Oct 1

US war secretary encourages military to commit war crimes, as Trump threatens 'enemy within' USA

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth gathered top generals and encouraged the military to commit war crimes and ignore international law. Donald Trump ordered the Department of War to use US cities as "training grounds" to fight the "enemy within". Ben Norton reports on the increasin ... Show More

28m 58s

Sep 27

USA vs China: Which represents humanity's future? Compare their UN speeches

The US and China are the world's two most powerful countries, but they have very different visions for the global order. Compare the speeches delivered at the UN General Assembly by Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Li Qiang. The United States wants a unipolar system based on unil ... Show More

43m 52s

Sep 24

This massive new Russia-China project will have huge impact on world

Donald Trump wants to use tariffs to force countries to buy more US oil and natural gas. Instead, China and Russia signed a deal to build the massive Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, which could transform the global energy market. Russia is integrating with Asia, while Europe faces a ... Show More

38 m

Jun 2023

Checks and Balance: The Joeconomy

Joe Biden took to the stage in Chicago this week to trumpet his economic plan. He heralded America’s post-pandemic growth and the buoyancy of the job market. “Folks, that’s no accident,” he told the crowd: “That’s Bidenomics in action.” But what actually is “Bidenomics”? Chair ... Show More

47m 11s

Sep 2023

What is Bidenomics and is it working?

In the first of a three-part series on Bidenomics, Gideon talks to Brian Deese, former head of the National Economic Council in the Biden White House. They discuss how big a change of direction this was for the US, what motivated the policy and whether it is working well enough t ... Show More

27m 49s

Aug 2023

The Economy is on an Upswing. Should Biden Get Credit for It?

The latest economic figures are some of the best of President Biden’s tenure so far. It appears increasingly likely that the United States has managed to tame high inflation without causing a recession.Jim Tankersley, who covers economic policy for The Times, discusses the encour ... Show More

26m 12s

Apr 2024

Bidenomics: How the economy may sway the US election

The president has fired “a bazooka” of money into the economy. Will voters reward him? Joe Biden says the economy is doing great thanks to a series of policies he calls Bidenomics. The idea is to jump-start the US following the COVID collapse with massive investments in the indus ... Show More

26m 43s

May 2024

Why Joe Biden Isn’t Getting Credit for the Economy

As he runs for re-election, President Biden is talking about one specific issue a lot: the economy. He emphasizes the nation’s low unemployment and slowing inflation, and even rolled out a catchy nickname for the good numbers: Bidenomics.The problem for Biden is that few American ... Show More

41m 42s

Feb 2024

The 1948 Economic Moment That Might Explain Our Own

President Biden has struggled to sell Americans on the positive signs in the economy under his watch, despite figures that look good on paper. That could have important ramifications for his re-election hopes.Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst for The Times, explains why, to ... Show More

25m 9s

Jul 2023

Jared Bernstein on the Next Stage of Bidenomics

President Biden recently made it clear that what we're seeing play out in the economy now is the result of "Bidenomics." The current expansion has defied the constant predictions of economic gloom. Every other day, it seems, some firm announces a new battery plant or semiconducto ... Show More

31m 22s

Jul 2023

Bidenomics

A lot of Americans are still feeling iffy about the economy, but Joe Biden’s so proud of how things are going that he’s stuck his name on it. The Washington Post’s Jeff Stein explains “Bidenomics.”This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by ... Show More

25m 51s

The reality of Bidenomics: How good was ...