’1619,’ Episode 2: The Economy That Slavery Built
Today on “The Daily,” we present Episode 2 of “1619,” a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. You can find more information about it at nytimes.com/1619podcast.The institution of ...
31 Elo 201933min
Political Mayhem in Britain and Italy
Two battles over the meaning of democracy are now playing out in Europe. We look at the political power maneuvers this week in Britain and Italy. Guest: Katrin Bennhold, the Berlin bureau chief for Th...
30 Elo 201922min
Why Uber Still Can’t Make a Profit
Uber transformed American transportation and changed the United States economy. But a decade after its founding, the once-swaggering company is losing more money and growing more slowly than ever. Wha...
29 Elo 201925min
Why the Amazon Is Burning
More than 26,000 fires have been recorded inside the Amazon rainforest in August alone, leading to global calls for action. But Brazil’s government has told the rest of the world to mind its own busin...
28 Elo 201923min
How the U.S.-China Trade War Hurts the Rest of the World
At the Group of 7 summit in France, President Trump seemed determined to prove that he can wage a trade war with China without hurting the economy. But there are already signs of distress. Guest: Pete...
27 Elo 201921min
The First Women to Report Jeffrey Epstein
This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault. Nearly a decade before any police investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s predatory actions toward young girls, two sisters came forward to say they ...
26 Elo 201931min
Introducing ‘1619,’ a New York Times Audio Series
Four hundred years ago, in August 1619, a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia. No aspect of the country that would be formed here has been untouched ...
23 Elo 201945min
What the 2020 Campaign Sounds Like
Song playlists at presidential campaign rallies can be about more than music — they can reflect a candidate’s values, political platform, identity and target audience. We examine the role of these pla...
22 Elo 201929min
