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Matt Frei is joined by a Democratic politician and a pro-Trump strategist in Pennsylvania where the race for the White House is now so close that both sides are in the fight for their political lives.

Is Kamala Harris’s pick as Presidential running-mate a disaster for ‘weird’ Donald Trump? Matt Frei discusses the rise of Tim Walz with senior figures from Democrats Abroad and Republicans Overseas.

Economist Joseph Stiglitz tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy why more government intervention is desirable, whether campus protests in the US are going “over the line” and why stalling living standards “create a fertile field” for demagogues like Donald Trump, in this episode of Ways to Change the World.

In this episode of The Political Fourcast, Nicky Morgan and Charlie Falconer join Krishnan Guru-Murthy to discuss how the war in Gaza could change the political fortunes of UK parties.

Author Armistead Maupin is a pioneer – writing about AIDS and HIV for a mass audience and daring to include gay, lesbian, trans and queer lives when few others were. His ‘Tales of the City’ series, which started as a newspaper column in 1974, became worldwide best-selling novels and a Netflix series. It chronicles the…

Astronaut Tim Peake tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy about his journey to becoming an astronaut, his time on the ISS and the crucial role of Elon Musk and SpaceX in future space missions, in this episode of Ways to Change the World.

What are the climate implications of a Trump or Biden presidency?

Former US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, has just written a new book with fellow Stanford political scientist. It’s called Political Risk and explores a world in which dangers to western democracies come not just from Iran or Russia, but also from non-state actors online.

A year ago today, the world changed.  It’s not often you can say that with as much confidence as when you’re referring to the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States.  He’s had few legislative victories, but he’s used his levers of power to roll back many of his predecessor’s policies, and…

Hillary Clinton has called Donald Trump’s actions “destabilising and dangerous”, and criticised his 2016 campaign for ‘feeding scapegoats and prejudices’. The 2016 Democrat Presidential candidate, speaking to Channel 4 News, covered a wide range of issues, including her own campaign, Donald Trump and the the recent allegations of rape and sexual harassment against film producer Harvey Weinstein.…

The Governor of Virginia has declared a state of emergency in Charlottesville – as white supremacists clashed with anti-fascist protesters. Keme Nzerem’s report does contain some of those scenes of violence.