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Why The New State Department Panel on Human Rights is Troubling
Tom Malinowski, U.S. Representative (D NJ-7) who served as assistant secretary of state for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor in the Obama administration, questions the aims of the newly announced Commission on Unalienable Rights to advise Secretary of
Celebrating the Women's Soccer World Cup Win
New York is hosting the ticker-tape parade for the U.S. Women's Soccer team to celebrate their World Cup victory. We are joining the celebration with Lindsay Gibbs, Sports Reporter at ThinkProgress and co-host of Burn It All Down podcast and Isabel Ange
President Trump and Jeffrey Epstein's Arrest
Tim O'Brien, executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion and author of TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald (Warner Books, 2015), discusses the arrest and indictment of billionaire Jeffrey Epstein on charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy on Monday. "Ar
Explaining the Queens DA Recount
Only 16 votes separate Borough President Melinda Katz and Tiffany Cabán in the Queens District Attorney race. New York election lawyer Sarah Steiner and Gotham Gazette's executive editor Ben Max break down the mechanics and what to expect from the recoun
The Argument with Ross Douthat, Michelle Goldberg and David Leonhardt
Michelle Goldberg, Ross Douthat and David Leonhardt are New York Times op-ed columnists and co-hosts of the New York Times's podcast "The Argument." They join us in studio to argue about national politics and to take your calls. We're back with @michell
Kids These Days Will Never Get Away from Their Social Media Past
Kate Eichhorn, associate professor of Culture and Media at The New School and the author of The End of Forgetting: Growing Up with Social Media (Harvard University Press, 2019), argues the danger to children and teens from social media might not be what
History of Busing (and What We Could Have Done Better)
After the exchange between Biden and Harris on the debate stage, Matthew Delmont, professor of history at Dartmouth College and the author of Why Busing Failed: Race, Media, and the National Resistance to School Desegregation (University of California Pr
Is It Safe to Bike in NYC?
After three cyclists died in traffic accidents in the space of a week, Marco Conner, co-deputy director at Transportation Alternatives, argues cyclists deserve more protection from the city and the NYPD. After three cyclists died in traffic accidents in
Monday Morning Politics: Revolutionary Airports, Biden's (Sort Of) Apology, 90 Degrees in Alaska
Philip Bump, Washington Post national correspondent, discusses the latest political headlines, including President Trump's Revolutionary War airports reference in his Fourth of July speech, former Vice President Joe Biden's apology to the Black community
What Art to See on Your NYC Staycation (Plus What to Do If It's Too Hot to Leave the Apartment)
If you're sticking around this holiday weekend why not see some art? Deborah Solomon, WNYC art critic and the author of American Mirror: The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell, ticks through what NYC has to offer. Plus your calls on what to do on the hottes