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

Ari Berman, Senior Reporter for Mother Jones, and author of Give Us the Ballot, talks with Bob Herbert about the various tactics used to suppress voting in the United States, and the steps certain organizations are taking to make voting more accessible.

Learning that you are HIV-positive is no longer a death sentence for most people in the United States. But guest Linda Villarosa explains the progress against HIV-AIDS has largely bypassed one group of Americans – gay and bisexual men who are black.

Many U.S. manufacturing jobs have been lost to globalization & technological advancements. Guest Louis Uchitelle says it’s too early to give up, stating in his book, “MAKING IT: Why Manufacturing Still Matters,” why a revival of the sector is essential.

Bob Herbert discusses American fascism, past and present, with Henry Scott Wallace, co-chair of the Wallace Global Fund, and grandson of Henry A. Wallace, who served as Vice President of the United States under Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Bob Herbert is joined by Kim Phillips-Fein, author of the new book, “FEAR CITY: New York’s Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics,” which revisits the the city in the 1970s and shows how profoundly it shaped today’s New York.

Why do unwarranted police shootings of black males continue to happen? What can be done to stop them? Bob Herbert asks these questions of his guest, Jonathan Abady, a veteran civil rights lawyer who represented the family of 12-year-old Tamir Rice.

In good times and in bad, homelessness is the problem that always seems to be with us. Why is this problem so persistent? Bob Herbert asks this of his guests Thomas J. Main and Dr. Ralph da Costa Nunez.

Bob Herbert welcomes Chris Whipple, author of “The Gatekeepers,” to discuss the position of the White House Chief of Staff, and share stories of about the chiefs of the modern era and the presidents they served.

Online shopping has come into its own and this is causing enormous disruptions in the traditional retail industry. Bob Herbert breaks down the impact with guest Mark Cohen, the director of Retail Studies at Columbia Business School.

Bob Herbert's Op-Ed. TV takes a look at the pros and cons of driverless vehicles with guest Jamie Lincoln Kitman, the New York bureau chief for Automobile Magazine.

Will we continue to view presidential elections primarily as entertainment? Or, are the protests signs that we are taking politics more seriously? Bob Herbert talks with guest Christina Greer, an Assoc. Prof. of Political Science at Fordham University.

Bob Herbert reviews the first few months of the Trump presidency, and recent threats to democracy with guest, a longtime democracy advocate, and now a senior fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance at the Harvard Kennedy School, Miles Rapoport.

Bob Herbert's guest, John Feerick, is a professor & former dean at Fordham Law School, who helped draft the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, covering presidential succession in cases of death, illness, mental impairment, impeachment & resignation.

Bob Herbert discusses all things CUNY with the chancellor of the City University of New York, James B. Milliken, on Op-Ed. TV.

Bob Herbert is joined by historian David Oshinsky, a Pulitzer-Prize winner and author of “BELLEVUE: Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America’s Most Storied Hospital.” They discuss the incredible history of America's oldest public hospital.

The Women’s March that followed Donald Trump’s inauguration exceeded all expectations, and people have not stopped protesting since. Bob Herbert talks about this and more with New York magazine writer Rebecca Traister on Op-Ed. TV.

What’s going to happen to the Affordable Care Act/Obamacare? Dr. Irwin Redlener and wife Karen Redlener of the Children's Health Fund share their thoughts and predictions about the controversial healthcare mandate on Bob Herbert's Op-Ed. TV.

Bob Herbert discusses the whirlwind first few days of the Donald J. Trump administration with his guest, Nicholas Lemann, a distinguished journalist and historian, and a former dean of the Graduate of Journalism at Columbia University.

Bob Herbert talks U.S. demographic changes, and the benefits & challenges they bring with guests Nancy Cantor & Earl Lewis, leading educators and co-editors of "Our Compelling Interests: The Value of Diversity for Democracy and a Prosperous Society."

Bob Herbert discusses the changing media landscape surrounding the presidency of Donald Trump with guest Eric Alterman, a journalist, an historian, a distinguished professor of journalism at CUNY’s Brooklyn College, and the media columnist for The Nation.

The abhorrent practice of voter suppression is alive and well. Bob Herbert talks about this with guest, Ari Berman, a senior contributor for The Nation magazine & author of the book, “Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America.”

Bob Herbert talks presidential temperament, misogyny, racism and more with guest Christina Greer, a professor of political science at Fordham University.

Bob Herbert talks about the future of DACA and other immigration matters with guest Allan Wernick, a professor of law at Baruch College and director of CUNY's Citizenship Now! project.

Bob Herbert and journalist/author Gary Rivlin talk about Hurricane Katrina's devastation of New Orleans, and how the city fares today, noting some political scandals that echo current national politics.

Joining Bob Herbert's Op-Ed. TV are Anya Schiffrin, a lecturer of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, and Alexandra Solomon, a student in the graduate program discussing the press coverage of the 2016 Presidential Campaign.