The city of Jackson, Mississippi is under a state of emergency because of ongoing problems with its troubled water system, leaving residents without safe drinking water.
Officials in Pakistan say one-third of that country has been submerged by catastrophic flooding, which has left at least 1,100 people dead. And experts warn the worst of the disaster has ye ... Show More
Yesterday
The Tennessee Democrat Fighting The MAGA Machine
<p>Congress is not exactly a barrel of fun at the best of times. Still, after the unexpected exit of Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene last week, the vibes have reportedly never been worse. According to the Congressional Record, <a href="https://x.com/JNicholsonInDC/ ... Show More
21m 35s
Nov 21
Trump's Grift Goes Global
<p>From $400 million planes to $300 million ballrooms, from cryptocurrency to just plain… currency, President Donald Trump and his family have profited massively from his return to the White House. According to the Center for American Progress, the Trump family has received nearl ... Show More
26m 46s
Aug 2022
Jackson, Mississippi left without clean drinking water
150,000 residents are without clean drinking water in Jackson, Mississippi, after its main water treatment plant failed. Jackson City Council member Aaron Banks and Jackson social worker Cassandra Welchlin join to discuss the culmination of decades of government failure to fix a ... Show More
42m 38s
Jul 2021
7/21: Despite criticism, Jeff Bezos says his trip to space is just the beginning. Flash floods turn deadly in Colorado.
Gayle King was there for the historic and somewhat controversial trip - and not long after, sat down with Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark. Some critics say Jeff Bezos' achievement came at the expense of his workers and American taxpayers. One person is dead and two are missing af ... Show More
16m 29s
Sep 2023
Secretary of State Antony Blinken
<p>Tommy and Ben talk about Kim Jong Un’s trip to meet with Vladimir Putin, Viktor Bout’s entrance into local Russian politics, Armenia’s diplomatic shift away from Russia, and a positive development in Nagorno-Kabarakh region. They also dig into an escalation into the economic w ... Show More
59m 2s
Jun 2023
How Trump’s Mar-a-lago Docs Endanger National Security
<p>Tommy and Ben talk about the national security implications of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago document indictment, China’s eavesdropping base in Cuba, Ukraine’s military counteroffensive and critics of US policy, USAID’s suspension of food aid to Ethiopia following an investigation into t ... Show More
1h 23m
Feb 2023
‘Dead pool’, drought and a drying Colorado River
The Colorado River – the lifeblood of the American southwest – is drying up. The river’s basin supplies water to 40 million Americans across seven states, plus two states in Mexico. It’s partly because of climate change, a major drought, and because of century-old rules that gove ... Show More
24m 19s