<![CDATA[The Cross Section]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:06:48 GMTMon, 02 Feb 2026 14:14:20 GMT60Paul WaldmanSlicing politics open to peer inside its disturbing innards and determine how it all worksepisodicPaul Waldmanpostwaldman@gmail.comno<![CDATA[How did Silicon Valley break bad?]]>I talk with Henry Farrell, one of the most trenchant observers of the ground where politics, technology and commerce meet, to explore the intellectual and personal roots of Silicon Valley's right-wing turn. 

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/how-did-silicon-valley-break-bad/boundaryissues.podbean.com/a5b1cbf0-0bb8-3cef-801f-9e3f8733dbf4Tue, 04 Mar 2025 20:12:52 GMT<p>I talk with Henry Farrell, one of the most trenchant observers of the ground where politics, technology and commerce meet, to explore the intellectual and personal roots of Silicon Valley's right-wing turn. </p> no00:37:2623How did Silicon Valley break bad?full<![CDATA[Someone is wrong on the internet, and it's you]]>Why are we so attracted to misinformation, oversimplified narratives, and questionable ideas that reinforce our beliefs? When we venture into the online world, what are we communicating about ourselves? Ayelet and Paul discuss these questions with University of Delaware professor Dannagal Goldthwaite Young, author of Wrong: How Media, Politics, and Identity Drive Our Appetite for Misinformation.

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet-and-its-you/boundaryissues.podbean.com/28feffce-1918-38fd-8e4e-945c9269ab0fFri, 02 Feb 2024 22:43:37 GMT<p>Why are we so attracted to misinformation, oversimplified narratives, and questionable ideas that reinforce our beliefs? When we venture into the online world, what are we communicating about ourselves? Ayelet and Paul discuss these questions with University of Delaware professor Dannagal Goldthwaite Young, author of <a href="https://press.jhu.edu/books/title/12834/wrong" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Wrong: How Media, Politics, and Identity Drive Our Appetite for Misinformation</a>.</p> no00:42:512Someone is wrong on the internet, and it's youfull<![CDATA[You can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union]]>We interview labor reporter Hamilton Nolan, author of The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor about the recent rise in union organizing, the trouble with the big unions, and the bizarre fact that Donald Trump enjoys strong support among union members.

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/you-cant-scare-me-im-sticking-to-the-union/boundaryissues.podbean.com/b36572ca-456e-3952-b4ce-311dbb964104Sat, 05 Oct 2024 19:16:15 GMT<p>We interview labor reporter Hamilton Nolan, author of The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor about the recent rise in union organizing, the trouble with the big unions, and the bizarre fact that Donald Trump enjoys strong support among union members.</p> no00:42:0318You can't scare me, I'm sticking to the unionfull<![CDATA[What's Wrong With Hollywood?]]>Ayelet and Paul are joined by showrunner, screenwriter, comic book writer, and novelist Marc Guggenheim, the man behind shows including Arrow, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, and Tales of Arcadia, to talk about why Hollywood is going down the tubes and everything is terrible for writers!

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/whats-wrong-with-hollywood/boundaryissues.podbean.com/c216c400-2717-3e6e-a0e8-4b1f4e55f294Fri, 31 May 2024 19:52:45 GMT<p>Ayelet and Paul are joined by showrunner, screenwriter, comic book writer, and novelist Marc Guggenheim, the man behind shows including Arrow, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, and Tales of Arcadia, to talk about why Hollywood is going down the tubes and everything is terrible for writers!</p> no00:41:2613What's Wrong With Hollywood?full<![CDATA[RIP, separation of church and state]]>The IRS recently decided that it's perfectly fine for churches and other houses of worship to endorse candidates, upending 70 years of established law. It's just one of the ways the Christian right and the Republican Party have successfully demolished the separation of church and state, which we used to think was a central pillar of the American political system. Paul discusses the carnage with Sarah Posner, author of Unholy: How White Christian Nationalists Powered the Trump Presidency, and the Devastating Legacy They Left Behind.

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/rip-separation-of-church-and-state/boundaryissues.podbean.com/bdd90512-55d0-3cd7-ba8a-b6aaae6d79edThu, 17 Jul 2025 17:14:43 GMT<p>The IRS recently decided that it's perfectly fine for churches and other houses of worship to endorse candidates, upending 70 years of established law. It's just one of the ways the Christian right and the Republican Party have successfully demolished the separation of church and state, which we used to think was a central pillar of the American political system. Paul discusses the carnage with Sarah Posner, author of <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/605774/unholy-by-sarah-posner/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Unholy: How White Christian Nationalists Powered the Trump Presidency, and the Devastating Legacy They Left Behind</a>.</p> no00:33:3527RIP, separation of church and statefull<![CDATA[How to really understand election polls]]>Do you overreact to every poll that comes out, endangering your mental health as the election approaches? Do the words "New York Times/Sienna poll" send you into a cold sweat? We're here to help. Ayelet and Paul talk to Michael Podhorzer, former political director of the AFL-CIO, about what to take - and not to take - from the ups and downs of each day's polls and where the election really stands.

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/how-to-really-understand-election-polls/boundaryissues.podbean.com/c769d16a-7626-3e29-b977-1472f1a77d2bMon, 23 Sep 2024 21:00:15 GMT<p>Do you overreact to every poll that comes out, endangering your mental health as the election approaches? Do the words "New York Times/Sienna poll" send you into a cold sweat? We're here to help. Ayelet and Paul talk to Michael Podhorzer, former political director of the AFL-CIO, about what to take - and not to take - from the ups and downs of each day's polls and where the election really stands.</p> no00:49:5317How to really understand election pollsfull<![CDATA[An Israeli perspective on the price of occupation]]>With the war in Gaza still raging, Ayelet and Paul are joined by Avner Gvaryahu, the executive director of Breaking the Silence, an Israeli organization dedicated to exposing the reality of the occupation. Through the testimony of soldiers who have served in the West Bank and Gaza, BtS forces Israelis to confront the ongoing cost of occupation not only to Palestinians but to the Israelis who administer oppressive policies and come home asking what it does to them and their society.

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/an-israeli-perspective-on-the-price-of-occupation/boundaryissues.podbean.com/9cd421cd-3737-388b-b4be-011ef5ead04dFri, 02 Feb 2024 22:44:10 GMT<p>With the war in Gaza still raging, Ayelet and Paul are joined by Avner Gvaryahu, the executive director of <a href="https://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Breaking the Silence</a>, an Israeli organization dedicated to exposing the reality of the occupation. Through the testimony of soldiers who have served in the West Bank and Gaza, BtS forces Israelis to confront the ongoing cost of occupation not only to Palestinians but to the Israelis who administer oppressive policies and come home asking what it does to them and their society.</p> no00:56:423An Israeli perspective on the price of occupationfull<![CDATA[Working through our feelings about Joe Biden]]>Is the president too old to win? Are we mad at him? What happens now? Ayelet and Paul work through their feelings and look toward the bleak future.

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/working-through-our-feelings-about-joe-biden/boundaryissues.podbean.com/ace67a7d-9b08-3cc1-a933-bcd1464c3a30Fri, 05 Jul 2024 19:36:17 GMT<p>Is the president too old to win? Are we mad at him? What happens now? Ayelet and Paul work through their feelings and look toward the bleak future.</p> no00:32:2514Working through our feelings about Joe Bidenfull<![CDATA[The biggest climate problem you aren't thinking about]]>In the next 25 years, the world will have to produce 50% more food -- and most of our habitable land is already devoted to the production of food. In order to feed ourselves, we risk doing even more damage to the climate as more land is given over to agriculture. In his provocative new book We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate, Michael Grunwald explores the cutting edge of food technology, the politics of food, and the challenges the whole world faces. He joins Paul for a discussion about the book.

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/the-biggest-climate-problem-you-arent-thinking-about/boundaryissues.podbean.com/065b8ed0-e0f6-37b5-85f3-f0e8ad73ded5Sun, 29 Jun 2025 15:45:14 GMT<p>In the next 25 years, the world will have to produce 50% more food -- and most of our habitable land is already devoted to the production of food. In order to feed ourselves, we risk doing even more damage to the climate as more land is given over to agriculture. In his provocative new book We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate, Michael Grunwald explores the cutting edge of food technology, the politics of food, and the challenges the whole world faces. He joins Paul for a discussion about the book.</p> no00:35:0426The biggest climate problem you aren't thinking aboutfull<![CDATA[Everything has changed]]>Ayelet and Paul unpack Democrats' bright new dawn, with Kamala Harris now their presumptive nominee. Is she a better candidate than she was four years ago? Will Democrats now be united forever? And what's the deal with JD Vance and the childless cat ladies?

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/everything-has-changed/boundaryissues.podbean.com/75fac97f-127e-3e7b-9bac-c5ce81798811Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:21:06 GMT<p>Ayelet and Paul unpack Democrats' bright new dawn, with Kamala Harris now their presumptive nominee. Is she a better candidate than she was four years ago? Will Democrats now be united forever? And what's the deal with JD Vance and the childless cat ladies?</p> no00:42:2815Everything has changedfull<![CDATA[The Supreme Court: Horrifying Nightmare, or Nightmarish Horror?]]>Just how bad is the Supreme Court? Can anything be done about it? Ayelet and Paul are joined by Sarah Lipton-Lubet, president of Take Back the Court, to discuss how and why the Supreme Court is doing such damage to the country, why so many Democrats are so cowardly in confronting it, and what the solution might be.

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/the-supreme-court-horrifying-nightmare-or-nightmarish-horror/boundaryissues.podbean.com/ef355a57-433a-36f5-bc05-b8a92b6d3d46Wed, 20 Mar 2024 15:12:31 GMT<p>Just how bad is the Supreme Court? Can anything be done about it? Ayelet and Paul are joined by Sarah Lipton-Lubet, president of Take Back the Court, to discuss how and why the Supreme Court is doing such damage to the country, why so many Democrats are so cowardly in confronting it, and what the solution might be.</p> no00:50:139The Supreme Court: Horrifying Nightmare, or Nightmarish Horror?full<![CDATA[Don't ignore what's happening on the West Bank]]>With so much attention focused on Gaza since October 7, an important story is being ignored: Harassment and violence against Palestinians who live on the West Bank has intensified, as far-right Israeli settlers and the soldiers and police who protect them have felt new permission to mistreat their Palestinian neighbors. Issa Amro, a well-known Palestinian human rights activist and advocate of non-violent resistance, tells Ayelet and Paul about his recent arrest and torture, and what the situation is like today in his home of Hebron.

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/dont-ignore-whats-happening-on-the-west-bank/boundaryissues.podbean.com/71d78d00-024a-356d-b0f6-f3bdb812bd75Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:25:58 GMT<p>With so much attention focused on Gaza since October 7, an important story is being ignored: Harassment and violence against Palestinians who live on the West Bank has intensified, as far-right Israeli settlers and the soldiers and police who protect them have felt new permission to mistreat their Palestinian neighbors. Issa Amro, a <a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/issa-amro-hebron-palestine-tour-youth-against-settlements/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">well-known</a> Palestinian human rights activist and advocate of non-violent resistance, tells Ayelet and Paul about his recent arrest and torture, and what the situation is like today in his home of Hebron.</p> no00:54:0111Don't ignore what's happening on the West Bankfull<![CDATA[Is the next Trump recession about to begin?]]>Amid the daily horrors emanating from the Trump/Musk White House, you may not have given much thought to the possibility of a rapid, nationwide economic downturn fed by hundreds of thousands of layoffs of federal workers. Jesse Rothstein has, and he has a warning. Rothstein, a UC-Berkeley economist who was a top economic advisor in the Obama administration, says we could see the signs of a new recession in a matter of weeks.

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/is-the-next-trump-recession-about-to-begin/boundaryissues.podbean.com/f9978ab6-a447-3a43-ba17-826981f96970Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:57:21 GMT<p>Amid the daily horrors emanating from the Trump/Musk White House, you may not have given much thought to the possibility of a rapid, nationwide economic downturn fed by hundreds of thousands of layoffs of federal workers. Jesse Rothstein has, and he has a warning. Rothstein, a UC-Berkeley economist who was a top economic advisor in the Obama administration, says we could see the signs of a new recession in a matter of weeks.</p> no00:26:5722Is the next Trump recession about to begin?full<![CDATA[Wait, can they do that?]]>Amid the assault on the American government currently underway from Donald Trump and Elon Musk, we've all asked ourselves this question: Wait, can they do that? To help answer the question, I'm joined by University of Michigan law professor Sam Bagenstos, who until recently was general counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services, and prior to that the general counsel of the Office of Management and Budget. We discuss Donald Trump, Elon Musk, the Supreme Court, and what happens when the party in power decides that obeying the law is optional.

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/wait-can-they-do-that/boundaryissues.podbean.com/11387f8b-b622-36e5-9fc7-4498ad5d412eTue, 04 Feb 2025 15:56:12 GMT<p>Amid the assault on the American government currently underway from Donald Trump and Elon Musk, we've all asked ourselves this question: Wait, can they do that? To help answer the question, I'm joined by University of Michigan law professor Sam Bagenstos, who until recently was general counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services, and prior to that the general counsel of the Office of Management and Budget. We discuss Donald Trump, Elon Musk, the Supreme Court, and what happens when the party in power decides that obeying the law is optional.</p> no00:36:4221Wait, can they do that?full<![CDATA[Leaving and left behind: the struggles of women in rural America]]>Ayelet and Paul are joined by Monica Potts, senior politics reporter at FiveThirtyEight and author of The Forgotten Girls: A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America. Potts’s book tells the story of her childhood in rural Arkansas and how her fate diverged from that of her childhood best friend, who suffered through many of the struggles that are damaging and shortening rural lives today. They discuss how much luck matters in rural communities, what holds women back, and how the image of rural America differs from the reality.

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/the-struggles-of-rural-america/boundaryissues.podbean.com/04478d32-3fd1-3229-8d4e-5a7c02712369Fri, 02 Feb 2024 22:44:31 GMT<p>Ayelet and Paul are joined by Monica Potts, senior politics reporter at FiveThirtyEight and author of <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/558475/the-forgotten-girls-by-monica-potts/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">The Forgotten Girls: A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America</a>. Potts’s book tells the story of her childhood in rural Arkansas and how her fate diverged from that of her childhood best friend, who suffered through many of the struggles that are damaging and shortening rural lives today. They discuss how much luck matters in rural communities, what holds women back, and how the image of rural America differs from the reality.</p> no00:46:324Leaving and left behind: the struggles of women in rural Americafull<![CDATA[One Nation Under Guns]]>In this shorter bonus episode, Paul interviews Dominic Erdozain about his new book, One Nation Under Guns: How Gun Culture Distorts Our History and Threatens Our Democracy. We talk about what the Framers really thought about a well-regulated militia, the myth of the "law-abiding citizen," and the rights we all have to live in safety.

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/one-nation-under-guns/boundaryissues.podbean.com/5ee8c5b7-cbea-3353-a5e9-50efbbc41192Fri, 05 Apr 2024 13:03:32 GMT<p>In this shorter bonus episode, Paul interviews Dominic Erdozain about his new book, <a href="https://penguinrandomhousehighereducation.com/book/?isbn=9780593594315" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">One Nation Under Guns: How Gun Culture Distorts Our History and Threatens Our Democracy</a>. We talk about what the Framers really thought about a well-regulated militia, the myth of the "law-abiding citizen," and the rights we all have to live in safety.</p> no00:21:3010One Nation Under Gunsfull<![CDATA[It's even worse than you think]]>Joe Biden made more policy progress on climate change than any president in history, so it might not have been crazy to think what he accomplished would be difficult to unwind - or that Donald Trump might not put too much effort into it. But if that's what you thought, you were wrong.

Paul is joined by Jillian Goodman, deputy editor of Heatmap.news, to examine the damage Trump is doing and consider what makes policy change durable and what makes it vulnerable. The news isn't good.

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/its-even-worse-than-you-think/boundaryissues.podbean.com/7d407f96-7f59-3700-a563-66d3ae23aa1dFri, 21 Mar 2025 13:09:37 GMT<p>Joe Biden made more policy progress on climate change than any president in history, so it might not have been crazy to think what he accomplished would be difficult to unwind - or that Donald Trump might not put too much effort into it. But if that's what you thought, you were wrong.</p> <p>Paul is joined by Jillian Goodman, deputy editor of Heatmap.news, to examine the damage Trump is doing and consider what makes policy change durable and what makes it vulnerable. The news isn't good.</p> no00:36:1524It's even worse than you thinkfull<![CDATA[A path forward in Israel-Palestine?]]>Earlier this year, Palestinian-American filmmaker Mo Husseini went viral with a Medium post about Israel-Palestine titled 50 Completely True Things. In a discussion that is probing, thoughtful, humane and even hopeful, he joins us to talk about what people on both sides are thinking, what the future might look like, and his new film, The Path Forward, which profiles Israelis and Palestinians who have lost family members in the conflict and have come together to work for peace.

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/a-path-forward-in-israel-palestine/boundaryissues.podbean.com/b1565bb2-50c2-330b-90e6-63fed735fb4fMon, 28 Oct 2024 12:52:34 GMT<p>Earlier this year, Palestinian-American filmmaker Mo Husseini went viral with a Medium post about Israel-Palestine titled <a href="https://mo-husseini.medium.com/50-completely-true-things-1ce672087b28" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">50 Completely True Things</a>. In a discussion that is probing, thoughtful, humane and even hopeful, he joins us to talk about what people on both sides are thinking, what the future might look like, and his new film, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7tDYhS2nGo" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">The Path Forward</a>, which profiles Israelis and Palestinians who have lost family members in the conflict and have come together to work for peace.</p> no00:50:1119A path forward in Israel-Palestine?full<![CDATA[Campaign meme war!]]>"Kamala is brat!" If you have no idea what that means, you may not be aware that Democrats seem to be winning the war of memes in the 2024 presidential campaign. Why are they doing better at this battle of online signs and signifiers than they have in the past? And does it make a difference? Paul and Ayelet are joined by Amanda Marcotte, senior politics writer at Salon.com and author of  of Troll Nation: How The Right Became Trump-Worshipping Monsters Set On Rat-F*cking Liberals, America, and Truth Itself, and Jennifer Stromer-Galley, professor in the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University and author of Presidential Campaigning in the Internet Age, to discuss what's happening in the meme war and what it all means.

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/campaign-meme-war/boundaryissues.podbean.com/9de3ea46-e9c1-3c65-8627-10a430abaa68Mon, 02 Sep 2024 23:09:30 GMT<p>"Kamala is brat!" If you have no idea what that means, you may not be aware that Democrats seem to be winning the war of memes in the 2024 presidential campaign. Why are they doing better at this battle of online signs and signifiers than they have in the past? And does it make a difference? Paul and Ayelet are joined by Amanda Marcotte, senior politics writer at Salon.com and author of  of Troll Nation: How The Right Became Trump-Worshipping Monsters Set On Rat-F*cking Liberals, America, and Truth Itself, and Jennifer Stromer-Galley, professor in the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University and author of Presidential Campaigning in the Internet Age, to discuss what's happening in the meme war and what it all means.</p> no00:52:1016Campaign meme war!full<![CDATA[This will hurt me more than it hurts you (actually, it's really going to hurt you)]]>Ayelet and Paul are joined by Talia Lavin, author of Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America to talk about the origins and spread of Christian nationalism, and how spanking your kids might just turn them into foot soldiers for the next authoritarian takeover.

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/this-will-hurt-me-more-than-it-hurts-you-actually-its-really-going-to-hurt-you/boundaryissues.podbean.com/b29e6161-1775-3a6f-9f25-d4c9a15cec5fMon, 09 Dec 2024 00:12:31 GMT<p>Ayelet and Paul are joined by Talia Lavin, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Faith-Christian-Taking-America/dp/0306829193" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America</a> to talk about the origins and spread of Christian nationalism, and how spanking your kids might just turn them into foot soldiers for the next authoritarian takeover.</p> no00:48:4220This will hurt me more than it hurts you (actually, it's really going to hurt you)full<![CDATA[Introducing Boundary Issues]]>Welcome to Boundary Issues! In this brief preview episode, siblings Ayelet and Paul Waldman introduce themselves and discuss their plans for the show.

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/introducing-boundary-issues/boundaryissues.podbean.com/824ffef1-57a1-3f5c-9617-af18879e8151Fri, 02 Feb 2024 22:41:48 GMT<p>Welcome to Boundary Issues! In this brief preview episode, siblings Ayelet and Paul Waldman introduce themselves and discuss their plans for the show.</p> no00:06:021Introducing Boundary Issuesfull<![CDATA[Wrestling With Passover]]>Passover is a holiday about oppression, liberation, immigration, and the nature of the diaspora. How should we think about it in 2025? Paul talks with Rabbi Yael Ridberg to wrestle with the religious, sociological, and political implications of the holiday more Jews celebrate than any other.

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/wrestling-with-passover/boundaryissues.podbean.com/e7f37035-eaef-3281-bd8e-90139a4e8ca1Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:09:20 GMT<p>Passover is a holiday about oppression, liberation, immigration, and the nature of the diaspora. How should we think about it in 2025? Paul talks with Rabbi Yael Ridberg to wrestle with the religious, sociological, and political implications of the holiday more Jews celebrate than any other.</p> no00:35:0725Wrestling With Passoverfull<![CDATA[Wrestling With Manhood]]>Ayelet and Paul are joined by historian Natalia Mehlman Petrzela for a wide-ranging discussion on masculinity, in both politics and personal lives.

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/wrestling-with-manhood/boundaryissues.podbean.com/c03f152a-aa06-32f9-bc9c-bd1e5b35170eMon, 04 Mar 2024 13:36:53 GMT<p>Ayelet and Paul are joined by historian Natalia Mehlman Petrzela for a wide-ranging discussion on masculinity, in both politics and personal lives.</p> no00:44:058Wrestling With Manhoodfull<![CDATA[What happened to liberal Zionism?]]>What happened to liberal Zionism? This issue is personal for Ayelet and Paul: Their father was a committed Zionist and socialist who fought in the War of Independence and founded a kibbutz. Reading from letters he wrote home in 1948, they explore the leftist origins of Zionism, its blind spots, and what happened to the dream. With David Myers, professor of Jewish History at UCLA.

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/episode-5-what-happened-to-liberal-zionism/boundaryissues.podbean.com/3c74f3b6-c9fe-3fbe-8836-04d65a10db44Sun, 11 Feb 2024 21:00:46 GMT<p>What happened to liberal Zionism? This issue is personal for Ayelet and Paul: Their father was a committed Zionist and socialist who fought in the War of Independence and founded a kibbutz. Reading from letters he wrote home in 1948, they explore the leftist origins of Zionism, its blind spots, and what happened to the dream. With David Myers, professor of Jewish History at UCLA.</p> no00:47:006What happened to liberal Zionism?full<![CDATA[White Rural Rage]]>White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy is now on sale! Ayelet and Paul welcome Paul's co-author Tom Schaller to discuss the book: What doing their reporting was like, what's going on with the politics of rural America, and whether democracy can be saved.  

]]>https://boundaryissues.podbean.com/e/white-rural-rage-with-tom-schaller/boundaryissues.podbean.com/1e92ebba-644b-31f6-8756-445ba737d259Tue, 27 Feb 2024 13:00:00 GMT<p>White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy is now on sale! Ayelet and Paul welcome Paul's co-author Tom Schaller to discuss the book: What doing their reporting was like, what's going on with the politics of rural America, and whether democracy can be saved.  </p> no01:02:477White Rural Ragefull