Megadonors and dark money groups break election spending records
Al Jazeera found that 50 donors and group have spent almost $3 billion. The top three donors are Republican supporters: Elon Musk, Richard U...
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20 of 160 episodesThe ongoing fight to protect your vote from Trump interference
Voting rights groups and attorneys are pushing back against what they describe as unprecedented election interference by the Trump administr...
Inside the new donor class shaping San Francisco politics
Billionaires, AI companies and a new donor class are pouring millions into San Francisco’s election, from Mayor Lurie’s charter push to the...
How will the midterms shape climate policies?
According to the Environmental Voter Project, 11.2M environmentalists did not vote in the 2024 presidential election. What's being done to m...
What we need to know about the high-stakes Texas senate race
The Texas Senate race has topped $500 million in spending, with Elon Musk pouring nearly $200 million into the campaign to support Texas Att...
How the Trump administration continues to undermine election security
A ProPublica investigation exposes how the Trump administration has tried to use the federal agency tasked with protecting voting systems fo...
Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley
In his latest book, Jacob Silverman explores how a small circle of tech billionaires got incredibly wealthy, moved toward ideological extrem...
Prop 40, inequality & what an equitable tax system would look like
As billionaires spend $243M to defeat Prop 40, we discuss why the ultra-rich pay lower tax rates than working families and what an equitable...
What do you want to know about CA's 14 props & the money behind them?
The wealthy are spending $1 million a day to oppose the billionaire tax and Illinois billionaire Richard Uihlein is spending $17 million to...
How should we effectively communicate the urgency of climate change?
We speak with climate scientists Dr. Genevieve Guenther and Professor Michael Mann about how to effectively discuss the climate emergency an...
"Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel’s War in Gaza"
In his new book, journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed investigates why President Joe Biden and his top advisers continued to support Israel’s devas...
"Another World Is Possible: Lessons for America from Around the Globe"
Natasha Hakimi Zapata traveled the world looking for solutions to problems facing the US and shows it's possible to create a healthier, more...
Authoritarian Playbook: Robert Reich discusses the economy & midterms
Former labor secretary Robert Reich discusses the state of the economy, the midterms, the Democratic Party, and his memoir, "Coming Up Short...
Inside the fight to ensure free and fair midterm elections
What are voting rights advocates and attorneys doing to ensure free and fair elections? What can you do to make sure you're on the rolls and...
Our Knives Will Save Us: Dispatches from a White Mountain Apache Chef
In his new book, White Mountain Apache chef Nephi Craig reveals how, after years of substance abuse issues, he discovered the power of food...
How progressive candidates are organizing for the midterm elections
We discuss media coverage of how progressive candidates are changing the political landscape across the country. Who's covering issues like...
Inside Ellison’s $111 billion Paramount–Warner Bros. deal
David Ellison now controls a media empire through Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros., backed by Larry Ellison, and investors from Saudi...
ICE’s summer surge, record-high arrests and family separations
Federal agents are detaining and deporting record numbers of people across the country. Over 51,000 people were arrested in August, which is...
The Authoritarian Playbook: How Corporations Broke Democracy
In her new book, “Brought To You By,” journalist Amy Westervelt exposes the PR agencies, think tanks, and lobbyists that have corrupted the...
The Authoritarian Playbook: How Corporations Broke Democracy
In her new book, “Brought To You By,” journalist Amy Westervelt exposes the PR agencies, think tanks, and lobbyists that have corrupted the...