A Last Chance to Avert Climate Disaster?
In a giant conference hall in Glasgow, leaders from around the world have gathered for the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Climate Change Convention, or COP26. This is the 26th such sessio...
3 Nov 202127min
The Perilous Politics of Rising Inflation
Inflation in the United States is rising at its fastest rate so far this century. At 4 percent, according to one index, it is double the Federal Reserve’s target.We look at why prices are on the rise ...
2 Nov 202124min
Why Do So Many Traffic Stops Go Wrong?
This episode contains strong language and scenes of violence. Over the past five years, police officers in the United States have killed more than 400 unarmed drivers or passengers — a rate of more th...
1 Nov 202123min
The Sunday Read: 'Fear on Cape Cod as Sharks Hunt Again'
Over the past decade, the waters around Cape Cod have become host to one of the densest seasonal concentrations of adult white sharks in the world. Acoustic tagging data suggest the animals trickle in...
31 Okt 20211h 21min
A Delicate Compromise in the Capitol
President Biden and Democratic leaders say they have an agreement on a historic social spending bill that they have spent months negotiating. But liberals in Congress demanded assurances that the pack...
29 Okt 202127min
The Trial Over Ahmaud Arbery's Killing
In the coming days, a trial will begin to determine whether the fatal shooting of Amaud Arbery, an unarmed Black man, by two armed white men is considered murder under Georgia state law. Today, we exp...
28 Okt 202127min
The Story of Kyrsten Sinema
As congressional Democrats dramatically scale back the most ambitious social spending bill since the 1960s, they’re placing much of the blame on moderates who have demanded changes.One senator, Kyrste...
27 Okt 202130min
Why Spending Too Little Could Backfire on Democrats
When Democrats first set out to expand the social safety net, they envisioned a piece of legislation as transformational as what the party has achieved in the 1960s. In the process, they hoped that th...
26 Okt 202123min
