Category Archives: Politics

Morning News Podcast: Articles Of Impeachment, More Arrests Of Rioters

Democrats demand accountability for President Trump’s actions. If their push to invoke the 25th Amendment fails, they’ll try to impeach him again. But what difference does it make if his term is up in nine days?

Law enforcement officials continue to investigate and arrest rioters, but they’re also preparing for next week’s inauguration. Far-right extremists say they’ll be back. And only about a third of the available coronavirus vaccines have been administered. The incoming Biden administration plans to make nearly all vaccines immediately available.

World News: Trump’s Legacy, China Issues & Stock Prices (Podcast)

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week: the shame and the opportunity of Trump’s legacyhow to deal with China (8:50), and why the crazy upward march in stock prices might just continue (15:45).

Sunday Morning Podcast: Headlines From Zurich, London & Tokyo (2021)

The weekend’s top news with Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé, Urs Bühler, Eemeli Isoaho and Chandra Kurt, with commentary from our editors in London and Tokyo. Plus: what’s on the pages of Greece’s ‘Kathimerini’ newspaper.

Reviews: ‘A Historic Week In Washington DC’ (Video)

From news of President Trump’s extraordinary phone call about Georgia’s election to his permanent ban from Twitter and a House plan to introduce an article of impeachment, WSJ’s Shelby Holliday recaps the historic week in Washington. Photo: Michael Reynolds/Shutterstock

World News Podcast: Top Headlines From London

A round-up of the weekend’s newspapers, what’s making news in Latin America and our editor-in-chief Andrew Tuck’s weekend column. Georgina Godwin and guests set the tone for the weekend.

Political News: ‘Brooks & Capehart’ On The Rampage At The Capitol (PBS Video)

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the rampage at the Capitol, President Trump’s potential impeachment, and the future of the Republican Party.

Morning News Podcast: Fallout From Washington DC Riots, Covid Job Losses

Two members of President Trump’s cabinet resigned on Thursday. Democrats in Congress say it’s not the secretaries who need to go, but Trump himself. Many signs suggested this week’s pro-Trump rally would be a riot.

Why didn’t authorities seem to believe it? And the pandemic continues to drag the job market down. The Labor Department says 19 million Americans are still depending on unemployment benefits. 

Investigation: ‘How The Rioters Stormed The U.S. Capitol’ (WSJ Video)

A congressional exercise in the peaceful transfer of power devolved into deadly chaos when a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol. Hours after the riots, Congress reconvened and certified President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Photo: Lev Radin/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire

Morning News Podcast: Mob Incited By Trump Storms Capitol Building, Biden Victory Certified

A mob incited by President Donald Trump overran the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday as lawmakers were planning to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s election.

Guests: Axios’ Margaret Talev, Alayna Treene and Jonathan Swan.

Morning News Podcast: Democrats Up In Georgia, Quantum Computing

Democrats look set to win both the run-off elections that will determine control of the Senate—and how President-elect Joe Biden will be able to govern. 

Quantum computing is still nascent, its power yet to be truly tapped. But the finance sector is already looking to squeeze it for analytical advantage. And how Confucianism still influences society in South Korea.