Slicing politics open to peer inside its disturbing innards and determine how it all works. Paul Waldman interviews scholars, journalists, analysts, and newsmakers to make sense of the political world.
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Slicing politics open to peer inside its disturbing innards and determine how it all works. Paul Waldman interviews scholars, journalists, analysts, and newsmakers to make sense of the political world.
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.
The Cross Section
Slicing politics open to peer inside its disturbing innards and determine how it all works. Paul Waldman interviews scholars, journalists, analysts, and newsmakers to make sense of the political world.