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 Mar 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 Mar 202227min
Inflation Lessons From the 1970s
With prices on the rise in the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve is expected to announce on Wednesday an increase in interest rates, essentially pouring a cold glass of water on the economy.Why would ...
16 Mar 202229min
The Story Behind a Defining War Photo
This episode details graphic scenes and contains strong language.The image shows four people lying on the ground — a woman, a man and two children who had been fleeing from a suburb of Kyiv, the Ukrai...
15 Mar 202223min
How Russians See the War in Ukraine
Russians and Ukrainians are deeply connected. Millions of Ukrainians have relatives in Russia. Many have lived in the country.But Moscow has taken steps to shield its people from open information abou...
14 Mar 202223min
The Sunday Read: ‘What Rashida Tlaib Represents’
Rozina Ali profiles Rashida Tlaib, the 45-year-old second-term congresswoman from Detroit, who has risen from adverse circumstances to play a significant role in American politics, most notably bringi...
13 Mar 202244min
Putin’s Endgame: A Conversation With Fiona Hill
Ending the war in Ukraine very much depends on how and when President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia allows it to end.In an interview for his podcast “The Ezra Klein Show,” the opinion columnist Ezra Kle...
11 Mar 202234min
Inside Ukraine’s Embattled Cities
It has been two weeks since the beginning of the war in Ukraine and Russia’s high-tech army of nearly 200,000 soldiers have not taken control of any major cities, except the southern port of Kherson. ...
10 Mar 202233min
