Democrats have a clear mandate to check Donald Trump’s power. Where do you start? How do you investigate a president with full pardon power—and nothing left to lose? Jane Coaston hosts Rep. Robert Garcia, incoming House Oversight Chairman, to discuss holding Trump and corporate America accountable for this special Crooked Con edition of What A Day.
Yesterday
Black Voters Spoke Out This Midterms. Will Dems Listen?
This Midterm cycle Black voter turnout rose in the Deep South. An example of this is in Mississippi, where votes are still being tallied in the U.S. Senate race. However, this trend was not demonstrated in Michigan, Illinois, or New York, based on what we know right now. On today ... Show More
31m 33s
Nov 8
Crooked Con: Election Integrity
Our voting system has been under attack by President Donald Trump and his cronies since 2020, and it’s up to us to protect the franchise — for everyone. Jane Coaston hosts Leah Greenberg of Indivisible, Norm Eisen of Democracy Defenders, and former US Associate Attorney General V ... Show More
36m 50s
Sep 2023
Blame Capitalism: Souring on the system
Capitalism has entered its villain era. In a new series running Fridays this month, we look at how Americans came to blame it for just about everything.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd an ... Show More
28m 45s
Jul 2023
Why we can't just blame capitalism for everything
We’re sharing an episode of The Gray Area from our friends at Vox.
The Gray Area is a philosophical take on culture, politics, and your daily life. In the episode we’re sharing with you today, host Sean Illing speaks with New York Magazine writer Eric Levitz about the viability ... Show More
50m 19s
Aug 2025
Is America still capitalist?
President Trump is threatening CEOs, nationalizing the steel industry, and demanding a cut of Nvidia's profits. There's a term for all that — and it's not "free-market." This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by ... Show More
25m 53s