Episodes
With the economy listed as a top priority for voters in the 2024 presidential election, we explore the candidates' records on money matters.
Published 06/25/24
The first debate between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump is set to take place next Thursday.
Published 06/24/24
With the Supreme Court's ruling on gun rights and domestic violence this morning, and a new mandate in Louisiana to display the Ten Commandments in public school, we discuss the Bill Of Rights in practice.
Published 06/21/24
President Biden's latest executive action aims to help DACA recipients, and the undocumented spouses and stepchildren of American citizens.
Published 06/20/24
This Juneteenth, we explore the real human story behind the myths about Harriet Tubman, including her spirituality, her relationship with nature, and the disability she lived with while liberating so many enslaved people.
Published 06/19/24
After the Supreme Court ruled a ban on "bump stocks," how are lawmakers in Congress thinking about the politics of gun policy?
Published 06/18/24
Congressman Jamaal Bowman's stance on the Israel-Hamas War and the implications as he tries to hold onto his seat.
Published 06/17/24
The New Yorker's Susan Glasser with political analysis of the news coming out of the G-7 Summit, including how Western countries are attempting to woo the Global South.
Published 06/14/24
During today's live show, news broke that the Supreme Court upheld the FDA's approval of mifepristone, a medical abortion drug.
Published 06/13/24
The conflict Gaza has created divisions within the Democratic party over human rights, and support for Israel.
Published 06/12/24
What makes a particular city in Arizona a good indicator of the future of both American democracy, as well as the climate crisis?
Published 06/11/24
Last week, President Biden issued an executive order that prevents migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border when crossings surge.
Published 06/10/24
A new book explores attempts to put a price on whiteness, based on explorations of generational wealth and experience.
Published 06/07/24
European officials are reportedly convinced that former president Trump Trump is going to win the election in November.
Published 06/06/24
President Biden's executive action on the southern border, his son's trial and the latest on the role of the U.S. in cease fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas.
Published 06/05/24
After Dobbs and other Supreme Court decisions that restrict certain rights at the federal level, are there strategies for progressives to codify those rights at the state level?
Published 06/04/24
Both parties try to maximize the political advantage of Donald Trump's guilty verdicts in the Manhattan trial, as jury selection starts in the Hunter Biden case in federal court.
Published 06/03/24
Yesterday afternoon, former President Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
Published 05/31/24
Donald Trump's hush money case is currently being deliberated by the jurors after hearing weeks of arguments.
Published 05/30/24
Presidential polls showing a decline in popularity since 2020 for Pres. Biden among younger voters, as well as Black and Latino voters -- traditionally groups that vote for Democrats. 
Published 05/29/24
Former president Trump is reportedly offering a 'deal to big oil companies that could save industry $110 billion in exchange for campaign donations.
Published 05/28/24
The Supreme Court issued a ruling that will allow a gerrymander in South Carolina to stand, on the basis that it was done for partisan, not racial, reasons.
Published 05/24/24
How have the turbulent periods of the past shaped the present, and what can they tell us about how to move into the future?
Published 05/21/24
Briefing the press, framing the President's agenda, and deciding on the political messaging of a presidency are all part of the job for the White House Press Secretary.
Published 05/20/24