NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join William Brangham to discuss the latest political news, including the infrastructure deal, Congress’ packed summer agenda and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s political future after sexual harassment allegations.
Category Archives: Politics
Front Cover Preview: The New Yorker – Aug 16, 2021
Morning News: Climate Change Report, Business Of Trash, Olympics Review
The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its latest report on climate change this morning. It shows that warming is happening more quickly than we realized, and calls the connection between human activity and global warming “unequivocal.” It’s the strongest stance by global scientists on climate we’ve seen yet.
- Plus, the pandemic has changed our relationship with trash.
- And, Ina Fried’s big takeaways from covering the Olympic games.
Guests: Axios’ Andrew Freedman, Hope King, and Ina Fried.
Analysis: Open-Source Intelligence, Stablecoins, Predicting New Viruses
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, open-source intelligence comes of age, why regulators should treat stablecoins like banks (10:50) and how predicting viral evolution may let vaccines be prepared in advance (17:00).
Sunday Morning: News From Zurich, London, Dublin and Ljubljana
Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé and the weekend’s most interesting news stories, with panellists Eemeli Isoaho and Katja Weber.
Plus: check-ins with our friends and contributors in London, Dublin and Ljubljana.
Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London
Georgina Godwin and The weekend’s top news stories, with fresh newspapers and Monocle editor in chief Andrew Tuck’s column.
Political Analysis: Brooks & Capehart On Covid-19 & New York Gov. Cuomo
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including what the results of two Ohio special congressional elections say about Republicans and Democrats, accusations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and the ongoing politics of COVID-19.
Front Cover Views: ‘The Week’ – August 13, 2021
Morning News: Disruptive Airline Passengers, China Trade, Spirit Airlines CEO
A.M. Edition for Aug. 6. WSJ’s Alison Sider discusses recent cases of disruptive airline passengers and how they can affect operations.
The CEO of Spirit Airlines apologizes for several days of flight cancellations. Some major business groups urge the Biden administration to open trade talks with China. And, how to handle an exit interview from your job. Marc Stewart hosts.
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