The latest on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Plus: a look at how the war has become a sticking point within the Republican Party, a flick through today’s papers and executive producer Audrey Morrisey on the American Song Contest.
Category Archives: Politics
Previews: The Economist Magazine – March 19, 2022
Front Cover Preview: Time Magazine – March 28, 2022
Morning News: Weapons Sent To Ukraine, Germany Funds Military, Teachers
A U.S. pledge for more military support for Ukraine offers insights into the current state of the war, Germany’s plan to fund the planet’s third biggest military take many by surprise.
And teachers and other school employees prepare to tell Congress about physical and verbal attacks on the job.
Morning News: Leaders Meet In Kyiv, China’s Russia Problem, Venezuela Talk
We discuss the latest in Ukraine as Polish, Slovenian and Czech leaders meet in Kyiv. Plus: China’s Russia problem, an interview with Venezuela’s foreign minister and a look at nominations for the Pritzker architecture award.
Cover Preview: Harper’s Magazine – April 2022
Political Analysis: Putin’s Repression, Commodity Chaos, China Backs Russia
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, why Vladimir Putin is resorting to repression at home; (10:15) how war and sanctions have caused commodities chaos; (16:35) and why Xi Jinping has placed a bet on Russia.
Morning News: On The Ground In Kyiv, Australia Floods, Grammar School
Our correspondent finds Ukraine’s capital already accustomed to an eerie war footing. People are getting married and playing music, even as medicine runs out and a new volunteer army braces for fighting.
Australia’s barely fathomable floods show freakish weather is becoming increasingly common there. And the case for reforming how grammar is taught.
Preview: The New Yorker Magazine – March 21
Morning News: Western Ukraine Bombed, Student Loan Freeze, Trump Rally
Russian missiles falling on Ukraine’s far West raise fears that a new front in the war has been opened. The Biden administration may be considering another extension of the federal student loan payment freeze. Will former President Donald Trump’s endorsements and rallies sway the outcome of GOP congressional primaries?
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