Kick Trump Off the Ballot? Even Liberal Justices Are Skeptical
In December, the Colorado Supreme Court issued a bombshell ruling that said Donald Trump was ineligible to be on the state’s ballot for the Republican presidential primary, saying he was disqualified ...
9 Feb 202434min
A Guilty Verdict For a Mass Shooter’s Mother
Warning: this episode contains strong language and descriptions of violence.A few days ago, for the first time, an American jury convicted a parent for a mass shooting carried out by their child.Lisa ...
8 Feb 202436min
El Salvador Decimated Gangs. But at What Cost?
El Salvador has experienced a remarkable transformation. What had once been one of the most violent countries in the world has become incredibly safe.Natalie Kitroeff, the New York Times bureau chief ...
7 Feb 202429min
The U.N. Scandal Threatening Crucial Aid to Gaza
Late last month, an explosive allegation that workers from a crucial U.N. relief agency in Gaza had taken part in the Oct. 7 attacks stunned the world and prompted major donors, including the United S...
6 Feb 202431min
The 1948 Economic Moment That Might Explain Our Own
President Biden has struggled to sell Americans on the positive signs in the economy under his watch, despite figures that look good on paper. That could have important ramifications for his re-electi...
5 Feb 202425min
The Sunday Read: ‘The Great Freight-Train Heists of the 21st Century’
Of all the dozens of suspected thieves questioned by the detectives of the Train Burglary Task Force at the Los Angeles Police Department during the months they spent investigating the rise in theft f...
4 Feb 202449min
On the Ballot in South Carolina: Biden’s Pitch to Black Voters
The Democratic presidential nomination process begins tomorrow in South Carolina, and President Biden is running largely uncontested. But his campaign is expending significant resources in the race to...
2 Feb 202429min
Secure the Border, Say Republicans. So Why Are They Killing a Plan to Do That?
For the past few weeks, Democrats and Republicans were closing in on a game-changing deal to secure the U.S.-Mexico border: a bipartisan compromise that’s unheard-of in contemporary Washington.Karoun ...
1 Feb 202426min
