President Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter meet at the Walnut Street Theater in Philadelphia to debate domestic policy during the first of the three Ford-Carter Debates, September 23, 1976.
Coronavirus has upended all aspects of the 2020 race for president – from campaigning, to fundraising, to the conventions. Add to that list the debates.
The details of these big televised events are still being hammered out. But, due to safety concerns, it’s safe to say they won’t look the same as they have in the past.
So what will scaled back debates look like this year? And what role might they play in the election?
Diane asked Janet Brown, executive director of the Commission on Presidential Debates. She’s held this position since 1987.
Doctor Francis Collins is stepping down as director of the National Institutes of Health after 12 years. He reflects on his legacy and his agency's efforts in the fight against COVID-19.
Congress expert Norman Ornstein on what the debate over the debt limit says about dysfunction in Congress, and his ideas for how to fix it.
Trump impeachment witness Fiona Hill on what her own background says about this political moment, and why she thinks the greatest threat to American democracy now comes from within.
Cities and states across the country are exploring reparations programs for Black Americans, but not all reparations advocates think it's the right approach. Diane talks to Mayor Daniel Biss of Evanston, Ill., and William Darity, Jr., and Kirsten Mullen, the co-authors of the book, "From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century”
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