TrumpWatch with Jesse Lent Podcast
1) Series Finale: How did President Trump change the post-9/11 peace movement? (call-in special)
On December 7, 2016, âTrumpWatch with Jesse Lentâ debuted on WBAI 99.5fm, New York City's Pacifica station. Through 127 episodes, we did our best to cut through the bluster coming from the...Show More
2) What does climate change means for the affordable housing crisis? (Teresa Wiltz)
Of all the consequences of climate change that we know about, one that rarely gets discussed is its affect on the affordable housing crisis. Back in June, President Trump (who has denied the existence...Show More
What does climate change means for the affordable housing crisis? (Teresa Wiltz)
26:08 | Sep 4th, 2019
3) Can 19 states stop the administration from detaining migrant children indefinitely? (Mica Rosenberg)
On Monday, attorneys general for 19 states and the District of Columbia announced a lawsuit against the Trump administration in the hopes of blocking a sweeping new rule which would allow ...Show More
4) Are veterans more likely to be denied green cards than active service members? (Yeganeh Torbati)
Veterans of the US Armed Forces will have a harder time receiving green cards than currently active service members, according to a new report from Yeganeh Torbati, Isaac Arnsdorf and Dara Lind ...Show More
5) What will reinterpreting the Endangered Species Act mean for animals under threat of extinction? (Ben Lefebvre)
On Aug. 12, the Trump administration announced plans to change how it how it enforces the Endangered Species Act, the landmark 1974 law believed to have rescued the bald eagle, the grizzly bear ...Show More
6) Will Russia hack our election systems again in 2020? (Christopher R. Deluzio and Adam Piore)
With all eyes trained on former special counsel Robert Muellerâs testimony before Congress, we take a look at the issue that got us hereâRussian interference in the 2016 election. According to A...Show More
7) Is the President's chief of staff building a right-wing empire in the White House? (Lisa Rein)
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney reportedly told attendees at a recent fundraising retreat in Chicago that he doesn't attempt to control the Presidentâs tweeting, time or family. Instea...Show More
8) Is there a culture of racism and misogyny among Border Patrol agents? (Ted Hesson)
On July 1, when ProPublica reporter A.C. Thompson revealed the existence of a secret Facebook group of 9,500 Border Patrol agents with posts joking about migrant deaths and illustrations of the ...Show More
Is there a culture of racism and misogyny among Border Patrol agents? (Ted Hesson)
27:10 | Jul 10th, 2019
9) Who has the most influence with President Trump when it comes to foreign policy? (Adam Weinstein)
With the third acting defense secretary President Trump has placed in the position within the past month looking like he will be forced to temporarily resign and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo p...Show More
10) Is America's trade war with China achieving President Trump's goals? (Soumaya Keynes)
With major news developments arriving fast and furiously theses days, itâs easy to forget that the US is actively engaged in a trade war with China. President Trump will head to Osaka, Japan for the G...Show More