Why Hamas Keeps Fighting, and Losing
After 11 days of fighting over the skies of Israel and Gaza, a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel was announced last week.The conflict wrought devastation in Gaza. Yet Hamas’s leaders took to televis...
26 Mai 202128min
A Cheerleader, a Snapchat Post and the Supreme Court
When Brandi Levy was 14, she posted an expletive-filled video to Snapchat, expressing her dismay at not making the varsity cheerleading squad. It got her suspended from cheerleading entirely for a yea...
25 Mai 202126min
The Crumbling of the N.R.A.
It had long appeared that the National Rifle Association was impervious to anything or anyone.Now, an investigation into financial misconduct accusations led by the New York attorney general’s office ...
24 Mai 202130min
The Sunday Read: ‘Neanderthals Were People, Too’
In the summer of 1856, workers quarrying limestone in a valley outside Düsseldorf, Germany, found an odd looking skull. It was elongated and almost chinless.William King, a British geologist, suspecte...
23 Mai 20211h 7min
Presenting This American Life: “The Daily”
When our friends at This American Life made an episode called ... wait for it! ... “The Daily,” we knew we wanted to share it with you. It’s about life’s daily practices, and what you learn from doing...
22 Mai 20211h 2min
Two Soldiers, Ten Years
This episode contains strong language and scenes of war that some may find distressing. In 2010, James Dao, then a military affairs reporter for The New York Times, began following a battalion of U.S....
21 Mai 202148min
Netanyahu and Biden: A History
It has been more than a week since the latest escalation between Israel and Hamas, and President Biden has been taking a cautious approach.The president has stressed Israel’s right to defend itself, b...
20 Mai 202129min
Nine Days in Gaza
“You never get used to the sound of bombings,” Rahf Hallaq tells us on today’s episode.Ms. Hallaq, an English language and literature student, lives in the northwestern area of Gaza City, where she sh...
19 Mai 202126min
