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Ending the forever war?

04.14.2021

A deadline to end the war in Afghanistan. Biden’s vision for the future of infrastructure. Plus, how Native communities are tackling vaccinations.

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04.14.2021 Ending the forever war? A deadline to end the war in Afghanistan. Biden’s vision for the future of infrastructure. Plus, how Native communities are tackling vaccinations.
04.13.2021 Weighing the risks of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine Why the CDC and FDA are recommending a pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Another police killing in Minnesota. And, remembering DMX.
04.12.2021 Tracking down the Capitol rioters How surveillance networks are helping federal authorities track down the Jan. 6 Capitol rioters. And, the legacy of Prince Philip.
04.09.2021 Putting police on trial This week in the Derek Chauvin murder trial, officers and medical experts testified on the cause of George Floyd’s death. And why it’s so hard to prosecute police officers.
04.08.2021 Amazon vs. unions What’s at stake in the biggest union battle this country has seen in decades. The future of community colleges. And, facing the prospect of “vaccine passports.”
04.07.2021 Georgia’s tug-of-war on voting Understanding Georgia’s controversial new voting law. And, how to tell if it’s allergies … or covid.
04.06.2021 Could the economy get … too good? Why some prominent economists and Republican lawmakers are worried the economy might recover too quickly. And, what it’s like to be a teenager while lawmakers debate your right to exist.
04.05.2021 A fourth covid surge? Experts warn that the United States may be entering a fourth surge of coronavirus cases. And, the things we take when we leave home.
04.02.2021 Can a PSA end a pandemic? As more vaccines become available in the U.S., the problem stops being supply and starts being how you get everyone to take one. Ariel Plotnick reports on the public health effort to bring the vaccine-hesitant around to getting a shot.
04.01.2021 The witnesses to George Floyd's death Emotional testimony in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer charged in the killing of George Floyd. And, Biden’s massive infrastructure plan.
03.31.2021 Crossing the border Thousands are journeying to the border, motivated by complicated personal and practical reasons. Plus, the sound of Mars.
03.30.2021 Scamming pandemic relief How scammers raked in millions of dollars in pandemic relief fraud schemes. Advice for vaccinated parents about what to do with their unvaccinated kids. And, what we know about the origin of the coronavirus.
03.29.2021 Where is Mazen al-Hamada? After telling the world about the brutality he experienced in a Damascus prison, Mazen al-Hamada mysteriously returned to Syria, into the arms of his tormentors. His story goes to the heart of the Syria tragedy — a decade after the ...
03.26.2021 The cost of racism for Asian businesses The economic cost of racism for Asian businesses. And Tunisia a decade after the Arab Spring.
03.25.2021 Biden’s first news conference Biden gives his first news conference as president. The NCAA’s problem with women’s basketball. And how a movie studio gave new life to a box office flop.
03.24.2021 Biden’s uphill climb on gun control President Biden is pushing for new gun-control measures after the mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder. Plus, what relaxed rules for art sales mean for the future of museums.
03.23.2021 Gun violence in a pandemic Though mass shootings have happened less often during the pandemic, gun deaths remain high in the U.S. And, an independent panel says the AstraZeneca vaccine trial data is misleading.
03.22.2021 Another vaccine on the horizon? What we know about the AstraZeneca vaccine. And, the fractured relationship between Google and historically Black colleges and universities.
03.19.2021 The case against the filibuster The fate of the Senate filibuster will decide the future of the Biden presidency. Today, we dive deep into the filibuster’s origins and myths — and we talk to people who say that killing this arcane procedural roadblock is the ...
03.18.2021 A specific kind of racism A look at the unique vulnerability of spa workers in the wake of the deadly shootings in Atlanta. And how to handle your Zoom fatigue.
03.17.2021 The shootings in Atlanta What we know about the shootings Tuesday night at three Atlanta-area spas. Plus, a closer look at the AstraZeneca vaccine controversy.
03.16.2021 Will Cuomo step down? Calls for Andrew Cuomo to step down grow as the New York governor faces allegations of sexual harassment from multiple women. The billionaires whose wealth ballooned during the pandemic. And, what the fencing around the Capitol means for our democracy.
03.15.2021 Biden’s border crisis The influx of unaccompanied minors at the U.S.-Mexico border. And, medical professionals taking on covid-19 — and misinformation.
03.12.2021 A pandemic year Reflecting on the anniversary of the pandemic through the eyes of a nurse on the front lines in New York.
03.11.2021 The pandemic’s lost students The search for the students who have gone missing during the pandemic. And, listeners share what has brought them joy this past year.
03.10.2021 A jury of Derek Chauvin’s peers Jury selection for the trial of Derek Chauvin begins. And, tips for hunting vaccine appointments online.
03.09.2021 Vaccinated? Here’s what’s safe. The CDC guidelines on what fully vaccinated people can — and can’t — do safely. What we can learn from Israel’s mass vaccination program. And, the risk of plummeting birth rates in France.
03.08.2021 What’s in the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill What’s in the coronavirus relief bill — and what’s not. The story of a Syrian spy. And the royal fallout from that Oprah interview.
03.05.2021 A turning point for voting rights The future of voting rights — in state legislatures across the country and before the Supreme Court.
03.04.2021 The legacy of a conspiracy theory How the conspiracy theories that fueled “Pizzagate” were a harbinger of QAnon. Texas in the aftermath of the devastating winter storms. And, a remembrance of Vernon Jordan.
03.03.2021 Don’t mask with Texas Texas lifts its mask mandate and allows all businesses to open without capacity restrictions. President Biden’s first failed Cabinet nomination. And the building that reminds people of … the poop emoji.
03.02.2021 Gen Z leads LGBT shift Generation Z is breaking with binary notions of gender and sexuality. And, how the first season of “The Bachelor” to feature a Black man has only highlighted the show’s racism problem.
03.01.2021 Biden’s Middle East woes The U.S. intelligence report on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi is finally released. And, how Donald Trump took a wrecking ball to U.S. relations in the Mideast, and whether President Biden will be able to recalibrate foreign policy in the ...
02.26.2021 The violence rattling Asian Americans Asian American communities are bracing themselves against an increase of violent assaults, leaving the marginalized group feeling under attack and isolated.
02.25.2021 A balancing act in Honduras As President Biden seeks to reset immigration policy, uncertainty surrounds the U.S. relationship with Honduras and its president, Juan Orlando Hernández, who is implicated in drug trafficking.
02.24.2021 Will a minimum-wage hike save the economy? Behind the fight over raising the minimum wage — and why the Senate parliamentarian is at the center of it. Plus, boomers embrace online shopping.
02.23.2021 An apolitical Justice Department? Merrick Garland’s plans for the Justice Department. And, another push to provide coronavirus pandemic loans to small businesses.
02.22.2021 Pregnancy, coronavirus vaccines and a difficult choice Pregnant people and their babies face severe risks if they get infected with the coronavirus. Newly available vaccines could be a source of hope. But without good data, many pregnant people are agonizing over whether the shots are right for ...
02.19.2021 Why so many Texans still don't have water Most Texans are finally getting their power back, but millions of people are still without water as the crisis escalates in the storm-ravaged state. And why coronavirus cases are finally dropping in the United States.
02.18.2021 The rise and fall of Philly’s mass vaccination clinic Philadelphia’s first mass vaccination site looked like a model of 21st-century efficiency — until the city abruptly shut it down after losing trust in the group that ran it. Plus, how the pandemic has led some men to realize they ...
02.17.2021 The lone grid state Understanding the freezing weather sweeping across the United States — and why Texas’s independent power grid was doomed to fail in its wake. Plus, NASA tries to land a car on Mars.
02.16.2021 How many extremists are in the military? Why it won’t be easy to root out far-right extremism in the military. Why Indian farmers are protesting. And who pours the kibble for the first dogs?
02.15.2021 ‘Presidential’: Andrew Johnson In honor of Presidents’ Day, the story of a president who was impeached during a time of great division: Andrew Johnson. This story is from The Post’s podcast “Presidential” with Lillian Cunningham.
02.12.2021 Liz Cheney’s ‘vote of conscience’ The big question hanging over Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial: Will Republicans break with the former president? Today, a story about the potential cost of a vote of “conscience” and what it can tell us about the future of the ...
02.11.2021 A split screen of two presidents As the impeachment trial continues, the former and the current president are pursuing very different strategies: One is watching the trial closely, while the other is doing everything he can to demonstrate that he is not watching at all.
02.10.2021 The mob that Trump built? House managers make the case that Donald Trump spent months laying the groundwork for January’s riot at the Capitol. Plus, how the states that are pulling ahead in vaccinations are getting it done.
02.09.2021 ‘The framers’ worst nightmare come to life’ The impeachment trial begins with an argument about whether it is constitutional in the first place. And, how the Keystone XL pipeline became a political shorthand for climate policy.
02.08.2021 Trump’s rhetoric on trial On the cusp of another impeachment trial, court documents point to how former president Donald Trump’s rhetoric allegedly fueled the rioters who attacked the Capitol. And, whether double-masking makes sense.
02.05.2021 Democrats prepare to go it alone on covid relief What you need to know about the economic relief package, and how Democrats are pushing it through Congress without any Republican support. And America’s chicken wing crisis.
02.04.2021 Putin’s latest gamble The Kremlin cracks down on opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s supporters all over Russia. And, how Pfizer is making the most of its available vaccine doses.

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Post Reports episodes:

Ending the forever war?

Weighing the risks of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Tracking down the Capitol rioters

Putting police on trial

Amazon vs. unions

Georgia’s tug-of-war on voting

Could the economy get … too good?

A fourth covid surge?

Can a PSA end a pandemic?

The witnesses to George Floyd's death

Crossing the border

Scamming pandemic relief

Where is Mazen al-Hamada?

The cost of racism for Asian businesses

Biden’s first news conference

Biden’s uphill climb on gun control

Gun violence in a pandemic

Another vaccine on the horizon?

The case against the filibuster

A specific kind of racism

The shootings in Atlanta

Will Cuomo step down?

Biden’s border crisis

A pandemic year

The pandemic’s lost students

A jury of Derek Chauvin’s peers

Vaccinated? Here’s what’s safe.

What’s in the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill

A turning point for voting rights

The legacy of a conspiracy theory

Don’t mask with Texas

Gen Z leads LGBT shift

Biden’s Middle East woes

The violence rattling Asian Americans

A balancing act in Honduras

Will a minimum-wage hike save the economy?

An apolitical Justice Department?

Pregnancy, coronavirus vaccines and a difficult choice

Why so many Texans still don't have water

The rise and fall of Philly’s mass vaccination clinic

The lone grid state

How many extremists are in the military?

‘Presidential’: Andrew Johnson

Liz Cheney’s ‘vote of conscience’

A split screen of two presidents

The mob that Trump built?

‘The framers’ worst nightmare come to life’

Trump’s rhetoric on trial

Democrats prepare to go it alone on covid relief

Putin’s latest gamble

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