Democrats in Texas and nationwide swept to power in Congress, governors offices and state legislatures on dissatisfaction with President Trump and Republicans' handling of the US economy. Affordability, inflation, and gas prices drove turnout, Henson says.

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Princeton professor Kim Lane Scheppele, a scholar of constitutional democracy and autocratic legalism, joins independent journalist William Roberts to discuss Donald Trump’s attempted authoritarian takeover of the United States, and whether the midterm elections will deliver a backlash.

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International trade expert Keith Rockwell, senior fellow at the Hinrich Foundation and former public affairs director of the World Trade Organization, discusses the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs. Rockwell says the US is losing leverage and opportunity as the rest of the world moves ahead. 

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Adam Weinstein, deputy director of the Middle East program at the Quincy Institute, joins William Roberts to assess the fallout from recent U.S. air strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites. He argues that Washington must place real restraints on Israel and pursue a broader diplomatic initiative—one that’s currently missing from the Trump administration’s approach to the region.

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Host William Roberts and Kansas University law professor Raj Bhala unravel the limits of President Donald Trump's trade deals and the cost of aluminum cans for beer makers in the heartland.

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