It’s New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s last day in office. I spoke with him while he was still packing up his office. We talked about
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Ronan Farrow: War on Peace
Ronan Farrow, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence, talked with me about
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Stuart Eizenstat: New Look at Carter Presidency
Stuart Eizenstat, author of President Carter: The White House Years & Carter’s Chief Domestic Policy Adviser, talked with me about President Jimmy Carter. Was Carter an
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Asha Rangappa: How Will Mueller Investigation End?
Asha Rangappa, a former FBI special agent and frequent CNN contributor, joined me for a great discussion about where special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation is
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Chris Whittle: Reforming Education, Globally
It’s impossible to have followed Education for the last 40 years and not know Chris Whittle. He’s a serial education entrepreneur – a “reformer,” as he
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Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt: “How Democracies Die”
Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt discuss their New York Times bestseller, How Democracies Die. It’s a discussion that could change the way you look
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David Cay Johnston: It’s Even Worse Than You Think
Investigative reporter David Cay Johnston joined me to discuss President Trump’s first year in office and explain why It’s Even Worse Than You Think. Subscribe
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Preet Bharara: How to Flip a Witness
Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who was fired by President Trump earlier this year, discusses the unfolding Russia investigation and how special counsel Robert Muller
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Sen. Al Franken: “I Freed Up the Funny”
I spoke with Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) about Russia, Pres. Trump, health care — and which is more fun: Saturday Night Live or the U.S. Senate.
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Sidney Blumenthal: On Abraham Lincoln, Donald Trump & Hillary Clinton
Sidney Blumenthal, a key adviser to Bill and Hillary Clinton and the author of Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol.
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Alexa Koenig: The Internet Can Help Stop Human Rights Abuse
Alexa Koenig is Executive Director of the Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley, a 2015 winner of a prestigious MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective
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Garry Kasparov: Why Trump Will Lose Playing Putin’s Dangerous Game
Garry Kasparov, the Russian political activist and chess grandmaster, joins us on Political Wire Conversations for a discussion about Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and their
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