The Treasury Department just issued new rules against a tax maneuver called an “inversion” — where a US company turns itself into a foreign one to get out of taxes.  That’s already scuttled one multi-billion dollar merger — but is it enough? Plus: a look at Mehrsa Baradaran’s new book, How the Other Half Banks … Continued


The housing wars have come to Oakland: the city council votes tonight on declaring a state of emergency, expanding the city’s rent controls and eviction protections, and imposing a moratorium on evictions and rent hikes. Carroll Fife joins us in studio to break down how it works, and how something that aggressive got so far. … Continued


Military historian Andrew Bacevich says that for the past two and  a half decades, America has been waging one war in the greater Middle East — a war with ever-shifting fronts, a war that creates enemies as fast as it defeats them, a war that is ultimately doomed. He joins us live in-studio. But first: … Continued


The FBI announced that it has broken into the iPhone of Syed Farook, one of the San Bernadino shooters–and  they did it without a court order. Cyrus Farivar joins us to discuss how and why. Plus: we talk with Samer Khalef about a new FBI surveillance program called “Shared Responsibility Committees,” that critics are calling … Continued


Bernie Sanders sweeps caucuses in Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii, and sets his sights on Wisconsin, where recent polls show him closing a narrow gap with Hillary Clinton. Plus: hanging out in the wrong neighborhood, with the wrong person, wearing the wrong color could land you in California’s Gang Database – and you’d never know until … Continued