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Dr. Alan Chartock's Morning Commentary

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Dr. Alan Chartock

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses President-elect Joe Biden's upcoming inauguration Wednesday, and reflects on the Tuesday night ceremony in which Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris recognized the 400,000 Americans who have died from the coronavirus pandemic so far. Dr. Chartock also comments on President Trump's final hours in office, during which Trump granted 143 pardons and commutations to some of his allies, including former chief strategist Steve Bannon. 

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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