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Carrie Gibson selects and reads articles from The Atlantic, America's foremost source of information on business, politics, culture, technology, food, national and international affairs.
| Title | Podcast Description | Author/Reader | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Override - Apr, 2021 | After years of deferring to the uniformed military on major decisions, presidents are pushing back. by David A Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:10:00 |
| The GOP Is Voting Against Its Base - Apr, 2021 | Republicans are making a risky bet opposing Biden's infrastructure plan. by Carrie Gibson | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:11:59 |
| America Never Wanted the Tired, Poor, Huddled Masses - Apr, 2021 | The U.S. is a diverse nation of immigrants-but it was not intended to be, and its historical biases continue to haunt the present. by Caitlin Dickerson | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:17:29 |
| What Biden's First Press Conference Revealed - Mar, 2021 | The president invoked an unexpected source of inspiration. by David A Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:54 |
| Don't Be Surprised When Vaccinated People Get Infected - Mar, 2021 | Post-immunization cases, sometimes called "breakthroughs", are very rare and very expected. by Katherine J. Wu | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:09:05 |
| The Pandemic Is Ending - Mar, 2021 | In millions of small ways, every day. How long it takes is up to us. by James Hamblin | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:14:48 |
| We Can't Curb the Presidency Without Fixing Congress - Mar, 2021 | The minoritarian skew of the House and Senate presents an obstacle to democratic reform. by David Frum | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:10:43 |
| The False Dilemma of Post-Vaccination Risk - Feb, 2021 | We'll never know for sure how contagious people are after they're vaccinated, but we do know how they should act. by James Hamblin | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:43 |
| A Quite Possibly Wonderful Summer - Feb, 2021 | Families will gather. Restaurants will reopen. People will travel. The pandemic may feel like it's behind us-even if it's not. by James Hamblin | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:14:16 |
| The Lessons Biden and the Democrats From First Impeachment - Feb, 2021 | Trump's trial threatened to derail the administration's agenda. But as the proceeding wind down, the new president my be coming out ahead. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:18 |
| Impeachment Poses One Question - Feb, 2021 | Much of legal wrangling serves to obscure the central matter before the Senate. by David A Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:07:01 |
| The Decision That Will Define Democrats for a Decade - Jan, 2021 | Will they get rid of the filibuster if it means passing their voting-rights and election-reform agenda? by Ronald Brownstein | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:15:19 |
| How Biden Plans to Beat Republican Obstructionism - Jan, 2021 | History suggests that Joe Biden and the Democrats are going to have a tough two years and a disaster in the midterms. Here's their plan to avoid that. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:11:26 |
| When the FBI Spied on MLK - Jan, 2021 | The bureau's surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. reflects a paranoia about Black activism that's foundational to American politics. by Hannah Giorgis | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:35 |
| How MAGA Extremism Ends - Jan, 2021 | If Trump keeps losing, the risk of future violence will abate. by Juliette Kayyem | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:07:36 |
| Worse Than Treason - Jan, 2020 | No amount of rationalizing can change the fact the majority of the Republican Party is advocating for the overthrow of an American election. by Tom Nichols | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:53 |
| Trump's Indifference Amounts to Negligent Homicide - Nov, 2020 | The president's behavior may not meet the term's legal definition, but it captures the horror a government is visiting upon its people. by James Fallows | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:09:06 |
| It's Time to Hunker Down | A devastating surge is here. Unless Americans act aggressively, it will get much larger, very quickly. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:11:02 |
| Trump Is Powerless to Stop the Count - Nov, 2020 | The president has run up against something he cannot control. by David A Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:56 |
| Don't Sweat the Polls - Oct, 2020 | Why the 2020 election won't be a 2016 sequel. by Derek Thompson | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:10:07 |
| Amy Coney Barrett's Judicial Philosphy Doesn't Hold Up to Scrutiny - Oct, 2020 | The Constitution should be the sturdy vessel for our ideals and aspirations, not a derelict sailing ship locked in the ice of a world from our own. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:27 |
| The Final Season of the Trump Show - Oct, 2020 | Thursday's dueling town halls made clear why the president's campaign is flailing. by David Frum | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:09 |
| Trump Failed the 3 A.M. Test - Oct 11, 2020 | Don't let him answer another call. by Connor Friedersdorf | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:10:12 |
| What Did You Expect? - Oct, 2020 | Trump should never been allowed anywhere near public office. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:04 |
| Woodward Reveals How Controversies Help Trump - Sep, 2020 | Jared Kushner, the journalist says, boasts about the president's ability to change the conversation. by David A. Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:04:54 |
| The US Is on the Path to Destruction - Sep, 2020 | Climate change is killing Americans and destroying the country's physical infrastructure. by Annie Lowrey | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:45 |
| End the Nobel Peace Prize - Sep, 2020 | The Trump nomination shows that peace had its chance, and blew it. by Graeme Wood | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:19 |
| The Huge Snag in Trump's Reelection Pitch - Sep, 2020 | The prsident's own volatility complicates his effort to convince Americans that he can stablize their lives. by Ronald Brownstein | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:10:45 |
| This is How Biden Loses - Aug, 2020 | Nothing will harm a campaign like the wishful thinking, fearful hesitation, or sheer complacecy that fails to address what voters can plainly see. by George PacKer | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:09:50 |
| The Amazing Disappearing Election - Aug, 2020 | Donald Trump and the coronavirus are all-consuming topics. What will happen to the rest of the world's issues? by Ethan Zuckerman | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:11:20 |
| When Karen Bass Wen to Work in Castro's Cuba - Jul, 2020 | In 1973, Bass, who's now a potential Biden VP pick, traveled to Cuba with the Veneceremos Brigade. But she knew they did not have the same freedoms she did. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:17:19 |
| Canada Got Better. The United States Got Trump. Jul, 2020 | Two North American nations seemed to be on the same path-and then they diverged. by David Frum | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:09:13 |
| James Baldwin Was Right All Along - Jul, 2020 | The writer and activist has the painful, powerful words for this political moment. America just needs to heed them. by Raoul Peck | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:07 |
| Kamala Harris's Very Open Secret - Jun, 2020 | The senator from California seems like the obvious choice to be Joe Biden's running mate. So why is she keeping mum about her thinking? | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:12:36 |
| Trump Will Stand Atop a Land of Tragedies - Jun, 2020 | When thousands gather in Tulsa, they will crowd onto ground soaked in racial violence. by Rebecca Nagle | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:13:00 |
| The Virus Will Win - Jun, 2020 | Americans are pretending that the pandemic is over. It certainly is not. by Yascha Mounk | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:07:55 |
| Shouting Into the Institutional Void - Jun, 2020 | Demonstrators are hammering on a hollowed-out structure, and it very well may collapse. by George Packer | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:11:45 |
| Trump Is The Looter - May, 2020 | The President is exposing problems in America that most did not want to see. by David Frum | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:42 |
| Social Distancing Is Not Enough - May, 2020 | We will need a comprehensive strategy to reduce the sort of interactions that can lead to more infections. by Derek Thimpson | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:15:09 |
| It Really Could Be Warren - May, 2020 | After her swing and miss at the presidency, the Massachusetts senator is making a case for herself as Joe Biden's vice president. by Edward Isaac Dovere | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:17:51 |
| America's Racial Contract Is Killing Us - May, 2020 | This is what happens when we value certain lives more than others. by Adam Serwer | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:17:28 |
| The Rest of the World is Laughing at Trump - May, 2020 | The president created a leadership vacuum. China intends to fill it. by Anne Applebaum | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:13:01 |
| We Are Living in a Failed State - Apr, 2020 | The coronavirus didn't break America. It revealed what was already broken. by George Packer | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:16:54 |
| Trump Is Threatening to Subvert Constitution - Apr, 2020 | A president cannot just make Congress disappear when he wishes. by Neal Katyal and Thomas Schmidt | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:11 |
| What the President Was Supposed to Do All Along - Apr, 2020 | Joe Biden's minimalist version of the presidency could be a blessing disguise. by Nathan Schneider | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:19 |
| Everyone Thinks They're Right About Masks - Apr, 2020 | How the coronavirus travels through the air has become one of the most dvisive debates in this pandemic. by E Yong | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:18:25 |
| Cuomo and de Blasio: A Tale of Two Leaders - Mar, 2020 | The two Democrats have been a study in contrasts as the Empire State becomes the epicenter of the global coronavirus outbreak. by Russell Berman | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:10:08 |
| Where Are the Masks - Mar, 2020 | Health: Our health-care professionals are fighting for us, but we're not giving them the equipment they need to succeed. by Wajahat Ali | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:10:35 |
| America Punished Elizabeth Warren for Her Competence - Mar, 2020 | The country still doesn't know what to make a woman-in politics, and beyond-who refuses to qualify her success. by Megan Garber | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:47 |
| The Problem With Telling Sick Worker to Stay Home - Mar, 2020 | Even with the coronavirus spreading, lax labor laws and little sick leave mean that many people can't afford to skp work. by Amanda Mull | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:09 |
| Voters Really Care About Climate Change - Feb, 2019 | For Democrats, climate change is now one of the two most important issues in politics, according to a new poll. by Robinson Meyer | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:15 |
| Bloomberg Flunks the Wokeness Test - Feb, 2019 | Sop-and-frisk was awful. But to disqualify the former New York mayor from the presidency on that basis is to risk a second term for Trump. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:26 |
| Republicans Are Prepared to Go Down With Trump - Jan, 2019 | Or to triumph with him. by David A Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:26 |
| Here's What Trump Has Been Up To During Impeachment - Jan, 2020 | While public attention is focused on the Senate, the president is making controversial policy moves. by David A. Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:27 |
| Trump Broke It. Now He Owns It - Jan, 2020 | The president withdrew from a flawed deal with Iran, but had no realistic alternative. With that choice come responsibility of what ensued. by David Frum | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:38 |
| America Is Now the Divided Republic the Framers Feared - Jan, 2020 | John Adams worried that "a division of the republic into two great parties...is to be dreaded as the great political evil." And that's exactly what has come to pass. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:10:13 |
| The Remedy for Mitch McConnell - Dec, 2019 | The Senate majority leader seems uninterested in fulfilling his constitutional duties. by Qunita Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:09:47 |
| Just Break the NDA, Pete - Dec, 2019 | The worst that could happen is actually a best-case scenario. by Derek Thimpson | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:03:59 |
| The War-Crimes President - Nov, 2019 | When violence is directed at those Trump's supporters hate and fear, they see such excesses not as crimes but as virtues. by Adam Serwer | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:12:05 |
| Trump's Crime Against America - Nov, 2019 | The president's offense is abusing his power to stay in office, not disputing Ukraine policy. by Adam Serwer | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:09:41 |
| Trump's Impeachable Tweet - Nov, 2019 | Nothing in Marie Yovanovitch's testimony had directly added to the Democrats' case for removal. Then the president stepped in. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:43 |
| Elizabet Warren Couldn't Be Luckier - Nov, 2019 | If Michael Bloomberg runs for president, he will empower the very forces that he's reportedly eager to thwart. By Pete Beinart. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:07 |
| John Kelly's Astonishing Accusation - Oct, 2019 | In absence of an aide willing to tell the president he can't break the law, it was inevitable that Trump would commit impeachable acts says Kelly. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:04:39 |
| The Conspiracy of Silence Is Cracking - Oct, 2019 | Trump's stonewalling relies on the willingness of others to stay quiet, and Marie Yovanovitch and Gordon Sondland are opting out. by David A Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:50 |
| Trump Just Did It Out in the Open - Oct, 2019 | Facing impeachment over his secret request that Ukraine investigate the Bidens, the president appealed to China to do the same. by David A Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:06 |
| Why Greta Makes Adults Uncomfortable - Sep, 2019 | Especially in private, she sounds a lot like...a teenager. by Robinson Meyer | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:26 |
| The Supreme Court Is Trump's Enforcer - Sep, 2019 | This administration seems to regard "extraordinary relief" from the high court as nothing more than its due. by Garrett Epps | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:40 |
| NOAA Politicized the Weather Report - Sep, 2019 | The scientific agency sided with the president's inaccurate forecast over the work of its professional staff. by Robinson Meyer | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:04:14 |
| A Future Without Long-Haul Vacations - Sep, 2019 | As a global climate crisis deepens, even professional travelers should cut back on their air miles. by Henry Wismayer | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:35 |
| Trump Longs to Command the Economy - Aug, 2019 | In his struggle against China, the president has begun to resemble his authoritarian rival Xi Jinping. by David A Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:01 |
| Stacey Abrams Is Playing the Long Game - Aug, 2019 | After skyrocketing to political stardom in 2018, the Georgia Democrat is now trying to get her party to care about voter suppression in 2020. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:13 |
| The Art of Giving a Damn - Aug, 2019 | Anger is the ethic of the moment. Campaign-trail language is reflecting that. by Megan Garber | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:10:37 |
| Will Hurd Be the Canary in the Coal Mine? - Aug, 2019 | The Texas Repubican's retirement, which shocked his party, could be a harbinger of a broader exodus from Congress, by Russell Berman | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:47 |
| Why We're Moving Forward With Impeachment - Jul, 2019 | Our Constitution requires it. Our democracy depends on it. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:03:31 |
| Leading, Just Not by Example - Jul, 2019 | This week’s Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom highlighted the tension between what the United States wishes to be and what it is. by Emma Green | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:54 |
| The Plan to Fix Climate Change in the Senate - Jul, 2019 | Democrats are trying to do their prep work now so they can hit the ground running if they win a majority in 2021. by Robinson Meyer | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:07:45 |
| What a Dr. Saw Inside a Border Patrol Warehouse - Jul, 2019 | Dolly Lucio Sevier evaluated dozens of sick children at a facility in South Texas. She found evidence of infection, malnutrition, and psychological trauma. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:12:49 |
| A Practical Approach to Police Bias - Jun, 2019 | Can changing officers' default protocols help change minds? by Annika Neklason | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:03 |
| AOC's Generation Doesn't Presume Amreica's Innocence - Jun, 2019 | Ocasio-Cortez's "concentration camps' comment questions an old orthodoxy: That only other countries-and not the U.S.-are capable of evil. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:10:21 |
| Kamala Harris's Mistake - Jun, 2019 | A presidential candidate shouldn't be endorsing the potential prosecution of a political opponent. by Quinta Jurecic | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:09:50 |
| Some Real News About Fake News - Jun, 2019 | It's not just making people believe false things-a new study suggests it's also making them less likely to consume or accept information. by David A Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:51 |
| GOP Turning Against Death Penalty - Jun, 2019 | Republican state legislators across the country have joined with Democrats to ban capital punishment, by Madeleine Carlisle | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:09:12 |
| Some Real News About Fake News - Jun, 2019 | It's not just making people believe false things-a new study suggests it's also making them less likely to consume or accept information. by David A Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:51 |
| Russia Investigation to Continue - May, 2019 | Counterintelligence agencies must find it hard to believe the cupboard is already bare. By John Sipher. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:07:28 |
| Court Makes Aggressive Move Against Gerrymandering - Apr, 2019 | A panel of judges in Michigan has thrown out a set of electoral maps and ordered new elections in several state Senate districts. by David A Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:49 |
| The Perverse Paradox of the Mueller Report - Apr, 2019 | Trump's outrageous behavior described by the special counsel is, a this point, so deeply familiar that it has lost its power to outrage. by Megan Garber | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:09:17 |
| Ilhan Omar's Deeply American Message - Apr, 2019 | The Minnesota lawmaker urged American Muslims to act like citizens, not guests. Other religious minorities should take note. by Peter Beinart | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:44 |
| Even Congress Might Not Get the Full Mueller Report - Mar, 2019 | And the public could be left with a shell of Mueller's original findings. by Natasha Bertrand | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:10:47 |
| Trump's Golan Announcement Was No Impulse Tweet - Mar, 2019 | The push for Trump to make such a move has been going on for more than a year, due to parallel efforts by Israeli officials and members of Congress. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:10 |
| Trump Couldn't Be Bothered to Stop the Senate - Mar, 2019 | Republicans' rebuke of his national emergency shows how uninterested the president is in executing his own agenda. by David A. Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:41 |
| The Most Important-And Neglected Moment of Cohen Hearing - Feb, 2019 | It wasn't what the president's former attorney said. It was how Elijah Cummings responded. by Quinta Jurecic | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:23 |
| Americans Don't Need the Mueller Report to Judge Trump - Feb, 2019 | The fevered speculation about when the special counsel will conclude his work overshadows how much the public already knows about the president and Russia. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:07:32 |
| Every Day Is a New Low in Trump's White House - Feb, 2019 | The president steps over bright ethical and moral lines wherever he encounters them. Everyone in America saw it when he fired my boss. But I saw it time and time again. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:11:04 |
| Stacey Abrams's New Strategy for Democrats - Feb, 2019 | In her response to the president's State of the Union address, the former Georgia legislator pushed voting rights to the heart of her party's agenda. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:36 |
| Roger Stone's Greatest Liability - Jan, 2019 | The longtime Trump adviser's attention-seeking ways made him an easy target for Robert Mueller, by Ken White | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:29 |
| Elizabeht Warren's Early Stroke of Genuis - Jan 21, 2019 | The senator from Massachusetts announced she was running for president on New Year's Eve-and then had the field largely to herself. by Edward-Isaac Dovere | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:56 |
| The President's Hostage Attempt Is Going Miserably Wrong - Jan, 2019 | Once again, Trump tried and failed to strike a deal on Saturday. by David Frum | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:03:52 |
| Trump Rushed Syria Withdrawal Could Backfire - Jan, 2019 | America's retreat from Syria began Friday despite bipartisan opposition and conflicting goalposts from top officials. by Kathy Gilsinan | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:56 |
| Wisconsin Republicans Are Shooting Themselves In the Foot - Dec, 2018 | My friend Scott Walker should not sign the power-grabbing legislation. by Charles J. Sykes | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:58 |
| Three Remarkable Things About Michael Cohen's Plea - Nov, 2018 | These developments would, under normal circumstances, end a presidency. by Ken White | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:26 |
| Democrats' Delayed Gratification in the Midterms - Nov, 2018 | It was a blue tide, not a blue wave: While some results were slow to arrive, they show Democrats had more success than was immediately clear. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:09 |
| Trump Will Only Get Move Dangerous - Nov, 2018 | The Jeff Sessions dismissal makes it clear that the GOP defeat has made Trump more desperate to undermine the rule of law. By Adam Serwer. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:11 |
| The One Issue That's Driving the Midterm Elections - Nov, 2018 | Ask voters what they care about, and they are very clear. by Anne Lowrey | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:58 |
| The 2018 Midterms Are All About Trump - Oct, 2018 | Republicans are surging in pro-Trump rural areas as a Democratic wave gathers in many anti-Trump suburbs, continuing a long-term shift to nationalized congressional elections. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:09:51 |
| Jeff Flake: 'We Can't Have That on the Court' - Oct, 2018 | Arizona senator called Brett Kavanaugh's interactions with lawmakers at a hearing las wee "sharp and partisan." By Elaina Plott | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:03:11 |
| The Pernicious Double Standards Around Kavanaugh's Drinking - Sep, 2018 | Thursday's Senate hearing served as a reminder of the blithe impunity afforded to those privileged enough to have whole systems invested in their success. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:14:20 |
| Kavanaugh Confirmation Process Getting Uglier - Sep, 2018 | President Trump argued that if his nominee had really tried to assault Christine Blasey Ford, shew would have filed a police report. By David A. Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:07 |
| Manafort's Cooperation With Mueller Big Blow to Trump - Sep, 2018 | The president and his former campaign chairman have spent months sharing info about the Russia investigation. Now Manafort decides to help the government. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:07:32 |
| Whose 'Resistance' Is IT Anyway? - Sep, 2018 | The term has popped up repeatedly of late, including a recent NY Times op-ed written by an anonymous senior official in the Trump administration. What does it mean? | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:57 |
| How the Democratic Party Can Turn the Sun Belt Blue - Aug, 2018 | From Florida to Texas, November's elections provide an opening for Democrats to shift the balance of power-and make up for lost ground in the heartland | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:09:43 |
| How This Will End - Aug, 2018 | Sooner or later, tyrants are always abandoned by their followers. By Eliot A Cohen | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:20 |
| Trump's Risky War of Choice Against the Generals - Aug, 2018 | The president's decision to revoke John Brennan's security clearance has drawn fire from figure like Robert Gates and David Petraeus. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:07:05 |
| The White Nationalists Are Winning - Aug, 2018 | Fox News anchors and high-profile politicians are openly pushing the racism of the alt-right. The fringe movement's messages have permeated the Repubican Party. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:09:09 |
| The Lasting Trauma of Alex Jones's Lies - Aug, 2018 | The systems that have for so long helped to enforce the notion of collective truth in America are no longer efficient: Deception is everywhere, and dangerous. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:11:08 |
| The Case for a Trump-Russia Conspiracy Got Stronger - Jul, 2018 | If proven true, the president's alleged role in the Trump Tower meeting could help prosecuters make judgments about his "character, truthfulness, and cupability." | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:25 |
| The White House and U.S. State Dept. Have Differing Views - Jul, 2018 | The White House and U.S. State Department had very different answers to Russia's request to interview 11 Americans. By Krishnadev Claamur | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:54 |
| Scott Pruitt - Jul, 2018 | Why Scott Pruitt's Critics Will Miss Him. His successor will likely be far too skilled to attract notice to the EPA. By Robinson Meyer. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:35 |
| Supreme Court Selection - Jun, 2018 | GOP-appointed justices are aping the party's agenda. Kennedy's retirement will further boost its prospects. By Ronald Brownstein. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:36 |
| Trump Administration Consistency - Jun, 2018 | The administration has a consistent line: Its policies always serve to dehumanize those deemed not to belong. By Vann R. Newkirk II. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:57 |
| Trump's Remarkable Admission About Dishonesty - Jun, 2018 | The president is open in his affection for oppressive rulers and in saying it's acceptable to lie to the public. Why does anyone still doubt he means it? | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:27 |
| Trump's Reckoning Arrives - May, 2018 | The president's unpredictability once worked to his advantage--but now it is producing a mounting list of foreign-policy failures. By David Frum | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:51 |
| The Guns - May, 2018 | The outrage after Parkland set off a moral reckoning and awakening--there's a simple explanation for school shootings. By David Frum | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:04:37 |
| The Power of the Small Lie - Apr, 2018 | The president has repeatedly 'revealed' the same catchphrase as new, demonstrating how he uses minor untruths to confuse the public and destabilize facts. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:32 |
| Trump May Already Be Violating the Iran Deal - Apr, 2018 | The deal's opponents keep saying Tehran has failed to live up to its commitments to the U.S. But what if it's the other way around? By Peter Beinart | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:07:44 |
| The Comey Memos Won't Derail the Probe - Apr, 2018 | The release of the documents seems unlikely to harm the investigation. but if Congress keeps tipping the special counsel's hand, that could change. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:03:53 |
| Why Trump Hasn't Fired Sessions - Apr, 2018 | The president has reportedly been musing about firing his attorney general since last summer. Here's why it hasn't happened yet. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:16 |
| The Russia Scandal - Mar, 2018 | Person A, the officer at the center of the scandal points to Russian intelligence and to Paul Manafort and Rick Gates. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:01 |
| Trump's Legal Threats Backfire - Mar, 2018 | He's used to getting his way by bluster and intimidation; this once worked for him but is now working against him. By David Frum. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:04:36 |
| The Rise of Right-Wing Foreign Policy in America - Mar, 2018 | Rex Tillerson may have represented the last gasp of a certain kind of moderate Republican thinking about the world. By Peter Beinart | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:14:07 |
| America 'Blew the Opportunity' to Denuke N Korea - Mar, 2018 | Former Defense Secretary Bill Perry nearly persuaded North Korea to abandon its nuclear program in the 1990s. He does not think Trump can do it now. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:13 |
| The Power of Grief-Fueled Activism - Mar, 2018 | The Parkland students' turn to political action may seem fast--but protest can be an important expression of grief. By Isabel Fattal | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:10:03 |
| Trump & Immigration - Feb, 2018 | Joe Arpaio made his name by building a harsh jail in the desert. Trump is promising to take this approach national. By Jeremy Raff. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:14:27 |
| A Scandal that exposes the White House's Adults - Feb, 2018 | The Rob Porter debacle revealed all the White House's persistent weaknesses-from inexperienced staff to inexcusable decisions, by David Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:10:33 |
| The Surprise in the Nunes Memo - Feb, 2018 | The controversial document raises some interesting questions-but also undermines the political argument it was intended to buttress. By David A. Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:07:38 |
| Congress Produces Drama While Mueller Produces Results - Jan, 2018 | Bannon stonewalled a House committee, then promptly agreed to an interview with the special counsel. By David A Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:10 |
| God Made Republicans to Cut Taxes - Dec, 2017 | On a 227-203 party-line vote, the House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching $1.5 trillion revision of the tax code. By Russell Berman | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:57 |
| Can Linguistic Forensics Pin Down the Author of Trump Tweet - Dec, 2017 | Using data to assess whether the president's lawyer really wrote a message that renewed questions about obstruction of justice. By Ben Zimmer | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:24 |
| Flynn's Pleas Raises New Questions About Trump - Dec, 2017 | Before firing then-FBI Director James Comey, the president reportedly asked him not to prosecute the former national-security adviser. By Adam Serwer | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:34 |
| Trump Jr.'s Messages to WikiLeaks and Violations - Nov, 2017 | At the group's request, the president's son promoted Russia-hacked materials to the American public. By Bob Bauer | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:10 |
| Trump Demands the Prosecution of his Defeated Rival - Oct, 2017 | Even as he admits he's not supposed to interfere with the Justice Department, the president just can't help himself. By David A Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:29 |
| Oct 27, 2017 | On North Korea: Senator Chris Murphy explains why he's introducing a bill to restrict the president's war-making powers. By Uri Friedman. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:43 |
| Oct 21, 2017 | Donald Trump is Rush Shipping Condolences to Families of fallen military service members. By Lena Felton & Taylor Hosking. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:48 |
| American Kakistrocracy - Oct 10, 2017 | There's a case to be made that the United States is governed by the least scrupulous of its citizens. By Norm Ornstein | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:13:00 |
| Trump Wants to Censor The Media - Oct, 2017 | The president's call for a Senate investigation into news outlets for publishing unflattering stories about him is an attack on freedom of the press. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:07:10 |
| How to Tell If We are Headed to War with North Korea - Sep, 2017 | Watch what Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un do, not just say. By Uri Friedman | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:09:44 |
| John McCain Saves Obamacare Once Again - Sep, 2017 | The Arizona Republican announced his opposition to the latest GOP repeal, all but certainly giving its critics the votes to block it. By Russell Berman | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:07:00 |
| Why Hillary Clinton's Book is Actually Worth Reading - Sep, 2017 | It's the rare interesting work by a politician-and it offers an important critique of the press. By James Fallows | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:13:13 |
| Trump places a risky bet on Congress - Sep 5, 2017 | Majorities in the House and Senate support protecting Dreamers, but immigration legislation must overcome a busy legislative calendar and history of failure. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:23 |
| We Are Living Through a Battle for the Soul of this Nation - Aug, 2017 | The former vice president calls on Americans to do what President Trump has not. By Joe Biden | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:31 |
| Confederate Monuments, States vs Local - Aug, 2017 | Laws preventing the removal of statues raise questions not only about historical legacy but also local control and public safety. By David A. Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:12:52 |
| How the White House Immigration Reforms Might Backfire - Aug, 2017 | Social engineering through immigration policy isn't simple-and such efforts often produce dramatic, unintended consequences. By Tom Gjelten | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:54 |
| How Repeal Died - Could Rise Again - Jul, 2017 | The failed seven-month drama over rolling back Obamacare illustrates just how far the Republican Party drifted from constituents and good governance. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:11:23 |
| Who is Anthony Scaramucci - Jul, 2017 | Like many current presidential advisers, the new White House communications director and former Wall Street financier made a pivot from Trump basher to loyalist. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:22 |
| Trump's Meeting with Putin - Jun, 2017 | The meeting, which was supposed to last 30 minutes, went on for more than two hours. By Krishnadev Kalamur | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:04:57 |
| Democrats Don't Think Trumpcare is Dead - Jun, 2017 | There could still be a vote soon on Senate GOP legislation to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, Democrats warned on Tuesday, By Clare Foran | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:15 |
| Rosenstein & the Russia Probe - Jun, 2017 | Trump criticized the deputy attorney general, and reports indicate he could remove himself from the special counsel's investigation. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:11 |
| Trump Says He'd Testify - Jun, 2017 | "100 percent," the president said when a reporter asked if he'd be willing to contradict Comey under penalty of perjury. By Russell Berman. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:04:36 |
| Can States and Cities Really Address Climate Change - May, 2017 | Climate-concerned Americans search for ways to keep momentum going. By Robinson Meyer | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:59 |
| Trump's Moral Holiday - May, 2017 | The permissiveness of Republican leaders who acquiesce to violence, collusion, and corruption is encouraging more of the same. By David Frum | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:59 |
| Trump Told Russians that "Nut Job" Comey's Firing - May, 2017 | The president told the Russian foreign minister and ambassador had 'taken off' the pressure he had faced. By David A Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:09:02 |
| Are Americans 'Sick and Tired of Winning' Yet? - May 5, 2017 | Absent from President Trump's celebration of Obamacare repeal passing the House was any mention of the people and constituencies to benefit. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:56 |
| The Climate March's Big Tent Strategy Draws a Crowd - Apr, 2017 | A huge turnout. But will it make a difference. By Robinson Meyer | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:07:36 |
| How Weapons of Mass Destruction Became Red Lines - Apr, 2017 | The country has walked to the brink of war or beyond with Iran, North Korea, Iraq, and Syria to prevent or stop them. By Jonathan Hunt | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:11:58 |
| Going Nuclear for Neil Gorsuch - Apr, 2017 | Democratic senators have 41 votes to block President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, setting up a standoff to rewrite the Senate's filibuster rules. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:02 |
| The Republicans Fold on Healthcare - Mar, 2017 | The House abandoned its legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, handing President Trump and Paul Ryan a major defeat. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:09 |
| How Did Michael Flynn Ever Get Hired by Trump - Mar, 2017 | Flynn's acknowledgment this week that he lobbied for Turkey, and the revelation that the White House knew that raise new questions. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:48 |
| Congress Battle Over Sessions - Mar, 2017 | Trump told reporters he has total confidence in his attorney general, who faces controversy over his Russia contacts. By Clare Foran | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:09 |
| A Dangerous Time for the Press and Presidency - Feb, 2017 | Trump's branding of the press as an "enemy" seems less an attempt to influence coverage than an invitation to repression and even violence. By Jon Finer | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:13:27 |
| Michael Flynn's Debacle - Feb 10, 2017 | Trump's national security adviser's potentially false statements about his pre-inauguration contacts with Russian officials are a major scandal. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:03:51 |
| Red State, Blue City - Feb, 2017 | The US is coming to resemble two countries, one rural and one urban. What happens when they go to war? By David A Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:11:19 |
| How Trump's Executive Orders Could Set US Back 70 years - Jan, 2017 | The president is taking the United States back to the nightmares of the world before the Second World War, By Jeremi Suri | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:24 |
| Donald Trump Meets and Assails the Press - Jan, 2017 | In his first formal press conference since July, the president-elect blamed Russia for hacks, offered a plan to resolve conflicts or interest. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:57 |
| Surprised: Obama on the Election of Trump - Dec, 2016 | The fourth in a series of conversations between the president and Ta-Nehisi Coates | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:23 |
| Obama Orders Investigation into Election Hacking - Dec 19, 2016 | A report will be shared with lawmakers before Trump's inauguration, a top advisor said Friday. By Kaveh Waddell | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:03:39 |
| The Sweeping Effects of Trump's Deal with Carrier - Nov, 2016 | In following through on a major campaign promise, the president-elect can shake up the political landscape in several mayor ways. By David A. Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:58 |
| This Is Who We Are - Nov, 2016 | The election of Donald Trump to the presidency reveals the true character of America. By Vann R Newkirk II | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:09:08 |
| Against Donald Trump - Nov, 2016 | For the third time since The Atlantic's founding, the editors endorse a candidate for president. The case for Hillary Clinton. By The Editors | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:03 |
| Can the FBI Sway an Election? - Oct, 2016 | The agency is investigating more emails related to Hillary Clinton. Whether or not it finds something in the coming days could affect Nov. 8. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:46 |
| How Donald Trump Broke the Al Smith Dinner - Oct, 2016 | It isn't the only democratic institution that finds itself in danger. By David Litt | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:51 |
| Trump Brags About Groping Women - Oct, 2016 | The Republican nominee faces the biggest crisis of his candidacy after the release of a 2005 recording. By David A. Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:04:42 |
| Why Won't Trump Blame the DNC Attacks on Russia? - Sep, 2016 | His refusal to poing fingers is a departure from the Obama administration's willingness to attribute cyberattacks to foreign countries. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:01 |
| Fighting Politician's War on Truth - Sep, 2016 | U.S. journalists have an obligation to call out presidential candidates when they lie. By Dan Gillmor | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:36 |
| The Right's Putin Deranement Syndrome - Sep, 2016 | In 2012, Romney denounced Russia as America's to top foe. Today Donald Trump sees Putin's lawlessness and brutality as a feature not a bug. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:10:18 |
| What Does Enrique Pena Nieto Want From Trump's Visit? - Aug, 2016 | The meeting between the president and the man who would be president bring together two of the least popular men in Mexico. By David A. Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:20 |
| Clinton Indictment of Trump's Campaign - Aug, 2016 | The Democratic nominee seeks to shame his Republican supporters and bait him into overreacting. By David A. Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:56 |
| Will Donald Trump Hand State Capitols to Democrats - Aug, 2016 | A Democratic landslide in November could flip a dozen or more legislative majorities that Republicans captured during the Obama era. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:56 |
| The Deliberate Disenfranchisement of Black Voters in NC - Jul, 2016 | A federal appeals court finds the impact of the state's voting law can only be explained by "discriminatory intent". | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:09:05 |
| Speaking Different Languages - Jul, 2016 | The Republican National Convention proved yet again that the GOP talks about America and U.S. policy with an entire unique vocabulary. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:57 |
| When Obama Gains, Clinton Scores - Jul, 2016 | The results of the Heartland Monitor Poll demonstrate how much assessments of an outgoing president shape the race to succeed him. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:09:41 |
| Is America Repeating the Mistakes of 1968 - Jul, 2016 | The Kerner Report confronted a tense nation with data about racism throughout the country and made recommendations. But America looked away. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:14:06 |
| Loretta Lynch Says She won't Intervene to Save Hillary - Jul, 2016 | The attorney general plans to announce that she will accept the recommendations of federal prosecutors investigating the former secretary of state. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:02:36 |
| Why a Little Corner of the Internet is Losing its Mind - Jul, 2016 | Hillary Clinton wrote something for The Toast today. Are you sobbing yet? By Adrienne LaFrance | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:32 |
| Brexit Right - Jun, 2016 | The U.K.'s vote to leave the EU betrays a failure of empathy and imagination among its leaders. Will America establishment fare better? | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:10 |
| The Unseemly Death of An Amendment to Draft Women - May, 2016 | How a fight against social progress in the U.S. military collapsed in on itself. By Nicholas Clairmont | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:07:07 |
| Affordable Care Act subsidy judgement - May, 2016 | A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled against the Obama administration's method of funding a major Affordable Care Act Subsidy. By Matt Ford | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:03:47 |
| Donald Trump's War on Truth - May, 2016 | Trump's repetition of a blatantly ridiculous story about Ted Cruz's father shows his symbiotic relationship with the press. By David A Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:34 |
| What Trump and Sanders Understood - Apr, 2016 | By speaking to the discontents of neglected groups of voters, the two men-who share little else in common-have both found political success. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:53 |
| Did the Hillary Victory Fund Break the Law? - Apr, 2016 | Bernie Sander's campaign claims a fundraising effort may have committed "serious apparent violations" of campaign-finance laws. By Clare Foran | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:00 |
| Why Bernie Sanders Says Clinton Isn't Qualified - Apr, 2016 | The Vermont senator's escalation is more semantic than substantive. By David A. Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:34 |
| Bernie in the Bronx - Apr, 2016 | Can Sanders stun Hillary Clinton in the state they've both claimed as home? By Russell Berman | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:09:46 |
| The Death of Moral Relativism - Mar, 2016 | Considered by conservatives to be one of postmodern sociey's greatest threats, moral relativism may now be a relic of the past. By Jonathan Merritt | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:24 |
| Why Bernie Sanders Won't Give Up - Mar, 2016 | The Democratic presidential candidate vows to fight on, but how much staying power will his ideas have? By Clare Foran | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:07:23 |
| Clinton Turns Up the Heat in North Carolina - Mar, 2016 | Faced with a stiff challenge from Bernie Sanders in the Rust Belt, the Democratic front-runner works to run up her margin among black voters. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:18 |
| Can Donald Trump Beat Hillary Clinton - Mar, 2016 | He spent years as a moderate. He spent years as a nationalist. Why can't he spend six months as a moderate nationalist. By Derek Thompson | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:06 |
| Donald Trump's Terrrible Night - Feb, 2016 | The Republican front-runner took some sharp blows from Marco Rubio, and appeared listless-even low energy-up on stage. By David A. Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:07:39 |
| The Senate Awaits Its Doomed Nominee - Feb, 2016 | Charges of judicial hypocrisy broke out among lawmakers as President Obama weighed naming a replacement for Antonin Scalia, By Russell Berman | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:53 |
| Supreme Court Doom Paris Climate Change Deal? - Feb, 2016 | The Clean Power Plan is in bad shape, how about the planet? By Robinson Meyer | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:25 |
| A tie in Iowa is a Win for Hillary - Feb, 2016 | Iowa's Democratic base is among the nation's whitest and most liberal-but Clinton has a stronger edge almost everywhere else. By Peter Beinart | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:32 |
| The Great Democratic Age Gap - Feb, 2016 | Young voters in Iowa favored Sanders by a margin of six to one, while older voters went for Clinton. By Ronald Brownstein | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:09:05 |
| Is Bernie Going Negative? - Jan, 2016 | The Clinton campaign loudly protest the latest Sanders ad. By Russell Berman | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:04:56 |
| The Case for Considering Reparations - Jan, 2016 | A country that could actively contemplate atoning for plunder would be a very different nation than one we live in now. By Ta-nehisi Coates | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:09 |
| Standing Athwart History Yelling, 'Stop Trump!' - Jan, 2016 | The National Review publishes the movement-conservative case against the Republican frontrunner. By Connor Friedersdorf | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:11 |
| What is this Wage Insurance Obama's Talking About - Jan, 2016 | During his State of the Union speech, the president mentioned a labor protection with a long history. By Teresa Ghiladucci | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:12 |
| Sanders' Plan for Banking and Average Americans - Jan, 2016 | In a speech on Tuesday, he said that there's a special place in the Seventh Circle of Hell for those who charged people usurious rates interest. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:04:10 |
| President Obama's Emotional Speech on Gun Control - Jan, 2016 | The president announced new measures that would tighten regulations on firearms purchases. By Marina Koren | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:04:44 |
| World Events That Mattered Most in 2015 - Dec, 2015 | China built islands, Putin attacked Syria, and refugees flooded Europe, By James M. Lindsay | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:14:33 |
| Obama's Final Press Conference of the Year - Dec, 2015 | The president spoke to reporters at the White House Friday before leaving for San Bernardino, and Hawaii. By Marina Koren | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:04:08 |
| A Senate Vote on Donald Trump's Religions Ban - Dec, 2015 | Ted Cruz and three other Republicans oppose an amendment resolving that the country "must not bar individuals from enterint the US based on religion. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:04:29 |
| California Weighs Stricter Gun Laws - Dec, 2015 | The state's regulations are among the tightest in the country. But whether more regulation can stop terror or mass shootings is another question. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:29 |
| Hilary Clinton and the Would Be Caliphate - Nov, 2015 | The Democratic presidential frontrunner laid out her strategy to battle ISIS. By Adam Chandler | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:04:32 |
| The Vilification of Student Activist at Yale - Nov, 2015 | The attacks on individuals have obscured the historical and contemporary injustices that sparked their protests. By Gillian B. White | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:07:27 |
| Saturday Night Live and the Tao of Lorne Michaels - Nov, 2015 | The comedy mogulâ??s interview on Marc Maronâ??s WTF podcast revealed the often contrary philosophies that guide the show. By David Sims | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:02 |
| Detente Comes to Obamacare - Nov, 2015 | They aren't bragging about it, but lawmakers in Congress have agreed on two fixes to the polarizing health law in the last month. By R Berman | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:39 |
| The Planet Saving, Capitalism-suberting - Nov, 2015 | The Vice President has led his firm to financial success. But what he really wants to do is create a whole new version of capitalism. By J Fallows | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:13:03 |
| Race and Discipline in South Carolina Schools - Oct, 2015 | Black students in the Palmetto State are more likely to be punished and be subject to corporal punishment which remains legal. By David Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:43 |
| Planet Saving Capitalism of Al Gore - Oct, 2015 | The former vice president has led his firm to financial success. But what he really wants to do is create a whole new version of capitalism. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:13:15 |
| Benghazi At Turning Point? - Oct, 2015 | A fired staffer's accusations tends to make the Benghazi Committee a political witch hunt to hurt Hillary Clinton. By David Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:53 |
| Democrats Roll the Dice in Vegas - Oct, 2015 | The party's first debate will lack the pizzazz of the G.O.P. contests. But serious doesn't have to be boring. By Russell Berman | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:13 |
| America's Fragile Constitution - Oct, 2015 | The Founders misread history and established a dysfunctional system of government. A case for a little less reverence. By Yoni Applebaum | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:11:39 |
| Chicago's Problem With Gun Violence - Sep, 2015 | More than 50 people were shot over the weekend, adding to the city's record number of shootings this year. By Adam Chandler | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:03:05 |
| Putin's Syria Gambit - Sep, 2015 | The Russian president on Monday criticized the United State's response to the Islamic State. By Marina Koren | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:04:29 |
| Pope Challenges Congress to Make America Great Again - Sep, 2015 | Lots of clapping, a bunch of frowning, and some dozing elder statesmen at one of the most anticipated speeches of the year, By Emma Green | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:07:02 |
| Why Pope Francis Sounds Like a Democrat - Sep, 2015 | The popular perception of a "liberal pontiff" has a basis in fact. By Molly Ball | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:16 |
| Meet the New Hillary - Sep, 2015 | Can the Democratic frontrunner turn around her struggling campaign-or is it time to panic? By Molly Ball | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:12:12 |
| Martin O'Malley Says US Should Take More Syrian Refugees - Sep, 2015 | If little, crowded Germany can make room for those fleeing Syria, so can the United States. By Jame Fallows | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:59 |
| 'Hillary 2016' Has Never Made Sense for Democrats - Sep, 2015 | Why haven't more challengers entered the race to defeat the Iraq War hawk, Patriot Act supporter, and close friend of big finance? | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:04:45 |
| The Problem with Challenging Birthright Citizenship - Sep, 2015 | If the Fourteenth Amendment means that children of undocumented immigrants are not citizens, then they are also not subject to American laws. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:28 |
| Obama's Letter to the Democrats - Aug, 2015 | The president told Congressman Jerrold Nadler of New York that the U.S. will maintain all options, should Iran pursue nuclear weapons. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:03:44 |
| Should Jeb Bush Go After Trump? - Aug, 2015 | Donors are pressing the one-time frontrunner to take off his gloves, but he has more to lose than to gain from such attacks. By David Frum | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:45 |
| Straight Outta Suburbia - Aug, 2015 | A rap album made Compton an icon of urban decay, but the struggles of that California town are common to inner-ring suburbs. By Emily Straus | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:56 |
| The Meaning of a U.S. Embassy in Havana - Aug, 2015 | A conflict of eras is unfolding in Cuba�a collision between two countries, By Yoani Sanchez | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:00 |
| The U.S. Supreme Court Goes to Ferguson - Aug, 2015 | An arrest on Monday highlights the importance of two recent Fourth Amendment rulings. By Matt Ford | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:34 |
| The President Defends His Iran Plan - Aug, 2015 | Why is Barack Obama saying,the deal or war? Is it fear-mongering? Or the dictates of cold, hard logical? By James Fallows | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:17:11 |
| The New York Times Botched Story on Hillary Clinton - Jul, 2015 | The paper of records inaccurate reporting on a nonexistent criminal investigation was a failure that should entail more serious consequences. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:35 |
| Bobby Jindal's Case for (a Tiny Bit of) Gun Control - Jul, 2015 | Mental-health info in background checks is radical only within the Republican Party but it might not do much to stop killings anyway. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:54 |
| Samuel Alito and the Slippery Slope of Liberty - Jul, 2015 | The conservative justice suggests progressives should be just as worried as he is about the Supreme Court's ruling on gay marriage. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:07:05 |
| Sandra Bland and the Long History of Racism in Waller County, TX - Jul, 2015 | The place where the young Chicago woman was found dead in a jail cell has seen more than a century of racial violence and oppression. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:09:21 |
| The Past Goes On Trial in North Carolina - Jul, 2015 | A federal court considers whether ballot laws deliberately attempted to suppress the black vote. By David A. Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:16 |
| As Chuck Schumer Goes, So Goes the Iran Deal - Jul 15, 2015 | The senior senator from New York will play a pivotal role in the intensifying fight over the nuclear agreement. By Adam Chandler | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:04:32 |
| Life After No Child Left Behind - Jul, 2015 | How Congressional rewrites of the federal education law would and wouldn't solve some of the most pressing issues facing schools, By Alia Wong | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:07:02 |
| The Clinton Campaign Is Afraid of Bernie Sanders - Jul, 2015 | As the Vermont senator gains momentum, Claire McCaskill rushes to the frontrunners defense. By Peter Beinart | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:17 |
| Black Churches Are Burning Again in America - Jul, 2015 | Arson at religious institutions has decreased significantly over the past two decades, but the symbolism remains haunting. By Emma Green | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:31 |
| Can States Ignore the Supreme Court on Gay Marriage? - Jul, 2015 | Huckabee and Cruz are suggesting there might be ways for states and cities to nullify the justices ruling. They are wrong. By David A. Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:33 |
| Star Spangled Banner In Carolina - Jun, 2015 | From secession to the Southern strategy, the fight over South Carolina's identity plays out in the flags it flies. by Sydney Blumenthal | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:07:16 |
| After Same-Sex Marriage - Jun, 2015 | On discrimination and religious-liberty claims, the battle for equal rights in same-sex marriage is far from over. By Robert P. Jones. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:52 |
| The Resignation of FIFA Chief Sepp Blatter - Jun, 2015 | A shocking announcement comes just days after the soccer heads reelection. By Adam Chandler | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:03:05 |
| The TSA Doesn't Work and Never Has - Jun, 2015 | After undercover agents snuck weapons past screeners in 95 percent of cases, the acting administrator has been fired. By David A. Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:17 |
| Hillary Clinton-Finance Campaign Reformer? - May, 2015 | The former secretary of state is an unlikely reformer which is precisely why she might be a particularly effective one. By Lawrence Lessig | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:09:53 |
| America's Self-Inflicted Wounds - May, 2015 | Political dysfunction is doing serious damage to U.S. economic power. By Moises Naim | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:09:32 |
| Obama Loses the First Battle of the Democratic Trade War - May, 2015 | With the Senate blocking a key bill from coming up for debate, the president biggest obstacle is his own party. By Russell Berman | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:57 |
| The Curse of Segregation - May, 2015 | The vicious cycles in cities of poverty for some while cities have a proven track record of turning poorer children into economic success stories. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:18 |
| The Dangerous Myths of Charlie Hebdo - Apr, 2015 | Critics don't seem to understand that the magazine specializes in attacking ideas, not people, By Jeffrey Goldberg | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:11:19 |
| Loving v. Marriage - Apr, 2015 | Opponents of same-sex unions try to convince the Supreme Court that the state has no interest in "love and commitment." By Garrett Epps | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:10:19 |
| The Death Penalty Becomes Rare - Apr, 2015 | In 2012, only 59 of the 3,144 counties in America actually sentenced people to be executed. By Matt Ford | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:19 |
| Loretta Lynch Gets Her Vote - Apr, 2015 | The Senate is set to confirm the attorney general nominee after a five-month delay, thanks to an unrelated bipartisan deal on abortion. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:04:14 |
| Public Accommodations and Private Discrimination - Apr, 2015 | Civil-rights statutes are limited to specific situations. The religious-freedom laws in Indiana and Arkansas were not. By Garrett Epps | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:09:53 |
| Same Surveillance State, Different War - Apr, 2015 | How justification for mass surveillance during the war on drugs turned into rationalization for spying on citizens in the war on terror. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:46 |
| Adapting to The Catastrophic Drought - Apr, 2015 | Four years into a crisis of unknown duration, residents of the California have the chance to change their habits, and thrive. By Russell Berman | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:55 |
| Confessions of a Prosecutor Who Sent an Innocent to Death Row - Mar, 2015 | A lawyer apologizes to the man he helped wrongfully convict, 30 years later. By Conor Friedersdorf | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:02 |
| Obama and Netanyahu's Week of Hell - Mar, 2015 | An allegation that Israel spied on U.S. negotiations with Iran caps a week of escalating tensions between the two leaders, By David Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:52 |
| Why Is Al Gore Warming Up? - Mar, 2015 | Six potential culprits for the former vice president's sudden reappearance as a rumored presidential candidate, By David A. Graham | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:53 |
| Will 'Avoidance' Lead the Supreme Court to Uphold Obamacare? - Mar, 2015 | The fate of the Affordable Care Act may come down to one question: "How doubtful is doubtful?" By Garrett Epps | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:17 |
| Republicans May Have Undermined Their Own Cause Against Iran - Mar, 2015 | The letter to Ayatollah Khamenei could provide an excuse to blame the U.S. if nuclear negotiations fail. By Jeffrey Goldberg | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:03:48 |
| Netanyahu Confronts Obama, and a 'Messianic Apocalyptic Cult' - Mar, 2015 | But does he have a realistic alternative for the president's vision on a nuclear deal with Iran? By Jeffrey Goldberg | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:04 |
| Netanyahu's Real Targets: Obama and Israeli Swing Voters - Mar, 2015 | But does he have a realistic alternative for the president's vision on a nuclear deal with Iran? By Jeffrey Goldberg | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:32 |
| Locked Up for Being Poor - Feb, 2015 | How private debt collectors contribute to a cycle of jail, unemployment, and poverty, By Jessica Pishko | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:10:39 |
| Why Obama Won't Talk About Islamic Terrorism - Feb, 2015 | The president described the Paris attacks "random" because he wished to avoid identifying the motives of their perpetrators. By David Frum | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:16:11 |
| The Killing of Three Young Muslims in Chapel Hill - Feb, 2015 | Tuesday afternoon, Craig Stephen Hicks shot his neighbors in the small North Carolina town for reasons that are not entirely clear. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:03:31 |
| Race and Overeaction: On the Streets and Schools - Feb, 2015 | The excessive punishment of young people of color can have a direct impact on their future prospects. By Mica Pollock, Tanya Coke | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:06:57 |
| The Netanyahu Disaster - Jan, 2015 | The Israeli prime minister has two main tasks, and he's failing at both. By Jeffrey Goldberg | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:11:29 |
| The Real Target of Obama's Speech? Hillary Clinton - Jan, 2015 | The president's proposals are designed to force his presumptive successor to campaign and govern on his terms. By David Frum | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:08:47 |
| Run Warren, Run - Jan, 2015 | Elizabeth Warren can run for president. She should run for president. And despite her denials, she probably will. By David Frum | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:09:57 |
| The Left's Unpopular Populism - Jan, 2015 | Elizabeth Warren and her allies should not mistake voters that are angry at elites and corporations also favor wealth redistribution. | Reader: Carrie Gibson | 00:05:12 |
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