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Weinstein: sex, power and changing our culture of acceptance Oct 12, 2017

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The list of women accusing Harvey Weinstein of everything from workplace harassment to rape keeps growing. Guest host Jamil Smith explores why Hollywood's "open secret" has spilled into public now. Is it about sex or power?

A view inside of the reclusive North Korea Oct 11, 2017

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Guest host Todd Purdum gets a rare first-hand look inside North Korea, the most isolated nation in the modern world. Is it the flash point of a new Cold War that might turn hot?

Can Democrats ride their populist wave or will it sink the party? Oct 10, 2017

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Guest host Todd Purdum discusses the Democratic Party's growing ideological – and generational – divide and its implications for the 2018 midterms and beyond.

The misinformation war gets out of hand Oct 09, 2017

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Guest host Jamil Smith discusses journalism's battle to stand out amidst a flood of fake news and conspiracy theories, and what, if anything, Silicon Valley is doing to help.

A fragile state of (foreign) affairs Oct 06, 2017

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A minor political player before last year's upset election is now a high-paid lobbyist with access to heads of state. That's just one example of how the State Department's being hollowed out while Secretary Rex Tillerson and President Trump are reportedly at odds both publicly and personally.

Catalans seek to declare independence from Spain Oct 05, 2017

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Spain's central government cracked down brutally Sunday on voters during a referendum on independence in Catalonia, the country's wealthiest province. We hear what's happening there — and about potential consequences in other parts of the European Union.

Comforter-in-Chief v. Divider-in-Chief Oct 04, 2017

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President Trump showered sympathy and resources on Texas and Florida after they were struck by hurricanes. But it's not been like that for Puerto Rico — which may have been hit even worse. We hear about the rising death toll and the delay in military assistance.

Could the Vegas attack lead to new politics? Oct 03, 2017

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The nation is still reeling over Sunday's atrocity in Las Vegas. Will the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history break the political deadlock between gun ownership and gun control?

The Las Vegas Strip turned into a war zone Oct 02, 2017

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A gunman shot and killed at least 58 people and wounded more than 500 at a Country Music Festival. President Trump has called for national after the incident he described as “an act of pure evil.”

Opioids, doctors and drug addiction Sep 29, 2017

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Medical advances should be driving America's average life expectancy up. But instead, it's going down. The cause is an epidemic of deadly overdoses, driven by doctors -- over-prescribing legal painkillers that make their patients addicted to drugs. We hear about prevention… and treatment.

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