#AskTheMayor; Meet the Candidates: New York's 9th Congressional; Cyber War Games; Pride Then & Now

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 22, 2018

Coming up on today's show:

  • New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC.
  • U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke (D NY9) asks voters in her district covering Crown Heights and other Central Brooklyn neighborhoods for their support in Tuesday's primary.
  • Then, Adem Bunkeddeko, community organizer challenging Rep. Clarke for the Democratic nomination in NY's 9th Congressional District, makes his case to the primary voters.
  • David Sanger, national security correspondent for The New York Times and the author of The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age (Crown, 2018), on America's vulnerability to cyberattacks by global adversaries.
  • Jim Downs, professor of history at Connecticut College and the author of Stand by Me: The Forgotten History of Gay Liberation, Natalie James, an organizer with Reclaim Pride Coalition and queer caucus of NYC Democratic Socialist of America, and James Fallorino, Media Director for Heritage of Pride, discuss the history of the Gay Pride Parade and this year’s celebration and controversies.

 

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