Emily Bazelon joins us to talk about ways to level the playing field for defendants, which she writes about in “Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration.”
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The American Work Ethic Doesn’t Apply To Everyone
Bryce Covert writes about working life in America, and she joins us to talk about the disconnect in how the American work ethic applies to workers based on the tax bracket they occupy.
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From The Church To The Capital: #MeToo In Texas
Cheryl Allison joins us to profile North Texas women who have led the fight against sexual harassment – including former Texas Senator Wendy Davis, who also joins the conversation.
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Should We Stop Taking Your Huddled Masses?
David Frum joins us to walk through the many complicated issues at play with immigration like the question that divides us– how much is too much?
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Does Trade Really Prevent War?
Daniel Drezner, professor of international politics at Tufts University, joins us to talk about how the current breakdown of international trade agreements eerily resembles the run-up to the First World War.
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Are We Safer Since 9/11?
Janet Napolitano joins us to take stock of our post-9/11 efforts to root out terrorism without crippling our free society. Her new book is called “How Safe Are We?: Homeland Security Since 9/11.”
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Is American Democracy Vulnerable?
Harvard professor Steven Levitsky joins us to talk about the societal fissures that have historically taken down democracies.
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Reproductive Care: The Third Rail Of Health Policy
New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg joins us to talk about how the Supreme Court shifting right could lead to the overturn of Roe V. Wade – and about how state legislatures have worked to neutralize the law ever since the court’s 1973 decision.
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Involuntary Racism
Stanford psychology professor Jennifer Eberhardt joins us to talk about the consequences of bias and how it infiltrates all levels of society. Her new book is called “Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do.”
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Terrorism Is The Least Of Our Problems
Political scientist Micah Zenko joins us to talk about why – relative to other time periods – we’ve never had less to worry about. His new book, written with Michael A. Cohen, is called “Clear & Present Safety: The World Has Never Been Better and Why That Matters to Americans.”
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A Million US Latinos Turn 18 This Year And They Are Ready To Vote
As the political landscape heats up for 2020, Maria Teresa Kumar, president and CEO of Voto Latino joins us to talk about the issues that drive Latinx voters to the polls.
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A Former U.S. Diplomat On Trump’s Foreign Policy
Former diplomat William J Burns joins host Krys Boyd to talk about the continued importance of “soft power” in the wake of President Trump’s call for 23 percent cut in the State Department funding.
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