On this episode of C-SPAN Radio's The Weekly Podcast….the battle over the AUMF…the Authorization of the Use of Military Force. 

Congress passed it in 2002…nearly 20 years ago…after 9/11. How is it still used? And how do the different branches play into its continued authority? 

We talk with John Glaser, Director of Foreign Studies at CATO, and Elizabeth Saunders, Professor in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. Both offer differing opinions on the next steps. 

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They say that no one can avoid death...or taxes. But that might not be true for some of the United States' top 1%. Jesse Eisinger of ProPublica breaks down the numbers and information about what some of the wealthiest Americans might not be paying...and how it's legal.

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With President Joe Biden meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, we speak with Alina Polyakova (A-LEAN-A Poly-ah-KOVA), President of the Center for European Policy Analysis.

She shares her insights on how Russian President Vladimir Putin views the United States and what President Biden must keep in mind before and during the meeting. 

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Cyberattacks have impacted everything from the New York Transit system…to the ferry that operates on Martha's Vineyard, and they pose one of the largest threats in the 21st century. Former Defense Secretary and CIA Director Leon Panetta joins the program to offer his insights into what the United States should be doing in order to protect itself now and in the future.   

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Two viewpoints on Congressional earmarks with Ross Baker, a veteran of Capitol Hill and a professor of government at Rutgers University, and Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of Tea Party Patriots. They share their differing viewpoints on the practice of lawmakers inserting money into bills that impact their states and districts.

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Our guest this week is Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean of the School of Public Health at Brown University. He joins to discuss the Covid-19 pandemic, the over 165 million cases worldwide, and the over 3.4 million dead. We discuss what can be learned from the pandemic and how that will impact the science of medicine and public health, moving forward.

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A look at why the Colonial Pipeline cyber-attack had a ripple effect along the East Coast. And why a ship stuck in the Suez Canal brought production transportation to a grinding halt for nearly a week, plus what this pandemic has taught us about the products we buy and how we get them. Our guest is Rob Handfield, a professor of supply chain management and North Carolina State University.

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Taking on the China challenge, as outlined in President Biden's speech before a Joint Session of Congress last month. Our guests provide two different perspectives on the economic and political challenges the U.S. is facing from China. Dean Cheung, Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, and Jennifer Hillman, Senior Fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations provide differing views on the best path forward.

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The New York Times' Reid Epstein and David Wasserman of The Cook Political Report take an in-depth look at the new Census numbers and their political implications for Congress and the 2022 mid-term elections.

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Our conversation this week focuses on the guilty verdict of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. Professor Thame's research ties together common threads from the coronavirus death toll and the death of George Floyd...to the social inequities stemming from racism in America.

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