Building Cities for the 22nd Century (w/ NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson)
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On this episode of the podcast, Nathan sits down with Speaker of the New York City Council Corey Johnson. Over the course of their ~25 minute chat, they cover local issues like New York City subways, affordable housing, homelessness, LGBTQ youth, climate resiliency, and the first-of-its-kind historic legislation mandating a Green New Deal-like reform at the New York City level. In addition to local issues, Nathan and Speaker Johnson dig deep into his personal journey from small town Massachusetts to becoming the only openly HIV+ elected official in New York. PATRONS-ONLY: Nathan also recorded an exclusive "behind-the-scenes" interview with Corey, and it can be found on the Millennial Politics Patreon below. http://patreon.com/MillenPolitics
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