The Crisis in Haiti; 'Community-Controlled' Affordable Housing; Mehdi Hasan; NYC's Endangered Languages
The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 21, 2024
On today's show:
- Garry Pierre-Pierre, founder and publisher of The Haitian Times, discusses the unfolding crisis in Haiti where gangs have ousted the prime minister and wreaked havoc on the population.
- NYC Council Members Carmen De La Rosa (District 10) and Pierina Ana Sanchez (District 14), chairs of the committees on labor and housing, respectively, share details of their campaign for a capital investment that would direct more money toward permanently affordable housing.
- Mehdi Hasan, editor-in-chief and CEO of Zeteo, columnist for The Guardian and former MSNBC host, talks about leaving MSNBC and starting his new network, plus the war in Gaza and long-term solutions and the U.S. presidential primary campaign.
- Ross Perlin, co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance (ELA) and the author of Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York (Grove, 2024), talks about the many languages spoken in New York at risk of disappearing.
Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.
