Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Director Johan Rockström discuss the growing climate crisis as world leaders gather for COP31 in Turkey against the backdrop of the Iran war and a global energy crisis. Also on today's s ...Show more
Affordability After the Blue Wave
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman discusses how Democrats can tackle affordability after their midterm victories and his new e-book, "Navigating the Chaos." Also on today's show: Stanford University Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Keith Humphreys and Amer ...Show more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces trouble at home and abroad. AP correspondent Tia Goldenberg and scholar Hussein Ibish explain the significance of a high-profile killing in Lebanon. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette ...Show more
Tommy and Ben discuss the escalation of violence between Israel and Hezbollah into all-out war, the shuttering of Al Jazeera in the West Bank, the importance and futility of the United Nations General Assembly, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s trip to the US with a “v ...Show more
Tommy and Ben discuss the escalating war between Israel, Hezbollah and Iran after Iran launched 200 ballistic missiles towards Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for the Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. They also talk about Nasrallah’s importance and th ...Show more