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This Week in Politics: Budgeting During a Pandemic

Gov. Cuomo and the New York legislature face a budget deadline as the COVID-19 pandemic demands full attention and drains the state's finances.
Rev. Joseph Lowery, 'Dean' Of The Civil Rights Movement, Dies At 98

Lowery got his start as an activist organizing bus boycotts in 1950s Alabama. He led the Southern Christian Leadership Conference for two decades and prayed at Barack Obama's first inauguration.
Who's Protecting America's Essential Workers?

On the Media

Journalist Judd Legum investigates sick leave policies and worker protections.
Ask The Mayor: Ventilators; Construction Halt; Crowded Parks; More

The Brian Lehrer Show

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio discusses the ongoing political developments in NYC as the pandemic continues.
What To Look Out For

Trump, Inc.

The coronavirus bailout will cost $2 trillion. We'll be following the money.

Alison Roman's Guide to Cooking in a Pandemic

The Brian Lehrer Show

A look at some exciting homemade recipes worth exploring during your quarantine.
Online Games Like Animal Crossing are Giving People Ways to Still Gather and Socialize

The Takeaway

Video games like Nintendo's, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, are giving people opportunities to hang out in virtual spaces when they can't in real life.
What Rockstars And Sober People Already Know About Quarantine

Death, Sex & Money

"It's bringing me back to early recovery....I have to think about the things that keep me sober for right now, because we have no idea what tomorrow is going to look like."

How To Support Restaurants During A Pandemic

All Of It

Helen Rosner of "The New Yorker" on the best way to support restaurants during COVID-19.

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How To Value A Life

On the Media

The media conversation this week prompted big questions about what each of us is worth.
The Biggest Distance-Learning Experiment In History: Week One

All Things Considered

Districts are scrambling to get remote learning lessons in place. But over half of students live near the poverty line, 14% have a learning disability, and some struggle just to find Internet access.
When Coronavirus Isn't The Only Crisis

On the Media

Israel is grappling with the pandemic... and big questions about democracy.

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Weekly Music Roundup: Shabaka And The Ancestors and Thao & the Get Down Stay Down

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Week of March 16: This week, big ideas drive new music from Shabaka And The Ancestors, Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, and The Dears.
Rwandan Band The Good Ones Offers Strength and Peace

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The Good Ones are a band Rwandan genocide survivors who make acoustic folk songs. With intricate harmonies and unique instruments, the band performs their latest music, in-studio.
L.A. Band La Santa Cecilia Sparks Joy With Salsa-Punk

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Los Angeles-based band La Santa Cecilia draws upon their Mexican-American roots, and dips into cumbia, jazz, rock, klezmer, as they see fit. They play new and old tunes, in-studio.
Watch: Chamber Soul-Pop by yMusic and Emily King

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Prolific chamber sextet yMusic and pop-soul songwriter Emily King, present a one-of-a-kind collaboration that might meld orchestral instruments with contemporary R&B, in-studio.
Drummer Marcus Gilmore Creates Continuous Melodies

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Drummer and composer Marcus Gilmore carries on the creative openness of his drum elders and underscores the drum set as melodic instrument (as augmented by Sunhouse Sensory Percussion.)