Amy Coney Barrett Confirmed; Pete Buttigieg; Comptroller Stringer; 30 Issues: the Economy and COVID Safety; Shout Out Community Groups

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 27, 2020

Coming up on today's show: 

  • Aziz Huq, professor of law at the University of Chicago Law School, talks about how Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation will shift the Supreme Court, including how it could affect the upcoming election.
  • Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, one of the candidates in the Democratic presidential race, and the author of Trust: America's Best Chance (Liveright, 2020), talks about his new book, Amy Coney Barrett, and the election.
  • Scott Stringer, New York City Comptroller, is running for mayor of New York City. He joins to discuss how the city is doing on crime, COVID-19 and more.
  • Jim Tankersley, New York Times reporter covering economics and tax policy, talks about the Democratic and Republican approaches to threading the needle between controlling the virus and keeping the economy going.
  • Listeners call in to shout out a group they know or admire that works to improve their community's well-being.

 Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.

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