Facebook Officially Bans White Nationalism; The State Budget in the Suburbs; The City's Ongoing Homelessness Crisis; Boeing Ties to FAA Come Under Scrutiny
The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 28, 2019
Coming up on today's show:
- Jason Koebler, editor-in-chief of Motherboard, VICE’s tech site, discusses the news that Facebook is officially banning posts related to white nationalism and white separatism, a major policy shift for the world’s biggest social media platform.
- New York State Senators Todd Kaminsky (D-9, Nassau County) and David Carlucci (D-38, Rockland County) talk about their priorities for the budget.
- Despite more money for programs for homeless services in the city, there are more people living in shelters and for longer than there were five years ago. Mirela Iverac, WNYC reporter who covers poverty and homelessness, looks at the ongoing homelessness crisis, what the city is doing and why nothing seems to be working.
- Washington Post transportation reporter Lori Aratani discusses congressional testimony from federal aviation officials on airplane safety and the global recall of Boeing's 737 Max commercial jets following two deadly crashes in 5 months.
