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How to Fix It with John Avlon

How to Fix It with John Avlon

By: The Bulwark
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 Politicians, pundits, and the media spend a lot of time talking about the problems our country faces but not enough time on how to solve them. Each week, John Avlon and his guests hash out sensible and attainable solutions for some of the most vexing issues confronting our democracy—solutions that will likely emerge from the political center. Bulwark Media Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • S2 Ep42: Goldman Calls Out Trump’s FBI Over Epstein Cover-Up (w/ Rep. Dan Goldman)

    S2 Ep42: Goldman Calls Out Trump’s FBI Over Epstein Cover-Up (w/ Rep. Dan Goldman)
    Sep 21 2025
    Rep. Dan Goldman joins John Avlon to rip into the FBI’s Epstein cover-up, Trump’s attacks on free speech, and the GOP’s cowardice on healthcare and democracy.
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    34 mins
  • S2 Ep41: Can Libertarians & Centrists Save Democracy?

    S2 Ep41: Can Libertarians & Centrists Save Democracy?
    Sep 14 2025
    In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, John Avlon and libertarian thinker Nick Gillespie dive into America’s rising tide of political violence, and how reckless rhetoric fuels it. They explore Trump’s authoritarian drift, from tariffs and National Guard deployments to state capitalism that looks more like Xi Jinping than Ronald Reagan. Can new coalitions of centrists and libertarians push back against MAGA’s illiberal turn and rebuild a politics rooted in freedom, pluralism, and principle?
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    49 mins
  • S2 Ep40: Trump’s Blunders Hand China an Edge (w/ Nicholas Burns)

    S2 Ep40: Trump’s Blunders Hand China an Edge (w/ Nicholas Burns)
    Sep 7 2025
    John Avlon sits down with Ambassador Nicholas Burns, who served as US Ambassador to China from 2021 to 2025. They discuss how Donald Trump’s foreign policy blunders are weakening America and strengthening China. From alienating India with sky-high tariffs, to undermining alliances with Japan and South Korea, to wavering on tech restrictions and Taiwan, Trump’s choices are giving Beijing an edge. They also talk about China’s massive “Salt Typhoon” cyberattack, its support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, and the bizarre hot-mic moment where Xi, Putin, and Kim Jong-un mused about living forever.

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    38 mins
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