A Guide to the Supreme Court's Rightward Shift
In the past few weeks alone, the Supreme Court has delivered a firestorm of conservative legal victories. States now have far less leeway to restrict gun permits. The right to abortion is no longer co...
1 Heinä 20221h 34min
The Supreme Court Went Off the Rails Long Before Dobbs
On Friday, a Supreme Court majority voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. On Sunday, we released an episode with Dahlia Lithwick that goes through the court’s decision in detail, and we will continue to come...
28 Kesä 20221h 6min
The Dobbs Decision Isn’t Just About Abortion. It’s About Power.
On Friday, a Supreme Court majority voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. Nearly all abortions are already banned in at least nine states, home to 7.2 million women of reproductive age. And it is likely that...
26 Kesä 20221h 13min
The Case for Prosecuting Trump
The Jan. 6 hearings have made it clear that Donald Trump led a concerted, monthslong effort to overturn a democratic election. The extensive interviews — over 1,000 — that the House select committee c...
24 Kesä 20221h 10min
Two Years Later, We Still Don’t Understand Long Covid. Why?
Depending on the data you look at, between 10 and 40 percent of people who get Covid will still have symptoms months later. For some, those symptoms will be modest. A cough, some fatigue. For others, ...
21 Kesä 202257min
The End of 'The Everything Bubble'
This week, the S&P 500 entered what analysts refer to as a bear market. The index has plunged around 22 percent from its most recent peak in January. Many growth stocks and crypto assets have crashed ...
17 Kesä 20221h 11min
Is Climate Change a Reason to Avoid Having Children? and Other Listener Questions Answered
It’s that time of year, when we invite listeners to send in questions, and I answer them on the air. And as usual, you delivered. I’m joined by my producer Annie Galvin, who asks me some of the most i...
14 Kesä 20221h 15min
Socialism Is Supposed to Be a Working-Class Movement. Why Isn’t It?
American socialists today find themselves in a tenuous position. Over the past decade, the left has become a powerful force in American politics. Bernie Sanders seriously contested two presidential pr...
10 Kesä 20221h 11min
