Election Day is less than three weeks away, and panic is setting in for the GOP. “We see Republican groups pulling money away from House incumbents,” says host David Corn on the latest episode of Stress Test. “They’re cutting them off. They’re saying, ‘So long, Charlie! We don’t think you’re going to survive this blue tsunami.’”
The one lifeline Republicans ... Show More
Oct 9
The Midterm Spending Bonanza Is Threatening Democracy Like Never Before
Big money has long dominated American politics, with wealthy donors, corporations, and special interests dumping tons of cash into presidential and congressional elections. This year is no exception. But what’s different is that the quid pro quo of campaign money for preferential ... Show More
29m 36s
Oct 7
"The Single Most Toxic Issue in the Midterms": How America Turned on Data Centers
America is hopelessly divided along party lines. That's a stubborn fact, we're told, and the polling bears it out: Democrats dislike Republicans and Republicans dislike Democrats, in almost precisely the same proportions.But every election produces surprising coalitions that defy ... Show More
27m 18s
Oct 2024
Kamala's Beyhive of Activity
Campaigning in Georgia, Kamala Harris' most anticipated celebrity supporter will take the stage tonight. Meanwhile, Donald Trump goes somewhere even he admits he's not gone before. Plus, in the fight for Congress, we're getting a clearer picture of where voters stand with the bal ... Show More
45m 59s
Apr 2024
Black Voters’ Views on Biden
Tommy is joined by Terrance Woodbury, Democratic strategist and pollster, to talk about President Biden's standing with young Black men and other groups he'll need to win the White House a second time. Plus, highlights from the opening days of Trump's criminal trial in New York, ... Show More
55m 37s
Oct 2024
19 Days to Go: Early Voting, Dance Parties and Third Parties
<p>This week on the campaign trail, Donald Trump displayed bizarre town hall behavior, Kamala Harris pursued a strategy aimed at Black men, and the first wave of early voting offered a look at the energy of the electorate. Michael Barbaro sits down with the political reporters Li ... Show More
1h 13m
Jul 2018
Flexin' Our Grit Muscles
Maria and Julio talk about the news with two all-stars: Callie Crossley, host of Under the Radar on WGBH Radio, and Gabby Rivera, writer, artist, activist and our resident nerdberger. They discuss midterm elections, the latest on immigration policy and the spike of racist hate cr ... Show More
44m 10s
Jul 2024
The Summer of Seismic Political Shocks
Labour of love. A fresh start for Britain as voters called time on the Tories.
Also this hour, my exclusive interview with the woman at the epicenter of Europe's lurch to the far right, Marine Le Pen.
Then, historian Heather Cox Richardson on the false equivalence created ove ... Show More
40m 34s