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A weekly reading of the magazine’s “Comment” essay.

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Episodes
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A Climate Change?

9/23/2019
In “A Climate Change?,” Elizabeth Kolbert writes about climate change and the new age of extinction.

Duration:00:07:56

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Trust Me

9/16/2019
In "Trust Me," Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on how last week's debate was largely about how radical, or just how ambitious, the Party and its candidates are prepared to be.

Duration:00:08:01

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This Is a Test

9/9/2019
In "This Is a Test," Jelani Cobb delves into the clashes over the New York City school system's reforms.

Duration:00:08:02

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Another Race to Run

9/3/2019
In "Another Race to Run," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the complexities of the Senate race.

Duration:00:07:20

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Hong Kong on the March

8/27/2019
In "Hong Kong on the March," Evan Osnos reports on how the mass demonstrations are in bold defiance of Chinese authority, but a crackdown could be incalculably costly.

Duration:00:08:44

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See Nothing

8/19/2019
In "See Nothing," Amy Davidson Sorkin reports on the failure to see what Jeffrey Epstein was doing.

Duration:00:08:09

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Words and Wounds

8/12/2019
In "Words and Wounds," David Remnick writes about how President Trump is bearing out Toni Morrison's warnings about the violence of language.

Duration:00:08:55

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Lost in Translation

7/29/2019
In "Lost in Translation," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about Robert Muller's testimony.

Duration:00:08:03

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No Going Back

7/22/2019
In "No Going Back," Jelani Cobb writes about Trump's racist agenda.

Duration:00:08:44

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The Health-Care Defense

7/15/2019
In "The Health-Care Defense," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the battle for healthcare.

Duration:00:08:07

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Margin Call

7/8/2019
In "Margin Call," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the Democratic Party's moving margins.

Duration:00:08:17

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Belligerence

6/24/2019
In "Belligerence," Robin Wright delves into Donald Trump's four Iran options.

Duration:00:08:47

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The Don and Joe Show

6/17/2019
In "The Don and Joe Show," Amy Davidson Sorkin delves into what a Biden-Trump presidential race might look like.

Duration:00:08:16

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Continental Shift

6/3/2019
In "Continental Shift," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the European elections.

Duration:00:08:17

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No Mercy

5/28/2019
In "No Mercy," Margaret Talbot writes about the fate of immigrant children at the border.

Duration:00:08:06

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The Threat to Roe

5/20/2019
In "The Threat to Roe," Jeffrey Toobin writes about the abortion fight and the pretense of precedent.

Duration:00:08:30

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Last Chances

5/13/2019
In "Last Chances," Elizabeth Kolbert reports on climate change and the new age of extinction.

Duration:00:08:49

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No Rules

5/6/2019
In "No Rules," Margaret Talbot writes about Trump, Barr, and the rule of law.

Duration:00:08:29

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What Mueller Found

4/22/2019
In "What Mueller Found," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about President Donald Trump's brush with accountability.

Duration:00:07:58

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Partners in Division

4/15/2019
In "Partners in Division," David Remnick writes about the Trump-Netanyahu alliance.

Duration:00:08:24