Matt Taibbi has spent the better part of a decade documenting one of the most underreported stories in American media: how the federal government built a shadow infrastructure to shape what people could say and read online. In this episode, Eli Lake sits down with Taibbi to trace the full journey. It starts with the post-2016 Senate hearings that spooked Sil ... Show More
Aug 6
Why the Future of Education Won’t Come from the Ivy League
Peter Berkowitz returns to the show to trace the slow collapse of liberal education in America, all in his new book, Reclaiming Liberal Education in America. In this episode, he and Eli Lake walk through 50 years of ideological capture, from the campus radicals of the 1960s who b ... Show More
1h 2m
Jun 30
How the Democratic Socialists Conquered New York City
Back in October, we traced the founding of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in our episode “Beautiful Losers: Mamdani & the End of Socialism’s Losing Streak.” Now, with Zohran Mamdani’s allies sweeping three congressional primaries in New York, we’re back for a follow-u ... Show More
1 h
Jun 2021
Bonus: Ezra Klein Talks to Obama About How America Went From ‘Yes We Can’ to ‘MAGA’
<p>On this episode of The Ezra Klein Show, former President Barack Obama discusses Joe Biden, aliens and what he got right and wrong during his two terms in office.</p><p>Each Tuesday and Friday for The New York Times Opinion section, Ezra Klein invites you into a conversation on ... Show More
59m 8s
Jun 2024
Making Sense of Last Night's US Presidential Debate
Last night, a fumbling Joe Biden faced serial liar Donald Trump in the first live debate of the campaign. Now, America faces a choice: a visibly aging man who failed to live up to that moment, or an authoritarian convicted felon facing even more courtroom trials ahead. Few people ... Show More
59m 52s
Jun 2024
Perception Is Reality: A Disastrous Debate for the Democrats
As the dust settles from the US presidential debate, how can the Democrats manage the fallout from Joe Biden's faltering performance? Trumper Marc Lotter and Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg discuss.
Then, from the Amanpour Archive, flashback to Iran's Green Revolution when ... Show More
40m 44s
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