Category Archives: News

Hurricane Ida Views: 40% Of Buildings Destroyed In Grand Isle, Louisiana (NYT)

Morning News: Taliban Forms New Government, WHO’s New Pandemic Hub

We discuss the latest from Kabul as the Taliban prepares a new government for Afghanistan and look at the role of the WHO’s new pandemic intelligence hub. 

Plus: headlines from the world of film and a first glimpse of Audi’s new concept car.

Morning News: Engaging The Taliban, China’s Pig Farm Virus, Judy Chicago

In some ways America has more leverage now that its forces have left; we ask how diplomatic and aid efforts should proceed in order to protect ordinary Afghans. 

A global pandemic has distracted from a troubling panzootic: a virus is still ravaging China’s pig farms, and officials’ fixes are not sustainable. And the first retrospective for activist artist Judy Chicago.

Morning News: Ukrainian President Visits U.S., All-English Channel In Taiwan

A look ahead to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the White House. Plus, Taiwan’s launch of an English-language news channel, and the laboratory working to ensure that Swiss trains run without a hitch.

Morning News: Germany’s Unpredictable Election, Untraceable Firearms

The party of Angela Merkel, the outgoing chancellor, is flailing in polls. We ask why the race has been so unpredictable and what outcomes now seem probable.

 In America, obtaining a kit to make an untraceable firearm takes just a few clicks; we examine efforts to close a dangerous legal loophole. And as sensitivities change, so do some bands’ names.