WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the ongoing tension in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and examines reports that the Sunday police killing of Daunte Wright was the result of an "accidental discharge."
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses Sunday's blackout at an Iranian nuclear site, and considers how it could complicate efforts by the U.S. to revive the Iran nuclear deal.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the ongoing murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd. In testimony Thursday, pulmonary specialist Martin Tobin said Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from being pinned to the pavement with Chauvin's knee on his neck.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin III, who says he won't vote with his fellow Democrats to weaken or eliminate the legislative filibuster.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the ongoing murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd last year.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's decision to send campaign money to vulnerable House Democrats, and comments on Friday's attack at the U.S. Capitol.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses a new Gallup poll that says church membership in the U.S. has dropped below 50 percent for the first time in eight decades.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan detailed by President Joe Biden Wednesday, and considers whether the plan will gain any Republican support.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses reports that many governors appear to be ignoring President Joe Biden's call for a mask mandate, as coronavirus cases rise across the U.S.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the issue of the legislative filibuster, and the significance of West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin III should Democrats succeed in eliminating it.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock reviews President Joe Biden's first news conference Thursday, in which Biden discussed top issues such as immigration, U.S. relations with China, and the legislative filibuster.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the need for gun control in the U.S., and comments on President Joe Biden's response to the shooting that killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket on Monday.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses Texas Congressman Chip Roy's comments at a Thursday House hearing meant to discuss the rise in racism and racist attacks on Asian Americans.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the Wednesday shootings that killed eight people at spas in Atlanta, and the rise in racist attacks on Asian Americans.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock comments on an ABC interview in which President Joe Biden said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo should resign, if an investigation confirms claims that Cuomo committed sexual harassment.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses a Siena College poll finding roughly half of New Yorkers want Governor Andrew Cuomo to stay in office, despite calls for the Democrat to resign amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment and an investigation into his administration's handling of COVID-19 in nursing homes.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses reports that President Joe Biden is deploying FEMA to the U.S.-Mexico border, as Mexico struggles with a growing number of migrants hoping to enter the U.S.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses reports that the Senate opened debate on President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Thursday without support from a single Republican senator.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses reports that the House canceled its Thursday session, after police received intelligence of a potential threat to the Capitol complex by an identified militia group.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses President Joe Biden's meeting with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador Monday, and comments on reports that former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to prison on corruption charges.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses former President Donald Trump's speech in Florida Sunday, in which the Republican said he's contemplating another presidential run in 2024.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses President Joe Biden's decision to order air strikes in Syria Thursday, and comments on reports that the Senate Parliamentarian has barred the inclusion of a minimum wage increase in the next COVID-19 relief bill.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the Tuesday Senate hearing in which former Capitol security officials blamed intelligence agencies for the breakdown of security that contributed to last month's deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.
