Michael E. Dyson on Sanders' New Hampshire Win; NY's Top Lawyer Sues Trump; A Bloomberg Surrogate Defends Stop & Frisk; Plus Broker Fees Back Again

The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 12, 2020

Coming up on today's show: 

  • Michael Eric Dyson, Georgetown sociology professor,  contributing opinion writer for the New York Times, contributing editor of The New Republic and ESPN’s The Undefeated, and author of JAY-Z: Made in America,  talks about the 2020 presidential race, plus Kobe Bryant's legacy.
  • Letitia James, New York Attorney General, talks about the lawsuit New York State just filed against the Trump administration over its policy of banning New Yorkers from enrolling in the Trusted Traveler Program, plus other state legal issues.
  • Dennis Walcott, president and CEO of the Queens Library, former deputy mayor and NYC schools chancellor under Bloomberg, talks about Bloomberg's candidacy and agenda, and the leaked stop-and-frisk tape.
  • Crain's New York Business reporter Ryan Deffenbaugh discusses what drove the quick return of brokers’ fees just one week after the state ruled that renters can’t be charged broker fees.

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