Student Debt Debate; AG Letitia James on SCOTUS Arguments; Earth Week: Recycling in NYC; Abandoned Spaces

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 24, 2019

Coming up on Today's Show:

  • Julie Margetta Morgan, fellow at the Roosevelt Institute and Lindsey M. Burke, director of the Center for Education Policy at the Heritage Foundation, debate the economic benefits of presidential candidate, Senator Warren's proposal to cancel student loan debt for 95 percent of Americans.
  • Letitia James, New York Attorney General, talks about Tuesday's Supreme Court oral arguments on New York's lawsuit to block the Trump administration from asking about citizenship on the 2020 census.
  • Bridget Anderson, DSNY deputy commissioner for recycling and sustainability, responds to callers' questions all about how NYC diverts organic and recyclable waste from what goes to landfills. And facilities manager at Strivers Gardens and member of the Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board, Martin Robertson talks about how building managers can facilitate tenants' recycling and composting (and avoid fines).
  • Dan Barasch, co-founder of The Lowline and the author of Ruin and Redemption in Architecture (Phaidon Press, 2019) shares his interest in transforming and re-imagining abandoned spaces in New York.

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