The Sunday Read: ‘Nurses Have Finally Learned What They’re Worth’
Demand for traveling nurses skyrocketed during the pandemic. In March 2020, there were over 12,000 job opportunities for traveling nurses, but by early December of that year, the number had grown to m...
27 Maalis 202246min
‘The Dreams We Had Are Like a Dream’
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan last year, thousands of women and girls who were in school or had jobs were forced back into their homes.The Daily producers Lynsea Garrison and Stella Ta...
25 Maalis 202240min
Ukraine Puts Putin’s Playbook to the Test
From the outside, Russia’s relentless bombardment of Ukraine looks indiscriminate and improvised. But the approach is part of an approach devised decades ago in Chechnya.The Times journalist Carlotta ...
24 Maalis 202229min
The Confirmation Hearing of Ketanji Brown Jackson
Democratic support for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who could become the first Black woman to serve as a Supreme Court justice, was never in much doubt. Less certain was the depth of Republican opposi...
23 Maalis 202231min
Will Sanctioning Oligarchs Change the War?
Among the actions taken by the West to punish Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine is the blacklisting of the incredibly rich and politically connected Russian businessmen known as oligarchs.But how cou...
22 Maalis 202224min
Could the U.S. See Another Covid Wave?
More than two years into the pandemic, coronavirus infections are surging in China and nations in Europe. The reason: BA.2, a highly contagious version of the Omicron variant.At the same time, the Uni...
21 Maalis 202219min
The Global Race to Mine the Metal of the Future
In the high-stakes competition to dominate the business of clean energy, the Democratic Republic of Congo is a major arena: The country is the source of more than two-thirds of the world’s cobalt, a k...
18 Maalis 202226min
Four Paths Forward in Ukraine
It has been three weeks since the war in Ukraine began. The fighting grinds on and there is no clear end in sight. But what are the potential paths forward in the coming days and weeks?On Wednesday, P...
17 Maalis 202227min
