The Bottom Line

by Al Jazeera

A weekly take on US politics and policies and how they affect the world.

Rapid US transformation: Is Trump succeeding?
May 4, 2025 – 24:02
Can the US broker a Ukraine ceasefire? | The Bottom Line
Apr 27, 2025 – 24:01
China-US trade war: Can Trump win? | The Bottom Line
Apr 23, 2025 – 24:06
Does Trump want a Gaza ceasefire before his Middle East trip? | The Bottom Line
Apr 15, 2025 – 24:06
Why has Trump decided to upend the global trade order? | The Bottom Line
Apr 11, 2025 – 24:02
Yemen chat leak: What does it tell us about Trump’s administration? | The Bottom Line
Apr 1, 2025 – 24:07
Will Trump’s threats against Yemen, Iran and Palestine work? | The Bottom Line
Mar 24, 2025 – 24:09
Chihombori-Quao: USAID was ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing’ in Africa | The Bottom Line
Mar 16, 2025 – 24:08
Why is Israel trying to rewrite the Gaza ceasefire? | The Bottom Line
Mar 11, 2025 – 24:01
End of an era in US-European relations? | The Bottom Line
Mar 5, 2025 – 24:05
Will US-Russia ties strain Europe? | The Bottom Line
Feb 23, 2025 – 24:01
Will the US and Israel succeed in ethnic cleansing of Gaza? | The Bottom Line
Feb 16, 2025 – 24:01
Will Trump back down from his threats of tariffs and trade wars? | The Bottom Line
Feb 10, 2025 – 23:57
Mearsheimer: ‘The Israelis lost in Gaza’ | The Bottom Line
Jan 31, 2025 – 24:02
What role do US tech giants play in powering Israeli war crimes? | The Bottom Line
Apr 28, 2024 – 24:10
US calls for ‘de-escalation’, but tensions rise in the Middle East | The Bottom Line
Apr 21, 2024 – 24:02
Does Israel twist humanitarian law to justify Gaza carnage? | The Bottom Line
Apr 11, 2024 – 24:06
How credible is US rhetoric on ‘policy change’ towards Israel? | The Bottom Line
Apr 7, 2024 – 24:04
Biden’s 'double talk' on Gaza: Cynical election politics? | The Bottom Line
Mar 31, 2024 – 24:05
Does Israel need to be forced by the US to end the war in Gaza? | The Bottom Line
Mar 24, 2024 – 24:03
Professor Jeffrey Sachs: ‘US is complicit in Israeli genocide’ | The Bottom Line
Mar 17, 2024 – 24:06
Will Israel be allowed to continue its Gaza starvation strategy? | The Bottom Line
Mar 10, 2024 – 24:00
Will Biden reconsider his unconditional support for Israel? | The Bottom Line
Mar 3, 2024 – 24:12
What happens when Gaza’s health system collapses? | The Bottom Line
Feb 25, 2024 – 24:03
Why are Israel and its Western allies targeting UNRWA? | The Bottom Line
Feb 18, 2024 – 23:56
Why does the US refuse to call for a ceasefire in Gaza? | The Bottom Line
Feb 11, 2024 – 24:14
US presidential candidate Cornel West: 'Biden is a war criminal' | The Bottom Line
Feb 4, 2024 – 32:36
How is the White House spinning the media on Gaza war? | The Bottom Line
Jan 25, 2024 – 24:07
Why does the US act as Israel’s lawyer? | The Bottom Line
Jan 18, 2024 – 24:00
French historian: Israel destroyed 4,000-year-old culture in Gaza
Jan 11, 2024 – 24:04
Former US general: Israel may win in Gaza, but fail in the region | The Bottom Line
Jan 6, 2024 – 24:04
How do Palestinians factor into Israel’s vision for the Middle East? | The Bottom Line
Dec 30, 2023 – 24:05
Why do evangelical Christians support Israel? | The Bottom Line
Dec 26, 2023 – 24:03
Ex-Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad: ‘PLO should expand to include Hamas’ | The Bottom Line
Dec 23, 2023 – 24:06
Why the war on Gaza is not making Israel safer | The Bottom Line
Dec 20, 2023 – 24:14
John Mearsheimer: Israel is choosing 'apartheid' or 'ethnic cleansing' | The Bottom Line
Dec 16, 2023 – 24:05
Are Biden’s warnings to Israel sparked by fears of 2024 election? | The Bottom Line
Dec 14, 2023 – 24:02
Gaza war unleashes anti-Palestinian, anti-Muslim sentiment in the US | The Bottom Line
Dec 9, 2023 – 24:04
Are Israel’s attempts to demoralise the Palestinians backfiring? | The Bottom Line
Dec 7, 2023 – 24:08
On Palestine, the gap between the US right and left is huge | The Bottom Line
Dec 2, 2023 – 24:05
Is Biden's two-state plan for Israel and Palestine a fantasy? | The Bottom Line
Nov 29, 2023 – 24:00
US General Petraeus: Israel's war on Gaza to last for ‘months, not weeks’ | The Bottom Line
Nov 22, 2023 – 24:06
Is Biden's stance on Israel out of sync with mainstream America? | The Bottom Line
Nov 18, 2023 – 24:13
Can the US have an honest debate about Palestine and Israel? | The Bottom Line
Nov 15, 2023 – 23:49
Should Israel learn from US mistakes in Iraq and Afghanistan? | The Bottom Line
Nov 11, 2023 – 24:07
Should Palestinians, Israelis live equally in one state? | The Bottom Line
Nov 3, 2023 – 23:59
Is the US in trouble in the Middle East? | The Bottom Line
Oct 28, 2023 – 24:12
Why does the US not support a ceasefire in Gaza? | The Bottom Line
Oct 21, 2023 – 24:10
Stephen Walt: US, Israeli strategy on Palestine has failed | The Bottom Line
Oct 12, 2023 – 24:07
Is this the end of large-scale support for the war in Ukraine? | The Bottom Line
Oct 5, 2023 – 24:10

Recent Reviews

Slythfox

Great show on high level foreign policy

Love the questions Steven asks, always seem to be the right questions that nobody else is bothering to ask Question for the show: Why weren’t new episodes uploaded here for most of last year? Did the show get temporarily blocked?
SimbaWilliam

Unbiased

I'm an American, and I'm very tired of hearing the American power elite's propoganda. This podcast (usually) offers sane, reasoned perspectives. And its coverage of the Israel-Palestine colonial conflict is very good.
Jln7

Stop saying Umm

I could barely get through the most recent episode about about Tech’s role in the Israel/ Palestine conflict. The female guest said “Umm” every other word. I wish hosts would ask guests to consider this. It’s very distracting and does not make for intelligent sounding commentary.
Il12347

Stop justifying occupation and apartheid

Why are you platforming and not pushing back harder on pro-occupation arguments? Your interview with Steve Clemmons was horrifying to listen to especially because you never questioned some of his outrageous statements. I think it’s worthwhile to platform opposing views but you must correct and fact check when they espouse blatant lies. Please continue giving a platform to the victims of this conflict - actual Palestinians and ask them what they envision and hope for their future. Do not platform, justify or give validity to the desires of American zionist whose intentions are clear and opportunistic for the Israeli settler agenda.
nnnnnsne

Many USA talking heads

These USA talking heads that you bring on have the same script. You need to push back harder in regards to the comparison between how blinken Ukrainian descriptions on Russian bombing of schools and hospitals and that the occupation colonizers and oppressors are equal to Russia. These talking head Americans either think people are stupid or they are that stupid and have no logic. A people that are occupied have every right to defend themselves. Again study international law and pushback against USA propagandists
Sean from Long Beach

Good amount of depth in bite sized show

The episode about the declining US dollar had a lot of really interesting info packed into a reasonable time. Will definitely add this series to my favorites.