Category: 3-DailySometimeCommentary

This week, we learned something: A messy, “no-deal” Brexit is likely off the table. This means that Britons can look forward to a slightly less messy, negotiated Brexit – provided that government officials can agree on what that looks like. With Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn in charge of negotiations, reaching that consensus will be tough.

Guest: Anne McElvoy, senior editor at the Economist, head of Economist Radio, and host of the chat show, The Economist Asks. 

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Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Anna Martin.

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President Trump’s naked disdain for Puerto Rico’s struggles might be rhetorically jarring. But it reflects long-standing U.S. policies toward the territory.

Guest: Yarimar Bonilla, political anthropologist and author of the book, Aftershocks of Disaster: Puerto Rico Before and After the Storm.

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Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Anna Martin.

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Late last month, someone paid a call to Congress. She wanted to talk about the Trump administration’s disregard for established national security protocols. The call was coming from inside the house -- inside the White House, that is.

Guest: Ned Price, Director of Policy and Communications at National Security Action. 

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Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Anna Martin.

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