30 Issues: Job Creation and Congress
It's Jobs Week on the Brian Lehrer Show's election series "30 issues in 30 Days." See the full 30 Issues schedule and archive here.David Leonhardt, Washington D.C Bureau Chief for the New York Times...
View ArticleThe Upshot: Our Middle Class is in Trouble
New York Times reporter and editor David Leonhardt discusses the recent data that show the U.S. middle class is no longer the wealthiest in the world. Also, a little on what he's planning for The...
View ArticleRethinking the Student Debt Crisis
It’s hard to escape the prevailing media narrative that student loan debt is destroying an entire generation’s financial future. The New York Times' David Leonhardt reported on a new Brookings...
View ArticleWhen Did You Lock in Your Political Beliefs?
The adage that you get more conservative as you get older doesn't exactly hold up. David Leonhardt, editor of The New York Times's The Upshot, discusses some new data and reporting that show how people...
View ArticleWhat Google Teaches us About Inequality
A new analysis from the New York Times shows that Google searches say a lot about inequality and the cultural divide in the United States. We look at the results, and any policy implications with David...
View ArticleThe Politics of Playing Football
Who plays and doesn't play football is an increasingly partisan issue, according to the latest column by The New York Times' David Leonhardt, the editor of "The Upshot."A recent poll by the RAND...
View ArticleCovering the Longshots
2016 candidates are making their way onto the campaign trail, and political reporters are close behind them. So how will the media talk about presidential hopefuls who probably won't win? Likely, a...
View ArticleFrom Cleveland to Seattle: America's Most Cursed Sports Cities
The Upshot, a New York Times politics and policy website, crunched some data to come up with a list of America's most cursed sports cities. We're not talking superstitions or urban legends—these are...
View ArticleFlash-In-The-Pan Candidacies
"The political media did not create Donald Trump," says David Leonhardt, editor of The Upshot for The New York Times. In fact, if calculations are correct, interest in Trump is actually outstripping...
View ArticleThe Math and the Man Behind the Chicago Cubs World Series Win
For the Chicago Cubs, 108 years of suffering are finally over. They beat the Cleveland Indians in dramatic fashion last night and claimed their first World Series title since 1908.So how did they pull...
View ArticleAnalysis of James Comey's Must-Hear Testimony
After former FBI Director James Comey delivers his highly-anticipated testimony in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Emily Bazelon, New York Times Magazine staff writer and Yale Law School...
View ArticleHarvey and Climate Change
While climate change didn't cause Harvey, David Leonhardt, Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times, argues there's plenty of evidence that it contributed to its record-breaking volume of rain.
View ArticlePresident Trump Addresses the Nation on Florida Shooting
President Trump addresses the nation on yesterday's school shooting in Parkland, Florida. New York Times op-ed columnist David Leonhardt previews the speech by discussing the shooting and gun violence...
View ArticleThe Financial Crisis Is Not Yet Over for Most Americans
New York Times columnist David Leonhardt argues that the financial crisis is not over, despite what standard economic measurements show, and points to alternative ways to measure GDP.We see all kinds...
View ArticleThe Shutdown and the Resistance
New York Times columnist David Leonhardt talks about the ongoing federal government shutdown and what it shows about the strengths and weaknesses of the progressive movement."As the summer of 2016 came...
View ArticleThe Argument with Ross Douthat, Michelle Goldberg and David Leonhardt
Michelle Goldberg, Ross Douthat and David Leonhardt are New York Times op-ed columnists and co-hosts of the New York Times's podcast "The Argument." They join us in studio to argue about national...
View ArticleThe Brian Lehrer Show's Best Interviews
On this Summer Friday, here are some of our favorite conversations from the past year:Hosts of The New York Times podcast "The Argument," Op-Ed columnists Michelle Goldberg, David Leonhardt and Ross...
View ArticleThe #Resistance Is Coming
Where are we on impeachment today?The president has reportedly been resisting efforts by his aides to hire public relations and legal professionals for a dedicated impeachment "war room" in the White...
View ArticleThe President Impeached
David Leonhardt, op-ed columnist at The New York Times and co-host of the podcast "The Argument," ticks through the latest impeachment related news and previews tonight's Democratic presidential...
View Article‘It Doesn’t Feel Like We’re Being Impeached,’ Says Impeached President
Where are we on impeachment today?After almost 12 hours of debate, the House took the historic step of impeaching President Trump. Now, the spotlight turns to the Senate, where Mitch McConnell and...
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