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    A Climate Change?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019 7:56


    In “A Climate Change?,” Elizabeth Kolbert writes about climate change and the new age of extinction.

    Trust Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019


    In "Trust Me," Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on how last week's debate was largely about how radical, or just how ambitious, the Party and its candidates are prepared to be.

    This Is a Test

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 8:02


    In "This Is a Test," Jelani Cobb delves into the clashes over the New York City school system's reforms.

    Another Race to Run

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019 7:20


    In "Another Race to Run," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the complexities of the Senate race.

    Hong Kong on the March

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2019 8:44


    In "Hong Kong on the March," Evan Osnos reports on how the mass demonstrations are in bold defiance of Chinese authority, but a crackdown could be incalculably costly.

    See Nothing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019 8:09


    In "See Nothing," Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on the failure to see what Jeffrey Epstein was doing.

    Words and Wounds

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2019 8:55


    In "Words and Wounds," David Remnick writes about how President Trump is bearing out Toni Morrison's warnings about the violence of language.

    Lost in Translation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2019 8:04


    In "Lost in Translation," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about Robert Muller's testimony.

    No Going Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019 8:44


    In "No Going Back," Jelani Cobb writes about Trump's racist agenda.

    The Health-Care Defense

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2019 8:08


    In "The Health-Care Defense," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the battle for healthcare.

    Margin Call

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2019 8:17


    In "Margin Call," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the Democratic Party's moving margins.

    Belligerence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 8:47


    In "Belligerence," Robin Wright delves into Donald Trump's four Iran options.

    The Don and Joe Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 8:16


    In "The Don and Joe Show," Amy Davidson Sorkin delves into what a Biden-Trump presidential race might look like.

    Continental Shift

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 8:17


    In "Continental Shift," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the European elections.

    No Mercy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 8:06


    In "No Mercy," Margaret Talbot writes about the fate of immigrant children at the border.

    The Threat to Roe

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 8:30


    In "The Threat to Roe," Jeffrey Toobin writes about the abortion fight and the pretense of precedent. 

    Last Chances

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2019 8:49


    In "Last Chances," Elizabeth Kolbert reports on climate change and the new age of extinction. 

    No Rules

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2019 8:29


    In "No Rules," Margaret Talbot writes about Trump, Barr, and the rule of law.

    What Mueller Found

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2019 7:58


    In "What Mueller Found," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about President Donald Trump's brush with accountability.

    Partners in Division

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 8:24


    In "Partners in Division," David Remnick writes about the Trump-Netanyahu alliance.

    Barr Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 7:53


    In "Barr Review," Jeffrey Toobin writes about attorney general William Barr's choices. 

    What's The Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 8:36


    In What's The Story, Steve Coll writes that the Attorney General’s summary reported no conspiracy, but serious newsrooms and journalists did the job they are supposed to do. 

    It's Mueller Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 8:41


    The special counsel’s report is in, and other investigations are accelerating. And yet it is impossible to imagine the President changing his behavior, much less giving up his office. In "It's Mueller Time," David Remnick writes about what comes next, now that the report is finally out. 

    Last Exit to Brexit

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019 8:48


    The next two weeks will test how deeply a nation can immerse itself in self-delusion. In "Last Exit to Brexit," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the magical thinking around the upcoming deadline. 

    The Pros and Cons of Impeaching Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 8:14


    In "The Pros and Cons of Impeaching Trump," Adam Gopnik writes that real and reasonable arguments among congressional Democrats—and, indeed, among the public—range from the practical to the procedural.  

    Reality Shows

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 8:44


    In "Reality Shows," Evan Osnos writes about Trump, Kim, Cohen, and the limits of the President's power. 

    May Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 8:43


    In "May Days," Jeffrey Toobin writes about Andrew McCabe count down to the Mueller report.

    House Cleaning

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019 8:26


    In "House Cleaning," Jelani Cobb writes about how the House is taking on Amerca's voting-rights problem. 

    Not Working

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019 8:10


    In “Not Working,” Margaret Talbot writes about President Trump’s state of disunion. 

    Guns and the City

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2019 7:28


    In "Guns and the City," Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on whether the Supreme Court will use a New York City regulation to strike down gun laws. 

    Making the Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2019 8:15


    In "Making The Case," Jeffrey Toobin writes about William Barr and Donald Trump.

    On the Border

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 7:48


    In "On the Border," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the Republican's test at the border.

    Democrats in the House

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2019 8:29


    In "Democrats in the House," Margaret Talbot writes about the house Democrats best path forward.

    Unforeseen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2019 9:06


    In "Unforeseen," Jill Lepore writes about predicting the future. 

    Run, Republicans, Run

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018 8:39


    In "Run, Republicans, Run," Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on how the G.O.P has a chance to redeem itself, by launching a primary challenge to the President. 

    Coal for Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018 8:10


    In "Coal for Christmas," Elizabeth Kolbert reports on climate change diplomacy. 

    Political Borders

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 8:25


    In “Political Borders,” Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on the border crisis.

    The City of Dreams

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2018 5:27


    In "The City of Dreams," the editors delve into the city that shaped The New Yorker.

    Winning Votes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 8:25


    In "Winning Votes," Jeffrey Toobin delves into the voting rights fight. 

    Party of One

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2018 8:11


    In "Party of One," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the midterm elections, and their aftermath. 

    This America

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2018 9:04


    In "This America," Jill Lepore reports on how the bloody-mindedness of broken men can be countered only by principle and fortitude.

    The Stakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018 8:51


    In "The Stakes," David Remnick reports on how the midterm elections are a referendum on Donald Trump.

    Not Every Vote Counts

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2018 8:24


    The suppression of minority votes is the homegrown corollary of the Administration’s xenophobic rhetoric—an attempt to place a white thumb on the demographic scale.    

    Global Warning

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 8:43


    In "Global Warning," Elizabeth Kolbert asks what is Donald Trump’s response to the U.N.’s dire climate report?

    Bystanders to History

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2018 8:26


    In "Bystanders to History," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about Brett Kavanaugh and the G.O.P.'s bargain with Trump.  

    On The Attack

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018 8:38


    In "On The Attack," Margaret Talbot writes about how Christine Blasey Ford's experience was just as bad as Anita Hill's - maybe worse.

    The Next Confirmation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2018 8:59


    In "The Next Confirmation," Amy Davidson Sorkin asks, do the Democrats have a post-Kavanaugh, post-midterm game plan?

    Scary Stuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2018 8:30


    In "Scary Stuff," George Packer writes about the scariest parts of "Fear."

    The Week that Was

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 8:40


    In "The Week that Was," Jeffrey Toobin writes about the deceptive contrast between Trump and Cavanaugh. 

    Fire Alarm

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2018 8:26


    In "Fire Alarm," Elizabeth Kolbert writes about the new normal of wildfires.

    It Was Never Thus

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2018 9:03


    In "It Was Never Thus," Jill Lepore reports about measuring Presidents' misdeeds.

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