Anita Hill and Jane Mayer on Ketanji Brown Jackson, and the State of the Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson has been voted in as a Supreme Court Justice—the first Black woman to serve in that role. But, to reach this milestone, Jackson has faced enormous hurdles at every turn, includin...
11 Huhti 202216min
Can Genocide Be Prevented?
Last week, Russian troops withdrew from Bucha, a suburb of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Ukrainians returning to the city discovered the horrific aftermath. According to President Volodymyr Zelensky,...
7 Huhti 202223min
Investigating January 6th
With a judge declaring that Donald Trump “more likely than not” committed a felony in his attempt to overturn the Presidential election, the congressional committee investigating January 6th is racing...
4 Huhti 202215min
Jill Lepore on Parents’ Rights and the Culture War
A wave of book bannings sweeping the country, along with conservative fury over titles like “Antiracist Baby,” seems like a backlash against the heightened racial consciousness of the post-George Floy...
28 Maalis 202217min
The Good News About Renewable Energy
Historically, the high cost of renewables has been one of the greatest hurdles in breaking our dependency on oil and gas. But recent research indicates that advances in renewable-energy production hav...
24 Maalis 202218min
Radio Ukraine
Kraina FM is a radio station that broadcasts in Kyiv and more than twenty other cities, playing Ukrainian-language rock and pop. When Russia invaded Ukraine, it took on the mantle of “the station of n...
21 Maalis 202215min
How Do We Know When Someone Is a Spy?
In 2019, Franklin Tao, a professor of chemistry at the University of Kansas, was arrested on suspicion of spying for the Chinese government. Tao’s case was the first under a program called the China I...
17 Maalis 202227min
