U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown FULL INTERVIEW — Insurrection, Accountability, and Protecting Americans

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), joins Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi on this episode of Intergenerational Politics to talk about the fallout from the insurrection, the upcoming impeachment trial, and how we can make government work better for all Americans. Senator Brown was first elected in 2006 and currently serves on four Committees: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Finance, and Veterans Affairs.

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Congressman Ro Khanna FULL Interview: The Road to Economic Recovery

Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) joins Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi on this episode to talk about President Biden's COVID-19 package and its economic components, what he hopes the Biden administration will do to help working families, and advising young people on what they can do to help improve government.

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Anand Giridharadas Full Interview—Winners Take All and The Charade of Elitism

Anand Giridharadas, a prolific author and former columnist for the NYT, joins hosts Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi to discuss his latest book "Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World." Aside from being an author of this and many other books, Anand is an editor-at-large for TIME, an on-air political analyst for MSNBC, and a visiting scholar at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University.

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Letter: Prosecute Trump; don’t pardon him like Nixon was

I disagree with Tony Messenger’s column “St. Louis attorney has early advice for new president: Remember Watergate era” (Jan. 22). I was an assistant Watergate special prosecutor for the obstruction trial of President Richard Nixon’s top aides in which he was named a co-conspirator. We were prevented from indicting Nixon when President Gerald Ford pardoned him, so I understand the impact of issuing a pardon and moving on.

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Anthony Scaramucci TELL-ALL Interview: Donald Trump is Finished

We spoke to Anthony Scaramucci, President Trump’s former personal assistant and White House Communications Director, a position he held for just 11 days before being fired. Known as the "Mooch," he is now an outspoken critic of Trump and the Founder and Managing Partner of Skybridge. We talked with Anthony about his getting lured to the White House and his insights from that time, where he thinks the Republican Party goes from here, what he thinks Trump will do post-presidency, and the challenges facing the Biden administration because of the mess Trump created and the last minute impediments he left behind.

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Full Interview: NY AG Letitia James Is Not Afraid To Take On Donald Trump

New York Attorney General Letitia James is someone who will loom large in Donald Trump’s life once he leaves office as she is currently conducting a civil investigation into President Trump and his business. Hosts Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi ask her about holding Trump accountable for inciting an insurrection and other matters, the role that states can play in doing so, and what specifically Attorney General James is doing to uphold the premise of our justice system that no one is above the law. Victor also asks her advice for his generation about careers in public service.

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