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Are 'Buy Now, Pay Later' platforms trapping people in debt?
Episode 1438
"Buy now, pay later" has become a retail fixture seemingly overnight, and Cyber Monday is set to be its biggest sales day yet. But as “pay in 4” plat…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Is there a ‘Christian genocide’ in Nigeria?
Episode 1437
Mass school kidnappings in northern Nigeria are back in the headlines as families beg the government to bring their children home. At the same time, …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Tribal nations are getting their land back. Now what?
Episode 1436
From Wisconsin to California, Indigenous nations are reacquiring land. It’s part of a global “landback” movement to return stolen Native lands to tri…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Did the UN just outsource Israel’s occupation?
Episode 1435
A United Nations resolution built on Donald Trump’s Gaza plan promises a ceasefire, foreign peacekeepers and a new “Board of Peace” to govern the Gaz…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Inside the rise of sports betting in the United States
Episode 1434
Sports used to be about the game. Now, for millions of fans, it’s about the bet. A 2018 Supreme Court decision turned sports into a multibillion-doll…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Brief: Israel kills at least 24 in Gaza, increases Syria operations
Episode 1433
This week: 46 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 342 Palestinians in Gaza. Palestinian factions in Gaza said they would reject an inte…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Another Take: How Sheikh Hasina transformed Bangladesh
Episode 1432
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on September 1, 2024. None of the dates, titles, or other references from…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
How are Palestinians from Gaza ending up in South Africa?
Episode 1431
More than 150 Palestinians from Gaza landed in Johannesburg on a mysterious charter flight run by a little-known group called Al-Majd Europe. South A…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
What’s in the files of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein?
Episode 1430
The battle over the investigation files of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has reached a new turn with the US Congress voting for the Departme…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Is ICE in the US operating as secret police?
Episode 1429
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is operating in an unprecedented way during US President Donald Trump’s second term. The agency has existed…
3 months, 3 weeks ago