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2063 episodes transcribedOn June 24, 2015, Dawn Dorland, an essayist and aspiring novelist, did perhaps the kindest, most consequential thing she might ever do in her life. Sh...
Before the Arab Spring, Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, the second son of the Libyan dictator Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, was establishing himself as a serious...
Chicago is in the midst of a crime wave — but there is also a question about whether police officers will show up for work.That’s because of a showdow...
The Clean Electricity Program has been at the heart of President Biden’s climate agenda since he took office.But passage was always going to come down...
Colin Powell, who in four decades of public service helped shape U.S. national security, died on Monday. He was 84.Despite a stellar career, Mr. Powel...
In 2020, Virginia epitomized the way in which Democrats took the White House and Congress — by turning moderate and swing counties.But President Biden...
When the Hirshhorn Museum told Laurie Anderson that it wanted to put on a big, lavish retrospective of her work, she said no.For one thing, she was bu...
Throughout the pandemic, businesses of all sizes have faced delays, product shortages and rising costs linked to disruptions in the global supply chai...
This episode contains strong language and descriptions of violence.A Times investigation has uncovered extraordinary levels of violence and lawlessnes...
This episode contains descriptions of violence and a suicide attempt.When the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August, our producer started making cal...
Many Americans pay more for child care than they do for their mortgages, even though the wages for those who provide the care are among the lowest in...
An enormous infusion of money and effort will be needed to prepare the United States for the changes wrought by the climate crisis.We visited towns in...
Over the past decade, Eric Coomer has helped make Dominion Voting Systems one of the largest providers of voting machines and software in the United S...
The C.I.A. sent a short but explosive message last week to all of its stations and bases around the world.The cable, which said dozens of sources had...
The coronavirus seems to be in retreat in the United States, with the number of cases across the country down about 25 percent compared with a couple...
The Senate testimony of Frances Haugen on Tuesday was an eagerly awaited event.Last month, Ms. Haugen, a former Facebook product manager, leaked inter...
The latest term of the U.S. Supreme Court will include blockbuster cases on two of the most contentious topics in American life: abortion and gun righ...
Ivermectin is a drug that emerged in the 1970s, used mainly for deworming horses and other livestock.But during the pandemic, it has been falsely laud...
Jon Mooallem, the author of today’s Sunday Read, had a bad pandemic.“I began having my own personal hard time,” he writes. “The details aren’t importa...
This episode contains strong language.A month ago, Texas adopted a divisive law which effectively banned abortions in the state. Despite a number of l...
