Ben Rhodes discusses his personal post-Obama journey that sought to answer a simple question: What happened to the world, America, and himself as the undertow of history pulled us into the currents of nationalism and authoritarianism – and what we should do about it?
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Dr. John King served as the 10th U.S. Secretary of Education, under President Obama. Here’s why he says education saved his life — and why addressing “unfinished learning” is at the heard to the education, opportunity, and equity gaps.
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I spoke with former National Security Advisor, H.R. McMaster, Lt. General, U.S. Army, retired, about foreign policy, national security, and America’s standing in the
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Peter Baker, Chief White House Correspondent for The New York Times, and Susan Glasser, staff writer for The New Yorker. They have written the definitive biography of The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III.
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With REAGANLAND: America’s Right Turn 1976-1980, historian Rick Perlstein concludes his sweeping four-volume account of the rise of modern American conservatism, showing how much the nation changed over those years—and just as importantly, how those changes produced the world we live in now.
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What does it mean for democracy when the President attacks the free press as fake news? A special live Zoom event with ABC News’ Jonathan Karl.
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How do you run a municipality through a pandemic? What’s it like to see the place you love – your home – go through it? A conversation with New Rochelle (NY) Mayor Noam Bramson.
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When I first scheduled an election analysis discussion with former U.S. Representative Steve Israel, it’s fair to say that my initial set of questions had nothing to do with how to run for President in a time of coronavirus.
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Russian hacks. Voter suppression. So-called voter fraud. Disinformation. Caucus debacles. We continue our check on American democracy with a previously unthinkable question: Can America run a fair election?
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How’s our democracy doing? Are America’s democratic norms still valid? How much more can our institutions take? I decided to dedicate the next two conversations to the topic, starting with a new conversation on “How Democracies Die.”
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DocuPod: Chief Justice John G. Roberts published his annual Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary. With tensions among government branches high and impeachment trial likely, this year’s report was widely anticipated.
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As our 2020 Presidential campaign becomes more intense and pointed, it’s clear there is a battle going on for, among other things, America’s economic soul.
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