When Your Book Gets Banned By the School Board
Banning books in schools is on the rise. Around the country, parents are lobbying to banish from libraries and curriculums any work they deem to be “graphic” or “offensive,” often sweeping up books ce...
13 Des 202127min
Who Online Justice Leaves Behind
The U.S. civil court system doesn’t get as much attention as the criminal courts, but it would be hard to overstate its importance. In 2018, for example, 47 percent of respondents to a Pew survey said...
10 Des 202115min
The School Shooting Down the Street
Michigan state Senator Rosemary Bayer has been fighting for years to get safe storage laws on the books in her home state. In the wake of the shooting at Oxford High School, a school that sits in her ...
9 Des 202125min
What Peng Shuai Started
When Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai accused a former Chinese Vice Premier of rape, what came next was darkly predictable: the athlete disappeared from public view while the government scrubbed all m...
8 Des 202124min
House Democrats’ Long-Shot Plan to Dodge Disaster
All signs point to rough congressional elections next year. What are House Democrats doing to hold their majority?Guest: Rep. Sean Maloney (D-N.Y.), chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Comm...
7 Des 202122min
The 30-Year Plan to End Roe
After oral arguments last week, the Supreme Court looks ready to overturn Roe v. Wade. How did conservatives get to this moment when the majority of Americans favor legalized abortion? And do liberals...
6 Des 202125min
Did @jack Ruin Twitter?
On Monday, Jack Dorsey stepped down as CEO of Twitter. It’s not the first time he’s left the job. Is this really the end for the man who guided Twitter through the Trump era? And how will the platform...
3 Des 202114min
Why No One Told Chris Cuomo No
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo was recently placed on indefinite leave by the network for his involvement in the damage control operations of his brother, former NY governor Andrew Cuomo, over the last year. ...
2 Des 202129min
