The Not-So-United States

It's all aboard and full steam ahead as the Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago. Across the world, U.S. allies -and antagonists- will be watching carefully to get a measure of Kamala H...

19 Aug 202459min

First up, we're diving into next week's Democratic National Convention, where President Biden will endorse Kamala Harris as the next Commander-in-Chief. Rahm Emanuel, Biden's ambassador to Japan, join...

17 Aug 202440min

This week US presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have been digging into economics, talking about inflation and issues like price gouging. So far in their campaigns, though, one big ...

16 Aug 202459min

America's global leadership is being sorely tested. This means the stakes are extremely high for the US presidential election, with war in Ukraine and strengthening relations between Russia and China ...

15 Aug 202459min

Every day, people are dying in Gaza. As the death toll there approaches 40,000 it's a stark reminder of those caught in the middle of these negotiations: the Israeli hostages held in Gaza, their famil...

14 Aug 202459min

First: What next for Venezuela as Maduro cracks down amid accusations of stealing the latest election? Christiane reaches opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in hiding.  Plus: The specter of full-b...

13 Aug 202459min

It's been one week since Ukraine launched its surprise incursion into Russia. Today, President Vladimir Putin again framed this as a battle of survival against the West, saying Kyiv's move is a negoti...

12 Aug 202459min

From questioning Kamala Harris’s ethnic identity to his long-standing birther claims against Barack Obama, racist attacks against his political opponents have become part of Donald Trump's political p...

10 Aug 202440min