Politics Brief
Politics Brief is the go-to source for 2018 election news, selected from the best WNYC has to offer. Daily segments include original reporting on the New York metro region, along with interviews and analysis focused on the national scene from groundbreaking shows like On the Media, The Takeaway and The New Yorker Radio Hour. Produced by WNYC Studios, home of other great podcasts including Radiolab, Snap Judgment, Nancy and Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin. Category: News & Politics
Florida Restores Voting Rights For 1.5 Million Ex-Felons
Election Results In New Jersey And Beyond
Get Out The Vote
Texas' Secret Resistance
Anger, Identity and Polarization
The Biases Around Women's Voices
Climate Change And The Midterms
The 2018 Culture War
The Wage Gap Issue
Who Does The House Of Representatives Represent?
A Pipeline In Pennsylvania
From The Brian Lehrer Show: Young Voters, Latino Voters
Breaking Down The Midterms
What Is Deep Canvassing?
30 Issues: The Border, the Caravan and Trump
White Supremacy Is Running for Office
How To Improve Our Election Systems
A Hot Congressional Race In New York
A Crisis Of Ethics In Washington
The Long Island Divide
How Our Elections Work
Saudi Arabia's Royal "Reformers"
Andy Borowitz's Take On Today's News
Trump's Curious Relationship With Saudi Arabia
The Women Bringing The Resistance To The Suburbs
The Booming Jobs Market
Dolly Parton's Take On The 19th Amendment
Senator Ben Sasse On Political Polarization
Are Our Elections Secure?
Marc Molinaro, Gubernatorial Candidate
The Democrats' Plan For Immigration Policy
Trump's Campaign Promises, Two Years Later
Black Women And The Democratic National Committee
The Future Of Affirmative Action
Sheldon Adelson's Big Influence
Campaign Workers Form A Union
Rebecca Traister On The Power Of Women's Anger
The Kavanaugh Cloture Vote
Some Immigrants Can Remain In The US
#MeToo In Albany
Trump's Big Inheritance
Trade Wars: A New Economic Order
The 90s Roots of Political Tribalism
The Future Of Campaign Finance
Trump And Healthcare
The Most Perfect Album
The Supreme Court And Partisanship
An Elite "Boys Club"
The Reproductive Health Act
Getting Young People To Vote, One Step At A Time
The United States of Anxiety Presents: The Pedestal
Trump At The United Nations General Assembly
The Man Running Against Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
The McDonald's #MeToo Movement
Jill Lepore On America
Next Steps in the Kavanaugh Hearings
Year Of The Woman
The United States of Anxiety Returns
The State Of The Subway
Revisiting Anita Hill's Testimony
Puerto Rico: Before And After The Storm
November In New York
The End Of Bipartisanship
Recap of the New York Primary Results
Voter Suppression And Democracy
New Hampshire's Hot Primary
Postcards To Voters
Civic Engagement On Your Block
A Century Of Free Speech
Cynthia Nixon: The Interview
Thursday's Primary: A Preview
Julia Salazar And The Democratic Socialists of America
Trump And The Economy
Democratic Candidates For New York Attorney General Spar In Final Debate
Friday Politics Roundup
The Supreme Court's Rightward Shift
Kathy Hochul, Incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Rev. Franklin Graham, Stalwart in Trump's Corner
Meet Jumaane Williams, Lieutenant Governor Hopeful
Political Campaigns and Childcare
Cynthia Nixon’s Hail Mary Hope
Grassroots Organizing and a Glimmer of Hope
Covering the Alt-Right
Help Us Report on Gender and Power
Indictment And Impeachment Demystified
Perception Versus Reality
Reforming the NYC Community Boards