The Bottom Line

The “woke” movement in the United States peaked two years ago, after the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, by a white policeman in Minnesota.

But after years of confronting social injustice and structural racism, is the movement declining in influence?

Political scientist Ruy Teixeira believes so. He argues that the Democratic Party has taken note that Americans are tired of debating race, immigration, gender ideology and school curricula.

And after swinging from hard left to hard right, the American pendulum might just be heading back to the “normie” middle.

Join host Steve Clemons in this wide-ranging conversation on the future of the progressive movement in the US.

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In Cambridge Analytica and Facebooks heyday, the digital footprints of people around the world were used against them to impact elections in places including Trinidad, the Philippines, and the United States

While Cambridge Analytica has gone bust, all sorts of other companies are in the same business: collecting and analysing our data - and attempting to modify our behaviour.

Host Steve Clemons asks Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Brittany Kaiser and data rights activist David Carroll if there are any real solutions for privacy in the 21st century.

After years of tumultuous elections and acrimony, are there indications that the political temperature in the United States is calming down?

That is what Republican activist Janelle King and Democratic analyst Robin Johnson tell host Steve Clemons after the US midterms on November 8.

They pointed to several factors: no talk of widespread election fraud; voters on both sides generally preferred pragmatic candidates to hardliners; independent-minded voters split their ballots between candidates from either party; and people generally did not fall for fear-mongering messages from either party.

Join Clemons and his panel for a breakdown of what the elections mean for the future of the US.

With midterm elections only a few days away, both political parties in the United States are stoking apocalyptic fears in the hopes of rousing Americans to vote for them.

If people vote Democrat, according to the Republican argument, the country will crumble under a perfect storm of inflation, crime and immigration. But if people vote Republican, Democrats say the country’s democratic institutions and guardrails will be crushed.

Also, if the Republicans take back Congress, does it mark the end for the Biden agenda?

Host Steve Clemons gauges the country’s political temperature with Republican activist Grover Norquist and Democratic activist Amy Dacey.

A firestorm erupted in Washington after OPEC+ decided to slash global oil supply earlier this month.

Officials in the United States blamed Saudi Arabia and said they were reviewing whether the relationship with the kingdom still serves US interests. Saudi officials said their decision was purely economical, as the world faces a global recession.

But Democratic Party politicians said the timing was dubious – right before Americans head to the polls in the midterm elections.

Host Steve Clemons asks Saudi author Ali Shihabi and US policy expert Danielle Pletka about the next moves between Riyadh and Washington.

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After seven months of all-out war in Ukraine, there seems to be no quick end to the conflict.

Russia controls about 20 percent of the country, despite recent advances by the Ukrainian military, which is supported by Western intelligence gathering and weapons.

The United States is doubling down on the war effort, and so is Russia. Military reservists are being called up for duty, and President Vladimir Putin recently said he was “not bluffing” when he threatened to “make use of all weapon systems available” to defend his country.

Host Steve Clemons asks nuclear policy experts Kori Schake and Jon Wolfstahl about nuclear options and deterrence.

Is Donald Trump’s influence in his party waning?

In the Republican primary in Indiana, voters had to choose between two members of the US Congress.

The former president threw his weight behind Representative Mary Miller, who convinced voters that she was more pro-Trump than her opponent. She easily defeated Representative Rodney Davis in late June.

Congressman Davis tells host Steve Clemons that support for Trump is still strong in the country, and predicts that Republican candidates will wrest control of Congress from the Democratic Party this November.

While in Saudi Arabia last month, US President Joe Biden stressed that the United States was "not going anywhere" and wouldn’t "walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by China, Russia, or Iran". But did his words reassure anyone?

High on his agenda was the prospect of a nuclear deal with Iran. But he expressed zero interest in resurrecting the Palestinian-Israeli peace process.

Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow Steven Cook tells host Steve Clemons that the US agenda for the Middle East has become severely diminished.

Has something changed in China-United States relations after repeated visits to Taiwan by US politicians in support of the island's self-rule?

China considers Taiwan to be part of its territory, and has halted bilateral talks with the US on everything from climate change to drug trafficking and military coordination.

Meanwhile, President Joe Biden has stalled any action on lifting trade sanctions imposed by his predecessor on Chinese imports.

So, do the world’s two biggest powers see themselves as "strategic partners" or "strategic enemies"?

China’s ambassador to the US, Qin Gang, tells host Steve Clemons that there is too much at stake to risk a total breakdown in relations.

For President Joe Biden, the centrepiece of his agenda - and legacy - is the Inflation Reduction Act, covering climate, healthcare and taxation in the United States.

The war within the Democratic Party – which had stalled all previous iterations of the bill – had to be put on hold to get it passed. Progressives were irked that they had to compromise on a tax hike on billionaires.

But is this legislation enough to prevent the Republican Party from regaining control of Congress during the midterm elections this November? Congressman Ro Khanna joins The Bottom Line for a wide-reaching conversation with host Steve Clemons.

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