America at a Crossroads

Congressman Schiff is an American lawyer, author, and politician who has represented California's 28th congressional district since 2013. Schiff chairs the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He previously served on the Foreign Affairs Committee and the State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee. In this discussion with Patt Morrison of the Los Angeles Times, the Congressman addresses Russia's war on Ukraine, the United States' response, the January 6 investigation and committee, the fight to save American democracy, and much more.
Introductions by Zev Yaroslavsky and former Congressman Mel Levine.

Polish-American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and historian Anne Applebaum (The Atlantic, The Washington Post) and Russian-American author, consultant, editorialist, lecturer, and military historian Max Boot (The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal) discuss the crisis in Ukraine; the further isolation of Vladimir Putin; President Joe Biden's and NATO's response; China's potential reaction to Russian aggression in Eastern Europe; and the rise of Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a heroic leader on the world stage. 

Ben Ginsberg and Bob Bauer with Pam Fessler: Safeguarding Free And Fair Elections – Two Election Lawyers (R & D) Discuss

The Atlantic's Barton Gellman (Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist formerly of The Washington Post) speaks with KCRW's Madeleine Brand (host of "Press Play") about Russia's current aggression in Ukraine, Preisdent Biden's and NATO's response, and Trump's plans for a repeat of the January 6 attack on American democracy.

2022 Political Scene: What Lies Ahead? Bill Kristol and The Atlantic's Ron Brownstein break down the 2022 political picture. 

UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr and AAU President Barbara R. Snyder discuss the challenges of leading a college campus community during the COVID pandemic and divisive political times. Moderated by KCRW's Warren Olney.

Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt speaks frankly with KCRW's Madeleine Brand to break down the Whoopi Goldberg controversy, the banning of Art Spiegelman's "Maus," the alarming rise of anti-semitism in the United States, and how the ADL uses education and prevention to stem the tide of hate in America.

Defeating Nazis in Court: Inside the Charlottesville Trial
Roberta Kaplan and Karen Dunn, Attornies, Integrity First for America
Amy Spitalnick, Executive Director of Integrity First for America
Moderator: Henry Weinstein, Professor, UC Irvine School of Law

One Year Later: Our Capitol, Our Country, Our Democracy – Where Are We?
Panelists:
Carol Leonnig: Washington Post journalist and MSNBC contributor
Joanna Mendelson: Associate Director, Center on Extremism (Anti-Defamation League)
Imran Ahmed: Founding CEO, Center for Countering Digital Hate
Moderator: Larry Mantle, KPCC