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Stephen Wertheim: America Was Never Exceptional But We Used to Think It Was

Posted September 19, 2017 • 01:02:09

Trump is normal in more ways than people care to admit, but he is different in that he parts from the bedrock ideology of American exceptionalism that...

An Olympic-Size Swindle in LA with Molly Lambert and Jules Boykoff

Posted September 15, 2017 • 00:36:31

The so-called Olympic spirit doesn’t match the reality of a highly-corporatized Games that often leaves taxpayers picking up the tab, engenders abusive...

Houston: A Segregated Disaster in a Segregated City

Posted September 12, 2017 • 02:04:27

This two-hour episode is a look at inequality in Houston from slavery to the present. First, Dan talks to Tyina Steptoe, historian at the University...

César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández: On DACA

Posted September 8, 2017 • 00:32:23

Immigration law scholar @crimmigration breaks down the lies, misdirections and bigoted absurdities conveyed by Attorney General Jeff Sessions when...

Kate Aronoff: Populist Revolt Against The Climate Crisis

Posted September 6, 2017 • 01:06:17

The devastation wreaked by Hurricane Harvey has made the denial of climate change all the more dangerous. But @KateAronoff says that mainstream liberals...