The UAW Enters the Ring
Thousands of members of the United Auto Workers walked off the line at Midwestern auto plants Friday, putting an exclamation mark on a summer where labor—from screenwriters to UPS drivers—flexed its m...
19 Sep 202324min
McCarthy’s Impeaching Biden to Keep His Job
House speaker Kevin McCarthy announced the opening of an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, but members of the Freedom Caucus—a group of right-wing Republicans with a taste for dramatic, extrem...
18 Sep 202320min
Can Politicians Keep Kids Safe Online?
The bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act has noble-sounding intentions, but has been called one of the most dangerous bills in years by the digital rights group, the Electronic Frontier Foundation.Guest:...
16 Sep 202327min
Google Makes Its Case
A trial a decade in the making has started, as the U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust case against Google and its unrivaled position as the top search engine begins. Is this the beginning of the gove...
15 Sep 202329min
The Case Against Harm Reduction
Following “The Call,” our series on the opioid epidemic continues in Harlem. Inside a safe-consumption site, addiction is destigmatized—outside, however, the neighbors feel differently.Guest: Syderia ...
14 Sep 202328min
Fighting “Disaster Fatigue”
It feels like we live in a world of near constant environmental disasters. Whether it’s living through an emergency, or consuming coverage in the media, collective trauma takes a mental toll. What ste...
13 Sep 202320min
How DeSantis Turned New College into a Circus
Back in January, Ron DeSantis appointed six new trustees to the board of Florida’s New College, who swiftly set about remaking the school according to a much more conservative vision of what college s...
12 Sep 202323min
Prison for the Proud Boys. Now What?
Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio was just sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in the January 6th insurrection. With much of their leadership, and that of the Oath Keepers, now behind ...
11 Sep 202321min
