June 27, 2018: Hour 1

June 27, 2018: Hour 1

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The Supreme Court has ruled that nonunion workers cannot be forced to pay fees to public sector unions, in a major victory for supporters of right-to-work. We discuss the ruling’s implications with Emily Bazelon, staff writer at The New York Times Magazine. Also, the mystery of Mars continues to fascinate Michio Kaku, a theoretical physicist, futurist and author. Kaku joins us to talk about how soon humans might visit the red planet, and other advancements from the world of science. And we take a closer look at the outpouring of donations toward efforts to reunite migrant families separated at the border, and what it is that drives people to give. That and more, in hour one of Here & Now’s June 27, 2018 full broadcast.