1 big thing

A bipartisan push to protect Uyghurs in China

Listen Later

There’s been a breakthrough in the push to punish the Chinese government for genocide against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities. A new piece of bipartisan legislation is expected to end up on President Biden’s desk.

  • Plus, pro sports braces for Omicron.
  • And, the impact of Black Lives Matter over the last 18 months.

    • Guests: Axios' Zach Basu, Jeff Tracy and Russ Contreras.

    Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Julia Redpath, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Alex Sugiura, Sabeena Singhani, Jayk Cherry, and David Toledo. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.

    Go Deeper:

    • White House says Biden will sign Uyghur forced labor bill
    • Omicron threatens to massively disrupt sports world
    • The slow wheels of justice
      • ...more
      View all episodesView all episodes
      Download on the App Store
      1 big thingBy Axios
      • 4.4
      • 4.4
      • 4.4
      • 4.4
      • 4.4

      4.4

      2,019 ratings

      More shows like 1 big thing

      View all
      Fresh Air by NPR

      Fresh Air

      38,498 Listeners

      The New Yorker Radio Hour by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

      The New Yorker Radio Hour

      6,789 Listeners

      Planet Money by NPR

      Planet Money

      30,734 Listeners

      Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

      Hidden Brain

      43,618 Listeners

      The NPR Politics Podcast by NPR

      The NPR Politics Podcast

      25,784 Listeners

      Marketplace by Marketplace

      Marketplace

      8,765 Listeners

      NPR News Now by NPR

      NPR News Now

      14,393 Listeners

      The Daily by The New York Times

      The Daily

      111,918 Listeners

      Up First from NPR by NPR

      Up First from NPR

      56,500 Listeners

      Today, Explained by Vox

      Today, Explained

      10,212 Listeners

      Interesting Times with Ross Douthat by New York Times Opinion

      Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

      7,222 Listeners

      Consider This from NPR by NPR

      Consider This from NPR

      6,396 Listeners

      Hard Fork by The New York Times

      Hard Fork

      5,510 Listeners

      How It Happened by Axios

      How It Happened

      4,365 Listeners

      The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

      The Ezra Klein Show

      15,794 Listeners

      The Interview by The New York Times

      The Interview

      1,577 Listeners