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WNYC President LaFontaine Oliver On The Campaign To Defund Public Broadcasting
Episode 277
The federal government is aiming to take steps to reduce public funding to public media sources through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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1 year, 4 months ago
Senator Chris Murphy On How To Save Democracy
Episode 276
A Democratic senator outlines his critiques of the Trump administration, and outlines his prescription for protecting the guardrails of democracy.
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1 year, 4 months ago
Dems For NJ Guv Debate After Baraka Arrest at ICE Facility
Episode 275
At a recent primary event for Democrats hoping to be NJ's next Governor, candidates discussed how they are thinking about a relationship with Preside…
1 year, 4 months ago
Supreme Court Justices Are Speaking Up
Episode 274
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson has made comments characterizing the Trump administration's behavior toward the legal profession as "thre…
1 year, 4 months ago
Explainer: Trump’s Crypto Windfall and Corruption Claims
Episode 273
In president Trump's first administration, he stated that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are "not money". Now, his sons head their own crypto com…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Science and Politics of Fixing Air Traffic Control
Episode 272
Communication blackouts, delayed flights, staffing shortages -- New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport has been in crisis mode for the pas…
1 year, 4 months ago
Will RFK’s New Vaccine Policy Cancel Fall COVID Shots?
Episode 271
Last week, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the Food and Drug Administration would require all new vaccines to be tested against…
1 year, 4 months ago
Why The President Is Coming For Your Kids’ Dolls
Episode 270
With the impacts of President Trump's trade wars beginning to be felt in the US, we discuss the macro- and micro-economics of the administration's tr…
1 year, 4 months ago
Pass the SALT? Tax and Spending Cuts Time In Congress
Episode 269
With officials and lawmakers in Washington D.C. discussing federal budget priorities, we look the coming year in government funding.
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1 year, 4 months ago
Judge Compares Student Deportation Policy to McCarthy
Episode 268
Several cases of the Trump administration's immigration detentions and deportations have raised questions about due process.
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Nick Miro…
1 year, 4 months ago