Social Security Overhaul; The Trans-Pacific Partnership; A Dollar Slice

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 15, 2015

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is proposing an overhaul of the Social Security system which would include cutting off benefits for retirees with incomes of $200,000 or more. Time political reporter Zeke Miller discusses how Christie’s proposal is being received, and what it could mean for 2016. Plus: the terms of the Trans-Pacific Partnership; the Pope calls attention to the Armenian genocide of 1915; Times Square as a model for urban planning; and the evolution of New York pizza from its first New York Times mention in 1944 to now.

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