Host of @OpenMindTV + Mayors of the World + Breaking Bread đđșđŠon PBS, Bloomberg, iTunes, etc. + coauthor of @ADocHistory by Penguin
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Alexander Heffner retweeted
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani tells PBS's @heffnera that heâs looking for a federal partnership like FDR and LaGuardiaâs.
Could that be AOC?
cityandstateny.com/politics/âŠ
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Alexander Heffner retweeted
In a column for SCOTUSblog, @heffnera shared several things he's learned from being part of a series, @OpenMindTV, that has spent seven decades covering the Supreme Court.
scotusblog.com/2026/09/some-âŠ
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Alexander Heffner retweeted
CORREO | Carta a la directora: Michelle Bachelet, la mejor candidata para prevenir los peligros de la IA
Por Alexander Heffner (@heffnera), conductor de @OpenMindTV
theclinic.cl/2026/09/16/cartâŠ
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Alexander Heffner retweeted
đŁïž En el marco de una entrevista para la cadena pĂșblica estadounidense PBS, la expresidenta Michelle Bachelet analizĂł el actual escenario polĂtico internacional y planteĂł una profunda autocrĂtica sobre el retroceso de los consensos democrĂĄticos y el avance de discursos autoritarios a nivel global.
đč Gentileza @OpenMindTV / @heffnera
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Alexander Heffner retweeted
REPORTAJE | âLo importante es organizarse y no ser silenteâ: El documental sobre Bachelet que preparan en EE.UU. que aborda la huella de la dictadura y su rol en la ONU
theclinic.cl/2026/09/13/la-hâŠ
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Alexander Heffner retweeted
'The Open Mind's @heffnera on highlighting mayors for the show's 70th anniversary:
"That, to me, was a person that I think most voters and Americans still regard as accountable to the people. Mayors have to get the job done in ways that presidents and senators just donât."
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Alexander Heffner retweeted
During an appearance on @CNNâs âThe Story Isâ with @Elex_Michaelson, @heffnera discusses @PBSâs The Open Mindâs Mayors of the World and what he has learned from conversations with local leaders around the globe. (@desbordes)
Highlighting his conversation with @desbordes.
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Thanks to @Elex_Michaelson/@CNN/@CNNTheStoryIs for exploring "Mayors of the World" with me, our ongoing @OpenMindTV journey from Santiago @desbordes and Athens @h_doukas to Toronto @MayorOliviaChow and Miami @FrancisSuarez
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Read @RollingStone about âMayors of the Worldâ and seventy years of @OpenMindTV: rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tâŠ
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Alexander Heffner retweeted
Coming up LIVE on @CNNTheStoryIs from 12a-2a ET / 9-11pm PT:
Saudi Arabia, Iran, Israel: @DanielBShapiro; Fmr. US Amb. to Israel
@Substack regulates AI: @chrisbest, Substack founder
@SteveHiltonx; Republican candidate for CA Governor
Political panel: @MichaelDTubbs @heffnera
AI: @chrismattmann
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Alexander Heffner retweeted
'The Open Mind' host Alexander Heffner talks about the PBS show's 70th anniversary, famous interview subjects like MLK, whether Zohran Mamdani is the future of the Democratic Party, and more.
Interview: rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tâŠ
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Alexander Heffner retweeted
Gallup poll: Pride in America falls to 25-year low. Historians react.
@LeahRigueur @heffnera
#History #usa #america250 #reaction #4thofjuly
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Alexander Heffner retweeted
'The Open Mind,' now celebrating its 70th year on the public airwaves, defies all the odds â by keeping its conversation serious, civil and gloriously egg-headed. hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-âŠ
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1957 Interview on The Open Mind Was 'Up There with the Gettysburg Address,' Says Host (Exclusive) people.com/martin-luther-kinâŠ
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Alexander Heffner retweeted
đïž El alcalde de Santiago, @desbordes , fue el Ășnico representante de AmĂ©rica Latina en "Mayors of the World", el especial de @OpenMindTV (PBS) conducido por @heffnera
Conversaron sobre democracia, polarizaciĂłn y crimen organizado, recorriendo la central de televigilancia municipal y el histĂłrico Bar Liguria.
đ thirteen.org/openmind/mayorsâŠ
#Santiago #TheOpenMind #PBS
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Public TV's "The Open Mind" To Debut "Mayors Of The World" Series Spotlighting Public Policy And Innovation Of City Leaders deadline.com/2026/05/the-opeâŠ
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Alexander Heffner retweeted
Congrats to @heffnera - who has been the faithful steward of this show (where I've been a guest!) for years.
theguardian.com/tv-and-radioâŠ
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Alexander Heffner retweeted
This Iran fiasco will likely wipe out huge amounts of American prestige and treasure, and reduce our standards of living. We will need a genuine accounting for the leaders across every institution - politics, law, business, banking, academia - who allowed it to happen.
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Alexander Heffner retweeted
Brendan Carrâs authoritarian warning â that networks risk their broadcasting licenses for Iran war reporting that the government doesnât like â is outrageous. When the government demands the press become a state mouthpiece under the threat of punishment, something has gone very wrong.
In 2019, Carr said: âShould the government censor speech it doesnât like? Of course not. The FCC does not have a roving mandate to police speech in the name of the âpublic interest.ââ But today, Carr cites the âpublic interestâ to blatantly threaten news outlets because the president doesnât like their reporting.
Again and again, Carrâs tenure as FCC chairman has been marked by his shameless willingness to bully and threaten our free press. But even by Carrâs standards, todayâs hypocrisy is shocking â and dangerous.
The American people demand uncensored news about the men and women serving in our armed forces. Our right to a free press is one of the core American freedoms those in uniform have sworn to support and defend. It is long past time for our government officials to remember their own oaths to uphold the Constitution â starting with the First Amendment.
Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions - also known as the fake news - have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up.
The law is clear. Broadcasters must operate in the public interest, and they will lose their licenses if they do not.
And frankly, changing course is in their own business interests since trust in legacy media has now fallen to an all time low of just 9% and are ratings disasters.
The American people have subsidized broadcasters to the tune of billions of dollars by providing free access to the nationâs airwaves.
It is very important to bring trust back into media, which has earned itself the label of fake news.
When a political candidate is able to win a landslide election victory after in the face of hoaxes and distortions, there is something very wrong. It means the public has lost faith and confidence in the media. And we canât allow that to happen.
Time for change!
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