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Economy Update; Mayor Adams' Early Record on Crime; PEN America & PEN Ukraine; News From Your (Non-NYC) Neighborhood
The Brian Lehrer Show | May 11, 2022
Coming on today's show:
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Greg Ip, chief economics commentator at The Wall Street Journal, talks about the latest news on the economy, including the persistent high prices, the stock market sell-off and more as President Biden insists inflation is the administration's highest priority.
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Mayor Adams came into office promising to keep crime in check. Harry Siegel, FAQ NYC co-host, Daily News columnist, Daily Beast senior editor, looks at the crime rate, how New Yorkers are feeling and argues Adams' mayoralty will hinge on whether he's able to do something to restore a sense of public safety.
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With the PEN World Voices Festival starting, Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America, the human rights and free expression organization, and Andrey Kurkov, novelist and PEN Ukraine president, talk about the organization's efforts in Ukraine and around the world.
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With all the big national and international news, hyperlocal stories are sometimes lost in the shuffle. So, listeners call in to share the big local news from their neighborhoods in New Jersey, on Long Island and Westchester and in Connecticut.
