What Women Voters Really Want

A year ago, Astead took “The Run-Up” listeners home for Thanksgiving.Specifically, he convened a focus group of family and friends to talk about the election and the question of Black people’s changing relationship to the Democratic Party.This year, he got the group back together ...  Show more

President-elect Trump’s cabinet nominees and major appointments — which have arrived quickly in the days since he won the election — are more than just a list of allies. The roster is a window into how he sees the mission of a second term.One priority will be immigration and bord ...  Show more

While female representation in politics has improved in recent years, gender parity remains a distant dream. Women comprise more than half of the global population but only 26 per cent of lawmakers around the world are female. Why aren’t there more women in politics? And what wil ...  Show more

En 2016, 53% des femmes blanches avaient voté pour Donald Trump et contribué à sa victoire. Selon les sondages, ces mères de familles sont lassées des excès du locataire de la Maison Blanche et pencheraient cette année pour Joe Biden. Mais dans la banlieue de Raleigh en Caroline ...  Show more

Joe Biden is the projected winner of the race to be the next president of the United States. Donald Trump, however, refuses to concede the election and many of his supporters continue to believe that he will remain in power after the inauguration in January. Host Ben James shares ...  Show more

The Supreme Court will allow the homeless to continue sleeping on city sidewalks, while Barack Obama says women could fix the world in two years. But did he believe that when he beat Hillary Clinton? Democrats have the votes to impeach President Trump, but just one day away from ...  Show more