225: Where's the line between religious freedom and civil rights?
225: Where's the line between religious freedom and civil rights?
The clash of two American values -- religious freedom and freedom from discrimination –- didn’t seem so huge when a broa... Read more
28 Dec 2017
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27mins
224: The 2017 Lie of the Year
224: The 2017 Lie of the Year
Our friends at PolitiFact have sorted through a year of lies, fibs, exaggerations, fabrications and outright falsehoods ... Read more
21 Dec 2017
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26mins
223: This is what happens when Congress polices itself
223: This is what happens when Congress polices itself
Congress is considering changes to the way it handles sexual harassment complaints after its current rules have been cal... Read more
14 Dec 2017
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29mins
222: The Changing Race of Immigration in America
222: The Changing Race of Immigration in America
America has long sold itself as "the nation of immigrants." But when you look at our history -- even the halcyon Ellis I... Read more
7 Dec 2017
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34mins
221: What happens when the DOJ defies the courts?
221: What happens when the DOJ defies the courts?
Judges in a legal stand-off. A power struggle between two branches of the federal government has left potentially thousa... Read more
30 Nov 2017
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22mins
Revisiting how tax reform really works
Revisiting how tax reform really works
With Republicans pushing ahead on their plan to overhaul taxes for the first time in 30 years, we revisit an episode of ... Read more
21 Nov 2017
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20mins
220: A Republican has some advice for the GOP
220: A Republican has some advice for the GOP
Phyllis Henderson is a state representative in South Carolina, and she is worn out by the state of political discourse. ... Read more
16 Nov 2017
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20mins
219: Fact checking the link between mental illness and mass shootings
219: Fact checking the link between mental illness and mass shootings
Last Sunday, a gunman walked into a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas and opened fire on the congregation -- killing m... Read more
9 Nov 2017
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23mins
218: Don’t touch my tax loophole!
218: Don’t touch my tax loophole!
It seems like for every winner in tax reform, there’s a loser. As the House beings its push for huge changes to how Amer... Read more
2 Nov 2017
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29mins
217: When politicians scream "bailout," what do they really mean?
217: When politicians scream "bailout," what do they really mean?
From the beginning of American politics, politicians have been using the term "bailout" as a political cudgel. In this w... Read more
30 Oct 2017
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25mins