'With Friends like These'
Ana Marie Cox is the host of the podcast With Friends Like These from Crooked Media. She is a former columnist for the New York Times Magazine, Daily Beast and the Guardian US. She is the founding editor of the blog, Wonkette.
Proud to shut down President Trump says he’ll gladly take dire action if Congress won’t fund his border wall.
The Left, Right & Center Midterms Special The results are in. Who’s happy? Who’s not?
Not a hoax There has been an arrest in the attempted bombings of President Trump's opponents and critics: a 56-year-old resident of South Florida.
LRC Live: Kavanaugh Accused Josh Barro, moderates from the Center. On the Left, Ana Marie Cox, and Rich Lowry, is on the Right. We're joined by Ron Brownstein, Keli Goff, Ken White, Gustavo Arellano and Clare Venegas as our special guests.
Remembering John McCain Memories of John McCain from a close policy adviser and a reporter who covered his campaign.
Tariffs, a PR Disaster and Bad Blood On the eve of hurricane season, a study says the death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria is 70 times higher than the official count.
Trump is saving jobs — in China? Meanwhile, the love-fest is over in the Korean peninsula.
Iran Nuclear Deal? President Trump Says: No Deal, No More. Will other world powers go along with President Trump’s plan to put pressure on Iran?
North Korea Crosses a Line — This Time, it’s the Border Kim Jong-Un of North Korea and Moon Jae-In of South Korean had a historic meeting where they set big goals for peace and denuclearization. The meeting was big on drama and scant on details. Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron deepen their bromance during a state visit in Washington, and we need to talk about Kanye and dragon energy.
What AMLO Means to Los Angeles Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador has forged a special connection to Angelenos and Mexican-Americans.
National Security: An Adult in the Room America’s mainstream media are obsessed with President Trump’s off-hand policymaking in military and foreign affairs. But his mistakes don’t justify the unquestioned authority given the Pentagon, the CIA and the FBI. William Arkin is quitting NBC News with a scathing assessment. He says the national security state has created a condition of “perpetual war” without making America safer--and that the media are failing to report it. L ater on our Climate Change Update segment: how the government shutdown is hurting American science.
Could agave become Santa Barbara’s next major crop? In many ways, growing agave in Santa Barbara makes a lot of sense. Not only does it use very little water and thrive on generally inhospitable land, but it can act as a fuel break for wildfires. Now, local farmers and distillers are experimenting with the crop.
