Joe Biden has gained serious momentum heading into Super Tuesday. A comprehensive primary victory in South Carolina over the weekend coupled with the campaign suspensions of Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar may have wide implications as the centrists of the Democratic party coalesce around Biden’s candidacy. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn joins the program to explain why he's endorsing Biden.

After this weekend’s South Carolina primary, Super Tuesday will separate winners from losers in the Democratic presidential race. 14 states will go to the polls March 3rd, including delegate-rich California and Texas. Right now, all eyes are on Texas to see whether this red state will turn purple as demographics shift. Journalist Jeremy Wallace joins Walter to discuss this battleground state.

The new film "Greed" tells the story of a disgraced billionaire. It's a thinly disguised version of the story of the British fast fashion mogul Sir Philip Green. He's accused of exploiting cheap labor in the form of South Asian garment workers to rake in billions for himself. Comedian Steve Coogan and director Michael Winterbottom join the program to discuss the film and the fast fashion industry.

In December, Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi was called before the international court of justice in the Hague and accused of government-sponsored genocide against Rohingya Muslims -- charges she denied. Historian Thant Myint-U joins Christiane to discuss this fraught situation and his new book "The Hidden History of Burma."

Award-winning journalist Aaron Glantz's latest book, “Homewreckers,” takes a shocking new look at America’s 2008 housing crisis. It’s a tale of greed and corruption, as Glantz pulls back the curtain on a group of Wall Street magnates who he says took advantage of a rigged system. Moreover, as Glantz tells Hari Sreenivasan, these “homewreckers” include key members of President Trump’s inner circle.

In France, a shocking story has shattered the image of a man once called a “living saint.” Jean Vanier was revered for his devotion to the disabled, yet the organization he founded, L’Arche International, revealed this past week that Vanier sexually abused at least six women over a period of 30 years. His biographer Michael Higgins joins the program to react to this news.

For the first time ever, there are now more new infections of coronavirus outside mainland China--where it originated--than inside, where it originated, and the world is scrambling to contain it. Tom Frieden was director of the Centers for Disease Control during the Ebola crisis, and joins the show to explain the severity of the crisis and how the U.S. should respond.

Congressman Dan Crenshaw of Texas was a Navy SEAL in Afghanistan eight years ago when he sustained a shrapnel injury to his eye. Thus healthcare is high on his list of priorities, especially because he lost his mother to cancer. Walter Isaacson speaks with Crenshaw in his home state of Texas about these and other election issues on his radar, as he faces his fight for re-election this November.

After being attacked from all sides at last night’s debate, Bernie Sanders is still standing and positioned as the strong frontrunner. But the criticisms came thick and fast from his fellow candidates, who slammed Sanders for his stance on guns and the price tag for his policies. His campaign co-chair Nina Turner joins the program to discuss whether the U.S. is ready for a Democratic socialist.

In 1974, one young lawyer stood at the intersection of the Watergate scandal and the women’s movement. Jill Wine-Banks, then just thirty years old, was an assistant special prosecutor in the Watergate investigation, the only woman on a team that took down the highest ranking White House officials. She joins Christiane to discuss her new book "The Watergate Girl," which details this experience.

America Ferrera is the executive producer of the new Netflix show “Gentefied,” a bilingual drama following three Mexican-American cousins’ fight to keep their grandfather’s taco shop open. Ferrera herself is a first generation Latina whose parents immigrated from Honduras. She joins Michel Martin to discuss how her experiences shape the way she portrays the Latinx community.

Former mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel believes local politics determine the national. He has served in the White House under Presidents Clinton and Obama, in Congress, and now has a new book making the case for mayors: “The Nation City: Why Mayors Are Now Running the World.” He gives Christiane his opinions on two former mayors who are now running for president: Mike Bloomberg and Bernie Sanders.

President Trump’s official state visit to India has ended with a deal on defense cooperation, but the trip has also been marked by some of the deadliest clashes in India in decades. Tension has been building since the controversial citizenship law brought in by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which discriminates against Muslims. Journalist Bobby Ghosh joins Christiane to discuss.

Dan Pfeiffer was once a senior advisor to President Obama. But it’s in the podcast world that he really found fame, as one of the co-hosts of “Pod Save America.” Now, he is warning that the very idea of American democracy is under threat. It’s a theme he explores in his new book, “Un-Trumping America.” He joins Michel to explain how he believes Democrats can win in November.

Douglas Wigdor represented one of the so-called “Molineux” witnesses at the Weinstein trial and was in the courtroom when the verdict was announced. He joins the program from outside the court to talk through how all this unfolded and what happens next.

President Trump is going for every possible vote in November. His campaign is voraciously gathering data and aggressively going after voters to win a second Trump term, and one of the key figures behind this effort is Marc Lotter. He joins the program from Trump 2020 campaign headquarters to discuss warnings of Russian interference in the 2020 election.

Today, Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of committing a criminal sex act in the first degree involving one woman and rape in the third degree involving another woman. Although the New York jury acquitted Weinstein on charges of predatory sexual assault, he is now in custody and his team will appeal the convictions. Anne Milgram assesses the legal and cultural implications of this verdict.

The U.S. economy is going through its longest expansion in history but is it working for everyone's benefit? Heather Boushey, CEO of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, warns that wages are not rising as quickly as the economy. Boushey, one of Washington’s most influential voices on economic policy, joins Tanzina Vega to discuss.

Jane Birkin is a living, breathing 1960s icon. Her marriage to Serge Gainsbourg may have ended a lifetime ago in the early 1980s, but her name remains irrevocably linked to his.The British Parisienne reflects on her extraordinary life, from the making of the "Je t'aime" song to navigating the feminist revolution.

Two weeks ago, the Republic of Ireland underwent a seismic political change. Sinn Fein, a left-wing nationalist party, made huge gains in the general election - a surprise that has seen Prime Minister Leo Varadkar ousted from power. New Yorker journalist and "Say Nothing" author Patrick Radden Keefe joins Christiane to discuss this major change.