Series Finale: How did President Trump change the post-9/11 peace movement? (call-in special)
(9/11/19) On December 7, 2016, “TrumpWatch with Jesse Lent” debuted on WBAI. Through 127 episodes, we did our best to go beyond the bluster coming fro...
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"TrumpWatch with Jesse Lent" airs live Wednesdays at 6:30pm on WBAI 99.5FM Pacifica Radio New York, streaming at WBAI.org. Join us each week as we take a deep dive on a different aspect of the Donald Trump administration in each episode.
What does climate change means for the affordable housing crisis? (Teresa Wiltz)
(9/4/19) Of all the consequences of climate change that we know about, one that rarely gets mentioned is its affect on the affordable housing crisis i...
Can 19 states stop the administration from detaining migrant children indefinitely? (Mica Rosenberg)
(8/28/19)On Monday, attorneys general for 19 states and the District of Columbia announced a lawsuit against the Trump administration in the hopes of ...
Are veterans more likely to be denied green cards than active service members? (Yeganeh Torbati)
(8/21/19) Veterans of the US Armed Forces will have a harder time receiving green cards than currently active service members, according to a new repo...
What will reinterpreting the Endangered Species Act mean for threatened animals? (Ben Lefebvre)
(8/14/19) On Aug. 12, the Trump administration announced plans to change how it how it enforces the Endangered Species Act, the landmark 1974 law beli...
Will Russia hack our election systems again in 2020? (Christopher R. Deluzio and Adam Piore)
(7/24/19) With all eyes trained on former special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony before Congress, we take a look at the status of the issue that g...
Is the President's chief of staff building his own right-wing empire in the White House? (Lisa Rein)
(7/17/19) Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney reportedly told attendees at a recent fundraising retreat in Chicago that he does not attemp...
Is there a culture of racism and misogyny among Border Patrol agents? (Ted Hesson)
(7/10/19) On July 1, when ProPublica reporter A.C. Thompson revealed the existence of a secret Facebook group of 9,500 Border Patrol agents containing...
Who has the most influence with President Trump on foreign policy? (Adam Weinstein)
(7/3/19) With the third acting defense secretary President Trump has placed in the position within the past month looking like he will be forced to te...
Is the U.S. trade war with China achieving President Trump's goals? (Soumaya Keynes)
(6/26/19) With major developments in both domestic and international news in recent days, it’s easy to forget that the US is currently engaged in a tr...