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Why did the US government shut down?
Episode 1382
The US federal government is closed for business. Democrats and Republicans in Congress failed to agree on a budget to keep the government open. But …
3 months, 1 week ago
The US military’s MAGA makeover
Episode 1381
Pete Hegseth, a Fox News anchor turned Secretary of Defense, summoned US military leaders from around the world to present a new, “anti-woke” vision …
3 months, 1 week ago
Why NYC’s Zohran Mamdani doesn’t fit racial boxes – and that’s the point
Episode 1380
Zohran Mamdani, born in Uganda and raised in New York, is in the lead to become the city’s next mayor. His complex identity has sparked debate in the…
3 months, 1 week ago
How a livestreamed femicide rocked Argentina
Episode 1379
Femicides, corruption scandals, and economic pain are all shaking Argentina. President Javier Milei, facing protests and poor provincial election res…
3 months, 1 week ago
‘Alligator Alcatraz’: where are the missing detainees?
Episode 1378
Hundreds of migrants have vanished from official records after being held at Florida’s so-called “Alligator Alcatraz,” leaving families and lawyers i…
3 months, 1 week ago
Brief: Netanyahu at UN, Lebanon marks Nasrallah assassination
Episode 1377
This week: Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly as Israel continued its destruction of Gaza City. Lebanon marked one year since Israe…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Ahmed al-Sharaa’s high-stakes bid to remake Syria
Episode 1376
For the first time in nearly 60 years, a Syrian leader speaks at the UN. It was a symbolic moment for a nation long-isolated from the international s…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Inside the TikTok deal: the politics of the algorithm
Episode 1375
TikTok’s feed is famous for knowing users better than they know themselves. Now, a US deal could put that power in the hands of Trump allies and tech…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Eswatini said yes to US deportees
Episode 1374
The US has now struck deals with five African countries to accept deportees convicted of crimes. The individuals aren’t sent to their countries of or…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Will Europe boycott Israel?
Episode 1373
From Madrid to Brussels, protesters are turning sports, culture, and trade into flashpoints over Israel’s war on Gaza. Europe’s leaders are proposing…
3 months, 2 weeks ago