Each week The Intercept’s Washington, D.C. bureau brings you one important or overlooked story from the political world. Bureau Chief Ryan Grim and a rotating cast of journalists, politicians, academics and historians tell you what the rest of the media are missing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 7 days 19 hours 4 minutes
episode 13: Trump’s Top Ten Lies and Why They Matter (with Daniel Dale)
In classic autocrat fashion, Trump wants Americans to accept that the only truth they need to worry about is the truth that comes straight from his mouth.
episode 12: Why the Democrats Can (and Should) Impeach Trump
Donald Trump’s actions are exactly the kind that were declared impermissible in Nixon’s articles of impeachment.
episode 11: Midterms Special: Who Won, Who Lost, and What Happens Next?
It wasn’t quite a blue wave, but the Democrats, while unable to win the Senate, took back control of the House for the first time since 2010.
episode 10: Race or Class: What Will Drive Trump Voters in the Midterms?
Author and political scientist John Sides debates The Intercept’s senior politics editor, Briahna Joy Gray, on whether Trump voters were motivated by race or class.
episode 9: Is Trump Inciting Far Right Terror In the U.S.?
Contrary to Donald Trump’s warnings, terrorists weren’t coming from Mexico or Syria; they were here in America, and some of them attended his rallies.
episode 8: From Caravans to Cages: Why Trump Bashes Migrants
If the media is to be believed, the United States is about to be overrun by a horde of terrorists and criminals from Central America. It’s a distraction from what has really been an immigration crisis at the border: the so-called separation of...
episode 7: Why Won't Trump Condemn the Saudis? (Hint: It's Israel. Also, Iran)
The United States and Saudi Arabia have been best friends since 1945, even after 9/11, when 15 of the 19 hijackers who brought down the Twin Towers turned out to be Saudi nationals. Their alliance still holds strong, despite the sudden disappe...
episode 6: Live Special: Are the Democrats Ready to Get Radical?
Will the Democrats use their impending House majority in 2019 not just to restrain Donald Trump, but to push for a more progressive agenda?
episode 5: The Right Won the Battle Over Kavanaugh. Can the Left Win the War?
What does Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation mean for women in America and what can the Democrats do to stop a Supreme Court dominated by the hard right from rolling back everything progressives have fought for?
episode 4: Riz Ahmed on Politics, Identity, and Being Brown in Hollywood
The Venom star joins Mehdi Hasan to discuss his acting career, his music, and the gift and curse of being a minority in the media.