The Return of McCarthyism w/ Chris Lehmann
Republicans are plummeting in the polls in the lead-up to the midterm thanks to the unpopularity of the Iran War and the attendant inflation. As my Nation colleague Chris Lehmann has noted, in an atte...
2 Elo 44min
Iran War Heats Up w/ Matt Duss
The purported ceasefire in the Iran War was always tenuous and now the war is not only heating up but entering a dangerous new phase. The Iranians have closed the Strait of Hormuz and the Houthis are ...
26 Heinä 37min
Fighting Monopoly Power w/ Zephyr Teachout
Donald Trump is practicing crony capitalism on an unprecedented scale, with the government greenlighting major mergers that benefit the president’s friends (most notably the Paramount-Warner Bros. mer...
19 Heinä 42min
Maine After Platner w/ Eoin Higgins
Graham Platner is withdrawing as the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine after a credible rape allegation was made against him (Platner denies the allegation). I spoke to Maine writer Eoin Higgins abou...
13 Heinä 45min
The Triumph of Mamdani and the DSA w/ Ross Barkan
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani had a very good night on Tuesday: a slate of candidates he endorsed won in Democratic primaries in both state and congressional races. This victory was shared by the...
29 Kesä 44min
Matt Taibbi and the New Threat to Free Speech w/ Eoin Higgins
Journalist Eoin Higgins was recently sued for defamation by a fellow journalist Matt Taibbi, who is subject on criticism in Higgins’ book Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest V...
21 Kesä 43min
Is Bari Weiss Winning? W/ David Klion
Bari Weiss has become a flashpoint of controversy in her position running CBS News. She’s fired half a dozen senior producers and correspondents at 60 Minutes, the network’s flagship news program. Wit...
14 Kesä 39min
