Author Heather Rogers has taken a critical look at some of the most popular solutions to current environmental challenges. Is Green Capitalism really solving the problem? Plus, putting a dollar cost on undocumented immigration; the series State of the Re:Union takes a look at Brooklyn and Atlantic Yards; and a new Census Quiz.
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Following Up: Undocumented Costs
On yesterday's show, former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson said, "I tried desperately to ascertain [the] cost/benefit" of immigration. Following up on the cost/benefit analysis are New York Times immigration correspondent Julia Preston along with Pia Orrenius, economist at the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas.
NJ School Budget Blowback
The battle over Governor Christie's proposed cuts to New Jersey school budgets is heating up, and now the students themselves are involved. WNYC's Bob Hennelly breaks down the latest, and New Jersey college freshman Michelle Lauto discusses the large high-school student walk-out she helped organize over Facebook on Tuesday.
10 Questions That Count: Quiz Time!
Brian Lehrer Show Census project editor, Valerie Lapinski, quizzes you on more Census trends from the 10 Questions That Count series.
Debunking Green Capitalism
New York-based journalist and filmmaker Heather Rogers questions some of the most popular solutions to environmental challenges in her new book Green Gone Wrong: How Our Economy Is Undermining the Environmental Revolution.
Event Tonight (Free!) Heather Rogers appears at the CUNY Graduate Center's Proshansky Auditorium tonight at ...
Exploring Brooklyn Community
Show creator and host Al Letson looks at Brooklyn's evolution and the conflict over the Atlantic Yards development in the first episode of the second season of State of the Re:Union.
State of the Re:Union airs every weekend in May on WNYC. Find out more ...
Open Phones: Farewell To Freddy's
After 70 years, Freddy's Bar in Prospect Heights is closing -- a casualty of the Atlantic Yards project. Listeners call in with their toasts to the neighborhood institution.
Will you miss Freddy's? Post your salute to Freddy's (not your rant) here! Start it with "I'd like to propose a toast..."