Today on Boston Public Radio:
EJ Dionne weighed in on whether he thinks the Democrats will pass President Joe Biden’s economic agenda, and what it would mean for the party if they fail. He also talked about his visits to mayoral race victory parties and his thoughts on the race. Dionne is a columnist for The Washington Post and a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution. His latest book is "Code Red: How Progressives And Moderates Can Unite To Save Our Country."
Then, we talked with listeners about their thoughts on Biden’s economic agenda.
Charlie Sennott discussed President Joe Biden’s decision to deport Haitian migrants, Angela Merkel stepping down as Chancellor and the results of Germany’s latest election. Sennott is a GBH News analyst and the founder and CEO of The GroundTruth Project.
Chris Burrell unpacked his latest reporting for the Color of Public Money series, which showed that out of a $4.8 billion budget, Massachusetts spent less than $25 million in contracts with Black and Hispanic-owned businesses. Burrell is an investigative reporter covering criminal justice, housing, immigration and other topics for the GBH News Center for Investigative Reporting.
Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III talked about a recent slew of racist incidents, including at UMass Amherst and the Roxbury Prep-Georgetown football game. Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist, the Boston voice for Detour’s African American Heritage Trail and co-host of GBH’s All Rev’d Up podcast. Price is the founding pastor of Community of Love Christian Fellowship in Allston, the Inaugural Dean of Africana Studies at Berklee College of Music and co-host of GBH’s All Rev’d Up podcast.
Richard Blanco read poems in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, including his poem “Looking for the Gulf Motel,” and Caridad Moro-Gronlier’s poem “Analfabeta.” Blanco is the fifth inaugural poet in U.S. history. His latest book, "How To Love A Country," deals with various socio-political issues that shadow America.
We ended the show by asking listeners how they are planning around warnings of supply chain shortages impacting the holiday season.
