Today we take a look at the rise of the right from Trumpism in the US to the far-right parties gaining steam in Europe and beyond

Today we take a look at the history and context of the Korean Peninsula, how it was split in two in the first place and how self-perpetuating actions have been taken ever since to bring us to the brink of what would be a completely unnecessary and utterly disastrous war

Today we look at some of the recent and no-so-recent political problems plaguing the NFL including the protests against police abuse, institutional racism, sexism, homophobia and their coverup of the traumatic brain injuries suffered by countless players. And we discuss why it all matters.

Today we look at the history and structures of authoritarianism and explore how they relate to at Trump campaign and administration

Today we look at just a couple of the major international conflicts Donald Trump is severely under-qualified to navigate

Today we look at the systemic problem with advertiser-driven, for-profit media and how billionaires have begun exploiting the system to their own benefit even more

Today we look at the woeful state of the Democratic Party and the strategy to bring them back from the brink

Today we take a look at the history and present state of corruption in America, both for the special case of Donald Trump and the system-wide corruption we almost take for granted

Today we take a look at the state of foreign affairs as Trump trips and stubbles his way through his learning curve

Today we take a look at the legacy of conservative economics in Kansas, the new federal budget being pushed that would echo the Kansas disaster, deregulation that will cost citizens billions and the intellectual underpinning of modern conservative philosophy that is driving all this