Local Politics; The Homelessness Crisis in LA; The Bill Barr Era at the DOJ; Public Health Vs. Individual Health

• Christina Greer, political science professor at Fordham University, host of the podcast FAQNYC, politics editor at The Grio and author of Black Ethnics (Oxford University Press, 2013), talks about the latest city political news, as Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams makes the media rounds as the Democratic nominee for mayor, and the sexual harassment investigation into Governor Cuomo wraps up.
• Homelessness in Los Angeles was already a crisis when the pandemic hit. Jaime Lowe, contributor to The New York Times Magazine and author of three books, including the forthcoming Breathing Fire: Female Inmate Firefighters on the Frontlines of California's Wildfires (MCD, 2021), talks about how unhoused residents have become a political flashpoint in LA, and how the city and state are attempting to confront the crisis.
• Elie Honig, CNN senior legal analyst and author of Hatchet Man: How Bill Barr Broke the Prosecutor's Code and Corrupted the Justice Department (HarperCollins, 2021), talks about his new book examining the Bill Barr era at the DOJ, plus offers analysis of current legal issues.
• Laurie Garrett, Pulitzer, Peabody, and Polk-prize-winning health and science writer, and author of books on global health and epidemic diseases, including The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance, talks about the latest developments with COVID-19 and how the tension between public health versus individual health informs guidance on boosters and masking and other measures to prevent infections.

Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.