Brooke Gladstone

Host, On The Media

Brooke Gladstone appears in the following:

John Dean On The Impeachment Comparisons

Friday, November 15, 2019

John Dean was arguably the star witness in the Watergate impeachment hearings. So, what's he thinking as he watches this week's testimony?

What Public Opinion Will Really Mean for Impeachment

Friday, November 15, 2019

Public support for impeachment has grown within the past two months. Don't expect Republican leaders to follow suit.

The Supreme Court Justice With The Most To Say

Friday, November 08, 2019

Clarence Thomas has a comprehensive vision for America. We ignore it at our own peril. 

In a Burning California, Decades of Technical Debt Comes Due

Friday, November 01, 2019

A new metaphor from the computer world for our era of planetary crisis.

The Battle Against Building New Jails

Friday, October 25, 2019

As the battle over how and whether to replace the notorious Rikers Island wages on in NYC, a look at the criminal justice reform conversation in 2019.

Against Free Speech Absolutism

Friday, October 11, 2019

A hard look at the assumptions under-girding free speech absolutism.

70 Years After Trump

Friday, October 11, 2019

Is the path to a better society paved through laws? Or norms? Or something else altogether?

American Free Speech: Radical and Radically Inconsistent

Friday, October 11, 2019

We think we know what free speech is. But history and the history of the law make things tricky. 

Impeachment Tests the Fox-Trump Relationship

Friday, October 04, 2019

Leaders at Fox News search for a path forward amidst infighting and impeachment drama.

Trump Sees Conspiracies Everywhere

Friday, October 04, 2019

Italy, Australia, UK, Ukraine. When all you've got is corruption, everything looks like a conspiracy.

How Whistle-Blower Protections Can Be A Trap

Friday, September 27, 2019

There's a double standard for the intelligence community. 

The Ukrainian Connection

Friday, September 27, 2019

Why is Rudy Giuliani spreading misinformation about Ukrainian politics? And what's the real story?

On The Many Gulfs In Climate Coverage

Friday, September 20, 2019

Congress underestimates the support (around 70%) for action on the climate crisis. And the press hasn't caught up to public opinion either. 

Withdraw Labor and Walk Off the Job

Friday, September 20, 2019

General Motors workers are on strike. Hospital workers might walk out next month. Where have we seen this before?

Who Is Lady Liberty, And What Does She Want?

Friday, September 13, 2019

The many faces, and political uses, of the statue.

How to Report On Gun Violence in America

Friday, September 06, 2019

Why the bulk of coverage misses the range of solutions to our deadly national problem.

In Which CNN Devotes 7 Hours to Climate Change

Friday, September 06, 2019

CNN — yes, CNN! — advanced the climate conversation with a town hall for Democratic presidential candidates.

Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs: An Operatic Myth

Friday, August 30, 2019

A new, in-progress opera about two mythical figures in American transit history. 

Understanding Rights in Transit

Friday, August 30, 2019

Going beyond point-A-to-point-B mobility. 

Walking-to-Work Stories: Heartwarming or Harmful?

Friday, August 30, 2019

Why free cars aren't the answer for America's marathon trekkers.