Guest Host: Susan Page
Four migrants detained at the border in 2014.
There has been much tough talk about using force against North Korea. But what would that actually look like, and what would that mean for the U.S. and the Korean Peninsula? Yochi Dreazen, foreign editor at Vox, argues it is critical to ask these questions in order for the country to plan a way forward.
Then, as politicians in Washington struggle to make progress on the issue of immigration, Susan talks to a former border patrol agent about his experience.
And Susan Page shares her thoughts on how the #MeToo movement is forcing change in ways she’s rarely seen in several decades of covering national politics.
As the effects of climate change become increasingly obvious, ideas once thought of as radical are becoming part of the mainstream debate. Cristopher Flavelle of the New York Times explains the promise and perils of geoengineering.
Rethinking leadership in the U.S. African AmericanStudies professor Eddie S. Glaude Jr. says Americans have looked to the political class to create a just democracy for too long – and it hasn't worked. In a new book he argues that we are the leaders we have been looking for and explains what that means for the 2024 election.
Menopause. Once a taboo topic, the "m" word is having a moment – among celebrities, in the media, and in Washington, where President Biden recently signed an order that supports research into women's health. Dr. Sharon Malone says it's about time, and explains why understanding "the change" is critical for a woman's ability to get – and stay -- healthy.
Donald Trump regularly ends his rallies with prayer. He has repeatedly compared himself to Jesus. And last week he started selling a version of the Bible. Robert P. Jones of the Public Religion Research Institute weighs in on Trump’s growing embrace of Christianity.