Interview with Juan Gonzalez over the proposed term limit extension in New York City

By Jaisal Noor

Juan Gonzalez has been a columnist with the New York Daily News for the last 21 years and is the co-host of the independent news hour Democracy Now! Many consider Juan the top progressive journalist in New York City. He is the recipient of many awards and honors including the 2007 Pulitzer prize as well the author of three books.

In Nov 2005, Juan wrote a piece titled “Where have all the fighters gone”?” discussing the consequences of Bloomberg victory in that year's mayoral race. He provided an in depth analysis that was absent from mainstream discussion.

On Monday October 21^st, I sat down with Juan to discuss Mayor Bloomberg's controversial plan to extend New York City Term Limits from 2 to 3 terms. The council may vote as early as Thursday on the measure. Juan wrote a column for the daily news about the issue, but I wanted to give him the opportunity to a provide an in-depth analysis of a consequences of third term for the Bloomberg administration.

Listen to the interview (26 minutes).

Download URL: http://media.switchpod.com/users/jaisalnoor/InterviewGonzalez102008.mp3