Boeing’s Rise, Fall and Painful Public Reckoning

For decades, Germany has downplayed military spending. But after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the government reversed its longstanding ban on sending weapons into war zones, and announced a plan to s...

12 Apr 202326min

There’s a whole lot happening in the economy that’s impacting your wallet. Inflation is slowing down, but it’s still high. Layoffs have rocked every industry. And rent prices keep surging. Is it a goo...

11 Apr 202322min

Florida’s governor–and likely presidential candidate–Ron DeSantis has pledged billions to restore Florida’s Everglades. Among other good things, that will help lower Florida’s carbon footprint and pot...

10 Apr 202321min

We’re taking a break today for the holiday. Here’s a favorite episode from December that you might have missed–and one that’s still very much in the news. We’ll be back on Monday with a new episode. H...

7 Apr 202330min

Iran and Saudi Arabia surprised many governments in March when they announced an agreement to restore diplomatic relations–ending a seven-year freeze. Just as surprising: The deal was brokered by Chin...

6 Apr 202328min

More than 400 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced in U.S. state legislatures this year, and more than twenty have been signed into law. That’s greater than the last five years–combined. Some of thes...

5 Apr 202324min

Tucked into President Biden’s massive Inflation Reduction Act is a pot of money–$15 million–for the Internal Revenue Service to study a long-talked-about idea: Building an online IRS platform that wou...

4 Apr 202325min

There’s been a ton of news coverage and commentary around Donald Trump’s indictment in New York on Thursday. But the Manhattan case is only one of several criminal investigations and civil cases swirl...

3 Apr 202325min