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 17 hours 16 minutes
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episode 1: When Do We “Impeach the Motherf*cker”? (with Rashida Tlaib)
Rep. Tlaib is among a crop of progressive congressional newcomers threatening to shakeup the Democratic Party status quo.
episode 2: What You Can't Say About Israel (with Marc Lamont Hill)
There are signs that U.S. opinion might be shifting on Israel and Palestine, but defenders of the Israeli government aren’t backing down. What’s the price of criticizing Israel in the U.S.?
episode 3: Is It Time For Kamala Harris To Reckon With Her Right-Wing Past?
Will Sen. Harris’s record as a prosecutor hurt her presidential chances given the democratic base’s leftward shift on criminal justice and civil liberties?
episode 4: Who’s Really Afraid of Socialism?
Donald Trump says the U.S. “will never be a socialist country,” yet polls suggest the popularity of socialism is on the rise.
episode 5: The Truth About Islam and Democracy
Hundreds of millions of Muslims live in democracies of some shape or form, yet a narrative persists that Islam and democracy are incompatible.
episode 6: Why Won’t the Media Discuss Trump’s Mental Instability?
There has never been a president like Trump: his all-caps tweets; his total lack of human empathy; his bragging and boasting; his childish point-scoring; his narcissism.
episode 7: Ilhan Omar Speaks Out On Her Twitter Scandal, Anti-Semitism, and a Progressive Foreign Policy
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s tweets kicked off a massive debate on anti-semitism, but the pile on against her, a young black Muslim refugee woman, was disproportionate.
episode 8: Cornel West on Bernie, Trump, and Racism
Does Bernie Sanders still have a "race problem"?
episode 9: Erik Prince, Perjury, and the Secret Trump Tower Meeting
Could Erik Prince really go to prison for perjuring himself in front of Congress?
episode 10: Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Trump, Islamophobia, and His Presidential Bid
“Mayor Pete” is turning heads with a slate of radical political reform proposals, including expanding the supreme court and eliminating the electoral college.
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