The Crypto Comeback
This month, customers of FTX — Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency exchange, which collapsed in 2022 — were told that they would get their money back, with interest.David Yaffe-Bellany, our technology ...
21 Touko 202423min
Was the 401(k) a Mistake?
The first generation to be fully reliant on 401(k) plans is now starting to retire. As that happens, it is becoming clear just how broken the system is.Michael Steinberger, a contributing writer for T...
20 Touko 202429min
The Sunday Read: ‘Why Did This Guy Put a Song About Me on Spotify?’
Have you heard the song “Brett Martin, You a Nice Man, Yes”?Probably not. On Spotify, “Brett Martin, You a Nice Man, Yes” has not yet accumulated enough streams to even register a tally. Even Brett Ma...
19 Touko 202430min
'The Interview': Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Has an Antidote to Our Climate Delusions
The scientist talks to David Marchese about how to overcome the “soft” climate denial that keeps us buying junk. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also ...
18 Touko 202428min
The Campus Protesters Explain Themselves
This episode contains explicit language.Over recent months, protests over the war in Gaza have rocked college campuses across the United States.As students graduate and go home for the summer, three j...
17 Touko 202450min
The Make-or-Break Testimony of Michael Cohen
This episode contains explicit language.Michael Cohen, Donald J. Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, took the stand in the former president’s hush-money trial. Jonah E. Bromwich, a criminal justice repor...
16 Touko 202429min
The Possible Collapse of the U.S. Home Insurance System
Across the United States, more frequent extreme weather is starting to cause the home insurance market to buckle, even for those who have paid their premiums dutifully year after year.Christopher Flav...
15 Touko 202424min
Voters Want Change. In Our Poll, They See It in Trump.
The latest Times polling shows the extent of the challenge that President Biden faces and the strengths that Donald J. Trump retains. A yearning for change — as well as discontent over the economy and...
14 Touko 202431min
