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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…
5 months, 2 weeks 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…
5 months, 2 weeks 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…
5 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…
5 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…
5 months, 3 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…
5 months, 3 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…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
What is the future of US dissent in the post-Charlie Kirk era?
Episode 1372
A wave of firings has followed since the killing of controversial right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. From TV hosts and journalists to professors, crit…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Brief: US veto on Gaza at UN, Palestinians take refuge in dumps
Episode 1371
This week: Displaced Palestinians are forced to live on garbage dumps. The US again vetoed a UN resolution to end the war on Gaza. An update on Dr. H…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Another Take: How Antifa hysteria took over the US
Episode 1370
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on September 30, 2020. None of the dates, titles, or other references f…
5 months, 3 weeks ago