Steven Brill, author of Tailspin: The People and Forces Behind America’s Fifty-Year Fall — and Those Fighting to Reverse It, joined me to discuss what’s wrong with
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Harry Litman: ‘President Trump Thinks He’s a King’
Former U.S. Attorney Harry Litman joined me for a discussion about the confidential 20-page memo by President Trump’s lawyers which argued that he can stop
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Bill Browder: Putin’s Public Enemy No. 1?
If you know his story already, you surely won’t mind hearing it again. It’s extraordinary. If you haven’t heard it before, get ready. Bill Browder
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Gen. Michael V. Hayden: The Assault on Intelligence
General Michael Hayden, former Director of CIA and National Security Agency — and author of “The Assault on Intelligence” — joined me for a conversation
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Mitch Landrieu: A White Southerner Confronts History
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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