CUNY TV's Bob Herbert's Op-Ed.TV

Bob is joined by Suzanne Nossel, chief executive of PEN America, an organization that has taken a deep dive into the decline of local news coverage in the United States, and the disturbing consequences of that decline. The two discuss PEN America’s new report with the disturbing title, “Losing the News: The Decimation of Local Journalism and the Search for Solutions.”

We keep being told that the economy is great. It’s true that unemployment is at a near half-century low, and inflation is also low, but if the economy is so good, why do so many people feel financially insecure? Bob talks about all of this and more with guest Dr. Carl Van Horn, an expert on employment issues and the founding director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University.

Robert Moses died nearly four decades ago. He’s largely forgotten now. But there was a time when he wielded the power of a colossus in New York City and New York State. Nick-named the master builder, he was the driving force behind the creation of Jones Beach State Park, the Triborough Bridge, the New York World’s Fair, and on and on and on. You’d imagine that someone with that kind of track record would be a celebrated figure in this town. But Moses was hugely controversial, and in many quarters reviled. Bob looks back on the remarkable life and times of Robert Moses with guest Jason Haber, a New York city real estate expert, who has lectured extensively on Robert Moses.