Race and Policing Two Years After Garner; Sanders Expected at a Clinton Rally

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 12, 2016

Coming up on today's show:

  • President Obama and former President George W. Bush are expected to speak at the memorial service in Dallas for five police officers. Simone Pathé of Roll Call discusses.
  • Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates talks about race and policing in the wake of the recent police shootings.
  • It's been six years since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law. Hear how it's going in New Jersey with Princeton University's Heather Howard.
  • Steven Simon, diplomat, policymaker and former senior director of Middle Eastern and North African affairs for the Obama Administration, discusses the uncertain future of the relationship between Israel and America.
  • WNYC's Andrea Bernstein talks about the scheduled appearance by Bernie Sanders at a rally for Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire.

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