Biden's War on Junk Fees
Extra charges and fees for everything from booking a hotel to buying concert tickets have become an insidious part of daily life. President Biden is hoping that by outlawing so-called “junk fees,” he ...
12 Maalis 202424min
He Quoted Hitler. Now, He Could Be Governor.
On Super Tuesday, Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson secured the Republican nomination for governor in North Carolina. His history of anti-semitic, misogynistic, and outright absurd comments wasn’t a p...
11 Maalis 202422min
Instagram’s Pedophile Problem
As the debate around child safety online rages on, an investigation by The New York Times found a seedy world of pedophiles interacting with child influencer accounts, often run by their parents, on I...
10 Maalis 202430min
Why TikTok Went Silent
Thousands of songs have disappeared from TikTok in recent months as music giant Universal Music Group, or UMG, has pulled its catalog from the app. UMG claims that TikTok is a music platform, and that...
8 Maalis 202419min
Rep Jayapal Says the Biden Coalition is 'Fractured'
With Biden trailing Trump in the polls and thousands of Democrats casting votes for “uncommitted” in the primaries, can the president make his case for a second term to frustrated progressives at the ...
7 Maalis 202422min
Can Gaza Survive on Airdropped Aid?
Airdropping aid, food, and supplies is expensive, inexact, and inefficient and usually only a last resort when your enemies have left you no other options. So why is the United States airdropping aid ...
6 Maalis 202423min
Why Adam Schiff Is Running Ads for a Republican
Nancy Pelosi is no longer in charge of the House Democrats, and Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat is now up for grabs. Will a new generation of progressives step up in deep blue California? It’s not so s...
5 Maalis 202423min
Florida's Anti-Vaxxers Won. Then the Measles Surged.
Measles happens, but this outbreak in Florida is unfolding in a post-pandemic world where mistrust in public health officials and vaccinations is practically the party line. Guest: Lauren Weber, Washi...
4 Maalis 202423min
