Confronting a Pandemic
Global health officials have praised China and South Korea for the success of their efforts to contain the coronavirus. What are those countries getting right — and what can everyone else learn from t...
12 Mar 202024min
Why the U.S. Wasn’t Ready for the Coronavirus
Developing a strategy for testing was supposed to be a relatively simple part of preparing for the coronavirus in the United States. So what went wrong? Guests: Sheri Fink, a correspondent for The Tim...
11 Mar 202023min
The Latest: Joe Biden Takes Command
Last night was a make-or-break moment for Senator Bernie Sanders, who needed a comeback from a loss to former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. in the Super Tuesday primaries. After Mr. Sanders lost ...
11 Mar 20205min
The Field: What Happened to Elizabeth Warren?
Today, millions of voters across six states will cast their ballots for the two viable Democratic candidates left: former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Senator Bernie Sanders. What began as a...
10 Mar 202035min
The Latest: Why Markets Crashed on Monday
Within minutes of the U.S. stock market opening on Monday, the S&P 500 sunk so swiftly that it triggered a 15-minute pause in trading, a rare event meant to prevent stocks from crashing. We look at wh...
10 Mar 20207min
A Test for Abortion Rights
A case before the Supreme Court is the first big test of abortion rights since President Trump created a conservative majority among the justices. We traveled to the Louisiana health clinic at the cen...
9 Mar 202024min
The Almost-Peace Deal
After years of false starts, the United States has signed a landmark deal with the Taliban to end the war in Afghanistan. We traveled to the front lines of the war — and to the signing ceremony in Doh...
6 Mar 202032min
The Coronavirus Outbreak in Washington State
A strategy of containment was supposed to protect Washington State from the coronavirus. It didn’t. So what led to the first major outbreak of the pathogen in the United States?Guests: Mike Baker, a P...
5 Mar 202028min
