Episodes
-
Donald Trump: The Next Berlusconi?
Donald Trump is a larger-than-life personality and, barring any major development, looks poised to win the Republican nomination. Our two guests this week look abroad at two international figures—Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Haitian President Michel Martelly—and ask: what can happen when big personalities take the reins? -
The Brothers Bernstein Look Ahead to South Carolina and Nevada
The Brothers Bernstein—Scrum co-founder David and his brother, Bloomberg View pundit and political scientist Jonathan—joined WGBH News regulars Adam Reilly and Peter Kadzis to consider the state of the 2016 Election. -
The New Hampshire Chainsaw Massacre: Trump, Republicans, and the Presidential Primary
McKay Coppins, senior political writer at Buzzfeed News, weighs in on the Republican race for the presidential nomination (and explains what it's like to get in a flame war with Donald Trump.) -
A Vermin Supreme
He wears a boot on his head, once dumped glitter on an opponent during a debate, and wants to fund time travel research so he can go back and kill Baby Hitler. His name is Vermin Supreme, and he wants your vote in 2016. -
Young Voters and the Presidential Election, GE, and Ben Downing
Our crack roundtable (or scrumtable, if you will) tackles some of the biggest headlines in #mapoli and beyond. -
INSTASCRUM: Sizing up this year's #MartyParty
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh gave his second State of the City address Tuesday night at Symphony Hall. Afterward, the Scrum caught up with a bevy of political observers to get their take on what the mayor had to say--and what he decided to omit or gloss over. -
All Aboard The Wu Train
Reporter Adam Reilly and WGBHNews.org Senior Editor Peter Kadzis sat down with Michelle Wu, the first Asian-American Boston City Council President. -
Charlie Baker's Mean Green Energy Machine
It's not easy being green—just as Governor Charlie Baker. This week, The Scrum takes a look at his renewable energy plans. -
The #MAPoli Holiday Wish List
Our usual order of business around here at The Scrum is to ask #mapoli a lot of questions. But this week, we kept is simple: what's on your holiday wish list this year? -
College, Inc.: The Scrum Goes Back To School
The move by the Tufts Medical School faculty—full-time, tenured doctors and researchers, not part-time adjuncts—to unionize and affiliate with the S.E.I.U. could open a new chapter in the history of organized labor. And it's happening in our own backyard.
