Aug 22 2024
News
Venezuela continues crackdown on opposition as U.S. considers more diplomatic efforts
Leaders of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia are trying to mediate the standoff between Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his political opponents as weeks of mass protests and arrests continue. NPR (Online News)
Jul 17 2024
Opinion
Is the G.O.P.’s Economic Populism Real?
When Donald Trump on Monday chose Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio as his running mate it excited populists — and unnerved some business elites. Later that evening, the president of the Teamsters, Sean O’Brien, gave a prime-time speech at the Republican National Convention. “Over the last 40 years, the Republican Party has rarely pursued strong relationships with organized labor,” O’Brien said. “... Ezra Klein
Jul 10 2024
Opinion
Biden Digs In
President Biden stays on the offensive, calling into his favorite morning show to excoriate the naysayers, rallying support among old allies, and vowing to everyone who will listen that he’s staying the race no matter what. Jon, Lovett, and Tommy lay out President Biden’s strategy and size up whether it’s working so far. And as the fight over Biden’s future moves to Capitol Hill, Lovett talks... Pod Save America
Jul 05 2024
Analysis
A Divided America Agrees: We Deserve Better Than This
The latest national poll from The New York Times and Siena College shows former President Donald J. Trump leading President Biden by nine percentage points among registered voters — a pretty big shift in his direction in the week since the presidential debate. It has become clear in the past week that there is no obvious path to replacing Mr. Biden as the Democratic Party’s nominee. But... New York Times (Opinion)
Jun 16 2024
Analysis
E.U. Politics Scholar Explains Populism's Surge in Europe While Western Media Warns of Threats to Democracy
Glenn Greenwald
Feb 06 2024
News
Dozens have been arrested on bribery charges involving NYC Housing Authority
The Justice Department has announced charges against 70 current and former employees of New York City's massive public housing authority — the most federal bribery charges ever brought in one day. NPR (Online News)
Nov 03 2023
Analysis
The cranky American: A tale told with polls
If you’re feeling cranky about politics, please know this: You’re not alone. Public polling shows a remarkably wide swath of Americans with historically poor views of politics and politicians. Granted, polls are snapshots, not oil paintings, so to speak. But the body politic does seem to be in a pretty rough patch. Here to discuss the political climate and what it might mean as we gear up for... Roll Call
Oct 13 2023
Analysis
Why is life expectancy falling faster for adults without a BA?
In previous work, Anne Case and Angus Deaton of Princeton described a disturbing trend, the now-widely recognized rise in “deaths of despair” – suicides, drug overdoses, and alcohol-related liver disease – since the mid-1990s. For a time, this phenomenon was hidden in overall mortality figures because of improvements in treating heart disease, but that progress stalled around 2010 for those... Brookings Institution
Jun 26 2023
Analysis
How to fight bullying? Teach the value of kindness.
What if confronting a societal scourge means focusing on its opposite? That’s the approach taken by Shadi Pourkashef, a Southern California composer, conductor, and piano teacher who also combats school bullying – which affects 2 in 10 children ages 12 to 18, by one account – with kindness. “As I learned more about Ms. Pourkashef and her Ability Awareness Project, it became... Christian Science Monitor
Jan 20 2023
Opinion
How Right-Wing Media Ate the Republican Party
In recent weeks, America got a preview of how the new Republican House majority would wield its power. In attempting to perform a basic function of government — electing a speaker — a coalition of 20 House members caused Kevin McCarthy to lose 14 rounds of votes, decreasing his power with each compromise and successive vote. This is not normal. Party unity ebbs and flows, but the G.O.P... Ezra Klein
Aug 25 2022
News
What can America expect from the Supreme Court’s next term?
THE SUPREME COURT is changing America. In its last term, it eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, loosened gun laws and eroded the separation of church and state. Host Jon Fasman asks Eric Segall, professor of law at Georgia State University, what will happen in the upcoming term and whether the court could be reformed. They also discuss the role of “originalism”, the judicial... The Economist
Feb 02 2022
Opinion
The Future of Depolarization | Esther Cash with Ciaran O'Connor
Esther Cash is a liberal college student at Biola, a conservative Christian university in California. As a program associate for Braver Angels, she helps coordinate our debates program in communities and colleges across the country. Braver Angels
Feb 02 2022
Opinion
Reducing Polarization All By Yourself: Kamy Akhavan
Across the board— from voter access to questions of race and gender, and views of the economy— the gap between Republicans and Democrats has grown wider in recent years. According to recent polling, a rising share of Americans say that having political conversations with those they disagree with is “stressful and frustrating”. Political polarization and the recent actions of party... How Do We Fix It?
Feb 02 2022
Opinion
Farewell, Justice Breyer. What now?
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring after 27 years on the nation’s highest court, giving President Biden his first chance to nominate a justice to the bench. He’s expected to announce his pick by the end of February, and has vowed to nominate a Black woman. So, who’s the right person for the job? Will the fight to hold down the liberal wing of the court fall along... Left, Right & Center
Feb 02 2022
Opinion
Should COVID Vaccines be Mandatory?
Jason Eberl, board member for Association of Bioethics Program Directors and professor at St. Louis University, joins Roger Severino, senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center to debate government mandated vaccines. The Debate
Jan 21 2022
Opinion
How The Budget Mess in Congress Hurts All of Us: Alison Acosta Winters & Emily Holubowich
This year the federal government is expected to collect more than $3.5 trillion in taxes— a vast amount of money by any measure. One of the key functions of Congress is to pass a budget. But often that seems close to impossible. Lack of agreement over federal spending regularly threatens to bring about government shutdowns that have a negative impact on millions of Americans. Yet few of... Let's Find Common Ground
Jan 21 2022
Opinion
Biden presidency turns 1 year old
President Biden took questions from reporters on Wednesday for nearly two hours — ranging widely from voting rights to Ukraine and more — as senators from his own party threatened his top legislative goals. The president says he’s outperformed expectations. His approval rating — a meager 40% or so — doesn’t seem to square with that. But can Biden be blamed for taking power during a... Left, Right & Center
Jan 21 2022
Opinion
I Changed My Mind About Nuclear Power: Zion Lights
Earth's global average temperature in 2021 was the sixth warmest on record, according to two new reports issued this week by U.S. Government agencies. Scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies report that collectively the past eight years were the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880. The research adds to overwhelming evidence of climate change. This episode... How Do We Fix It?
Jan 21 2022
Opinion
Liberal Education is Under Assault. Roosevelt Montás
What is the point of an education? Is it to learn skills that will help you get ahead in the workplace, or is it to acquire knowledge and to think more deeply about your place in the world? In this episode we hear from an educator who thinks that the great books— Plato, Aquinas, Shakespeare for example— aren’t just for a few well-off students at elite colleges, but for everybody. And he... How Do We Fix It?
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