The Sick And The Testless
What A Day23 Mar 2020

The Sick And The Testless

We interview Alexis Madrigal, staff writer at the Atlantic and founder of The COVID Tracking project, about the current state of coronavirus testing and why it took so long to get started.

Congress still hasn’t reached a deal on the coronavirus relief bill. We discuss where things stand, with five Republican senators in self-isolation and one recently diagnosed with Covid-19.

And in headlines: Kentucky does voter suppression while no one is looking, less traffic and pollution, and streaming services cut bit rates in the EU.

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The Reality Of Being Trapped On The USS Lincoln

The Reality Of Being Trapped On The USS Lincoln

You may have heard about the conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln — the carrier where sailors have been facing food shortages and broken toilets. They’ve gone without a traditional port call for ...

19 Aug 21min

Is Democratic Socialism Taking Over The Party?

Is Democratic Socialism Taking Over The Party?

You’ve probably heard a lot about the Democratic Socialists of America this year. Political figures who are either members of the organization or associated with its beliefs are running in primaries a...

18 Aug 21min

Reining In The Congressional Culture of Harassment

Reining In The Congressional Culture of Harassment

The fact that the US Congress is absolutely rotten with creeps is one of the worst-kept secrets in Washington. From former Representatives like California Democrat Eric Swalwell and Texas Republican T...

18 Aug 18min

Politics In The Paint

Politics In The Paint

The Women’s National Basketball Association has been making the headlines lately. In fact, according to a Media Matters report, since the end of June, Fox News has devoted at least 206 segments to the...

14 Aug 22min

MAGA Media’s Trump Slump

MAGA Media’s Trump Slump

Donald Trump’s poll numbers are trash — and numbers for right-wing influencers on YouTube, Twitter and elsewhere are going down the tubes, too. As the New York Times reported at the end of last month,...

13 Aug 22min

Is Wisconsin A Warning for Democratic Socialists?

Is Wisconsin A Warning for Democratic Socialists?

On Tuesday, Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong narrowly lost to Milwaukee’s county executive, David Crowley, in the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary. Now, the somewhat unknown is facing Republican Rep...

12 Aug 20min

What The Special Elections In The South Mean For The Midterms

What The Special Elections In The South Mean For The Midterms

It’s voting day in states across the country – including in two Southern states that have already voted once this year. In South Carolina, Republicans will select their new Senate nominee after Lindse...

11 Aug 24min

Netanyahu Bucks Trump's Board Of Peace

Netanyahu Bucks Trump's Board Of Peace

Last month, Trump bragged that the Board of Peace had accomplished a monumental breakthrough: an agreement for the disarmament of Hamas in Gaza. However, this “agreement” didn’t really stand much of a...

10 Aug 23min

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