Afghanistan, one year later
It’s nearly one year since the Taliban took returned to power in Afghanistan and the US withdrew. Since then, a devastating earthquake and ongoing economic crisis have crippled the country. Elliot Ack...
12 Aug 202256min
Have we seen the last of runaway inflation?
After months of pain, it looks like light could be emerging at the end of the tunnel for American consumers: the price of gas has fallen beneath $4 per gallon for the first time since March, and there...
11 Aug 202256min
Zelensky vows to reclaim land from Russia
Ukraine’s President Zelensky has a message for Putin: not only will you not take any new Ukrainian land, we will claw back what you stole nearly a decade ago. He’s talking about Crimea, the Black Sea ...
10 Aug 202256min
What the Mar-a-Lago search means for Trump
The news came from former President Trump himself: the FBI searched his Mar-a-Lago home, the first time ever that federal agents have searched the residence of a former American leader. It took place ...
9 Aug 202256min
How to get Conservatives to back clean energy
President Biden has emerged from his Covid isolation and traveled to Kentucky today to visit families hit by catastrophic flooding. This isn’t the first time he’s traveled to sites hit by extreme weat...
8 Aug 202256min
A dizzying week in global politics
China’s live fire drills in the Taiwan strait have provided an explosive finale to a dizzying week in global politics. Beijing is making good on its promise that Taipei would pay the price for hosting...
5 Aug 202256min
Can the Dems finally get Biden's 'Build Back Better' passed?
Democrats are on the brink of an agreement over a substantial climate, healthcare and tax package – without a single Republican vote. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has lambasted the bill, cal...
4 Aug 202256min
Kansas voters reject constitutional amendment banning abortion
The message sent by Kansas voters last night was as surprising as it was clear: keep abortion legal in our state. By a large margin, traditionally conservative Kansas rejected an amendment that would ...
3 Aug 202256min
