The Tent Podcast

New Year, Same Trump-Induced Chaos, With Mieke Eoyang
New Year, Same Trump-Induced Chaos, With Mieke Eoyang
This week on "The Tent," Ed and Daniella speak with Mieke Eoyang, vice president of Third Way's National Security Program, about recent events in Iran and the latest updates on the impeachment process.
By Daniella Gibbs Léger, Ed Chung, Chris Ford, Dwayne Greene, and Adam Peck
Foreign Policy and Security

Criminal Justice Reform

25 Years After the 1994 Crime Bill, Voters Back Criminal Justice Reforms
25 Years After the 1994 Crime Bill, Voters Back Criminal Justice Reforms
New CAP Action polling shows that 25 years after the passage of the 1994 crime bill, voters want policymakers to focus more on efforts to enable comprehensive crime prevention and greater fairness in the criminal justice system.
By John Halpin, Ed Chung, Karl Agne, and Lea Hunter
Criminal Justice

Democracy and Government

Impeachment Trial Witnesses: Who the Senate Should Call and What They Know
Impeachment Trial Witnesses: Who the Senate Should Call and What They Know
One look at the list of potential witnesses shows why the president and his allies in Congress are trying to prevent a full impeachment trial in the Senate: The witnesses are capable of providing damning evidence against Trump.
By Jeremy Venook and Max Bergmann
Democracy and Government

Economy

The Middle Class Continues to Struggle as Union Density Remains Low
The Middle Class Continues to Struggle as Union Density Remains Low
Union membership rates are at record lows, and new data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that the share of income going to the middle class remains low as well.
By David Madland and Malkie Wall
Economy
President Trump’s Anti-Worker Agenda
President Trump’s Anti-Worker Agenda
President Trump promised to defend “forgotten workers,” but his administration has instead advanced an anti-worker agenda that favors corporate interests at the expense of working-class Americans.
By Saharra Griffin and Malkie Wall
Economy
How to Promote Sectoral Bargaining in the United States
How to Promote Sectoral Bargaining in the United States
Broader-based bargaining requires increasing union power, promoting contract extensions, and establishing wage boards.
By David Madland
Economy

Energy and Environment

Climate Deniers in the 116th Congress
Climate Deniers in the 116th Congress
A new CAP Action analysis finds that 150 members—and 60 percent of Republicans—in the 116th Congress do not believe in climate change.
By Sally Hardin and Claire Moser
Energy and Environment

Russia

Russiagate: The Depth of Collusion
Russiagate: The Depth of Collusion
It is now clear there was collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government during the 2016 elections. But to what end? This report lays out what we know about collusion and explores the depths to which it may have gone.
By Max Bergmann
Foreign Policy and Security