Why Trump's Corruption Matters with Zephyr Teachout
Is President Trump a symptom of a system of corruption, or is he the cause? The nation’s highest office is embroiled in scandal, some so brazen and shameless that it’s almost easy to grow numb to the ...
21 Aug 20181h 5min
The Wicked Problem of Climate Change with Andrew Revkin
Why is it so hard to focus attention on the climate crisis? We know the damage we’re doing to the climate and we know why we’re doing it. We even know the obstacles to the solution (fossil fuel compan...
14 Aug 201858min
Roe V. Wade's Final Hour? with Nancy Northup
Are we on the precipice of one of the most destructive social reversals in the country’s history? President Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh as the next Supreme Court justice initiated a heated c...
7 Aug 201853min
School Segregation in 2018 with Nikole Hannah-Jones
Why are American schools resegregating? Over 60 years since the Brown v. Board of Education ruling forced schools to integrate, the nation is witnessing schools become increasingly segregated. So how ...
31 Jul 201858min
Our Real Estate Obsession with Giorgio Angelini
Why do you live where you live? Not just the state or the city but the block you walk down and the door you walk through every day. Having a space to call home is packaged as part of the ‘American Dre...
24 Jul 201850min
"Futureface" with Alex Wagner
Why is everyone taking DNA tests to find out about their heritage? While Americans are fueling an industry selling them a story of global identity, the country’s President is spreading fear and hostil...
17 Jul 201840min
Ending Mass Incarceration with Larry Krasner
Have you heard about Larry Krasner? He’s a lefty progressive lawyer in Philadelphia that made his name by defending the underdogs, representing activists and suing police officers. Last year, he was e...
10 Jul 201858min
Fracking Trump Country with Eliza Griswold
What does it look like when fracking comes to town? For folks in poor rural areas, parts of Trump Country before we had Trump Country, fracking can mean opportunity, wealth, and autonomy for some, des...
3 Jul 201847min
