The State of Red State Democrats
President Trump wanted to make this the election of the caravan. For red state democrats, that’s becoming the case. So with only days to go until midterms how will Trump’s immigration rhetoric shape c...
1 Nov 201820min
Understanding the Crisis in Yemen
Eric Nagourney, an international desk editor for the New York Times, explains the paper’s decision to publish harrowing photographs of malnourished Yemeni children. And Fatima Alasrar, a Yemeni and a ...
31 Okt 201817min
The Internet of Hate
On this week’s If Then, Will Oremus and April Glaser look further into the presidential election in Brazil and how tech has played a role. On Sunday, the far right candidate Jair Bolsanaro was elected...
31 Okt 201842min
"And Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof..."
There's a clause in the 14th amendment that people wanting to change it continue to come back to: "and subject to the jurisdiction thereof." Today on the show, Professor Garrett Epps of The Atlantic j...
30 Okt 201812min
Words Matter
Slate’s April Glaser explains the futility of expelling bigots from one social media platform, only to see them find safe harbor on another. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...
29 Okt 201815min
The Blame Game
While we wait for news on the bomb suspect, a debate between Slate’s Mike Pesca and Mary Harris: Can we blame the potential explosives on provocative political speech? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
26 Okt 201822min
Does Corruption Matter?
When it comes to the people we vote for, how corrupt is too corrupt? With Herb Jackson, Washington correspondent for USA Today and The Record. We take a whirlwind tour of the U.S. politicians hitting ...
25 Okt 201813min
Midterm Trolls - Online and Off
US Cyber Command launched its first cyber operation to deter Russian interference in the 2018 midterm elections, but is it too late? Clint Watts, the author of Messing With the Enemy, "Oh yeah." Today...
24 Okt 201817min
