Few expected the Democrats’ midterm victory to be this big. Historian Lily Geismer and New Lines’ Danny Postel join Faisal Al Yafai to unpack the results — from Abdul El-Sayed’s win in Michigan to the paradox facing Republicans after the Iran war — and look ahead to the 2028 race on both sides.
Produced by Finbar Anderson
Oct 19
A Death That Divided America
On this week’s episode of the podcast, author Anand Giridharadas joins Faisal Al Yafai to discuss the divisive death of Jordan Neely on a New York subway train in 2023, why Americans across the political divide feel abandoned by the institutions meant to protect them, and what it ... Show More
39m 41s
Oct 2024
War in West Asia: When A Dying Settler Colony Lashes Out
Alyson and Breht discuss the unfolding regional war between Israel and literally all of its neighbors, the restrained Iranian response to Israeli aggression, US complicity and contributions to the fascist mass murder campaign, Hezbollah and Lebanon, Russia and Syria, the decrepit ... Show More
1h 33m
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/RamiKhouri" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Rami Khouri</a>, a Palestinian American journalist and scholar, analyzes the war in Gaza. <a href="https://populismblog.wordpress.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Evelyn McDonnell</a>, author of ... Show More
