It was a year ago today that a mob of pro-Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. How has that attack changed Congress?
And more and more middle-class Americans, with jobs and families sympathize with fringe groups. What happens when extremism goes mainstream? Plus, why the CDC has been fumbling its public messaging.
In this episode, Nature reporter Davide Castelvecchi joins us to talk about the big science events to look out for in 2022. We’ll hear about vaccines, multiple Moon missions, the push to save biodiversity, and more.
Why are the world’s most heavily armed nations trying to stop the build-up of nuclear weapons?
Plus: we explore the significance of Elizabeth Holmes’s conviction, review the Swiss papers and find out why David Bowie’s estate has sold the publishing rights to his “entire body of work”.
A.M. Edition for Jan. 4. China has failed to live up to its end of a 2020 trade deal with the U.S., buying far fewer American products and services than promised.
But will President Biden retaliate and risk reigniting the trade war? WSJ’s Josh Zumbrun walks us through China’s lackluster spending and the options facing the White House as it considers its response. Luke Vargas hosts.
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, how to think about the threat to American democracy, which economies have done best and worst during the pandemic (10:33) and whether video games really are addictive (17:34).
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