Senator (Novelist) Barbara Boxer
Most people know Barbara Boxer as one of California's two Democratic senators, and some people know that she is the chair of the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee. But did you know that...
View ArticleFollowing Arizona, Florida May Clamp Down on Immigration Laws
Florida may be giving Arizona a run for its money when it comes to cracking down on illegal immigration. According to a 2008 Pew Hispanic Center report, the Sunshine State ranks third in unauthorized...
View ArticleAlaska Senator Lisa Murkowski To Run As Write-In Candidate
Lisa Murkowski, the Republican senator from Alaska, may have lost the bid for nomination in the Republican primary, but that fact hasn't seemed to dampen her plans to continue her campaign for...
View ArticleBob Graham: From Senator to Novelist
Bob Graham has accomplished a lot in his career. He served as governor, then senator of Florida, and on the 9/11 Congressional Inquiry Commission. Former Sen. Graham can now add “novelist” to his long...
View ArticleMy America: Kirsten Gillibrand
In honor of July 4th next week we’ll be kicking off a new series called “My America.” All week long, we’ll be talking with influential Americans about what patriotism and America means to them. To...
View ArticleSenate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency: Comic Books, "Soda-pop," and...
This is "not a subcommittee of blue-nosed censors," the chairman Robert Hendrickson claims, in his introductory remarks at these famous Congressional hearings on the link between comic books and...
View ArticleIt Worked in Theory: Richard Nixon on Strategy in South Vietnam, 1966
Richard M. Nixon chooses this 1966 appearance at the Overseas Press Club to lay out his position on Vietnam, but not before amiably ribbing Democrats and the press.After a boisterous introduction by...
View ArticleMeet Massachusetts's Newest U.S. Senator
Yesterday a new day dawned on Massachusetts, as John Kerry bid farewell to his post as U.S. senator. And while great things hopefully lie ahead for Kerry in his new post, new things also lie ahead for...
View ArticleJohn Danforth — Conservative Politics and Moderate Religion [remix]
Politics driven by a religious agenda, Danforth says, is true neither to his understanding of Christian faith nor to the traditional values of the Republican party. This veteran politician speaks about...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know In the Run Up to Mid-Term Elections
Over the weekend, the world was again shocked by a brutal beheading carried out by the radical militant group ISIS.Congress is very much a part of the debate over ISIS, America's war plans for the...
View ArticleThe Battles of Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar
After being kicked out of the hospital while her infant daughter was still in intensive care, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar became the lead advocate for one of the first laws in the country...
View ArticleJohn Danforth — Conservative Politics and Moderate Religion
Politics driven by a religious agenda, Danforth says, is true neither to his understanding of Christian faith nor to the traditional values of the Republican party. This veteran politician speaks about...
View ArticleHow the First African American Governor, Grandson of Slaves, Got Elected
In 1981, Charles Robb asked L. Douglas Wilder, the state's only African American State Senator, to help rally voters of color to support the Democratic ticket for governor. Just four years later, Doug...
View ArticleGoldwater and Humphrey: The Also-Rans of the Sixties
The second installment of our Also-Rans political series looks at the careers and legacies of 1960s presidential hopefuls Barry Goldwater and Hubert Humphrey. One, a loud, rabble-rousing ideologue who...
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand; Debating the Politics of...
Happy Thanksgiving! Here are a few of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (First) | Debating the Politics of Identity (Starts 25:14) | NARAL Talks...
View ArticleUS Senator Whitehouse, Washington's Runaway Slave, a Lopate Family Chat, Dog...
U.S. Senator and former federal prosecutor Sheldon Whitehouse joins us to discuss his new book Captured: The Corporate Infiltration of American Democracy, which examines corporate influence on politics...
View ArticleSenator Sheldon Whitehouse on Corporate Influence in Politics
U.S. Senator and former federal prosecutor Sheldon Whitehouse joins us to discuss his new book Captured: The Corporate Infiltration of American Democracy, which examines corporate influence on politics...
View ArticleTrump’s Corporate America
Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, who has served as a federal and state prosecutor, environmental advocate, government reformer, and now author of Captured: The Corporate Infiltration of...
View ArticleJohn Danforth — Conservative Politics and Moderate Religion
Politics driven by a religious agenda, Danforth says, is true neither to his understanding of Christian faith nor to the traditional values of the Republican party. This veteran politician speaks about...
View ArticleSenator Murphy on "Scratching People Where They Itch"
Chris Murphy, U.S. Senator from Connecticut (D), talks about the latest national political news from his vantage point in the Senate."As much as our party has to be about social issues, we need to...
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