Shared Sacrifice

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 16, 2011

President Obama’s jobs plan is taking heat even from his own party. Hear a break down about why Democrats are picking apart his jobs bill and how they’d want the plan paid for. Plus: New York City is getting closer to a bike share program. Transportation Nation blog director and WNYC reporter Andrea Bernstein explains how it will work; an analysis of Iran President Ahmadinejad's power ahead of next week's visit to the UN General Assembly; an explainer about how the poverty rate is calculated; adolescence and self-injury; and the local craft beer and honey industries.

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