This is an interview with Ian Bassin, former associate White House Counsel under President Obama and executive director of the group, Protect Democracy (protectdemocracy.org). The subject is how Special Counsel Robert Mueller can protect himsel

Provocations Episode 12

Jun 15th, 2018 19m 27s

Bob Kuttner returns as your host this week with Frank Clemente, co-founder and executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness. Will the Republican tax bill passed last year turn out to be a political loser? What do ordinary Americans believe

Provocations Episode 11

Jun 8th, 2018 20m 12s

Amanda Teuscher, managing editor of The American Prospect, guest-hosts this edition of Provocations. This week's guest is Manuel Madrid, a writing fellow at the Prospect who covers, among other topics, economic development in Puerto Rico. Amand

Provocations Episode 10

Jun 1st, 2018 25m 42s

On this episode of Provocations, Bob Kuttner hosts Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing. They discuss the differences between the trade policy President Trump promised and the trade policy he has actually delivered,

Provocations Episode 9

May 25th, 2018 25m 37s

This week, Bob Kuttner interviews Dr. Sidney Wolfe, co-founder and director of the Public Citizen’s Health Research Group, on the current state of the American pharmaceutical industry and on compelling the industry to lower drug prices. The two

Provocations Episode 8

May 19th, 2018 23m 34s

On this week’s Provocations, Bob Kuttner interviews Larry Cohen, former president of the Communication Workers of America and current chairman of Our Revolution. They discuss the 2016 Democratic primary elections, the state of the party's nomin

Provocations Episode 7

May 11th, 2018 26m 37s

On this week’s Provocations, Bob Kuttner interviews Paul Starr on the state of the U.S. health care system and the prospects for drastic health care reform, should Democrats retake Congress and the Presidency in 2020. The two editors discuss th

Provocations Episode 6

May 4th, 2018 42m 16s

On this week's Provocations, Bob Kuttner talks with pollster and public opinion analyst Guy Molyneux, on how the Trump tax cut is backfiring on the Republicans. And science writer Derrick Jackson discusses the belated success and coming growth

Provocations Episode 5

Apr 27th, 2018 28m 48s

In this week's Provocations, Bob Kuttner talks with Scott Paul, who heads the Association for American Manufacturing, about Bob's new book, Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism? The two also discuss how US industry can be revived. Bob also o

Provocations Episode 4

Apr 20th, 2018 23m 21s

In this edition of Provocations, Bob Kuttner interviews Harold Meyerson about the conflict between New York Governor Mario Cuomo and New York's Working Families Party, and the larger splits between the progressive and Wall Street wings of the D

Provocations Episode 3

Apr 13th, 2018 30m 55s

In this episode, Bob considers Mark Zuckerberg's charm offensive, and talks about the legacy of two giants of the 1960s, Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. His guests are author and Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy and Peter Edelma

Provocations Episode 2

Apr 6th, 2018 35m 38s

In Provocations Episode 2, Bob speaks with Chuck Collins about the recent tax cuts. Next Bob speaks with Clyde Prestowitz on the brewing trade war and it's complex implications.

Provocations Episode 1

Mar 30th, 2018 29m 40s

In Provocations Episode 1, Bob opens with comments about Trump's bizarre new appointees, and the latest twists in the Facebook story. His interview is with Harold Meyerson, who discusses the successful West Virginia teachers' strike and what it

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