Dr. Alan Chartock's Morning Commentary

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Alan Chartock

Published October 7, 2021 at 7:48 AM EDT

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WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock considers whether Democrats are signaling they are receptive to an offer from Republican leader Mitch McConnell that would allow for an emergency debt limit extension into December.

He also discusses a federal judge's ruling to ban Texas' restrictive abortion law and the new Malaria vaccine announced by the United Nations.

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Alan Chartock

Dr. Alan Chartock is professor emeritus at the University at Albany. He hosts the weekly Capitol Connection series, heard on public radio stations around New York. The program, for almost 12 years, highlighted interviews with Governor Mario Cuomo and now continues with conversations with state political leaders. Dr. Chartock also appears each week on The Media Project and The Roundtable and offers commentary on Morning Edition, weekdays at 7:40 a.m.

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