Dr. Alan Chartock's Morning Commentary

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Alan Chartock

Published June 9, 2021 at 7:58 AM EDT

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WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses reports that President Joe Biden has dropped talks with Senate Republicans over his $1 trillion infrastructure plan, and explains why the GOP is opposed to something as popular as infrastructure. Dr. Chartock also comments on criminal justice reform in New York, and examines reports that the richest Americans paid little or nothing in federal taxes in recent years.

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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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