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Jan 11, 2023 • 49min
Should we Abolish the IRS?
Amani Wells-Onyioha from Sole Strategies joins us to debate Pamela Denise Long from Youthcentrix about the viability of the Republican plan to abolish the IRS, the new proposal by the FTC to ban noncompete clauses, illegal immigration vs. homelessness, and gas vs. electric stoves.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 4, 2023 • 50min
Why is the GOP Imploding Over Kevin McCarthy?
Jason Nichols, senior lecturer in the African American Studies Department at the University of Maryland College Park joins us to debate Nick Gillespie, editor at large at Reason Magazine and host of The Reason Interview with Nick Gillespie, over the apparent implosion of the GOP to elect Speaker of the House. Plus, the bizarre drama surrounding Rep. George Santos, Iphones and slave labor, and NFL injuries. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 15, 2022 • 43min
Twitter Files: Major Scandal or a Nothingburger?
David Faris, Associate Professor of Political Science at Roosevelt University, joins u to debate Mark Meckler, CEO at Convention of States Action. Our topics are the latest from Newsweek on Hunter Biden's Laptop and 'Twitter Files'—What We Do Know, What We Don't. The latest op-ed from David Faris at Newsweek: Kyrsten Sinema's Doomed Lieberman Gambit Won't Save Her. And a recent poll from Mark Meckler’s Convention of States Action, in partnership with The Trafalgar Group recently quoted in Newsweek: Plurality of American Voters Want President Biden to Take a Stronger Stance in Supporting Chinese Protesting Against CCP.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 8, 2022 • 43min
How Did Republicans Lose Georgia?
May Mailman, senior fellow with Independent Women's Law Center, joins Amani Wells-Onyioha, a political organizer and director of operations at Sole Strategies, to debate the Georgia Senate runoff election results, the Democrats' new primary calendar, teachers unions, hot chocolate, and Christmas carolers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 1, 2022 • 45min
Dinner at Mar-a-Lago: Big Deal or Blown Out of Proportion?
Andrew & Batya welcome Mark Davis, talk show host on 660AM The Answer in Dallas-Ft. Worth, and Ellis Henican, NYT best selling author, to debate gaslighting, the now infamous dinner at Mar-a-Lago between former President Trump and holocaust denier Nick Fuentes, Joe Biden's immunity for the Saudi Prince over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi , and Asian faiths trying to bring back the swastika. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 23, 2022 • 51min
The Respect for Marriage Act: Good Idea or Not?
Batya Ungar-Sargon returns to guest host with Andrew Tallman as Rakim Brooks, president of Alliance for Justice joins us to debate Brian Reisinger, award-winning writer from rural America. Today we discuss President Biden turning 80 years old, the Respect for Marriage Act, Trump's return to Twitter, and Thanksgiving bread.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 16, 2022 • 40min
How Should NATO Respond to Russia?
Jason Nichols, senior lecturer in the African American Studies Department at the University of Maryland College Park, joins us to Debate Mike Davis, founder and president of Unsilenced Majority, over a handful of topics including Donald Trump's big announcement, Dave Chappelle's performance on SNL, how should NATO respond to Russia, and should Pete Rose be allowed into the Baseball Hall of Fame?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 9, 2022 • 40min
Special Election Debate 2022: Is Trump Toast?
Today we’re joined by John Daniel Davidson, senior editor at The Federalist, and Amani Wells-Onyioha, Democratic strategist and director of operations at Sole Strategies, to hash out the results of the 2022 election in this special episode of The Debate from Newsweek.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 7, 2021 • 45min
Fixing America's Homeless Crisis
Activist and former Congressional candidate Shahid Buttar and Seattle-based talk show host Jason Rantz join The Debate to discuss the housing crisis in America. Should housing be considered a human right? What does that mean and are we truly fixing the problem if not addressing what lead individuals to be homeless in the first place. You can read excerpts from this debate, as well as previous episodes at www.newsweek.com/the-debateSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Aug 31, 2021 • 1h 9min
Is Higher Education Broken?
For the second installment of the Newsweek/Pairagraph collaboration Michael Roth, President of Wesleyan University, and Jennifer Frey, Professor at the University of South Carolina, debate our higher education system. Taking questions from Pairagraph subscribers and trying to find the answer to, is college still worth it? You can read excerpt from this episode's debaters, as well as previous episodes at www.newsweek.com/the-debateSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.