Sociologist Melinda Cooper explains how neoliberalism transformed the politics of the family. PLUS: Rotten History

Writer Joseph Daher explores the contemporary political-economy of Hezbollah. / In a Moment of Truth, The current international trade situation pushes Jeff Dorchen over the borderline.

Author Nato Thompson explains how art became a weapon aimed at the public. Nato is author of "Culture as Weapon: The Art of Influence in Everyday Life" from Melville House.

Author Pankaj Mishra examines the hidden history of anger across the modern world. Pankaj is author of "Age of Anger: A History of the Present" from Farrar, Straus and Giroux. PLUS: Chuck on violence

Mathematician Paul-Olivier Dehaye profiles the use of psychometrics in political campaigns. Paul posted the recent Medium article "The (dis)information mercenaries now controlling Trump’s databases." / In a Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen mangles a thermodynamic theory of evolution.

Legal scholar Marjorie Cohn reviews the dangerous record of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. Marjorie wrote the article Trump's Choice of Gorsuch Endangers Civil, Human and Environmental Rights for Truthout. / Immigration researcher Karina Moreno finds a neoliberal consensus behind the border wall. Karina wrote the article The Private Deportation Machine for Jacobin. PLUS: Question From Hell!

Live from Standing Rock, Dr. Sarah Jumping Eagle reports on DAPL resistance in the Trump era. Sarah is a pediatrician and water protector, we've spoken to her twice in 2016. / Journalist Michelle Chen examines Obama's mostly symbolic legacy on labor and trade. Michelle wrote the Labor and Trade section of Jacobin's feature Assessing Obama. PLUS: Listener Mail

Economist Geoff Mann outlines the history of Keynesianism's attempts to save capital from capitalism. PLUS: Chuck on values, Rotten History

Editor Vyvian Raoul outlines strategies for reclaiming the public space from advertising's visual pollution. / In a Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen defines the Schlock Doctrine. PLUS: Question from Hell!

Civil rights lawyer Flint Taylor explains why the Chicago Police Department is reform-proof. / Attorney Brian Foley draws the blueprints for a legal resistance to the Trump administration.