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National Lessons from New York's Red Wave, with Ross Barkan

National Lessons from New York's Red Wave, with Ross Barkan

FromVery Serious with Josh Barro


National Lessons from New York's Red Wave, with Ross Barkan

FromVery Serious with Josh Barro

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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Feb 5, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

There was no national “Red Wave” in last November’s elections, but there sure was one in New York. Republicans won a clean sweep on Long Island, even washing George Santos into Congress. They lost Asian and Hispanic support in New York City, turning swathes of Brooklyn red and Queens purple. I invited progressive journalist Ross Barkan to talk about what happened in New York, and what Republicans and Democrats across the country can learn from it. We discussed crime, schools, future housing policy that might be more possible now because Democrats lost the suburbs, and also ornery billionaire James Dolan, who owns the New York Knicks and Rangers, Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall and is using facial recognition technology to bar his enemies from his entertainment venues.Visit joshbarro.com to sign up for my newsletter and to find a transcript of this episode and other relevant links. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.joshbarro.com/subscribe
Released:
Feb 5, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Very Serious is a weekly conversation with top political commentators, columnists and policymakers, focused on how events in the news relate to major, long-standing controversies in politics, economics and culture. Host Josh Barro is joined by a rotating set of regular guests to work out the ideas behind the arguments on topics serious and not-so-serious. It’s a great conversation across ideological lines that will leave you entertained, enlightened, and maybe even persuaded. www.joshbarro.com