

The latest episode digs into the now-bankrupt and shuttered Trump Taj Mahal, once one of the biggest and glitziest casinos in the world, and tells a story of money laundering, "chaotic operations, massive debt, and a tendency to treat rules as more like suggestions."

Priscilla Frank, arts and culture reporter for The Huffington Post, discusses the #MeToo Movement and how women's stories are impacting the art world.

thinking through those Balthus paintings was such an important exercise for me in college. What the hell.

It might be worth looking at Degas obsession with ballerinas-Museums depend on these images for attendance etc

@BrianLehrer I don't think we should start tearing own art (or even sculptures of histsorical figures), but I personally have refused to view Picasso paintings ever since learning how he treated women at a MOMA (or Met?) Picasso exhibit many (20?) years ago.

Ronan Farrow, investigative reporter at The New Yorker and HBO and author of the forthcoming book War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence (W. W. Norton & Company, 2018), talks about his latest New Yorker piece alleging a Playboy Playmate's affair with Donald Trump and a publisher's purchase of the story -- to stop its publication, a practice called "catch and kill."

Since last week's deadly mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida, surviving students emerged as a powerful political voice. Students spoke out on social media and to news cameras about violence and announced a march on Washington, and a school walk-out to demand gun control.

Philip Bump, Washington Post correspondent, takes your calls on the emerging resistance, Russian trolls, the immigration debate, and more.

Finally, Gen X proves they’ve done something really right... raising Gen Z to be bold, strong, empowered to speak up for what’s right... and with a steely, “just try me” resolve. And trust me, since we raised Gen Z, you can be guaranteed they’re just getting started.

Hey, @BrianLehrer: FYI for your gun discussion right now, 250 people showed up to this protest in #WhitePlains. https://t.co/A8AoYAz0Ui

@BrianLehrer re blaming video games, tv and movies for gun violence: those same things are just as popular in Europe but where is their gun violence?

On February 26, the Supreme Court will hear arguments for the case Janus v. AFSCME, which challenges the mandatory union fees paid by government workers in states that do not have a right-to-work law (like NY & NJ).

Jacob Huebert, director of litigation at the Liberty Justice Center and the lawyer for the plaintiff in the upcoming Supreme Court case, argues his client's case for right-to-work laws.  

Then, Judith Rivlin AFSCME general counsel, responds to Huebert's arguments and explains how a Supreme Court ruling against AFSCME could affect New Yorkers.

Rebecca Carroll, WNYC's Editor of Special Projects, critic at large for the LA Times, columnist at Shondaland.com, and author of five interview based books on race in America, discusses the new era for superheroes of color with the newly released Marvel film Black Panther.

Saw it with 26 yo daughter and 93 yo mother. Was struck by the splendor of being black and how the movie loved us so. No one loves us. The movie did.

@BrianLehrer #BlackPanther it gave me chills. Wonderful feeling and very empowering and uplifting. #WakandaForever pic.twitter.com/KYf7C328H5

“It’s beautiful work and it’s just what people want to see,” @rebel19 tells @BrianLehrer re: #BlackPanther and other Black films. Why don’t studios make more of them? “Systemic racism.”

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC -- including news that Sgt. Hugh Barry was acquitted in the killing of Bronx woman Deborah Danner; issues surrounding NYCHA funding; plans to close Rikers; and how to protect NYC schools in the wake of the Florida school shooting.

On Sgt. Hugh Barry's acquittal, @NYCMayor says Deborah Danner "should still be alive." Says we have to make sure this doesn't happen again. But he respects the judicial decision.

"I would always welcome help done on a collegial basis... but unfortunately here we see some real contradictions," Mayor tells @BrianLehrer when asked about idea of @NYGovCuomo declaring state of emergency for NYCHA.

BdB open to emergency declaration if it would help the ppl in public housing, he tells @BrianLehrer, but uncertain about legal details and politics involved. Says he wants to see more communication and action from Cuomo admin.

Responding to listener question about police violence, @NYCMayor says last year, a police officer only used gun in an "adversarial situation" 23 times. Says new training is focused on de-escalating tension + that this approach is working.

Does the @NYCMayor hear this @NYCSpeakerCoJo backing away from the location in the Bronx: "No, not at all."