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Hillary Clinton chats with two young boys in Conshohocken, Pa. on primary day. (Getty Images)Key(stone) to Victory?
Pennsylvania has been dubbed the make or break state in the democratic bid for the White House. Was it worth the hype? WNYC's political director Andrea Bernstein breaks down Hillary Clinton's win in last night's Keystone State primary with Michael Hagen, associate professor of political science at Temple University, and Melissa Harris-Lacewell, associate professor of politics and African-American studies at Princeton. They forecast what the results could mean for the candidates.
Bonus: Tomorrow, John Solomon will be back for one more discussion about emergency preparedness. We're opening the phones and the comments page for any and all questions you may have for him. Click here to post your questions for John in advance!
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Political Wrap-Up
WNYC's political director Andrea Bernstein discusses yesterday's Pennsylvania primary with Michael Hagen Associate Professor of Political Science at Temple University, and Melissa Harris-Lacewell, Associate Professor of Politics and African American Studies at Princeton University.
Open Phones: Student Protest
Today’s the 40th anniversary of the student uprising at Columbia University and we want to hear from anyone who protested at Columbia in the spring of 68…. and any college students today. Is there a generation gap in how you work for change?
Less Crime: Good for New Yorkers, Bad for the Economy?
Drop in overall crime in New York should make NY residents happy, but it’s got some officials worried—a drop in crime also means fewer inmates in prison. New York Times reporter Jim Dwyer explains how closing several prisons brought up big issues for this years state budget, considering the prison system is a significant evenue source for the New York economy. Also in the conversation, New York State Senator Martin Golden .
Building Block
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer (D) and New York Sun reporter Peter Kiefer discuss the resignation of Buildings Commissioner Patricia Lancaster in the wake of construction accidents.
New Yorkers: Bleak Outlook?
A new poll has found that New Yorkers have the bleakest outlook in two years for both their state and the nation as a whole. That said, their outlook for New York is far more rosy than for the US.
Why is that? What do you think? Is your outlook bleaker than it was two years ago? Is your outlook for the city much different from that for the nation?Comment below.
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The Rocky Road Ahead
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Ray Young, the chief financial officer of General Motors, talks about GM’s bankruptcy.
Then, Damon Lester, president of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers, and Greg Williams, former owner of the recently closed Huntington Chevrolet in Huntington Station, NY., discusses the effect GM’s bankruptcy has had on dealerships and their employees.- Comments [41]
Tweet If You Use Twitter
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Farhad Manjoo, Slate's technology columnist and the author of True Enough: Learning To Live in a Post-Fact Society talks about what Twitter means and how different groups use it.
What's your take on Twitter? How do you use it? Comment below!- Comments [15]
Don't Say That, Literally
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John Flansburgh of the band They Might Be Giants discusses the running list the band keeps of "things we can no longer say." (a few examples: "my bad" "don't go there" "one hundred and ten percent" and "voted off the island")
What would be on your list of banned words or phrases? Comment below!- Comments [172]
From Denmark with Love
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Jesper Grunwald, senior managing editor with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, talks about the Danish economy, biking to work, and why the Danes are allegedly the happiest people in the world.
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Squatting, Then and Now
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As former squats in the East Village make the transition to coops, making homes from abandoned housing is again an issue. Andrew Reicher executive director of Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, Frank Morales an Episcopal priest involved in East Village/Lower East Side squatting and homelessness activism since the late '70s, and Rob Robinson, a leader of the Housing Campaign of Picture the Homeless, discuss the return of squatting.
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