Political Theater: Just what is wrong with Congress
The legislative branch consistently misses statutory deadlines, lurching from crisis to crisis, all while sniping at one another in a way that would get most people fired from regular jobs. What are t...
21 Okt 202120min
Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis: Why universal pre-K may help stem crime
As Congress deliberates this week on what should be included in the reconciliation bill, child care and specifically universal pre-K is being debated. Educators, parents and doctors have long advocate...
20 Okt 202126min
Fintech Beat: Fintech’s free will
Jenny Xia Spradling, the co-founder of Free Will, recounts her journey, why she walked away from her first startup, and how her new big venture has enabled over $1 billion of donations to nonprofits. ...
19 Okt 202127min
Budget deep dive: What’s next for the reconciliation bill?
Democrats have two weeks to meet a self-imposed deadline to pass a reconciliation bill, but a rift between moderate and progressive Democrats over the size of the package remains. CQ Roll Call’s Jenni...
15 Okt 202118min
Political Theater: 'Dopesick’ humanizes the overwhelming losses of the opioid epidemic
The team behind the Hulu mini-series “Dopesick,” discusses with Political Theater how they approached a story of monumental tragedy and loss, putting a human touch on the sprawling opioid epidemic tha...
13 Okt 202115min
Budget deep dive: Debt limit crisis averted, for now
The Senate approved a short-term debt limit patch Thursday night, raising borrowing authority by $480 billion, but the compromise agreement between Senate leaders doesn’t provide much time to reach a ...
8 Okt 202121min
Equal Time with Mary C Curtis: 'White folks don't care about dead Black and Brown people like they ought to'
It has been more than a year since the killing of George Floyd sparked cries for police reform and even defunding. But it has all but stalled on the national level with congressional talks falling apa...
7 Okt 202125min
Political Theater: The view from Howell: Michiganders weigh in on Biden agenda
President Joe Biden took his pitch for enhanced infrastructure and social safety net spending to Howell, Mich., this week. CQ Roll Call Senior Writer Paul Krawzak also went there and spoke to people i...
7 Okt 202118min
