Poniewozik explains how “a volcanic, camera-hogging antihero merged with America’s most powerful medium to become our 45th president.” He also explains what happened to us – how, as TV & media changed over the last decades, so did we. And you might not like what we’ve become.
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Philip Mudd explains the state of our national intelligence and law enforcement agencies — and revisits the CIA’s Black Sites, where our debates on torture, counterterrorism & the responsibility to prevent another attack were born
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The GOP change has been swift, stark, and you might be led to believe, all because of one person: Donald Trump. But is that true? Was Trump the cause or the most logical outcome? And is there any going back?
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Robert Tsai explains how legal ideas that aren’t necessarily about equality at all — ensuring fair play, acting reasonably, avoiding cruelty, and protecting free speech — have been used to overcome inequality in the past and can serve as potent alternative tools to promote equality today.
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It was the Supreme Court session Democrats feared and Republicans had waited a generation for – a solidly conservative 5-4 majority. So how’d it go?
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How is today’s polarized, disrupted world one in which Russia can thrive? That’s what Angela Stent explains through history and analysis in her remarkable new book, “Putin’s World: Russia Against the West and with the Rest.”
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With 20 candidates and 2 Democratic debates spread over 48 hours this week, the 2020 Presidential campaign season is officially underway. We know the process:
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Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz sounds the alarm and presents a new economic vision in “People, Power, and Profits: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent.” Stiglitz has written a definitive economic (and political) blue print for these times.
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We’re back! I’ve been doing a lot of prep for this new podcast season. You also may have noticed the name change to Chris Riback’s Conversations.
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Northwestern Professor Kirabo Jackson explains the economics of education investment. The key? Start with early learning and continue.
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Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined me to discuss her new bill that aims to protect patients from the outrageous bills that suddenly land folks deep in medical debt.
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Listen to Dr. Hedvig Hricak, and you’ll forget she’s one of the global leaders in breast cancer research. Instead, you’ll just think she’s one of the smartest, most caring people you’ve ever heard.
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