Live From The Greene Space: The New Young Socialists; NYC's New Public Advocate; The Border Through the Eyes of Border Patrol; Fighting the 'War on Journalism'

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 13, 2019

Coming up on today's show, live from The Greene Space:

  • Sean McElwee, contributor to The Nation and co-founder of Data for Progress, Sarah Leonard, executive editor of The Appeal and Waleed Shahid, communications director for the Justice Democrats, talk about the politics, ideals and policies of the socialist movement that's catching on among the young left.
  • Jumaane Williams, recently-elected NYC public advocate and former NYC council member for the 45th District, talks about his new role as NYC public advocate and his plans for the office.
  • Francisco Cantú, former border patrol agent, writer and the author of The Line Becomes a River (Riverhead, 2019), talks about the people he met while policing the border, and comments on the immigration and border debates now in the news.
  • David McCraw, deputy general counsel for the New York Times, talks about his new book, Truth in Our Times: Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts (All Points Books, 2019). 

 

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