Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

The Attack on the Capitol with Ta-Nehisi Coates

One day after the attack on the Capitol, Chris Hayes and author Ta-Nehisi Coates sat down to process what we witnessed as a nation and what it reveals about the fragility of American democracy.RELATED READING:<a href="https://bookshop.org/books/twilight-of-the-elites-america-after-meritocracy/9780307720467" target="_blank">Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy</a> by Chris Hayes<a href="https://bookshop.org/books/we-were-eight-years-in-power-an-american-tragedy/9780399590573" target="_blank">We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy</a> by Ta-Nehisi Coates<a href="https://bookshop.org/books/the-water-dancer/9780399590610" target="_blank">The Water Dancer</a> by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Every week Chris Hayes asks the big questions that keep him up at night. How do we make sense of this unprecedented moment in world history? Why is this (all) happening? This podcast starts to answer these questions. Writers, experts, and thinkers who are also trying to get to the bottom of them join Chris to break it all down and help him get a better night’s rest.