Political expert Yascha Mounk reveals the various fuses Donald Trump has lit that may lead to a constitutional crisis—and what could happen if one (or more) explodes.
Reproductive justice advocate Pamela Merritt explains why abortion isn’t platform-optional and what Democrats should be doing—but aren’t—to win more elections.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jesse Eisinger and host Lindsay Beyerstein discuss how and why the Justice Department is so hesitant to prosecute white-collar criminals, even though their crimes threaten the stability of our economy and the basic principle of equality before the law.
Rewire legal expert Jessica Mason Pieklo breaks down the laws that protect access to abortion clinics—and why their enforcement is no sure thing in the era of Trump.
Rick Perlstein, bestselling author of Nixonland and historian of the conservative movement, joins host Lindsay Beyerstein for a discussion of President Donald Trump’s attacks on the press.
In our season finale of The Breach, Adam Serwer of the Atlantic joins host Lindsay Beyerstein to discuss Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his radical plans for the Department of Justice, which threaten civil rights enforcement at federal agencies; sentencing reform; bathroom access for transgender students in public schools; and so much more.
President Trump's budget would cut Medicaid spending nearly in half and slash nearly $13 billion from Department of Health and Human Services. Trump’s budget also calls for an end to all federal funding for Planned Parenthood. Dr. Diane Horvath-Cosper is a fellow at Physicians for Reproductive Health and an abortion provider in Maryland, and she joins host Lindsay Beyerstein to discuss the real-life consequences of these cuts.
Mainstream media pundits often portray North Korean leadership as erratic and irrational, but according to guest Ankit Panda, Kim Jong-Un's nuclear strategy is anything but haphazard. On this episode of The Breach, Panda and host Lindsay Beyerstein discuss everything you need to know about the escalating situation between North Korea and the United States.
Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey shocked the nation. Leon Neyfakh of Slate joins Lindsay Beyerstein to discuss the swirling justifications for the firing, the norms under attack, and how special prosecution of the Russia investigation might work.
