Series Finale: How did President Trump change the post-9/11 peace movement? (call-in special)
On December 7, 2016, “TrumpWatch with Jesse Lent” debuted on WBAI 99.5fm, New York City's Pacifica station. Through 127 episodes, we did our best to cut through the bluster coming from the White Hou...
11 Sep 201926min
What does climate change means for the affordable housing crisis? (Teresa Wiltz)
Of all the consequences of climate change that we know about, one that rarely gets discussed is its affect on the affordable housing crisis. Back in June, President Trump (who has denied the existence...
4 Sep 201926min
Can 19 states stop the administration from detaining migrant children indefinitely? (Mica Rosenberg)
On Monday, attorneys general for 19 states and the District of Columbia announced a lawsuit against the Trump administration in the hopes of blocking a sweeping new rule which would allow Immigratio...
28 Aug 201926min
Are veterans more likely to be denied green cards than active service members? (Yeganeh Torbati)
Veterans of the US Armed Forces will have a harder time receiving green cards than currently active service members, according to a new report from Yeganeh Torbati, Isaac Arnsdorf and Dara Lind of Pr...
21 Aug 201927min
What will reinterpreting the Endangered Species Act mean for animals under threat of extinction? (Ben Lefebvre)
On Aug. 12, the Trump administration announced plans to change how it how it enforces the Endangered Species Act, the landmark 1974 law believed to have rescued the bald eagle, the grizzly bear and t...
14 Aug 201927min
Will Russia hack our election systems again in 2020? (Christopher R. Deluzio and Adam Piore)
With all eyes trained on former special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony before Congress, we take a look at the issue that got us here—Russian interference in the 2016 election. According to Adam P...
24 Jul 201926min
Is the President's chief of staff building a right-wing empire in the White House? (Lisa Rein)
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney reportedly told attendees at a recent fundraising retreat in Chicago that he doesn't attempt to control the President’s tweeting, time or family. Instea...
17 Jul 201926min
Is there a culture of racism and misogyny among Border Patrol agents? (Ted Hesson)
On July 1, when ProPublica reporter A.C. Thompson revealed the existence of a secret Facebook group of 9,500 Border Patrol agents with posts joking about migrant deaths and illustrations of the Presi...
10 Jul 201927min
