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Ep 95A Climate Change?

In “A Climate Change?,” Elizabeth Kolbert writes about climate change and the new age of extinction. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Sep 23, 20198 min

Ep 94Trust Me

In "Trust Me," Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on how last week's debate was largely about how radical, or just how ambitious, the Party and its candidates are prepared to be. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Sep 16, 20198 min

Ep 93This Is a Test

In "This Is a Test," Jelani Cobb delves into the clashes over the New York City school system's reforms. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Sep 9, 20198 min

Ep 92Another Race to Run

In "Another Race to Run," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the complexities of the Senate race. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Sep 3, 20197 min

Ep 91Hong Kong on the March

In "Hong Kong on the March," Evan Osnos reports on how the mass demonstrations are in bold defiance of Chinese authority, but a crackdown could be incalculably costly. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Aug 27, 20198 min

Ep 90See Nothing

In "See Nothing," Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on the failure to see what Jeffrey Epstein was doing. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Aug 19, 20198 min

Ep 89Words and Wounds

In "Words and Wounds," David Remnick writes about how President Trump is bearing out Toni Morrison's warnings about the violence of language. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Aug 12, 20199 min

Ep 88Lost in Translation

In "Lost in Translation," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about Robert Muller's testimony. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jul 29, 20198 min

Ep 87No Going Back

In "No Going Back," Jelani Cobb writes about Trump's racist agenda. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jul 22, 20198 min

Ep 86The Health-Care Defense

In "The Health-Care Defense," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the battle for healthcare. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jul 15, 20198 min

Ep 85Margin Call

In "Margin Call," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the Democratic Party's moving margins. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jul 8, 20198 min

Ep 84Belligerence

In "Belligerence," Robin Wright delves into Donald Trump's four Iran options. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jun 24, 20198 min

Ep 83The Don and Joe Show

In "The Don and Joe Show," Amy Davidson Sorkin delves into what a Biden-Trump presidential race might look like. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jun 17, 20198 min

Ep 82Continental Shift

In "Continental Shift," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the European elections. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jun 3, 20198 min

Ep 81No Mercy

In "No Mercy," Margaret Talbot writes about the fate of immigrant children at the border. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

May 28, 20198 min

Ep 80The Threat to Roe

In "The Threat to Roe," Jeffrey Toobin writes about the abortion fight and the pretense of precedent. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

May 20, 20198 min

Ep 79Last Chances

In "Last Chances," Elizabeth Kolbert reports on climate change and the new age of extinction. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

May 13, 20198 min

Ep 78No Rules

In "No Rules," Margaret Talbot writes about Trump, Barr, and the rule of law. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

May 6, 20198 min

Ep 77What Mueller Found

In "What Mueller Found," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about President Donald Trump's brush with accountability. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Apr 22, 20198 min

Ep 76Partners in Division

In "Partners in Division," David Remnick writes about the Trump-Netanyahu alliance. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Apr 15, 20198 min

Ep 75Barr Review

In "Barr Review," Jeffrey Toobin writes about attorney general William Barr's choices. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Apr 8, 20198 min

Ep 74What's The Story

In What's The Story, Steve Coll writes that the Attorney General’s summary reported no conspiracy, but serious newsrooms and journalists did the job they are supposed to do. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Apr 1, 20198 min

Ep 73It's Mueller Time

The special counsel’s report is in, and other investigations are accelerating. And yet it is impossible to imagine the President changing his behavior, much less giving up his office. In "It's Mueller Time," David Remnick writes about what comes next, now that the report is finally out. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Mar 25, 20198 min

Ep 72Last Exit to Brexit

The next two weeks will test how deeply a nation can immerse itself in self-delusion. In "Last Exit to Brexit," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the magical thinking around the upcoming deadline. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Mar 18, 20198 min

Ep 71The Pros and Cons of Impeaching Trump

In "The Pros and Cons of Impeaching Trump," Adam Gopnik writes that real and reasonable arguments among congressional Democrats—and, indeed, among the public—range from the practical to the procedural. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Mar 11, 20198 min

Ep 70Reality Shows

In "Reality Shows," Evan Osnos writes about Trump, Kim, Cohen, and the limits of the President's power. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Mar 4, 20198 min

Ep 69May Days

In "May Days," Jeffrey Toobin writes about Andrew McCabe count down to the Mueller report. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Feb 25, 20198 min

Ep 68House Cleaning

In "House Cleaning," Jelani Cobb writes about how the House is taking on Amerca's voting-rights problem. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Feb 11, 20198 min

Ep 67Not Working

In “Not Working,” Margaret Talbot writes about President Trump’s state of disunion. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Feb 4, 20198 min

Ep 66Guns and the City

In "Guns and the City," Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on whether the Supreme Court will use a New York City regulation to strike down gun laws. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jan 28, 20197 min

Ep 65Making the Case

In "Making The Case," Jeffrey Toobin writes about William Barr and Donald Trump. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jan 22, 20198 min

Ep 64On the Border

In "On the Border," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the Republican's test at the border. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jan 14, 20197 min

Ep 63Democrats in the House

In "Democrats in the House," Margaret Talbot writes about the house Democrats best path forward. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jan 7, 20198 min

Ep 62Unforeseen

In "Unforeseen," Jill Lepore writes about predicting the future. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Jan 2, 20199 min

Ep 61Run, Republicans, Run

In "Run, Republicans, Run," Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on how the G.O.P has a chance to redeem itself, by launching a primary challenge to the President. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dec 17, 20188 min

Ep 60Coal for Christmas

In "Coal for Christmas," Elizabeth Kolbert reports on climate change diplomacy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dec 10, 20188 min

Ep 59Political Borders

In “Political Borders,” Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on the border crisis. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Dec 3, 20188 min

Ep 58The City of Dreams

In "The City of Dreams," the editors delve into the city that shaped The New Yorker. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Nov 26, 20185 min

Ep 57Winning Votes

In "Winning Votes," Jeffrey Toobin delves into the voting rights fight. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Nov 19, 20188 min

Ep 56Party of One

In "Party of One," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the midterm elections, and their aftermath. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Nov 12, 20188 min

Ep 55This America

In "This America," Jill Lepore reports on how the bloody-mindedness of broken men can be countered only by principle and fortitude. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Nov 5, 20189 min

Ep 54The Stakes

In "The Stakes," David Remnick reports on how the midterm elections are a referendum on Donald Trump. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Oct 29, 20189 min

Ep 53Not Every Vote Counts

The suppression of minority votes is the homegrown corollary of the Administration’s xenophobic rhetoric—an attempt to place a white thumb on the demographic scale. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Oct 22, 20188 min

Ep 52Global Warning

In "Global Warning," Elizabeth Kolbert asks what is Donald Trump’s response to the U.N.’s dire climate report? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Oct 15, 20188 min

Ep 51Bystanders to History

In "Bystanders to History," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about Brett Kavanaugh and the G.O.P.'s bargain with Trump. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Oct 8, 20188 min

Ep 50On The Attack

In "On The Attack," Margaret Talbot writes about how Christine Blasey Ford's experience was just as bad as Anita Hill's - maybe worse. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Oct 1, 20188 min

Ep 49The Next Confirmation

In "The Next Confirmation," Amy Davidson Sorkin asks, do the Democrats have a post-Kavanaugh, post-midterm game plan? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Sep 24, 20189 min

Ep 48Scary Stuff

In "Scary Stuff," George Packer writes about the scariest parts of "Fear." Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Sep 17, 20188 min

Ep 47The Week that Was

In "The Week that Was," Jeffrey Toobin writes about the deceptive contrast between Trump and Cavanaugh. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Sep 10, 20188 min

Ep 46Fire Alarm

In "Fire Alarm," Elizabeth Kolbert writes about the new normal of wildfires. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Sep 4, 20188 min