Russia Sanctions and NYC; CM Richardson Jordon; Elie Mystal; Kyiv Update From Kyiv

The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 1, 2022

On today's show:

  • Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine connects the dots between oligarchs who own ultra high-end real estate in the city and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, plus (as the former chair of the NYC Council health committee), he talks about the latest on the CDC's mask recommendations.
  • The majority of the New York City Council members are new, and are part of a class that is the most diverse and progressive in city history. Over the next year Brian Lehrer will get to know all 51 members. This week, Councilmember Kristin Richardson Jordan, talks about her priorities for District 9, which runs north from Central Park to the Harlem River.
  • Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation and the author of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution (The New Press, 2022), talks about his new book, plus offers analysis of legal news.
  • Nataliya Gumenyuk, Ukrainian journalist specializing in international security and conflict reporting and the founder of the Public Interest Journalism Lab, provide the latest updates on the ground from Kyiv, Ukraine.

Transcripts are posted to each segment page as soon as they are available.

 

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