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In the latest "United States of Anxiety", the team looks at the roots of American mistrust of intellectuals and asks what role that wariness played in the rise of Donald Trump. (episode)
The ethics of terror coverage, tech and online extremism, and the dismantling of Confederate memorials in the South. (episode)
From Manchester to the Trump administration, newspapers are rushing to cover leaks. But when is publishing the wrong move?
Does wall-to-wall terrorism coverage distort the truth and traumatize viewers?
Although they routinely affirm their commitment to fighting online extremism, the actions of tech companies may suggest otherwise.
New Orleans recently took down four major Confederate memorials. The group behind the effort says this is just the beginning.
As some cities in the South begin to take down Confederate statues, the Equal Justice Initiative envisions new monuments to the history of slavery, lynching, and racism in America.
The Supreme Court this week struck down two congressional districts in North Carolina, reviving a challenge to gerrymandering. We take a closer look at the politics of district lines. (episode)
Why the Trump-Comey story is largely missing from the right-wing media. Plus, what we can learn from Montana's special election, and training citizen journalists in Syria. (episode)
In the face of Trump administration chaos, far-Right media focus on "fake news," deep state conspiracies, and the unsolved murder of a DNC staffer.
Many will remember the empire Roger Ailes built. But what about the values his empire attacked?
To many conservatives, Trump's election looked like an opportunity to make big legislative strides. That may not happen.
An argument against reading Montana's upcoming special election as a referendum on the Trump administration.
Zaina Erhaim has trained scores of citizen journalists to tell the stories western media tend to miss.
We live in an era of smoke and mirrors as never before. How did we reach this pass, where basic facts have no impact and fundamental norms are violated at will? Brooke explains. (episode)
What is the press learning about how to cover President Trump? And what is the public learning? Plus: unpacking communications around Comey, and understanding a right-wing media machine. (episode)
When it comes to Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, the administration can't seem to keep its story straight.
If Sinclair Broadcast Group buys Tribune, it will become the largest TV broadcasting company in the country. Will the company use its access to spread a right-wing message?
Journalists frequently attribute statements to "The White House" but Jay Rosen says that phrase has become meaningless because Trump's administration can't speak on his behalf.
Glenn Thrush, of The New York Times, explains what it's like to report on Donald Trump and his administration, and what the public learns from the chaos at the White House.
Journalists are trained to report on problems. The case for reporting on solutions, too.
This season, the WNYC team talks to culture warriors, past and present, who have influenced debates over race, religion, science, sexuality, gender and more. (episode)
Asking the right questions about healthcare. Plus: messaging on climate change for conservatives, the battle over the Heritage Foundation, and the history of right-wing think tanks. (episode)
There's the political debate over health care, and then there's the lived reality. The gap between the two is extremely clear in Kentucky. A reporter from WEKU explains that incongruity.
Jane Mayer on the decades-old infrastructure created by conservative billionaires to help propagate conservative ideology and protect their interests.
How the ouster of Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint reflects greater tensions in the Republican Party.
A former climate change skeptic attempts to get conservative lawmakers to take climate change seriously.
The New Republic's Brian Beutler on the real problem with New York Times columnist Bret Stephens' take on climate change. (episode)