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What Trump’s Peace Deal Really Means for Gaza
What does President Trump’s peace deal between Israel and Hamas mean for Palestinians in the region? On this episode, the Opinion editor Dan Wakin interviews Diana Buttu, a former adviser to the Pale…
Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago
America’s Next Story: Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg has a clear vision of where his party lost its way. Now Buttigieg, the former transportation secretary, wants to use those lessons to shape the Democratic Party of the future and Ameri…
Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Who Can Stop a President Deploying Troops?
President Trump has deployed the National Guard to Memphis and Chicago and has his sights on Portland, Ore. It’s his latest effort to punish his enemies and provoke a response. In this episode, the O…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Tom Friedman on the Only Way to Solve the Israel-Hamas War
Two years after Hamas’s attack on Israel, delegates from Hamas, Israel and the United States are in Egypt this week to see if President Trump’s cease-fire proposal can lead to an end to the war. In t…
Published on 1 month ago
America’s Next Story: Trumpism After Trump
What and who comes after President Trump? That’s the question behind America’s Next Story, a limited series from “The Opinions.” In this episode David Leonhardt, an editorial director in Times Opinio…
Published on 1 month ago
‘If You Don’t Want This Consequence, Don’t Vote for Republicans’
It’s Day 4 of the current government shutdown, and the Trump administration is threatening to use the moment to fire federal workers. In this episode, the Opinion columnists David French, Jamelle Bou…
Published on 1 month ago
The ‘Thursday Murder Club’ Author Wants Us to Rethink Aging
Aging isn’t easy, and topics like dementia and medically assisted dying can be hard to talk about. The British mystery writer Richard Osman is trying to change that. Osman has reimagined the notion o…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Ken Burns on America’s Next Story
President Trump’s threats to democracy have prompted a number of experts to warn that the United States is in the midst of a constitutional crisis. As the country grapples with how to move forward, D…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
What a Book of Excuses Reveals About the Democrats’ Future
Kamala Harris’s new memoir, “107 Days,” reads like a book of excuses. In this episode, the Opinion national politics writer Michelle Cottle and the Opinion columnists Carlos Lozada and Lydia Polgreen…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Trump Is America’s First Meme President
President Trump’s way of communicating has wormed itself deep into American culture. His speeches, interactions with the press and social media posts have inspired countless memes and impersonations …
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago