Geraldo Cadava, professor of history and Latina and Latino Studies at Northwestern University, explains the many symbiotic ways the U.S. and Mexico work together and the deeper significance of the border.
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The jobs used to deny disability benefits are stuck in 1977
Lisa Rein from The Washington Post details how the Biden administration has spent $250 million to modernize its vocational services but still uses outdated market data to determine benefits for 15 million people.
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How our attention warps American politics
Megan Garber from The Atlantic talks about the media landscape that has brought us to this divided point in American history.
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What’s in store for the world in 2023?
Tom Standage, an editor at The Economist, discusses the top 10 issues the magazine predicts will make the biggest headlines this year.
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There are still ways to expand on the ADA
Ben Mattlin is a journalist who is also disabled, and he joins guest host Courtney Collins to discuss the progress the disabled community has made to raise awareness about opportunities for increased access.
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How Daniel Webster united the states
Professor Joel Richard Paul joins guest host John McCaa to discuss orator, lawyer and politician Daniel Webster, who argued that binding the states together was the only way to end slavery.
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The forgotten story of how Lincoln tried to bring together a divided nation
Political analyst John Avlon discusses Lincoln as a peacemaker, his approach of reason over brute strength, and how that was derailed after his assassination.
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Did the Founding Fathers really expect us to think like them?
Professor Erwin Chemerinsky talks about why he thinks originalism is not a viable path to interpreting what the framers intended.
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How Lincoln calibrated his moral compass
Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham discusses his biography of the 16th president, from birth to assassination, and Lincoln’s conviction that slavery must be ended as a moral evil.
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Trump is under 5 major investigations—here’s how they could go down
Lawyer Ankush Khardori discusses the cases against Trump, the paths in front of prosecutors, and the many ways these legal battles could play out.
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We all need a refresher on the Constitution
Constitutional scholar Julie Silverbrook discusses 35 new short-form videos designed to engage children about the basics of American democracy.
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Universal basic income works, but it’s not cheap
Journalist Megan Greenwell talks about programs that offer monthly stipends with no strings attached with the hopes of lifting people out of poverty, and why the movement now finds itself at a crossroads.
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