The Legal Vulnerability of Roe v. Wade
From the day Roe v. Wade was decided, some have seen the constitutional right to an abortion as an inferred right rather than a guaranteed one. That distinction has become a threat to the law’s surviv...
20 Maj 201923min
A Direct Challenge to Roe v. Wade in Alabama
Alabama has adopted a law that would criminalize nearly all abortions and make the penalty for providing one up to 99 years in prison. The man who wrote the law knew it was unconstitutional — and did ...
17 Maj 201926min
Caught in the Middle of the Trade War
Yesterday, we told the story of President Trump’s trade war with China. Today, our colleague speaks with two Americans who have been feeling the effects of that war. Guests: Natalie Kitroeff, a busine...
16 Maj 201927min
The President Takes On China, Alone
Years of multinational efforts have failed to get China to play by the international rules of trade. Now, President Trump has launched an all-out trade war in which the United States is confronting Ch...
15 Maj 201926min
The Freshmen: Rashida Tlaib, Part 2
When we last spoke with Representative Rashida Tlaib, she had just been sworn in — and had fulfilled the fears of Democratic leaders by calling for the impeachment of President Trump. In the months si...
14 Maj 201934min
John Bolton’s Plan for Iran
Iran is warning that it may resume production on its nuclear program, reviving a crisis that had been contained by the signing of the Iran nuclear deal four years ago. One man within the United States...
13 Maj 201923min
A Founder of Facebook Says It’s Time to Break It Up
Chris Hughes, a Facebook co-founder and Mark Zuckerberg’s college roommate, has written an Op-Ed in The New York Times saying that Mr. Zuckerberg has become too powerful and that Facebook should be br...
10 Maj 201930min
Holding the Attorney General in Contempt
The House Judiciary Committee voted to recommend holding Attorney General William Barr in contempt after President Trump asserted executive privilege over the full Mueller report. But little is likely...
9 Maj 201924min
