In an aggressive move that angered Republicans, the Biden administration on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, canceled seven oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

NYC Schools Chancellor; Cancelling the Arctic Leases; Activist and Author Naomi Klein; WGA and SAG Members on Strike Call In

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 12, 2023

Coming up on today's show: 

  • NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks talks about the start of the new school year, including the integration of migrant families, class-size limits, and the new emphasis on phonics-based reading instruction.

  • In this week's Climate Segment of the Week, Rebecca Leber, senior reporter at Vox covering climate change, talks about the Biden administration's cancellation of the remaining Arctic oil and gas leases.

  • Naomi Klein, activist, professor of climate justice at the University of British Columbia, and the author of Shock Doctrine, No Logo, and her latest Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2023), writes about her identity being confused with Naomi Wolf's and how that reflects larger societal trends.

  • It's been over four months since the Writers Guild of America went on strike, with support from SAG -AFTRA union later. Listeners who are part of the unions, or who are impacted by the strike, call in to share how they are making up for the loss in wages.

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