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National Politics; Violence in City Jails; Policing Since 9/11; Terror and Psychology

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 7, 2021

On today's show:

  • Jonathan Lemire, White House reporter for the Associated Press and political analyst for MSNBC/NBC News, discusses the latest national political developments.
  • WNYC/Gothamist reporter George Joseph discusses reports of an uptick in chaos and dysfunction at Rikers Island and other New York City jails.
  • Jim O'Grady, WNYC features reporter, talks about how NYC policing was changed by the events of 9/11.
  • Jay Van Bavel, associate professor of Psychology & Neural Science at New York University and the co-author of The Power of Us: Harnessing Our Shared Identities to Improve Performance, Increase Cooperation, and Promote Social Harmony (Little, Brown Spark, 2021), talks about the way terrorist attacks affect communities.

 

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