The Bottom Line

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  • Is 'election integrity' code for voter suppression? | The Bottom Line
    Election reform is one of the biggest political battles of the year in the United States after former President Donald Trump and his fans insisted the last election was “stolen".

    Republican lawmakers in 33 states are proposing restrictions on voter registration and voting.

    Senate Democrats are pushing the “For the People Act” to greatly increase the number of registered voters and make voting easier.

    So which way will the United States go? Join host Steve Clemons as he speaks with Sadiqa Reynolds, CEO of the Urban League in Louisville, and John Fund, a columnist for National Review Online.

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    26 min
  • Will Biden’s anti-China alliance work? | The Bottom Line
    Will the United States wind up sharing world domination with China, or will China eventually accept the US as the world’s sole superpower?
    The Biden administration - just like the Trump administration before it - hopes to contain China’s growth and influence. President Joe Biden is trying to do the job by creating an alliance of four countries, the "Quad": Japan, India, Australia and the US.
    Join host Steve Clemons and his guests, China experts Deborah Lehr and Randall Schriver, as they discuss the range of issues on the table, including Chinese students in US universities, Huawei, TikTok, Hong Kong, Uighur Muslims, and more.
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    25 min
  • Will Biden’s anti-China alliance work? | The Bottom Line
    Will the United States wind up sharing world domination with China, or will China eventually accept the US as the world’s sole superpower?

    The Biden administration - just like the Trump administration before it - hopes to contain China’s growth and influence. President Joe Biden is trying to do the job by creating an alliance of four countries, the "Quad": Japan, India, Australia and the US.

    Join host Steve Clemons and his guests, China experts Deborah Lehr and Randall Schriver, as they discuss the range of issues on the table, including Chinese students in US universities, Huawei, TikTok, Hong Kong, Uighur Muslims, and more.

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    25 min
  • What’s keeping the US minimum wage at $7.25 an hour? | The Bottom Line
    A Democratic Party-led proposal to raise the minimum wage in the United States would double the income of millions of Americans. But opponents fear that many small business owners would choose to fire some of their employees, outsource labour to other countries, slow down hiring, or decide to shut down if it passes.
    Supporters say that the current federal minimum wage does not provide a liveable salary to millions of Americans and should be pushed to $15 an hour in phases.
    Host Steve Clemons is joined by Rachel Greszler, an economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, and Jacobin magazine editor, David Sirota, also the former speechwriter for Bernie Sanders during his 2020 presidential campaign.
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    26 min
  • What’s keeping the US minimum wage at $7.25 an hour? | The Bottom Line
    A Democratic Party-led proposal to raise the minimum wage in the United States would double the income of millions of Americans. But opponents fear that many small business owners would choose to fire some of their employees, outsource labour to other countries, slow down hiring, or decide to shut down if it passes.

    Supporters say that the current federal minimum wage does not provide a liveable salary to millions of Americans and should be pushed to $15 an hour in phases.

    Host Steve Clemons is joined by Rachel Greszler, an economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, and Jacobin magazine editor, David Sirota, also the former speechwriter for Bernie Sanders during his 2020 presidential campaign.

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    26 min
  • How much sway does Trump still have over the Republican party? | The Bottom Line
    Donald Trump adviser Jason Miller talks to host Steve Clemons about the former United States president's role in politics and the conservative agenda.
    Republican leaders are still split on Trump: House Republicans defend his legacy and coordinate closely with him, with their leaders travelling back and forth to see him at his resort in Florida; but Senate Republicans are trying their best to minimise his influence over the party.
    In his first major speech after leaving office, given at the Conservative Political Action Conference on February 28, Trump promised to help his party retake the White House and the Senate.
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    26 min
  • How much sway does Trump still have over the Republican party? | The Bottom Line
    Donald Trump adviser Jason Miller talks to host Steve Clemons about the former United States president's role in politics and the conservative agenda.

    Republican leaders are still split on Trump: House Republicans defend his legacy and coordinate closely with him, with their leaders travelling back and forth to see him at his resort in Florida; but Senate Republicans are trying their best to minimise his influence over the party.

    In his first major speech after leaving office, given at the Conservative Political Action Conference on February 28, Trump promised to help his party retake the White House and the Senate.

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    26 min
  • Are Iran, US headed for a new deal? | The Bottom Line
    US President Joe Biden says he wants to restart negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme, and Iran extended its permission for nuclear watchdogs.
    This is the most progress the two parties have made since former President Donald Trump tore up the 2015 deal reached after years of negotiations, but there are no guarantees a new deal is imminent.
    Cambridge University lecturer Dr Roxane Farmanfarmaian and Bloomberg columnist Eli Lake lay out the possible scenarios for Iran-US relations over the next few months.
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    25 min
  • Are Iran, US headed for a new deal? | The Bottom Line
    US President Joe Biden says he wants to restart negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme, and Iran extended its permission for nuclear watchdogs.

    This is the most progress the two parties have made since former President Donald Trump tore up the 2015 deal reached after years of negotiations, but there are no guarantees a new deal is imminent.

    Cambridge University lecturer Dr Roxane Farmanfarmaian and Bloomberg columnist Eli Lake lay out the possible scenarios for Iran-US relations over the next few months.

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    25 min
  • How can Biden confront white supremacy? | The Bottom Line
    The idea that the United States should be "made great" for white people is as old as the US itself, and today this notion is represented by almost 200 groups around the country.
    Michael German was infiltrating white supremacist movements in the 1990s as a special agent for the FBI. His story was made into a film, Imperium, by director Daniel Ragussis.
    In this episode, German and Ragussis tell host Steve Clemons about the challenges facing the Biden administration in confronting an ideology that permeates law enforcement, the military and society in general.
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    26 min

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