A Conversation With a Virginia Democrat
In a bipartisan win for President Biden, Democrats and Republicans have passed a trillion-dollar infrastructure plan. Now comes the difficult part — trying to win approval for a $2 trillion social spe...
9 Marras 202127min
A Case That Could Transform America’s Relationship With Guns
The U.S. Supreme Court is gearing up to rule on an area of the law that it has been silent on for over a decade: the Second Amendment.The case under consideration will help decide whether the right to...
8 Marras 202130min
The Sunday Read: ‘I Fell in Love With Motorcycles. But Could I Ever Love Sturgis?’
Like many other Americans, Jamie Lauren Keiles, the author of this week’s Sunday Read, bought their first motorcycle during the coronavirus pandemic.“I thought I was just purchasing a mode of transpor...
7 Marras 202128min
The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse
This episode contains strong language and scenes of violence.Last summer, as the country reeled from the murder of George Floyd, another Black man, Jacob Blake, was shot by police in Kenosha, Wis. Peo...
5 Marras 202130min
A Rough Election Night for the Democrats
On a major night of elections across the United States on Tuesday, the Republican Glenn Youngkin claimed an unexpected victory over his Democratic opponent, Terry McAuliffe, to win the governor’s race...
4 Marras 202126min
A Last Chance to Avert Climate Disaster?
In a giant conference hall in Glasgow, leaders from around the world have gathered for the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Climate Change Convention, or COP26. This is the 26th such sessio...
3 Marras 202127min
The Perilous Politics of Rising Inflation
Inflation in the United States is rising at its fastest rate so far this century. At 4 percent, according to one index, it is double the Federal Reserve’s target.We look at why prices are on the rise ...
2 Marras 202124min
Why Do So Many Traffic Stops Go Wrong?
This episode contains strong language and scenes of violence. Over the past five years, police officers in the United States have killed more than 400 unarmed drivers or passengers — a rate of more th...
1 Marras 202123min
