Politics Episodes
Money in Politics needs a watchdog: The Federal Election Commission. Talking with former Chair Ann Ravel.
March 24, 2023
Committed to the democratic process as a Commissioner and international election observer.
The US Supreme Court and the issue of Capital Punishment. In conversation with Professor Bernard Harcourt, Columbia University.
Feb. 7, 2023
The Supreme Court has a 6 vote super majority in favor of capital punishment. They are increasingly active in green lighting executions
The Midterm Elections: What to Watch for. Talking with Professor Dan Schnur.
Nov. 2, 2022
The last days of Campaign 2022 reveal that the Republicans are poised for significant gains, though polls remain close.
The Chesa Boudin Recall and the Los Angeles Mayor's Race: Talking with Professor David McCuan, Chair of Political Science at Sonoma State University.
June 8, 2022
Political analysis of the June 7th California Primary by Professor David McCuan, Chair of Political Science at Sonoma State University.
Chesa Boudin Recall Campaign: the Closing Arguments. Talking with Brooke Jenkins.
May 26, 2022
With the historic campaign to recall San Francisco's District Attorney drawing to a close as election day - June 7th - looms before us, the two campaigns are in high gear. Brooke Jenkins with the recall campaign makes the cl…
Chesa Boudin Recall Election: Talking with former Assistant District Attorney Brooke Jenkins.
April 22, 2022
Former Assistant DA Brooke Jenkins and now working on the Recall Boudin campaign. 7 weeks to go in the race with polls showing a 68% margin to recall.
The Right: The 100 Year War for American Conservatism. Talking with author Matthew Continetti.
April 15, 2022
How the American Conservative movement has come full circle from 1920s populism, through the Goldwater and Reagan eras, to the 2022 populism of Donald Trump.
Chesa Boudin: Recalling San Francisco's District Attorney. Talking with Public Affairs Consultant Sam Singer
Feb. 4, 2022
San Francisco’s 29 th DA faces an historic recall election because of deteriorating public safety and rampant crime in the City.
Kamala Harris one year: Where did it go wrong for her ? Talking with BBC North America Correspondent Anthony Zurcher.
Jan. 26, 2022
Vice President Kamal Harris' first year in office has been very rock. The two issues the White House assigned to her - Immigration and Voting Rights - proved to be too challenging for her and her staff. A recent poll shows t…
Chesa Boudin: Recalling San Francisco's District Attorney. In conversation with former Assistant DA Brooke Jenkins.
Jan. 18, 2022
Chesa Boudin, San Francisco's 29th District Attorney is facing an unprecedented recall election on June 7, 2022, the first time in the 166 year history of the office. 83,000 San Franciscan voters signed a petition to put the…
The Oath Keepers: Talking with journalists Phil Barber, Andrew Graham and Emily Wilder of The Press Democrat
Jan. 17, 2022
Phil, Andrew and Emily authored a wide ranging profile of Oath Keeper members in the San Francisco North Bay Region on January 9th. Many readers were surprised that the right wing, extremist organization had a membership bas…
California 2021 Wrap-up and 2022 Outlook: Talking with Professor David McCuan, Chair of the Political Science Department, Sonoma State University.
Dec. 30, 2021
California politics were especially tumultuous in 2021. And 2022 with the mid-term elections likely to swing control of Congress from Democrat to Republican, will no doubt prove equally seismic in political terms for the Gol…
California's Plan to provide Healthcare for All: Talking with Carmen Comisti of the California Nurses' Association
Dec. 17, 2021
California Assembly Bill 1400 comes up for Committee consideration in January. The Legislation would provide universal health care insurance for 40 million Californians on a single payer basis. The single payer would be the …
Minneapolis votes to ditch its' Police Department and Chief.
Oct. 9, 2021
Measure 2 is on the Minneapolis ballot November 2. It would remove the Police Department and Chief from the city charter. A new Department of Public Safety would be set up driven by public health considerations. Would police…
Newsom Recall Post Mortem: Talking with Dan Walters of CalMatters.org
Sept. 17, 2021
The second Gubernatorial recall in California's 171 years history as a state failed. Governor Gavin Newsom handily saw off the challenge to oust him, 64% to 36%. Does his victory mean a renewed mandate to solve the state's b…