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

Bob is joined by David Margolick, author of “THE PROMISE AND THE DREAM: The Untold Story of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy,” who delves into the complicated relationship between the celebrated civil rights leaders.

The gains by Democratic candidates in the 2018 midterms were deep and far-reaching in their implications. Bob breaks down how the results will impact our state and nation, with guest Christine Quinn, former speaker of the New York City Council.

David Margolick, author of the book “Elizabeth and Hazel,” traces the lives of two women featured in an iconic 1957 photograph, taken during the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School. He tells Bob the story of their unlikely friendship.

What does it mean to be a liberal, and how has the meaning of the word evolved over time? Bob asks CUNY Grad Center Professor of History Helena Rosenblatt, author of THE LOST HISTORY OF LIBERALISM: From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century.

Carol Anderson, professor and chair of African-American studies at Emory University, talks with Bob about her new book “ONE PERSON, NO VOTE: How Voter Suppression is Destroying Our Democracy.”

Record numbers of women are running for office this year. Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for Women and Politics at the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University talks with Bob about the changing political landscape.

Bob talks with Barry LePatner about infrastructure, the environment, and how we went from a country of norms and principles regardless of which party was in power, to the polarized nation we live in today.

Amy Siskind has written a book called “The List: A Week-By-Week Reckoning of Trump’s First Year,” and tells Bob Herbert how she hopes this record will help lead us back to normalcy in the future.

Deborah Bial, the founder and president of The Posse Foundation, discusses Posse's unique assessment process for scholars, which looks past test scores to find tomorrow's true leaders.

Is it possible for NYC's yellow taxis to compete with Uber, Lyft and other app-based transportation services? Matthew Daus of CUNY's Transportation Research Center breaks down the challenge for Bob Herbert.

Jazz Power Initiative co-founder and artistic director Eli Yamin, and student Angie Pastor discuss how jazz arts education empowers kids and transforms lives, while making sure America's next generation keeps the spirit of jazz alive.

School segregation on an enormous scale still persists, and passions on both sides of the issue remain intense. Bob Herbert talks about this and other education issues with guest Leonie Haimson, founder and executive director of Class Size Matters.

Bob Herbert talks with the president of CUNY's Bronx Community College, Dr. Thomas A. Isekenegbe, and one of the school’s standout students, Bright Igbinigun, about what draws students from Africa to the college, and what drives them to succeed.

When is parole effective and appropriate? BobHerbert talks with Michael Jacobson of CUNY's Institute for State and Local Governance and Elizabeth Gaynes of The Osborne Association about the recent Herman Bell parole decision.

With claims of "fake news" and media bias coming from the White House on a regular basis, good solid journalism is as important now as it has ever been. Bob Herbert reviews the press with veteran reporter and NYU journalism professor Pamela Newkirk.

The process of voting is the absolutely essential foundation of our democracy, but that foundation has been under very serious and sustained attack. Bob talks with Myrna Pérez, an expert on democracy and voting rights at the Brennan Center for Justice.

What is being done to take down the half-billion-dollar industry of sex trafficking? Dorchen Leidholdt, Dir. of Battered Women's Legal Services at Sanctuary for Families, and staff attorney Alexi Ashe Meyers, tell Bob Herbert how ordinary people can help.

Bob talks with Dr. Bandy X. Lee, an assistant professor of law and psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, and editor of the book "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President."

Bob's guest Prof. David Nasaw, author of The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy, discusses how politics and government differed 50 years ago from today.

Sarah Leonard, features editor at The Nation magazine, joins Bob to discuss ways in which women working in lower-paying jobs, who don't have a public voice, can unite in preventing sexual misconduct and holding perpetrators accountable.

Bob sits down with Irwin Redlener, a physician who's devoted his adult life to meeting the critical needs of disadvantaged children. Dr. Redlener has written a memoir called “The Future of Us: What the Dreams of Children Mean for 21st Century America."

Widespread allegations of sexual assault, sexual harassment and other offenses against women are now regularly in the news. Dorchen Leidholdt of Sanctuary for Families, & Sonia Ossorio of the National Organization for Women-NYC shed light on these issues.

Bob Herbert discusses the major need for infrastructure funding with Barry LePatner, founder of LePatner & Associates, a construction law firm based in Manhattan, and author of “Too Big to Fall: America’s Failing Infrastructure and the Way Forward."

There are substantially more Democratic voters than Republican voters in the United States and yet the GOP controls the White House, both houses of Congress, and most state legislatures and governorships. David Daley tells Bob Herbert how that came to be.

America’s median household income has increased 3.2% over last year, but the median family income for blacks has decrease. Bob Herbert talks about this and other matters with guest Ron Daniels, a Distinguished Lecturer at CUNY’s York College.