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Breaking down the legal case at the center of the political universe
The broad outlines of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case have been known for months.
Hush money payments to a former porn star made in 20…
2 years, 5 months ago
The push to deliver high-speed rail to Texas
For the last 60 years a transportation revolution has largely passed America by.
Bullet trains were invented in Japan in the early 1960s. Since then,…
2 years, 5 months ago
Is this fictitious civil war closer to reality than we think?
Civil War, the new A24 film from British director Alex Garland, imagines a scenario that might not seem so far-fetched to some; a contemporary civil …
2 years, 5 months ago
Trump's anti-abortion stance helped him win in 2016. Will it hurt him in 2024?
Back in 1999 when Donald Trump was flirting with a presidential run, he was pro-abortion rights. In an interview on Meet the Press with NBC's Tim Ru…
2 years, 5 months ago
What happened when the threat of danger became Salman Rushdie's reality?
Salman Rushdie is probably most closely associated with his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses, a book inspired by the life of the prophet Muhummad. The b…
2 years, 5 months ago
The man who inspired 'Hotel Rwanda' is still taking risks for his country
In 1994, the world watched as genocide unfolded in Rwanda. Nearly one million people died as neighbors brutally killed their neighbors. Paul Rusesaba…
2 years, 5 months ago
Iran's attack on Israel is a major escalation. What comes next for the region?
Iran launched a barrage of more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel over the weekend, saying it was in response to an airstrike earlier this month…
2 years, 5 months ago
How do you select an impartial jury when your client is famous?
On Monday, former President Donald Trump will enter a Manhattan courtroom for his first criminal trial. But before a verdict can be rendered a jury m…
2 years, 5 months ago
Is Israel perpetuating a cycle of radicalization rather than ending it?
For months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been insisting that the goal of Israel's bombardment in Gaza is to "destroy Hamas."
But in t…
2 years, 5 months ago
O.J. Simpson's trial divided the nation. What legacy does he leave behind?
O.J. Simpson was more than a football star. More than a pop culture icon or a defendant acquitted of murder.
He became a symbol of America's complicat…
2 years, 5 months ago