Almost 50 years after the resignation of President Richard Nixon, there is still much to learn from recently released tapes, of the lies, burglary and backstabbing surrounding Watergate. With Michael Dobbs, former Washington Post journalist, and author of King Richard.

Ian Dunt reports on the shocking revelations of Dominic Cummings' lies, Britain's 50 year war on drugs, and whether the UK should come out of lockdown. Robert Ayson analyses the possibility of nuclear war in the Taiwan Straits, and the rebel librarians from Syria's civil war.

US commentator Bruce Shapiro discusses the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre, historian David Brophy looks at how Australia can take the middle road with China and New Yorker writer Rebecca Mead reveals new secrets about a giant chalk man etched into an English hill.

Laura Tingle on the political fallout from the Melbourne lockdown, safely managing the mouse plague and pushing boundaries on voluntary euthanasia legislation.

Yosano Akiko was Japan's very first feminist poet — a trail-blazing, prolific and controversial writer, and A.C Grayling reminds us of the paradox of knowledge: the more we know, the greater becomes the extent of our ignorance.

Yosano Akiko was Japan's very first feminist poet - a trail-blazing, prolific and controversial writer, and A.C Grayling reminds us of the paradox of knowledge: the more we know, the greater becomes the extent of our ignorance

Tess Newton Cain surveys the politics of the Pacific, Fredrik Logevall and Michael Kazin dissect the myths around J.F.K. and we celebrate the work of travelling 'showman photographer' J.W.Newland.

Commentator Bruce Shapiro on the latest from the US, Ojibwe author and historian David Treuer on returning US National Parks to the tribes and linguist Alexandra Aikhenvald on saving endangered languages.

Laura Tingle discusses the Federal impact of the weekend's Upper Hunter state by-election and reviews the Government's COVID response and vaccination strategy. Rashid Khalidi considers the options for a sustainable solution in Gaza and the crucial role to be played by the United States. Ginger Meggs, Australia's longest running cartoon character, turns 100 - Jason Chatfield and Tristan Bancks discuss the red headed boy's enduring appeal.

In the lead up to National Sorry Day, we look at the ongoing intergeneration trauma among the Stolen Generations, and the principles of Indigenous design and architecture and why our future cities and built environments need to address and incorporate the Aboriginal notion of Country.