Princeton professor Eddie S. Glaude Jr. joins us to talk about why a total remaking of our democracy is the only path to equality.
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Princeton professor Eddie S. Glaude Jr. joins us to talk about why a total remaking of our democracy is the only path to equality.
Read moreDaniel Gitterman, chair of the University of North Carolina Department of Public Policy, joins us to talk about how presidents use executive orders, which he writes about in “Calling the Shots: The President, Executive Orders, and Public Policy.”
Read morePresident Trump’s executive order banning travel for refugees and others from seven predominantly Muslim countries led to protests at airports across the country. We talk about what happened over the weekend and what the order means going forward.
Read moreRobert Dunham, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, and Tim Cole, an assistant professor at UNT Dallas join us to talk about how Texas’ use of the death penalty compares with other states.
Read moreWilliam McKenzie of the Bush Institute and O. Ricardo Pimentel, columnist for the San Antonio Express-News, join us to talk about what Texans would like the president-elect to know about our state.
Read moreMichael Kirk joins us to talk about how the extreme partisanship from the recent election cycle has infiltrated nearly every area of our lives.
Read moreNew Yorker staff writer Jelani Cobb joins us to talk about how Black Lives Matter, Occupy Wall Street and other groups are following Martin Luther King Jr’s model of civil disobedience.
Read moreSkip Hollandsworth joins us to talk about how the experience of one juvenile prisoner opens up a new conversation about the balance between justice, mercy and rehabilitation.
Read moreStephen Breyer, associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, joins us to talk about his career on the bench – and about his book, “The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities.”
Read morePulitzer Prize-winning reporter Michael D’Antonio joins us to talk about the ups and downs of the last eight years of Barack Obama’s presidency.
Read moreJohns Hopkins University professor of strategic studies Eliot A. Cohen joins us to talk about why traditional boots on the ground are still vital for keeping the peace.
Read moreJames Fallows of The Atlantic joins us to talk about visiting Middle America, where he spoke with voters about why they are optimistic about their communities yet concerned for the nation.
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