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Why Being Mayor Is the Best Job in Politics
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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
May 1, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter insists that serving in city council is the best job in politics. He served two terms as mayor and managed to lower the city’s homicide rate and increase the high school graduation rate. Still, he says, it wasn’t enough. Though it may not be as glamorous as working in national politics, Nutter says you can more easily see progress when serving at the local level. In this episode, he talks with Jonathan Capehart, editorial writer for the Washington Post, about Nutter’s recent book, Mayor: The Best Job in Politics. Their discussion also delves into the relationship between law enforcement and communities of color, President Trump, and a recent incident at a Philadelphia Starbucks where two African American men were arrested.
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Show Notes Listen to the Aspen Ideas to Go episode, Runaway Slave: A Story of Triumph, Survival, and Resistance. Follow our show on Twitter @aspenideas and Facebook at facebook.com/aspenideas. Email your comments to aspenideastogo@gmail.com.
Released:
May 1, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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