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Dr. Alan Chartock's Morning Commentary

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Alan Chartock

Published January 20, 2020 at 7:52 AM EST

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock reflects on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and President Trump's role in deepening divisions in the U.S.

Dr. Chartock also discusses the turnout last weekend for women's marches across the country, today's gun-rights rally in Richmond, Virginia, and reports that President Trump has tapped Ken Starr and Alan Dershowitz for his impeachment defense team.

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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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