National Politics

Archives of the show until 2018. For recent archives, go to: The Marc Steiner Show at the Real News Network

June 8, 2016

Baltimore Entrepreneur Chris Wilson On His Support For Bernie Sanders & More

June 7, 2016 - Segment 3 - We close the show with an interview with Baltimore entrepreneur Chris Wilson, about his life and about a powerful online video in which he tells his story and expresses his support for Bernie Sanders.
June 8, 2016

National News Roundup: Violence & Disruption In The Presidential Campaign, Ryan’s Endorsement Of Trump & More

June 6, 2016 - Segment 2 - On today's national news roundtable, we discuss violence and disruption around the Presidential campaign; Hilary Clinton's foreign policy speech; Paul Ryan's endorsement of Donald Trump; and Prince's autopsy results.
June 1, 2016

Liza Featherstone On Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump & The State Of American Electoral Politics

June 1, 2016 - Segment 2 - We hear a National Election Commentary from Liza Featherstone, contributing editor to The Nation where she writes the advice column "Asking for a Friend," and editor of False Choices: The Faux Feminism of Hillary Clinton.
June 1, 2016

OSI Talking About Addiction: Youth, Addiction & Juvenile Justice

June 1, 2016 - Segment 1 - We begin the show with a new series coming out of the Open Society Institute-Baltimore, "Talking About Addiction." The current discussion, which takes place tonight, is about Youth, Addiction, and Juvenile Justice.
May 12, 2016

National Roundtable: Beyond Politics As Usual

May 11, 2016 - Segment 2 - We have a political roundtable, where our guests will talk about the upcoming Presidential election. We examine the breadth of people who are disillusioned with "politics as usual," reflected in the strong following of both Trump and Sanders, and we question whether it's possible to create a cross-racial progressive coalition.
April 12, 2016

Fracture: Barack Obama, the Clintons, and the Racial Divide

April 12, 2016 - Segment 1 - We begin the show with an encore presentation of the conversation I had with Joy-Ann Reid a few weeks ago at the Enoch Pratt Free Library about her book Fracture: Barack Obama, the Clintons, and the Racial Divide. Reid is a national correspondent for MSNBC.
April 7, 2016

Wisconsin Primary Results

April 6, 2016 - Segment 1 - We begin the show with a look at the results of today's Wisconsin primary elections, with: John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation magazine and co-author of People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy.
March 30, 2016

Legalize It All: How To Win The War On Drugs

March 28, 2016 - Segment 1 - We host a conversation with with author Dan Baum, about his current front page article in Harper's magazine, Legalize It All: How to win the war on drugs, which discusses how the Nixon administration's "War on Drugs" was started to attack Black people and the anti-war left.
March 25, 2016

The Concern Over Reparations & Bernie Sanders

March 25, 2016 - Segment 4 - We host a rebroadcast of our show from January when our panel of guests examined Ta-Nehisi Coates' critique of Bernie Sanders' statements about reparations. With: A. Adar Ayira, Dr. Lester Spence, and Bill Fletcher, Jr.
March 25, 2016

Education & Testing: Resistance to the Common Core

March 25, 2016 - Segment 2 - We examine the subject of education and testing, focusing on resistance to the Common Core PARRC tests. With: Jordan Najee Leonard, Business Manager of Baltimore Algebra Project; and Jamal Jones, Co-Director of Baltimore Algebra Project.
February 27, 2016

Encore Presentation: Joy-Ann Reid On ‘Fracture: Barack Obama, The Clintons, & The Racial Divide’

February 25, 2016 - Hour 1 - We begin the show with an encore presentation of the conversation I had with Joy-Ann Reid a few weeks ago at the Enoch Pratt Free Library about her book Fracture: Barack Obama, the Clintons, and the Racial Divide.
February 24, 2016

Should Apple Help The FBI Access The San Bernardino Gunman’s iPhone?

February 23, 2016 - Segment 1 - We begin our show with a look at the controversy between the FBI and Apple over developing software to crack the iPhone of the San Bernardino gunman. With: Steven Feldman, Charles Ellison, Dr. Richard Forno, and Paul Dant.
February 18, 2016

Dr. Lester Spence’s ‘Knocking the Hustle: Against the Neoliberal Turn in Black Politics’

February 18, 2016 - Segment 1 - We begin the show with a conversation with Dr. Lester Spence about his new book Knocking the Hustle: Against the Neoliberal Turn in Black Politics.
February 8, 2016

President Obama’s Visit To The Islamic Society Of Baltimore

February 8, 2016 - Segment 2 - Last week President Barack Obama visited The Islamic Society of Baltimore, his first visit to an American mosque after 7 years in office. We talk with two people who were present during President Obama's visit.
February 3, 2016

United Nations Urges U.S. Government To Address Legacy Of Slavery With Reparatory Justice

February 3, 2016 - Segment 2 - Last week, after visiting several U.S. cities including Baltimore, the United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent released a preliminary report in which they urged the U.S. government to address the legacy of slavery, post-Reconstruction "Jim Crow" laws and racial subordination in the United States with reparatory justice.
February 1, 2016

From Flint to Baltimore: Clean Water, Environmental Racism & Infrastructure In Our Cities

February 1, 2016 - Segment 2 - We discuss our cities from Flint to Baltimore, looking at clean water, environmental racism & infrastructure. With: Dr. Lawrence Brown, Mijin Cha, Henry Louis Taylor, Jr. and Jacqui Patterson.