The Alex Jones Verdict and the Fight Against Disinformation
This episode contains descriptions of distressing scenes. In a landmark ruling, a jury in Texas ordered Alex Jones, America’s most...
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Latest firstThe Sunday Read: 'Why Was Joshua Held for More Than Two Years for Someone Else’s Crimes?'
The more he insisted that his name was Joshua, the more delusional he came to be seen.Journalist Robert Kolker tells us the remarkable...
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Vacationing in the Time of Covid
Charles Falls Jr., known as Chillie, loves to take cruises. But Covid, as it has done for so many, left him marooned at home in Virginia.As...
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How to Interpret the Kansas Referendum on Abortion
This episode contains mention of sexual assault. Kansas this week became the first U.S. state since the fall of Roe v. Wade to put the...
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Why Democrats Are Bankrolling Far-Right Candidates
Democrats are meddling in Republican primaries this year to an unusual degree, attempting to elevate extremist candidates who they think...
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The Killing of bin Laden’s Successor
On Monday, President Biden announced that the United States had killed Ayman al-Zawahri in a drone strike in Afghanistan. Al-Zawahri was...
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How Monkeypox Went From Containable to Crisis
In mid-June, cases of monkeypox were in the double digits in the United States. There were drug treatments and vaccines against it. There...
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The Sunday Read: ‘Inside the Push to Diversify the Book Business’
For generations, America’s major publishers focused almost entirely on white readers. Now a new cadre of executives is trying to open up...
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The Rise of the Conservative Latina
For decades, Republicans have sought to make gains with a critical voting block: Latinos.Last month, when Mayra Flores was elected to...
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How Expecting Inflation Can Actually Create More Inflation
To fight historic levels of inflation, the Federal Reserve this week, once again, raised interest rates, its most powerful weapon against...
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How Deshaun Watson Became the N.F.L.'s Biggest Scandal
This episode contains details of alleged sexual assault. In the past year, more than 20 women have accused the star N.F.L. quarterback...
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How Roe’s Demise Could Safeguard Gay Marriage
After Roe v. Wade was overturned, Democrats introduced a bill to prevent the right to gay marriage from meeting the same fate as the right...
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Death of a Crypto Company
Born in response to the 2008 financial crisis, cryptocurrency was supposed be a form of money that eliminated the traditional gatekeepers...
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The Sunday Read: ‘The Books About Sex That Every Family Should Read’
How do you teach your child about sex? It’s a perennial question that has spawned hundreds of illustrated books meant to demystify sexual...
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Utah’s ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’
The Great Salt Lake is drying up.Soaring demand for water, exacerbated by drought and higher temperatures in the region, are shrinking the...
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The Case Against Donald Trump
A series of blockbuster hearings from the Jan. 6 committee has put growing pressure on Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to bring...
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How Abortion Bans Are Restricting Miscarriage Care
Across the United States, Republicans emboldened by the overturning of Roe v. Wade are passing laws intended to stop medical staff from...
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Broken Climate Pledges and Europe’s Heat Wave
A record-breaking heat wave is currently washing over Europe. In parts of Britain, the mercury has hit a freakishly high 100 degrees...
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When Biden Met M.B.S.
In the past, President Biden has called Saudi Arabia a “pariah” for its human rights abuses and said that he would never meet with its de...
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The Sunday Read: ‘Want to Do Less Time? A Prison Consultant Might Be Able to Help.’
People heading to court often turn to the internet for guidance. In so doing, many come across the work of Justin Paperny, who dispenses...
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