John R. MacArthur's guest appearances

John R. MacArthur

Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Best of the Spectator

KUCI: Weekly Signals

Sam Harris

Elon Musk

Daniel Kahneman

Dolly Alderton

Donald Trump

Nancy Pelosi

Siri Hustvedt

Thomas Frank

Seamus Heaney

Andrew Yang

Don McLean

Tucker Carlson

Lynda La Plante

George H.W. Bush

Mike Pompeo

OwlTail

Daisy Dunn

Mary Wakefield

On this week's episode: Mary Wakefield asks why no one's mentioning the cult Tom Cruise belongs to (00:54), John R. MacArthur asks if Macron should be scared by an ascendant Jean-Luc Mélenchon (06:58), and Daisy Dunn orients herself after listening to the Gucci Podcast (17:57).

On this week's episode: Mary Wakefield asks why no one's mentioning the cult Tom Cruise belongs to (00:54), John R. MacArthur asks if Macron should be scared by an ascendant Jean-Luc Mélenchon (06:58), and Daisy Dunn orients herself after listening to the Gucci Podcast (17:57).

Spectator Out Loud: Mary Wakefield, John R. MacArthur and Daisy Dunn

Ralph talks about the human and financial costs of war to Barry Ladendorf, the President of Veterans for Peace.  And journalist, John R. MacArthur, tells us why President Obama would push for a bad "free trade" deal like the Trans Pacific Partnership.  Plus Ralph answers more of your Facebook questions.   Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

Ralph talks about the human and financial costs of war to Barry Ladendorf, the President of Veterans for Peace.  And journalist, John R. MacArthur, tells us why President Obama would push for a bad "free trade" deal like the Trans Pacific Partnership.  Plus Ralph answers more of your Facebook questions. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at <a href="https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe</a>

Barry Ladendorf, John R. MacArthur

An interview with John R. MacArthur, the author of You Can't Be President: The Outrageous Barriers to Democracy in America.After the debacle of the 2000 presidential election, many Americans were asking themselves if their vote really counted anymore. Yet does the problem go even deeper than that? Is America really a democracy anymore?In a rollicking piece of reportage based on years of reporting, Harper's Magazine Publisher John R. MacArthur examines how the system really works-and doesn't work-nowadays. Why is it that all the major candidates seem to be rich Ivy-Leaguers? Why is there so little difference between the Republicans and the Democrats on so many key issues? Does an outsider really have a chance?Covering the recent candidacies of Ned Lamont and Ralph Nader, reporting on local efforts to effect change, and examining funding and influence in our electoral system in general, MacArthur presents a clarion call to restructure electoral politics.MacArthur, president and publisher of Harper's Magazine, is an award-winning journalist and author of the acclaimed books The Selling of "Free Trade": NAFTA, Washington, and The Subversion of American Democracy and Second Front: Censorship and Propaganda in the Gulf War.

An interview with John R. MacArthur, the author of You Can't Be President: The Outrageous Barriers to Democracy in America. After the debacle of the 2000 presidential election, many Americans were asking themselves if their vote really counted anymore. Yet does the problem go even deeper than that? Is America really a democracy anymore? In a rollicking piece of reportage based on years of reporting, Harper's Magazine Publisher John R. MacArthur examines how the system really works-and doesn't work-nowadays. Why is it that all the major candidates seem to be rich Ivy-Leaguers? Why is there so little difference between the Republicans and the Democrats on so many key issues? Does an outsider really have a chance? Covering the recent candidacies of Ned Lamont and Ralph Nader, reporting on local efforts to effect change, and examining funding and influence in our electoral system in general, MacArthur presents a clarion call to restructure electoral politics. MacArthur, president and publisher of Harper's Magazine, is an award-winning journalist and author of the acclaimed books The Selling of "Free Trade": NAFTA, Washington, and The Subversion of American Democracy and Second Front: Censorship and Propaganda in the Gulf War.

John R. MacArthur Interview / September 23, 2008