Paul Krugman on the Interest Rate Cut and What’s Next
The economist and New York Times Opinion Columnist Paul Krugman makes the case for aggressive rate cuts by the Federal Reserve and argues that now is not the time for caution. Hosted by Simplecast, an...
18 Sep 20248min
It’s Time We Start Naming America’s Deadliest Climate Disasters
Heat waves kill more Americans than hurricanes, tornadoes and floods combined. But despite their deadly toll, we rarely treat them with the urgency they demand. Eric Klinenberg, a sociologist, has spe...
17 Sep 20247min
Why Have Kids? A Liberal Case for Natalism
With Anastasia Berg. Having children has become increasingly “coded as conservative and reactionary,” philosopher Anastasia Berg argues. She makes the case for why young liberals and progressives shou...
16 Sep 20247min
Trump, Tariffs and the Truth About His Economic Plans
For voters whose top issue is the economy, the choice is clear, argues Binyamin Appelbaum, a member of the Times Editorial Board. Though Vice President Kamala Harris’s plans may be ill-defined, he say...
12 Sep 20248min
'I Feel Like She Humiliated Him': How Trump Lost the Debate
Michelle Goldberg, the Times Opinion columnist, and Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, discuss the best and worst moments of the debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Will Harris’s app...
11 Sep 202421min
Charging Parents for School Shootings Protects Weak Gun Laws
After school shootings in Michigan, southern Virginia, and now Georgia, parents have been charged in connection to their children’s actions. Megan Stack, a Times contributing opinion writer, argues th...
10 Sep 20248min
Trump Picks His Own Rally Music. What Is He Trying to Say?
Songs from Luciano Pavarotti, Sinead O’Connor and “Cats” may not strike you as typical campaign music, but they’re on repeat at Donald Trump’s political rallies. The staff editor Katherine Miller has ...
9 Sep 20248min
Netanyahu Is Trying to Save Himself. Will He Sink Harris?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s drive to stay in power is harming Israel’s global reputation and complicating the U.S. presidential election for Democrats, the Opinion columnist Thomas L. Friedman...
5 Sep 20248min
